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Taliban Fighters Murder 22 Members of Afghan Special Forces Unit

July 13, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Investigations revealed that a group of Taliban insurgents executed 22 members of an Afghan Special Forces unit in cold blood in a town located near Afghanistan’s border with Turkmenistan on June 16. The incident occurred in the town of Dawlat …

Taliban Continues to Gain Ground, Takes Cities as US Nears Pullout

June 21, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

The Taliban has recently taken the districts in Takhar, Balkh, Logar, Samangan, Kunduz, and Jawzjan provinces as part of its ongoing offensive after the US announced it was leaving Afghanistan. “Right now, I hear the sound of bullets. The Taliban …

Explosion Kills Six People during Pro-Palestinian Rally in Southwest Pakistan

May 22, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Police and local authorities said at least six people were killed while 14 others were injured after an explosion that occurred during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in the Pakistani city of Chaman bordering Afghanistan on Friday. Regional police chief Jafar Khan …

Skirmish on Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Kills Four, and Wounds Six, Soldiers

May 5, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

A border skirmish between Pakistan’s military and Afghan militants killed four Pakistani soldiers and wounded six more on Wednesday. The Pakistan’s military said that the soldiers were doing border fencing work along the border in Zhob district, an area of …

Myanmar Indigenous Rebels Unite to Fight Junta

March 31, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Myanmar’s ethnic armed groups have now warned the military they can unite to fight back if the violent crackdown against protesters continue, following the junta’s aerial attacks on ethnic Karen state over the weekend. The Ta’ang National Liberation Army, the …

Jihadi Rebels Attack Mozambique Town Near Gas Project

March 26, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Insurgents launched an attack against a Northern Mozambique town, Palma, on Wednesday in a bid to capture the strategic town. The town is situated less than 25km by road from a construction camp for the gas development worth $60bn led …

Large Group of Insurgents Attack Mali Military Base in Tessit, Killing 33 Soldiers

March 18, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

A large group of assailants attacked a military base in Tessit on Monday, leaving 33 soldiers dead and 14 injured, according to the army. The attack started at about 1:00 pm GMT when about 100 militants on pickup trucks and …

Armed Bandits Kill 36 and Destroy Villages in Northern Nigeria

February 25, 2021 by Fourth Estate Wire

Armed bandits have attacked two villages in Northern Nigeria, killing 36 people, injuring several others, and displacing residents. The attacks took place over the last 48 hours in villages in Kaduna and Katsina states. Bandits killed 18 people in each …

Former FARC Members March in Colombian Capital over Murders

November 2, 2020 by Fourth Estate Wire

Nearly 2,000 former FARC guerrilla members rallied in the Colombian capital Bogota on Monday morning to protest the murder of 236 ex-combatants since the signing of the 2016 peace agreement between the Marxist terrorist group and the Colombian government.

Colombian Security Forces Kill Terrorist ELN Leader

October 26, 2020 by Fourth Estate Wire

Colombian President Ivan Duque announced on Monday morning that the country’s security forces have killed the main commander of Marxist terrorist group ELN in the coastal Pacific province of Choco in a military operation.