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A gang attack in Kenscoff that killed 47 and kidnapped over 50 has put Haiti's police under scrutiny, as the area had previously seen a drop in violence. Authorities face criticism over their ability to ensure security, while the UN warns of gang violence spreading geographically.
Gunmen in Nigeria have released a video showing hundreds of hostages taken in a forested area, two days after a mass abduction at a mosque. The incident has intensified concerns about the security crisis in the north before the upcoming presidential election.
Three inmates were killed and 23 others wounded in separate prison riots across Sri Lanka, prompting police and riot squads to deploy. Authorities suspect drug gangs and rival criminal groups orchestrated the violence, which comes amid a severe prison overcrowding crisis.
Armed attacks at two locations in Honduras killed at least 25 people, including six police officers. The violence occurred despite government efforts to combat organized crime. The first massacre at an oil palm plantation left 19 dead, while a separate ambush killed six police officers near the Guatemalan border.
Máy bay không người lái của quân đội Mali đã tấn công một đám cưới tập thể tại khu vực trung tâm San, khiến ít nhất 10 dân thường thiệt mạng. Vụ việc diễn ra trong bối cảnh Mali chìm sâu trong khủng hoảng an ninh sau các cuộc tấn công phối hợp của nhóm vũ trang liên kết al-Qaeda và phe ly khai Tuareg.
Armed groups in Mali are securing significant victories and tightening control over the north following a series of major attacks on government forces. The weakening military and power vacuum are plunging the West African nation into a deep security crisis, threatening stabilization efforts in the Sahel region.
Mali's military junta leader General Assimi Goita has appointed himself defense minister after his predecessor was killed in a coordinated rebel attack. The offensive by al-Qaeda-linked and Tuareg separatist groups seized the strategic town of Kidal, the largest assault in nearly 15 years.
