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Zimbabwe army stops crowd marching on Mugabe's official home:

Harare - Muslimchronicle

Zimbabwe soldiers blocked thousands of protesters as they tried to march on embattled President Robert Mugabe's official residence in Harare on Saturday, said an AFP correspondent on the scene. The demonstrators, participating in nationwide protests calling for the 93-year-old veteran leader to step aside after the army took power earlier this week, staged a sit-down protest in the road afterRead more

Israel holding bodies of five Gazan militants in tunnel it blew up

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Israel's army said Sunday it was holding the bodies of five Palestinian militants found after it blew up a tunnel last week that stretched from the Gaza Strip into its territory. The military stressed the bodies were found in Israeli territory following the operation to blow up the tunnel that left 12 militants dead. It did not say what conditionsRead more

Irish police station evacuated due to suspicious device

Dublin - Muslimchronicle

A local police station in north Dublin was evacuated on Tuesday afternoon as part of a security alert, Irish police said. Irish police said in a statement that a man arrived at Finglas police station, carrying a suspicious device which he found near his home. As a precaution, local police evacuated the building and put a cordon around the station,Read more

EU likely to shun Myanmar generals in new sanctions

Brussels - Muslimchronicle

The EU proposes cutting back contacts with Myanmar’s top generals in a first step to increase sanctions over an army offensive that has driven Rohingya Muslims out of the country, according to a draft document seen by Reuters. The bloc “will suspend invitations to the commander-in-chief of the Myanmar/Burma armed forces and other senior military officers,” read the draft forRead more

Rohingya started new Rakhine fires: Myanmar army chief office

Myanmar - Muslimchronicle

Rohingya militants have set fire to houses in Rakhine state in recent days to intensify the exodus of the Muslim minority, the office of Myanmar’s commander-in-chief said Thursday, in an apparent rebuke to fresh accusations of arson by the army. More than 500,000 Muslim Rohingya have run from communal bloodshed in Myanmar in the last six weeks and numbers areRead more

Lebanese cleric sentenced to death for clashes with army

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

A Lebanese military tribunal has sentenced a radical Sunni cleric to death for his role in 2013 clashes that killed 18 soldiers, following a trial that lasted for two years. The firebrand cleric, Ahmed Al-Assir, had gained support in southern Lebanon for his vocal criticism of Hezbollah’s involvement in Syria’s civil war. What started as clashes between Al-Assir’s supporters andRead more

Myanmar searches for more Hindu corpses as mass grave

Myanmar - Muslimchronicle

Myanmar troops on Monday searched for dozens of missing Hindu villagers feared dead after the discovery of a grave containing 28 corpses in Rakhine state, evidence of what the army says is a massacre by Rohingya Muslim militants. Northern Rakhine has been ravaged by communal violence since Rohingya insurgents staged deadly raids on police posts on August 25, unleashing anRead more

Fires rage in Rakhine as Myanmar army blames Rohingya for mosque blast

Myanmar - Muslimchronicle

Myanmar’s army chief on Saturday blamed Rohinyga militants for an explosion outside a mosque in Rakhine state, as a rights group accused the military of starting fires in the region to prevent refugees from returning. The unrest comes days after Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi declared troops had ceased “clearance operations” in the border area that have forcedRead more

Lebanese army ‘strengthening positions’ against Daesh

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

The Lebanese army says it is currently strengthening its positions against Daesh following skirmishes with militants close to the Syrian border. A military source stated that the army had exchanged fire on Thursday with fighters attached to Daesh, which controls a barren mountainous area in northeastern Lebanon. The official Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that “Daesh militants fired atRead more

Syria army announces halt in fighting in some areas of Ghouta

Damascus - Muslimchronicle

Syria's army announced Saturday a halt in fighting in parts of Eastern Ghouta after rebels and regime ally Russia agreed on how a safe zone will function for the besieged opposition enclave. The army "announces a halt in fighting in some areas of Eastern Ghouta in Damascus province from midday on Saturday (0900 GMT)," it said in a statement carriedRead more