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8 Separatists, 2 Soldiers Killed In Pakistan Gun Battle
A fierce gun battle killed at least eight separatists and two paramilitary soldiers during an ongoing anti-terrorist operation in southwest Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said.
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Heavy Cross-Border Fire From Afghanistan Kills Seven Pakistan Soldiers: Military
Heavy cross-border fire from Afghanistan killed seven Pakistani soldiers early today at a checkpost in the restive tribal region of South Waziristan, the army said.
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Medical Aid Group Denies Taliban Were Firing from Afghan Hospital Hit by Air Strike
Medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres denied that Taliban fighters were firing from its hospital at Afghan and NATO forces before a suspected U.S. air strike killed at least 19 people in a battle to oust the Islamist insurgents from an Afghan city.
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Nigerian Mob Burns Man Alive for Stealing Soup: Media
A mob repeatedly stabbed and burned alive a man for stealing a pot of soup in southern Nigeria, local media reported today.
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At Least 12 Killed as Syrian Jet Crashes into Market
At least 12 people were killed when a Syrian army fighter jet crashed into a busy market place in the rebel-held northwestern town of Ariha today, a monitor said.
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Syrian Islamist Insurgents Launch Battle to Seize Government-Held Aleppo
Syrian insurgents led by Islamist groups began a major offensive to gain full control of the divided northern city of Aleppo, a monitor and rebels said on Thursday.
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Pakistan Military Says 2,763 Militants Killed in One Year Offensive
Pakistan's military said today it had killed more than 2,700 militants since the launch of a major offensive near the Afghan border a year ago, with the latest air strikes leaving 20 dead.
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Suicide Bomber Kills 1, Wounds 6 in Pakistan: Police
A Taliban suicide bomber attack targeted a senior police officer in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least one police guard and wounding six other people, officials said.
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Boko Haram Fight Head Quarters Shifting to Maiduguri: Nigeria Military
Nigeria's military today said it had begun shifting the command centre for its battle against Boko Haram from the capital to Maiduguri in the northeast, following a directive from President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Roadside Bomb Kills 3 in Pakistan, Say Officials
A roadside bomb today killed a local government official and two others in one of Pakistan's restive tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, officials said.
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Gunmen Kill 2 Egypt Judges, Prosecutor in Sinai
Gunmen killed two Egyptian judges and a prosecutor Saturday in the Sinai Peninsula, where security forces are battling an Islamist insurgency spearheaded by an Islamic State group affiliate, officials said.
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Pakistani Air Strikes Kill 44 Militants: Military
Pakistani air strikes on Saturday killed at least 44 militants in the country's lawless tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, the military said, part of a massive operation against the Taliban.
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Fleeing Boko Haram Kill 7 in Attack on Village in Chad
Fighters from Nigeria's Boko Haram insurgency fleeing an offensive by soldiers from Chad and Niger launched a rare attack on Chadian soil, killing seven people, security sources said on Friday.
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Suicide Attacks Kill 38 in Northeast Nigeria Despite Regional Fight-Back
Two suicide attacks in northeast Nigeria killed at least 38 people Tuesday, after Boko Haram razed a town and as violence raged across the embattled region less than six weeks from elections.
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Deadly Attacks Drive Pakistan Coffin Boom
Northwest Pakistan has been gripped by a raging Islamist insurgency for more than a decade, but a grim economic lifeline has emerged from the tragedy for some enterprising locals -- a boom in coffin sales.
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8 Separatists, 2 Soldiers Killed In Pakistan Gun Battle
A fierce gun battle killed at least eight separatists and two paramilitary soldiers during an ongoing anti-terrorist operation in southwest Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said.
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Heavy Cross-Border Fire From Afghanistan Kills Seven Pakistan Soldiers: Military
Heavy cross-border fire from Afghanistan killed seven Pakistani soldiers early today at a checkpost in the restive tribal region of South Waziristan, the army said.
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Medical Aid Group Denies Taliban Were Firing from Afghan Hospital Hit by Air Strike
Medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres denied that Taliban fighters were firing from its hospital at Afghan and NATO forces before a suspected U.S. air strike killed at least 19 people in a battle to oust the Islamist insurgents from an Afghan city.
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Nigerian Mob Burns Man Alive for Stealing Soup: Media
A mob repeatedly stabbed and burned alive a man for stealing a pot of soup in southern Nigeria, local media reported today.
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At Least 12 Killed as Syrian Jet Crashes into Market
At least 12 people were killed when a Syrian army fighter jet crashed into a busy market place in the rebel-held northwestern town of Ariha today, a monitor said.
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Syrian Islamist Insurgents Launch Battle to Seize Government-Held Aleppo
Syrian insurgents led by Islamist groups began a major offensive to gain full control of the divided northern city of Aleppo, a monitor and rebels said on Thursday.
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Pakistan Military Says 2,763 Militants Killed in One Year Offensive
Pakistan's military said today it had killed more than 2,700 militants since the launch of a major offensive near the Afghan border a year ago, with the latest air strikes leaving 20 dead.
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Suicide Bomber Kills 1, Wounds 6 in Pakistan: Police
A Taliban suicide bomber attack targeted a senior police officer in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least one police guard and wounding six other people, officials said.
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Boko Haram Fight Head Quarters Shifting to Maiduguri: Nigeria Military
Nigeria's military today said it had begun shifting the command centre for its battle against Boko Haram from the capital to Maiduguri in the northeast, following a directive from President Muhammadu Buhari.
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Roadside Bomb Kills 3 in Pakistan, Say Officials
A roadside bomb today killed a local government official and two others in one of Pakistan's restive tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, officials said.
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Gunmen Kill 2 Egypt Judges, Prosecutor in Sinai
Gunmen killed two Egyptian judges and a prosecutor Saturday in the Sinai Peninsula, where security forces are battling an Islamist insurgency spearheaded by an Islamic State group affiliate, officials said.
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Pakistani Air Strikes Kill 44 Militants: Military
Pakistani air strikes on Saturday killed at least 44 militants in the country's lawless tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, the military said, part of a massive operation against the Taliban.
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Fleeing Boko Haram Kill 7 in Attack on Village in Chad
Fighters from Nigeria's Boko Haram insurgency fleeing an offensive by soldiers from Chad and Niger launched a rare attack on Chadian soil, killing seven people, security sources said on Friday.
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Suicide Attacks Kill 38 in Northeast Nigeria Despite Regional Fight-Back
Two suicide attacks in northeast Nigeria killed at least 38 people Tuesday, after Boko Haram razed a town and as violence raged across the embattled region less than six weeks from elections.
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Deadly Attacks Drive Pakistan Coffin Boom
Northwest Pakistan has been gripped by a raging Islamist insurgency for more than a decade, but a grim economic lifeline has emerged from the tragedy for some enterprising locals -- a boom in coffin sales.
