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Current events of April 27, 2013 (2013-04-27) (Saturday)

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 Yemini soldiers and two Al-Qaeda militants are killed in fighting in the central town of Rada. while a senior intelligence officer is gunned down in 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)
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)

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)

Voters in Iceland go to the polls for a parliamentary election with a centre-right coalition expected to regain office. (BBC)