The military yesterday said no fewer than 20 persons, including a soldier, were killed on Sunday night in a battle to ward off a large number of suicide bombers trying to invade Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. About 84 others were injured. Soldiers on the outskirts of
Afternoon prayers in the Yemeni capital were hit by a spate of deadly suicide bombings. At least 126 people have been killed and scores injured at two mosques attended by primarily Shi’ite Houthi Muslims in Sana’a. There has been no claim of responsibility for the mosque bombings but ISIL supporters on Twitter hailed the attacks. […]