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Several Egyptian border guards sustained minor injuries after being accidentally hit by fragments of a shell from an Israeli tank near the border with the Gaza Strip. Israel's military expressed sorrow over the incident and stated that it is being investigated.
Saudi border guards are accused of mass killing migrants along the Yemeni border, according to a report by Human Rights Watch. The report includes graphic testimony from migrants who say they were shot at and targeted with explosive weapons by Saudi police and soldiers. Migrants attempting to cross the border from war-torn Yemen to reach Saudi Arabia, many of them Ethiopians, have reported being shot, having limbs severed, and witnessing bodies left on the trails. The Saudi government has previously denied allegations of systematic killings. The report suggests that the abuses may amount to a crime against humanity, with a minimum of 655 deaths documented but likely thousands more.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Saudi border guards of mass killings of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers at the Yemen-Saudi border between March 2022 and June 2023. HRW's investigation suggests that the systematic abuses against Ethiopians may amount to crimes against humanity. Survivors and witnesses reported that Saudi border guards used explosive weapons to kill migrants, including women and children, at close range. The Somalia-Yemen-Saudi Arabia route is known to be one of the most dangerous in the world, with many Ethiopians attempting to cross in search of a better life. Saudi Arabia has been criticized for its abysmal human rights record while investing heavily in major entertainment and sporting events.
Ukrainian border guards have used loudspeakers to call on Belarusians to overthrow their dictator and stand up against Russia's aggression towards Ukraine. The audio address emphasized that those who want to fight against Ukrainians are not true Belarusians. The Belarusian border guards had previously broadcast an audio message about the similarities between Ukrainian and Belarusian peoples.
Russia has reduced the number of military personnel stationed in Belarus, with only several thousand remaining. However, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine continues to reinforce its border line and record daily shelling from the enemy, with over 500 strikes launched this month. The area near the border is mined to prevent the breakthrough of military equipment, and the use of Shahed drones by the Russians was recorded by border guards.
Iran has criticized the silence of European ambassadors and self-proclaimed human rights advocates on a terrorist attack that killed five border guards. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman paid tribute to the martyred guards and emphasized that Iran has been fighting terrorism and drug trafficking for years. The attack occurred in the Maze-Sar area of the border region of Saravan, located near Pakistan, and was carried out by a terrorist group that fled to the other side of the border after the confrontation. Iran urged Pakistan to honor bilateral counterterrorism agreements to enhance security on the border.
Iran's deputy police chief has vowed to avenge the killing of five border guards in a terrorist attack in southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan Province neighboring Pakistan. The Iranian border police commander warned neighboring countries to observe the principle of good neighborliness and not allow destabilizing activities on their soil. Pakistan has given a message, saying that it will deal decisively with the perpetrators of the terrorist attack.
Five Iranian border guards were killed and two were wounded in a clash with an unknown armed group trying to enter the country near the Pakistani border. The militants fled the area with casualties, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The area is one of the least developed parts of Iran, and the relationship between the predominantly Sunni residents of the region and Iran’s Shiite theocracy has long been fraught.
Six Iranian border guards were killed and two were wounded in a clash with an unknown armed group near the Pakistani border. The militants fled the area with casualties, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The area is one of the least developed parts of Iran, and the relationship between the predominantly Sunni residents of the region and Iran’s Shiite theocracy has long been fraught.
Five Iranian border guards were killed and two were wounded in a clash with an unknown armed group trying to enter the country near the Pakistani border in the town of Saravan in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan. The militants fled the area with casualties, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The relationship between the predominantly Sunni residents of the region and Iran’s Shiite theocracy has long been fraught.
Several members of Iran's border guards were killed in a clash with what Tehran is calling a “terrorist” group in southeastern Iran on Saturday night. The area bordering Pakistan is a contentious one, with it serving as a center for protests by the Baloch minority in Iran. Despite the timing of the two incidents, they are unlikely to be related, as both Pakistan and Iran have their own, separate conflicts with minorities in the Balochistan area on both sides of the border.
Moldova has declared a member of the Russian embassy staff persona non grata and summoned the Russian ambassador in response to the actions of embassy staff towards Moldovan border guards who denied entry to a regional Russian politician at Chisinau airport this week. The embassy staffer was not named.
Ukrainian border guards successfully repelled a Wagner Group assault on the city of Bakhmut, killing or injuring 19 fighters. The Wagner Group fighters attempted to approach the border guards’ positions covertly, but were spotted and fired upon. Retreating, they hid in a semi-destroyed neighbourhood, where the border guards were able to strike them. Seven Wagner Group fighters were killed and 12 injured.
Ukrainian border guards are successfully shooting down Iranian-made drones with machine guns, which Russian forces have been using to launch attacks across Ukraine. The drones have targeted residential housing and civilian infrastructure. Despite Russia changing tactics, the Ukrainian military continues to have success in countering the drone attacks.