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Clashes Between Somali Army and Regional Forces Kill Five

At least five people were killed after fierce fighting broke out on Tuesday between the Somali army and forces loyal to the semi-autonomous southern Jubaland region, a security official said.

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Mali Forces, Russian Fighters Killed Dozens of Fulanis: HRW

The Malian army and Russia's Wagner group killed dozens of ethnic Fulani men this year during anti-jihadist operations in the troubled west African nation, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.

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Syria Launches Probes Into Extrajudicial Killings in Druze Heartland

Syria said on Tuesday that it had launched investigations into reported extrajudicial killings in the country's Druze heartland, promising to punish perpetrators including any government-affiliated personnel after a week of sectarian bloodshed.

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Calm Returns to South Syria After Violence That Killed Over 1,100: Monitor

Calm returned to southern Syria's Sweida province on Sunday, a monitor and AFP correspondents reported, after a week of sectarian violence between Druze fighters and rival groups that killed more than 1,100 people.

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DR Congo, M23 Rebels in Qatar for Talks on Broader Truce: Diplomat

Negotiators from the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 armed group were in Qatar Wednesday for talks on a broader truce, a diplomat with knowledge of the talks told AFP.

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Colombia Raids Anglo-French Oil Firm Over Alleged Paramilitary Ties

Colombian prosecutors have seized the offices of Anglo-French oil and gas firm Perenco, accusing it of paying paramilitaries, a charge the company denied Wednesday.

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Attacks in Central Nigeria Kill at Least 20

Attacks in north-central Nigeria's Plateau state have killed at least 20 people this week, local government and humanitarian sources said Wednesday, in the region's latest flare-up of violence.

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Myanmar Junta Extends Ceasefire Again After Quake

Myanmar's junta has extended a post-earthquake truce, after the expiry of a previous humanitarian ceasefire it was accused of flouting with a continued campaign of air strikes.

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Nigerian Military Says 60 Jihadists Killed in Raids

Nigerian military said it has killed more than 60 jihadists, including a senior commander, in aerial and ground assaults in the northeastern epicenter of insurgent violence which has raged since 2009.

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Ex-Leader Kabila Back in DR Congo in M23-Held City

Ex-president Joseph Kabila on Thursday made his first appearance since returning to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Goma, an eastern city seized by the Rwanda-backed M23 militia whose lightning offensive the government accuses him of orchestrating.

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