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31 inmates flee after suspected Islamists storm jail
13/12/2009 - PHILIPPINES

31 inmates flee after suspected Islamists storm jail

Suspected Islamic militants freed at least 31 inmates before dawn this Sunday after breaking through the wall of a provincial jail in the southern Philippines, security officials said.
Deadly Mogadishu clashes erupt after insurgents fire on presidential plane
22/10/2009 - SOMALIA

Deadly Mogadishu clashes erupt after insurgents fire on presidential plane

A fierce battle in Mogadishu on Thursday killed at least 21 civilians and wounded dozens after insurgents fired on the Somali president's plane, prompting an artillery response from peacekeepers.
Yemen ready for conditional talks with Shiite rebels
21/10/2009 - YEMEN

Yemen ready for conditional talks with Shiite rebels

Yemeni Foreign Minister Abubakr al-Qirbi said his country was ready to begin talks with northern Shiite insurgents, but will not negotiate with rebels with separatist demands.
French troops died after Italy stopped bribing local Taliban, Times reports
16/10/2009 - AFGHANISTAN

French troops died after Italy stopped bribing local Taliban, Times reports

Ten French soldiers killed by the Taliban in 2008 were part of a unit that made incorrect threat assessments because they were unaware that Italian officials had been keeping the peace by bribing local insurgents, according to a Times report.
RUSSIA
Sporadic violence escalates in Caucasus
Separate militant attacks throughout Russia's Caucasus region have left at least seven dead, according to reports. Islamist militants are battling pro-Kremlin local authorities and Russian security forces in a sporadic, but escalating insurgency.
08/09/2009 - THAILAND

Insurgency in the troubled south

On Thailand's southern border with Malaysia, near to the country's paradise holiday resorts, a dangerous and little-known conflict is pitting the army against a unique and highly secretive insurgency, threatening to turn into secretarian violence.
YEMEN
Dozens killed in clashes after ceasefire with rebels breaks down
Dozens of government forces and rebels have been killed or wounded after a short-lived ceasefire between the army and Shiite insurgents broke down overnight, scuppering plans to set up a humanitarian corridor in the country's north.
YEMEN
Government to suspend operations against Shiite insurgents
Yemen has offered a conditional ceasefire to Shiite rebels battling government troops in the country's northern Saada region, in order to allow international aid organisations access. There has been no response from the rebels as yet.
SOMALIA
Rebel leader pledges to escalate attacks during Ramadan
At least six civilians were killed in Mogadishu as Somalia's insurgents rejected a government call for a ceasefire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Islamist rebels vowed to step up their attacks against President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed's forces.
SOMALIA
Deadly clashes spread across war-torn country
Pro-government militiamen and al Shabaab insurgents have launched separate offensives in southern and central Somalia, witnesses say, as the bloodshed intensifies across the war-ridden country.
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