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CIA-armed militants are now shooting at Pentagon-armed militias in Syria, showing a complete lack of control by the US over its war machine in the war-torn country. The two groups of militants have begun to fight each other in areas between the besieged city of Aleppo and the Turkish border, US officials and militants’ leaders have confirmed. Their fighting has intensified during the past two months as they have repeatedly shot at each other while maneuvering through the plains on the northern outskirts of Aleppo.

In February, Pentagon-backed units, moving in from Kurdish-controlled areas to the east, forced Fursan al Haq, a CIA-armed militant, to leave the town of Marea, about 20 miles north of Aleppo. "Any faction that attacks us, regardless from where it gets its support, we will fight it," said Maj. Fares Bayoush, a leader of Fursan al Haq. Similar clashes were reported in the town of Azaz, a key transit point for militants and supplies between Aleppo and the Turkish border as well as the Aleppo neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsud.

The deteriorating situation shows the difficulty the US is experiencing in coordinating its various armed groups that are trying to topple the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, fight the Daesh (ISIL) and shoot at each other at the same time. "It is an enormous challenge," said Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, who called such clashes "a fairly new phenomenon." "It is part of the three-dimensional chess that is the Syrian battlefield," he said. Also, a US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that "this is a complicated, multisided war where our options are severely limited." "We know we need a partner on the ground. We can't defeat Daesh without that part of the equation, so we keep trying to forge those relationships."

At first, the CIA-armed militias and Pentagon-armed ones were mainly operating in separated areas of Syria with the former fighting in the west of the country and the latter operating in the northeastern parts. However, with Russian airstrikes against Daesh terrorists, Kurdish-led groups could expand their control to the outskirts of Aleppo, causing them to have more frequent conflicts with the CIA-backed outfits. "Fighting over territory in Aleppo demonstrates how difficult it is for the U.S. to manage these really localized and, in some cases, entrenched conflicts," said Nicholas Heras, an expert on the Syrian civil war at the Center for a New American Security, a think tank in Washington. "Preventing clashes is one of the constant topics in the joint operations room with Turkey." Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy since March 2011.

More than 260,000 have reportedly lost their lives and millions displaced as a result of the violence. The US-led coalition has been pounding purported Daesh positions inside Syria since September 2014, without any authorization from Damascus or the UN. However, they have done little to stop the Takfiri terrorists' advances in parts of Syria.

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A man was killed on Wednesday at the Nouvelle Route, Cite SIC neighborhood in Douala. The victim reportedly at his 30s, was shot near Betesda clinic by two passengers he carried aboard his motorbike.

The tragedy took place at about 22:30 pm. The executioners fired two bullets into the neck of the young man. No identification documents were found on the victim by police.

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Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has reshuffled the cabinet, appointing ten new ministers. The Wednesday cabinet rejig includes Amr el-Garhy as finance minister, Dalia Khorshid as investment minister, Mohamed Hossam Abdelrahim for the Ministry of Justice, Galal Saeed for the Ministry of Transportation, and Sherif Fathy Attia as the minister of civil aviation.

Mohamed Abdel Aaty was sworn in at the helm of the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources, Khaled el-Anany for the Ministry of Antiquities, Mohamed Saafan for the Ministry of Labor, and Mohamed Yehia Rashed for the Ministry of Tourism. During the cabinet meeting, the new Ministry of Public Sector Affairs was installed, where Ashraf Qadri al-Sharqawi was appointed as the minister.

There has been no official report on the reason for the rearrangement, but the reshuffle is said to reflect Egypt’s issues in its various sectors. The most significant changes on Wednesday came in the ministries of finance, investment and water resources.

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Two children aged between 2 and 5 Tuesday cheated death when their house caught fire. Locals of the DAKAR neighborhood in Douala mobilized massively and saved the children and their grandmother who were trapped in the house.

The grandmother recounts how she saw chunks of smoke coming out from the children’s room but was helpless, she shouted for help, alerting the entire neighborhood, she and the two kids were later ejected from the house through the roof.

The wild flames ravaged the entire plank house despite collective efforts of youths. Almost all belongings have been consumed by the fire. Fire fighters who arrived the scene later helped to avoid the spread to other houses.

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A gunman has been killed and two suspects detained during an attack on a hotel hosting a European Union military training mission in Mali's capital Bamako. On Monday evening, "four people tried to force their way through the barricade firing shots," a witness told AFP. "One of the four was neutralized. We are searching for the three others."

The West African country’s Interior Security Minister Colonel Salif Traoré said, “two suspects were arrested and are being interrogated." No group or individual has yet claimed responsibility for the raid. The European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM Mali) said in a post on Twitter that none of its personnel had been harmed in the attack. Security forces cordoned off the area while a clean-up operation was underway.

Mali has been witnessing violence linked to militant activity in its northern regions since 2012. The area remains vulnerable to attacks despite a military intervention led by France in 2013. Last June, Tuareg separatists, who have launched a number of uprisings since the 1960s, signed a peace deal with the Malian government. The peace agreement, brokered by Algeria, raised hopes for an end to years of unrest in the country; however, its implementation has proven challenging.

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Cameroonians in Germany are actively in search of our beloved Cameroonian sister and colleague Danielle Isabelle Hebhang. She left the home of her sister in Bielefeld, Germany, Wednesday, 03/09/2016 and never arrived her own apartment eversince.All attemps to get to her have been fruitless.Her cellphone has never been switched on since her disappearance.. She is 1,63m tall and weighs aproximately 50 kg.She puts on contact lenses . If you have seen her, please call 00491799883523 or contact Cameroon Community Germany on their Facebook page. Please share, thank you in advance!

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The people of Nkolmitag in Douala Two area were thrown into grief and bewilderment Wednesday March 16, after the macabre discovery of lifeless body of a scout and Security Guard, EDEM KODJO .His was discovered dead in his room thrown under the bed, wrapped with his bed spread.

His roommate recounts how he went missing since Sunday and was only found Wednesday morning under the bed, he had spent the whole night without knowing the lifeless body of KODJO was under the bed, it is only the pungent smell of the corps that pushed him to launch a search.

It remains unclear who or what killed the 35 year old father of two children. This incident has left the people of Douala in shock, it comes just two days after a young man VALERE ZEH GAUTIER took away his own life in a local super market in Douala ,four days after the death of a woman and her two unborn babies Monique KOUMATEKE, which sparked controversy. An uncle to the deceased revealed he was a security guard but lost his job two months ago.

Such incidents such as murder, suicide, ritual killing and kidnapping have become recurrent in Douala. The people are calling for prayers and tight security in the city.

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