Conservation News

2:01 PM EST
2/9/2012 Clashes in southern Somalia claim at least seven peopleAt least seven people were killed and six others wounded in battle between government forces backed by Raskamboni fighters--a pro-government militia--and Kenyan Defense Forces against Al-Shabaab insurgents in Badhaadhe and Hosingow districts in the Lower Jubba region, government officials said Thursday.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Armed Conflict, Conflict, Politics, Defense, Armed Forces

3:10 PM EST
2/8/2012 Tanks, army shell Syrian city killing 40 residentsTroops fired rockets and mortars while tanks shelled residential neighborhoods in the Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday killing at least 40 civilians, according to opposition activists and residents.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Armed Conflict, Politics, Government, National Government

8:26 PM EST
2/7/2012 Kidnapped Chinese workers in Sudan freedRebels in Sudan released Tuesday 29 Chinese construction workers they kidnapped 11 days ago and a Red Cross plane flew them to Nairobi, Kenya.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Armed Conflict, Labor, Health And Safety At Work, Human Interest, Good

7:15 AM EST
2/7/2012 Syrian crackdown on dissidents flirts with civil warDozens of Syrians were killed Monday after government forces bombarded the city of Homs in a strike against revolutionaries who seek to unseat President Bashar al-Assad. The attack appears to increase the chances of a civil war in Syria as deserting military personnel take tanks and other weapons with them while pledging counterattacks.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Revolutions, Armed Conflict, Politics, Defense, Armed Forces

1:25 PM EST
2/5/2012 Southern Somalia fighting claims at least 10 peopleAt least 10 people were killed and six others wounded in fighting between government forces and Al-Shabaab in the Luuq district of Gedo region in southern Somalia on Saturday.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Armed Conflict, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap, Conflict

1:00 PM EST
1/31/2012 Ten die in clash between government forces, Al-Shabaab at outskirts of capitalAt least 10 people were killed and eight others wounded in fighting Tuesday between government forces and Al-Shabaab insurgents at the seaside enclave of Jasiira 10 kilometers south of Mogadishu.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Armed Conflict, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap

11:00 PM EST
1/28/2012 Another Gurkha soldier killed in AfghanistanA Gurkha soldier serving with the 1st Battalion of the British Army deployed in Afghanistan was killed on Friday, the British Embassy in Kathmandu announced on Saturday.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Armed Conflict, Politics, Defense, Armed Forces, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap

2:18 PM EST
1/24/2012 Clashes erupt in former Gaddafi stronghold; 5 killedLibya’s transitional government is investigating armed clashes that killed five people in the former Gaddafi stronghold of Bani Walid southeast of Tripoli.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Armed Conflict

9:25 AM EST
1/20/2012 Allied forces lose 10 soldiers in separate Afghanistan incidentsAllied forces suffered a day of heavy losses in Afghanistan Thursday in a helicopter crash that killed six U.S. Marines, and an attack Friday that killed four French service members, raising the possibility of France withdrawing its troops early.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Air And Space Accident, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Armed Conflict, Politics, Defense, Armed Forces

2:18 PM EST
1/17/2012 Clash in Gedo region claims at least five peopleAt least five people were killed and eight others wounded in fighting between government forces backed by Kenyan troops against Al-Shabaab insurgents at the outskirts of Garbahaareey town on Tuesday, according to residents.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Armed Conflict, Human Interest, People, Human Mishap