| 5,993,071 |
32.8925 |
13.18 |
Libya |
|
There are unconfirmed reports that the youngest son of State Council head Abdulrahman Sewehli was briefly kidnapped on 26 May by the Bab Tajoura militia from Tripolis Suq Al-Juma district. It is said that he was seized in a busy central area of the capital. The source said that a force had been sent to the militias HQ and forced the young mans release. The Bab Tajoura militia denied the event. |
| 5,993,076 |
32.7187 |
13.0297 |
Libya |
|
Clashes were reported around Najila, west of Tripoli International Airport on 27 May between Libyan National Army-supported Wirshefani forces on the one side and Janzouri and Misratan units on the other. The Janzur Knights and the Misratan brigade mounted a joint operation to retake a checkpoint controlledby the Wirshefana. |
| 5,993,081 |
32.7187 |
13.0297 |
Libya |
|
Clashes around Najila, west of Tripoli International Airport, continued for the second day on 28 May between Libyan National Army-supported Wirshefani forces on the one side and Janzouri and Misratan units on the other. The clashes either signal the beginning of the LNAs operation to liberate Tripoli or is a local conflict. |
| 5,993,084 |
32.1382 |
20.10661 |
Libya |
|
On 28 May, mortars hit sites in Hay Salam, Salmani, Sidi Younis, and Ard Zwawa. There were no injuries. The shells that hit Salmani were reported to have been fired from Sabri district, with the result that LNA jets bombed locations there and in Suq Al-Hout. |
| 5,993,088 |
-18.9386 |
47.5167 |
Madagascar |
|
Barricades and burning tyres reported throughout the capitol in protest against poor governance. Police used tear gas and fired blanks to disperse crowds. |
| 5,993,092 |
16.4167 |
-3.6667 |
Mali |
|
One soldier killed and four wounded in attack by armed men. |
| 5,993,096 |
16.4167 |
-3.6667 |
Mali |
|
Armed men attacked a vehicle of the Orange Mali company. Driver presumed dead. |
| 5,993,100 |
-17.8203 |
35.3442 |
Mozambique |
|
RENAMO gunmen ambushed a convoy escorted by the defence and security forces between the towns of Nhamapaza and Caia, killing one person and injuring another two. |
| 5,993,104 |
7.7897 |
5.5106 |
Nigeria |
|
Suspected Fulani gunmen on the night of 20/05 attacked Oke Ako in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State and killed one man. |
| 5,993,109 |
7.7411 |
8.5121 |
Nigeria |
|
An aid of the governor is shot and killed at his Makurdi home on 20/05. The assailants entered his home while it was unoccupied and waited for his return. |
