A ceasefire in South Sudan between government and rebel forces was holding Saturday, the army said, despite sporadic clashes in the initial hours before and after it took effect.
Tehran, YJC. Bahraini journalist and political activist says no political settlement is likely to force Saudi armed forces out of Bahrain, which is what the people of the country demand.
The Hamas rulers of Gaza, where an Israeli blockade worsened after a friendly government in Cairo was overthrown, is doing all it can to avoid a confrontation with Egypt's army , experts say.
A military strike on a Boko Haram Islamist camp in Nigeria's restive northeast has killed 150 Islamists and 16 soldiers, army spokesman Ibrahim Attahiru told AFP Wednesday.
Tehran, YJC. -- The United States condemned clashes across Egypt on Friday and urged all leaders including the army to stop the violence after 14 people were killed following the toppling of president Mohamed Morsi.
TEHRAN, YJC.-- Syrian Army soldiers have killed dozens of foreign-sponsored militants during mop-up operations on the outskirts of the capital Damascus Iran English news channel reported.
TEHRAN, YJC.-- Afghan Defense Ministry has dismissed a report by British Ministry of Defense that claimed some 5,000 Afghan troops escape their duty every month.
TEHRAN, YJC. -- The father of a US Army veteran recently arrested by the FBI for joining foreign-backed militants in Syria says his son was serving the CIA and reporting back to the Agency from the country.