(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) TUNISIA: ======== January 8: Sixteen MPs officially resign from the ruling Nedaa Tunis party.
April 28: Prime Minister Habib Essid launched a comprehensive strategy to develop exports and attract foreign investment. May 11: Two gunmen were killed in clashes with Tunisian forces near the capital. May 11: Four security forces were killed in a suicide explosion southern Tunisia. June 20: President Beji Caid Essebsi extended state of emergency for another month. ALGERIA: April 29: Ministry of Defense (MoD) said five Al-Qaeda terrorists were killed in eastern Algeria. May 4: The government allocates USD 96 million to boost anti-terrorism operations. May 21: MoD said six gunmen were killed in eastern Algiers. June 1: Eight gunmen were killed in a military operation in eastern Algiers. June 4: Thirty-three people were killed and 22 others wounded when a bus hit a truck northwest of the country. June 19: Army forces killed eight militants in an operation west of Algiers. MOROCCO: ======== February 10: Interior Ministry announced dismantling of a terrorist cell affiliated to the so-called Islamic State.
June 2: The Interior Ministry said it arrested six persons accused of forming a pro-IS cell in Morocco. SUDAN: ====== April 12: Sudanese army announced end of mutiny in Darfur and elimination of armed movements in the western province. April 18: The Sudanese government announced an agreement with the UN and African Union over gradual withdrawal of peacekeeping forces, which have been deployed in Darfur since 2008. April 19: A student was killed and 40 others injured in violent actions in the University of Kordofan. April 30: Sudanese army said a helicopter crashed in Al-Abyadh area and the killing of its crew. May 1: The government refused to give American officials entry visa in retaliation of Washington's denial of entry visa for Sudanese officials. May 9: The World Food Program (WFP) warns that a food crisis might affected 5.3 million people in South Sudan. May 31: Revenues of gold and investment amounted to USD 1.247 billion in the first quarter of 2016, official figures showed. June 26: Sudanese army withdrew from demilitarized zone with South Sudan. SOMALIA: ======= April 9: Three persons were killed and five injured in a car blast at a restaurant in Mogadishu. April 11: Five persons were killed in a car explosion in a government building in the capital. April 12: Twelve people were killed in US airstrikes in southern Somalia. April 18: Somali government said 200-300 citizens may have drowned while crossing the Mediterranean to Europe. April 26: Five soldiers were killed in an attack by Al-Shabab group on a military base northwest of Somalia. May 1: Al-Shabab killed 15 soldiers and recaptured a town northeast Mogadishu, army said. May 12: US Defense Department said five Al-Shabab militants were killed in an air raid. May 25: Kenyan army said it killed 21 Al-Shabab militants near the border areas with Somalia. June 1: Fifteen persons were killed in a car explosion in front of a hotel in Mogadishu. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility. June 30: at least 18 civilians were killed in a bomb explosion near Mogadishu. December 11: The Somali police say that 20 people have been killed in a suicide truck bomb that hit the entrance of Somalia's biggest port on Sunday. The Islamist Al-Shabaab militant group claimed responsibility for the attack.
MAURITANIA: ========== June 3: Eight women were killed in a stampede during a charity event in Nouakchott in Ramadhan Djibouti: ========= January 6: Djibouti cuts its diplomatic ties with Iran in solidarity with Saudi. (end) aas.tm.bs
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