Guerrilla group "White Shroud" is hunting down Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant fighters in eastern Syria.

Five soldiers have been shot dead after gunmen raided a weapons store in Mozambique, local newspapers have reported.

Tens of thousands of Colombians have protested across the country to demand an end to half a century of guerrilla violence and kidnapping.

At least 50 civilians were killed and many more wounded on Wednesday in air attacks in north-eastern Sri Lanka, a pro-rebel website reported.

Sri Lankan troops have seized a Tamil Tiger command centre in the island’s north as ground troops advance into the rebels’ remaining territory.

Sri Lanka’s navy on Tuesday destroyed four Tamil Tiger boats and killed 16 guerrillas trying to escape, the military said.