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Clashes subside in Ain Hilweh refugee camp.

11 Aprile 2017 BreakingNews @en di

The extent of clashes subsided on Monday afternoon in the Palestinian Ain Hilweh Camp, with intermittent sounds of gunfire heard every now and then, NNA field reporter said. The Camp’s western entrance towards Hesba witnessed heavy displacement of people, with one person being shot by a stray bullet near Sidon’s Hesba, who was transferred to Rahi hospital for treatment. The movement was affected in the city of Sidon as a result of the deterioration of the situation inside the Palestinian camp, with the closure of schools and universities.

Cautious calm after fierce Fatah-Islamist clashes in Ain el-Hilweh

27 Febbraio 2017 BreakingNews @en di

Fierce clashes erupted Sunday afternoon between the secular Fatah Movement and a number of hardline Islamist groups in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh. The fighting was focused on the Sifsaf-Briksat frontier on al-Fawqani street and the sounds of machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades echoed across the city of Sidon. Cautious calm engulfed the camp in the evening after the national and Islamist Palestinian factions reached a tentative ceasefire agreement under which the gunmen were supposed to be withdrawn from the streets.The clashes had renewed earlier in the day, leaving several people injured.

South Kashmir: security forces fire into the crowds to break up the fast-spreading protests

13 Febbraio 2017 BreakingNews @en di

Restive south Kashmir was seething again after seven people, including four militants and two soldiers, were killed in an encounter in Kulgam, 70 km from Srinagar, on Saturday. Clashes broke out after the news of the killing of the four local militants spread. Eyewitnesses told The Hindu that the security forces “fired into the crowds to break up the fast-spreading protests.” One of the injured civilians, identified as Mushtaq Ibrahim, a resident of Srigufwara, succumbed to injuries at a Srinagar hospital later. According to figures released by two hospitals in south Kashmir, 15 civilians were treated, including 12 with bullet injuries.

Haradh battlefront’s leader killed during clashes

17 Novembre 2016 BreakingNews @en/Middle East - Africa di

Houthi leader of Haradh battlefront, Mohammed Ali al-Arjali was killed, during clashes on Tuesday, Al Arabiya sources revealed. Yemen’s National Army had initiated a wide military operation against Houthis and ousted President Saleh with the support of the coalition aircrafts. The coalition had paved the way for these operations through a series of shells targeting militias’ sites in Haradh, Midi and the Tawal border crossing. Field military sources reported that these artillery bombing engendered dozens of deaths and injuries in the ranks of the militias. Dozens others were detained and military vehicles and equipment were also destroyed. Meanwhile Saudi Arabia’s air defense systems destroyed a Houthi missile on Tuesday, headed to Najran.