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Middle East
IS Ambush Kills 26 Pro-Regime Fighters in Syria: Monitor
The Islamic State group Monday ambushed a regime convoy in eastern Syria, killing at least 26 fighters, including seven Syrian troops, a war monitor said.
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Africa
8 Soldiers Dead in Somalia Bombing Claimed by Al Shabaab
At least eight soldiers were killed Sunday in a roadside bombing in Somalia claimed by Al Shabaab, military officials and witnesses said.
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Africa
Gunmen Kill 19 in Village Raids in Northwest Nigeria
Nineteen people were killed at the weekend when armed men raided two villages in northwest Nigeria's Kaduna state, the government said, in the latest violence to hit the region.
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Saudi Says Intercepted Armed Drone Launched by Yemen Houthis
Saudi Arabia intercepted an armed drone launched towards the kingdom by Yemen's Houthis, state media said Sunday, a day after the US moved to delist the rebels as a terrorist group.
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Africa
DR Congo Militia Kills at Least 12 in New Attack
Fighters believed to belong to the ADF militia have killed at least 12 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east, local sources said Sunday.
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Americas
Germany Welcomes US Troop Withdrawal Freeze, Says in Mutual Interest
The German government welcomed President Biden's decision to put on hold plans to reduce US troops in Germany, saying their presence was in the countries' mutual interest.
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Africa
Burkina Faso Premier Floats Idea of Talks With Jihadists
Burkina Faso Prime Minister Christophe Dabire floated the idea of negotiations with jihadist groups, an idea rejected until now by President Roch Marc Christian Kabore.
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Asia Pacific
Beijing Warns off US Warship From South China Sea Islands
China on Friday warned off a US warship sailing near contested islands in the South China Sea, Beijing said, the first such encounter made public since the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
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Africa
Nigeria Troops Overrun ISWAP Jihadist Camps in Northeast
Nigerian troops backed by jets have taken control of several camps of IS-linked jihadists, with two senior commanders escaping after several other ranking militants were killed.
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Middle East
Al-Qaeda’s Yemen Leader Khalid Batarfi Under Arrest: UN Report
The leader of Al-Qaeda's Yemeni affiliate has been under arrest for several months, according to a United Nations report, in what will be seen as a huge breakthrough in the fight against the global jihadist threat.
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