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Africa
Five Anti-Jihadist ‘Volunteer Militia’ Killed in Burkina Faso: Official
Five civilian fighters assisting Burkina Faso security forces against a jihadist insurgency were killed in an attack, a local elected official said.
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Africa
Four Chadian Soldiers Killed in Lake Chad Blast
Four soldiers deployed to Lake Chad were killed when a mine set by jihadists blew up their boat, Chadian sources said on Wednesday.
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Africa
Ethiopian PM Rejects ‘Interference’ Ahead of Surrender Deadline
PM Ahmed said he rejected international "interference" in Ethiopia's affairs, hours before a deadline for Tigray's rebellious leaders to surrender or face an assault on their capital.
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Air
Israeli Strikes in Syria Kill 8 Pro-Iran Fighters: Monitor
Israeli air strikes in Syria overnight killed at least eight fighters operating in pro-Iran militias, a war monitoring group said Wednesday.
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Asia Pacific
14 Dead as Twin Blasts Rock Historic Afghan City of Bamiyan
At least 14 people were killed in central Afghanistan on Tuesday when two blasts ripped through the historic city of Bamiyan, home to many members of the mainly Shiite Hazara ethnic minority, officials said.
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Middle East
Car Bomb in North Syria Kills 5: Monitor
A car bomb on Tuesday killed five people, mostly local police, on the outskirts of the Turkish-controlled town of Al-Bab in northern Syria, a war monitor said.
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Americas
Russia Says It Chased off US Warship in Its Pacific Waters
A Russian warship caught a US Navy destroyer operating in Russia's Pacific waters on Tuesday and chased it off, the defense ministry in Moscow said.
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Asia Pacific
Taiwan Expanding Submarine Fleet as China Threat Grows
Taiwan began construction on a fleet of indigenous submarines on Tuesday, the latest move by the out-gunned island to bolster its defenses against increasingly bellicose threats from Beijing.
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Africa
Western Sahara Clashes Fuelled by ‘Frustration’ Over Status Quo
Armed clashes between Morocco and the Polisario Front reflect the movement's frustration with a three-decade status quo that has frozen its dreams of independence in the Western Sahara, analysts say.
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Middle East
Yemen’s Houthis Claim Missile Attack on Saudi Aramco Site
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they launched a missile that struck a Saudi Aramco oil distribution facility in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Monday.
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