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Middle East
Israel Strikes Hezbollah Positions Near Damascus: Monitor
Israeli strikes hit a military outpost and weapons depot operated by Lebanon's Hezbollah movement near the Syrian capital Damascus.
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Middle East
UAE Intercepts Yemen Rebel Ballistic Missile: Defense Ministry
The UAE said it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels towards the Gulf country.
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Asia Pacific
Taliban Killed 100 Ex-Afghan Govt Officials, Others: UN Report
A UN report says the Taliban allegedly killed more than 100 former Afghan government members, security personnel, and people who worked with international forces.
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Africa
France Says Nearly 60 ‘Terrorists’ Killed Ahead of Burkina Coup
Nearly 60 "terrorists" were killed in Burkina Faso by local forces alongside French troops on the eve of the January 24 coup, France's military said.
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Middle East
Kurdish Fighters Found Dead in Syria Jail Hit by IS: Monitor
Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria found the bodies of 18 fellow fighters inside a prison that the Islamic State group attacked last week.
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Middle East
Six Rockets Target Baghdad Airport, Damaging Plane
Six rockets were fired at the Iraqi capital's airport, causing damage but no casualties, security sources said.
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Asia Pacific
Tajikistan Says Two Dead After Clashes With Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan said two of its citizens were killed and 10 injured during overnight clashes at its contested border with Kyrgyzstan.
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Europe
Ukraine Separatists Urge Russia to Send Modern Weapons
A Ukrainian separatist leader urged Russia to send modern weapons to the breakaway statelets to help them defend themselves against Western-backed Kyiv forces.
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Africa
IS Attack in Libya Kills 3 Security Personnel: Ministry
Fighters linked to Islamic State have killed three Libyan security personnel in the country's southwest.
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Asia Pacific
Ten Pakistani Troops Slain in Separatist Ambush
Ten Pakistani troops were killed in a checkpoint firefight earlier this week in an attack claimed by separatists in the restive southern province of Balochistan.
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