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April 27, 2013 (Saturday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War:
- The Free Syrian Army accuses the government of Iraq of conducting an airstrike against its forces in Deir ez-Zor, a town in eastern Syria. (New York Times)
A bomb explodes outside a police station in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi causing extensive damage to the building but no injuries. (Reuters)
Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen:
- Five Yemeni soldiers and two Al-Qaeda militants are killed in fighting in the central town of Rada. A senior intelligence officer is also gunned down by a drive-by shooting in the south. (Fox News) (ABC News)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present):
- The Taliban announces the start of their spring offensive, signaling plans to step up attacks as the weather warms across Afghanistan, making both travel and fighting easier. (AP via News24)
- A plane crashes in Southern Afghanistan killing four military personal (BBC)
The death toll of the recent spate of anti-government violence in Iraq surpasses 190 as protests against the leadership of Nouri al-Maliki continue. (al Jazeera)
War in North-West Pakistan:
- A bomb attack by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan on a Awami National Party office in Karachi kills at least ten people and injures 25. (International Business Times)
2013 ricin attacks:
- After release of a previous suspect without charge, an adversary of his, Everett Dutschke of Mississippi, has been arrested for mailing letters containing ricin to the President of the United States, a senator and a federal judge. (BBC)

International relations

North Korea announces that it will place United States citizen Pae Jun-Ho on trial for unspecified "crimes aimed to topple the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". (al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

Voters in Iceland go to the polls for a parliamentary election with a centre-right coalition expected to regain office. (BBC)
A deal on the formation of a new government has been reached in Italy, two months after the 2013 Italian parliamentary election was held. (BBC)

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 *A bomb explodes outside a police station in the eastern Libyan city of [[Benghazi]] causing extensive damage to the building but no injuries. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/27/us-libya-attack-idUSBRE93Q04M20130427 (Reuters)]
 *[[Al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen]]:
-**Five [[Yemen|Yemeni]] [[Military of Yemen|soldiers]] and two [[Al-Qaeda]] militants are killed in fighting in the central town of [[Rada' District|Rada]]. A senior intelligence officer is also gunned down by a drive-by shooting in the south. [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/27/5-soldiers-2-al-qaida-militants-killed-in-central-yemen-intelligence-officer/ (Fox News)] [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/yemen-soldiers-al-qaida-militants-killed-19055821#.UXvU2KKsiSo (ABC News)]
+**Five Yemeni [[Military of Yemen|soldiers]] and two [[Al-Qaeda]] militants are killed in fighting in the central town of [[Rada' District|Rada]]. A senior intelligence officer is also gunned down by a drive-by shooting in the south. [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/04/27/5-soldiers-2-al-qaida-militants-killed-in-central-yemen-intelligence-officer/ (Fox News)] [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/yemen-soldiers-al-qaida-militants-killed-19055821#.UXvU2KKsiSo (ABC News)]
 *[[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)]]:
 **The [[Taliban]] announces the start of their spring offensive, signaling plans to step up attacks as the weather warms across [[Afghanistan]], making both travel and fighting easier. [http://m.news24.com/news24/World/News/Taliban-announces-spring-offensive-20130427 (AP via News24)]