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Cameroon Army Kills 100 Boko Haram Fighters, Frees 900 Hostages: Ministry
Cameroon troops killed around 100 Boko Haram Islamist fighters from Nigeria, freed almost 900 hostages and seized ISIS flags last week, the defence ministry said today.
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Mali Makes Arrests Linked to Islamist Attacks: Sources
The Malian army captured two people linked to Islamist group Ansar Dine and seized evidence linking them to planned attacks, security sources said on Saturday.
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Islamists Kidnap Then Free 300 Kurds in Syria
Islamist fighters on Monday kidnapped some 300 Kurdish civilians at a checkpoint in northwestern Syria, holding them several hours before setting them free, Kurdish officials and a monitor said.
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Cameroon Frees 24 Hostages After Suspected Boko Haram Kidnapping
Cameroon's army has freed 24 of some 80 hostages kidnapped during a cross-border attack by suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters based in neighbouring Nigeria, a defence ministry spokesman said on Monday.
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Female Yazidi Captives Forced to Give Blood to Wounded Islamist Fighters: Survivor
Female Yazidi captives are being forced to donate blood to wounded Islamic State (IS) fighters, according to a pregnant teenager who escaped after being seized and held captive by IS militants.
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Around 180 Syrian Soldiers, Jihadists Reported Killed in Battle for Base
Around 100 Syrian soldiers and 80 Islamist fighters were killed during a two-day battle in which insurgents captured the Wadi al-Deif military base, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said on Tuesday.
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Kosovo Makes Arrests in New Push to Stem Flow of Fighters to Syria, Iraq
Police in Kosovo arrested 15 people on Wednesday, including a number of imams, in the second major operation in weeks to stem the flow of young ethnic Albanians joining Islamist fighters in Iraq and Syria, a police source said.
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Israel Says Gaza Has Used Up or Lost Half its Rockets
Israel's army said on Saturday Gaza-based militants had used up or lost about half of their rockets in 12 days of fighting - though the Islamist fighters say they have been replenishing their arsenal.
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Cameroon Army Kills 100 Boko Haram Fighters, Frees 900 Hostages: Ministry
Cameroon troops killed around 100 Boko Haram Islamist fighters from Nigeria, freed almost 900 hostages and seized ISIS flags last week, the defence ministry said today.
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Mali Makes Arrests Linked to Islamist Attacks: Sources
The Malian army captured two people linked to Islamist group Ansar Dine and seized evidence linking them to planned attacks, security sources said on Saturday.
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Islamists Kidnap Then Free 300 Kurds in Syria
Islamist fighters on Monday kidnapped some 300 Kurdish civilians at a checkpoint in northwestern Syria, holding them several hours before setting them free, Kurdish officials and a monitor said.
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Cameroon Frees 24 Hostages After Suspected Boko Haram Kidnapping
Cameroon's army has freed 24 of some 80 hostages kidnapped during a cross-border attack by suspected Boko Haram Islamist fighters based in neighbouring Nigeria, a defence ministry spokesman said on Monday.
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Female Yazidi Captives Forced to Give Blood to Wounded Islamist Fighters: Survivor
Female Yazidi captives are being forced to donate blood to wounded Islamic State (IS) fighters, according to a pregnant teenager who escaped after being seized and held captive by IS militants.
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Around 180 Syrian Soldiers, Jihadists Reported Killed in Battle for Base
Around 100 Syrian soldiers and 80 Islamist fighters were killed during a two-day battle in which insurgents captured the Wadi al-Deif military base, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said on Tuesday.
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Kosovo Makes Arrests in New Push to Stem Flow of Fighters to Syria, Iraq
Police in Kosovo arrested 15 people on Wednesday, including a number of imams, in the second major operation in weeks to stem the flow of young ethnic Albanians joining Islamist fighters in Iraq and Syria, a police source said.
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Israel Says Gaza Has Used Up or Lost Half its Rockets
Israel's army said on Saturday Gaza-based militants had used up or lost about half of their rockets in 12 days of fighting - though the Islamist fighters say they have been replenishing their arsenal.
