Friday, August 4, 2017

Is Zimbabwe Slipping Towards Civil War?

Soldiers wielding batons and whips have launched a 'ruthless' attack on police in Zimbabwe amid growing tensions under 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe (file picture)

Daily Mail: Is Zimbabwe slipping towards civil war? Soldiers wielding batons and whips launch 'ruthless' attack on police as tensions grow across the country ahead of general election

* 100 soldiers charged into a bus station in Harare and beat up police officers
* The violence underscores growing friction between the police and military
* Robert Mugabe, 93, is holding elections next year and set to cling on to power

Soldiers wielding batons and whips have launched a 'ruthless' attack on police in Zimbabwe amid growing tensions under 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe.

Security forces said about 100 uniformed troops charged into a bus terminal in the capital Harare and beat up police officers, leaving many lying on the ground.

The violence on Tuesday, which underscores friction between the police and army, was reportedly triggered by police using spikes to deflate the tyres of a military vehicle after an alleged traffic offence.

One witness told the privately-owned Daily News that they saw soldiers 'beating police officers ruthlessly'.

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More News On Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean soldiers, police clash in capital Harare -- News 24
In Zimbabwe, Mugabe's wife positions as possible successor -- AP
Robert Mugabe’s wife guns for VP post -- Zimbabwe Mail
Zanu-PF infighting causes chaos in Harare -- iol.com
Zimbabwe, From Disaster To Disaster -- The Zimbabwean

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Stock market does better under Democrats than republicans.

Maybe the Democrats can make the same argument vis-à-vis world events.

More bad stuff happens around the world under Republicans than Democrats.

Seems to me Obama coasted and let it percolate.

Obama did not do anything positive in Africa.

Obama’s monsters ball: How the White House opened its doors to some of Africa’s most evil dictators and homophobes and turned blind eye to their human rights record