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Honduras beefs up borders in crackdown on gangs
Honduras beefs up borders in crackdown on gangs
by  AFP

Honduras on Sunday sent more than 600 military police officers to its borders with El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua as part of a state of emergency declared against criminal gangs in the Central American nation, police told AFP. The small country has long been plagued by poverty, gangs and violence linked to drug trafficking.

Somalia questions foreign 'hostages' found near Al-Shabaab territory
Somalia questions foreign 'hostages' found near Al-Shabaab territory
by  AFP

Somali police launched an investigation Sunday after 20 foreigners were discovered near territory controlled by the Al-Shabaab militant group claiming to be fishermen who had been held hostage for years. In 2020, three Iranian fishermen believed to be the last hostages held by Somali pirates were freed after five years of captivity. nur/np/jj

40 Burundi rebels killed in east DR Congo
40 Burundi rebels killed in east DR Congo
by  AFP

Forty Burundian rebels have been killed in a joint offensive by the militaries of Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi in eastern DRC, a Congolese army spokesman said on Sunday. The two armies "carried out a high-intensity offensive operation" against Burundian rebels of the National Liberation Forces (FNL), Lieutenant Marc Elongo-Kyondwa said in a statement.

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