At least seven Colombian soldiers are dead after a clash with FARC on the Venezuelan border. This comes hours after Brazil’s president encouraged the left-wing terrorist group to form a political party.
Pakistan responded to strong international pressure and has moved against the Taliban in a town a mere 60 miles from Islamabad. Concerns about the state unraveling are made more intense by Pakistan’s access to nuclear weapons. The US also continued its campaign of missile attacks, most recently killing five.
Soldiers were killed by an IED in southern Turkey, an attack that is being blamed on Kurdish seperatists. The Kurdish Workers’ Party has been in operation since 1984. Some have reported that the Kurdish rebels are planning large attacks on May Day.
Saudi officials have announced that they have broken up an 11 person terrorist cell operating near the boarder between Yemen. The group was using a cave in order to hide and store equipment.