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EVENT On 4 and 5 September 2015 fighting was reported between Tajik security forces and armed militants in the vicinity of Dushanbe and Dushanbe International Airport, with at least 22 fatalities. According to Tajikistan's interior ministry, on 4 September nine policemen died in gun attacks in the

EVENT On 6 September 2015, an anti-government rally in central Chisinau involved between 40,000 and 100,000 people, according to the respective estimates of the Interior Ministry and the event's organisers. The protest was organised by Dignity and Truth (Demnitate si Adevar: DA), a non-party

Iraq's newly arrived F-16 fighter aircraft have carried out attacks on the Islamic State, Minister of Defence Khalid al-Ubaydi announced on 6 September. To accompany the announcement, the Iraqi Ministry of Defence released footage shot by airborne targeting or surveillance systems showing

Key Points US government contracts Willard Marine to supply patrol boats to the Philippines Donation will bolster the Philippine National Police's maritime law enforcement capabilities The Philippine National Police (PNP) Maritime Group will take delivery of four new patrol vessels from US boat

The Polish government is considering procuring its submarine replacement in collaboration with another NATO country, such as the Netherlands or Norway, Deputy Defence Minister Czeslaw Mroczek told Polish media. Speaking to the PAP press agency on 6 September, Mroczek said that such a teaming would

EVENT Over 10,000 people gathered in Shinjuku, Tokyo, yesterday (6 September) to protest against the security bills currently being discussed in the Diet. On the previous Sunday (30 August) over 30,000 people gathered outside the Diet, Chiyoda ward, and in approximately 200 other locations around

EVENT On 6 September 2015, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said the previous week was the first since the signing of Minsk II ceasefire agreement on 12 February 2015 in which a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine had been implemented. Ceasefire violations along the line of contact (LoC) in Donetsk

THREE police officers were killed in a small-arms attack at a junction near the airport in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe early on 4 September, Asia-Plus reported. No group or individual immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, although unnamed police and security forces - cited in media

NINETEEN people were killed and 143 others were wounded in two suicide bombings, minutes apart, targeting a market and a military camp in the town of Kerawa in Cameroon's Extreme Nord region on 3 September, Reuters reported. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, although

US communications company Telephonics plans to increase its investment in an Indian joint venture (JV) it operates with Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), it was announced on 5 September. In a statement, Telephonics said it will boost its stake in Mahindra Telephonics Integrated Systems (MTIS) from

The Royal Thai Navy's (RTN's) first M58 patrol boat has been launched, Thai shipbuilder Marsun confirmed to IHS Jane's on 7 September. The boat, Laemsing (561), was launched on 25 August at the RTN-owned Thonburi Naval Dockyard in Bangkok, Marsun's head of marketing Theerabhat Sroisena told IHS

Ukraine is working with NATO on a new 'roadmap' for wide-ranging technical co-operation in the defence sector between the two parties, according to the country's foreign minister, Pavlo Klimkin. The co-operation could take the form of new trust funds or direct liaison with NATO, he said. Speaking

Chinese Shenyang J-15 Carrierborne Air Superiority Fighter

Le quotidien public Essahafa a publié dimanche une liste d'une centaine de combattants tunisiens morts en Syrie, accompagnée de leurs photos. Une première. Le journal explique qu'ils avaient rejoint les rangs du groupe Etat islamique ou encore du Front al-Nosra, la branche syrienne d'al-Qaïda. Et annonce qu'il publiera prochainement des révélations sur les Tunisiens de retour du jihad.

September 6, 2015 (NYALA) – Governor of South Darfur State Adam al-Faki Mohamed has announced that the state of emergency that has been in place since August 2014 will be lifted in the next three months, due to improvement in security conditions.

A Sudanese military tank is stationed near a security facility in South Darfur capital Nyala on 4 July 2013 (Photo: Getty Images)

Mohamed said in a press statement on Sunday that his Government will take pre-emptive measures that will include arresting the remaining outlaws still at large.

He disclosed that those outlaws that had been arrested under the emergency law will be dispatched to the prisons of Port Sudan, Red Sea State, to stand trial there. “Expulsion of criminals outside the State is a well-deserved punishment for those who tamper with the safety and security of citizens,” he noted.

The governor said the significant improvement in security conditions, following the arrest of 80% of the criminal gangs, had tempted them to consider lifting the state of emergency.

“The recent security measures have resulted in a sharp decline in crimes,” he added, noting that the incidents that occasionally take place are small criminal acts.

He further said the state of emergency had been a heavy burden on citizens, crippling their movement.

“This is against human rights,” he stressed.

Nyala, the State capital, was the scene of a brutal murder crime last Monday when armed men shot to death three citizens while walking around in al-Salam neighborhood around 10 pm.

Security forces laid hands on three suspects in connection with the crime.

The South Darfur State had imposed the state of emergency in August 2014 following a sharp deterioration in security, and the city saw frequent looting, murder and kidnapping incidents in downtown.

As part of those measures, a curfew was imposed from 10pm and vehicles with no number plates were banned.

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Finmeccanica's Selex has secured an order to deliver a suite of electronic warfare equipment for eight Lynx Mk21A aircraft used by the Brazilian Navy.

Lockheed Martin has secured a contract to continue to modernise Aegis hardware and software onboard the US Navy vessels.

DCNS has floated the newest French Frégate européenne multi-mission (FREMM) frigate constructed for the French Navy from its facility in Lorient.

The US Navy's latest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS 21) will be named as USS Minneapolis / St Paul, navy secretary Ray Mabus has announced.

 

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