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Africa
All 279 Kidnapped Nigerian Students Released: Governor
All 279 girls kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria have been released and are on government premises, the local governor said Tuesday.
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Americas
One Militant Killed in US Bombing in Syria: Pentagon
The US Defense Department said one member of a pro-Iran militia was killed and two were injured in last week's bombing of a border station inside Syria.
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Africa
ISWAP Jihadists Attack UN Base in Nigeria, Trapping 25 Aid Workers
Jihadists linked to the Islamic State have attacked a UN base and overrun a humanitarian hub in northeastern Nigeria, trapping 25 aid workers, security and humanitarian sources said.
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Africa
DRC Army Says Killed 16 Fighters in New Offensive
The army in Democratic Republic of Congo said Monday it had killed 16 militiamen for the loss of three soldiers in a three-day push against an armed group in the country's northeast.
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Asia Pacific
US Envoy in Kabul as Questions Over Troop Withdrawal Swirl
The US special envoy to Afghanistan touched down in Kabul for meetings with Afghan leaders, in a bid to revive a flagging peace process as violence soars in the war-weary country and a deadline for US troop withdrawal draws closer.
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Africa
US, Russia Warships Dock in Strategic Sudan Port
A US warship docked in Sudan Monday a day after a Russian frigate arrived in the same key Red Sea port where Moscow is planning to establish a naval logistics base, an AFP correspondent said.
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Africa
ADF Militia Raids in Eastern DR Congo Kill 10 Civilians: Army
Fighters thought to belong to the notorious Allied Democratic Forces militia killed 10 civilians in two overnight attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the army said Sunday.
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Middle East
Yemen Rebels Claim Saudi Strikes, Threaten New Attacks
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Sunday claimed missile and drone strikes that targeted neighboring Saudi Arabia overnight and threatened more attacks, as fighting in the grinding civil war escalates.
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Africa
Cameroon Troops Raped 20 Women, Killed Man: HRW
Cameroonian soldiers raped at least 20 women, including four with disabilities, and killed a man in a raid last year in an English-speaking secessionist region, Human Rights Watch said Friday.
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Africa
Nine Gendarmes Killed in Central Mali Attack
Nine gendarmes were killed in an attack near the central Malian town of Bandiagara, in an area where jihadist groups are rampant, a military official said on Friday.
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