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Nov- 2020 -24 NovemberMiddle 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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23 NovemberMiddle East
Iraq Arrests IS ‘Administrative Chief’ Abu Naba at Baghdad Airport
Iraq's elite Counter-Terrorism Service said on Monday it had arrested the "administrative chief" of the Islamic State group after his arrival at Baghdad airport.
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23 NovemberAsia Pacific
Taliban Rigging Drones to Drop Bombs, Afghan Spy Chief Says
The Taliban have deployed small drones to drop bombs on government forces in some recent attacks, Afghanistan's spy chief said Monday, illustrating a new fighting method used by the insurgents.
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18 NovemberMiddle East
IS Kills 11 Pro-Regime Fighters in Syria Clashes: Monitor
Clashes in the Syrian desert between Russia-backed Syrian government forces and Islamic State group jihadists killed 11 regime loyalists Wednesday, a Britain-based war monitor said.
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18 NovemberAmericas
US to Slash Troop Levels in Iraq, Afghanistan
The US will slash troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to their lowest levels in nearly 20 years of war after President Donald Trump pledged to end conflicts abroad, the Pentagon announced.
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16 NovemberMiddle East
Questions Over Al-Qaeda Future After Leaders’ Reported Deaths
The reported deaths of Al-Qaeda's top two leaders in recent months have raised questions about the future strategy and strength of the terror network, already a shadow of the global force it was two decades ago.
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9 NovemberMiddle East
IS Attack West of Baghdad Kills 11: Security, Medical Sources
An Islamic State group attack on a lookout point west of Baghdad manned by a state-sponsored tribal force left 11 people dead late Sunday.
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5 NovemberAfrica
Insurgents Behead at Least 20 During Mozambique Initiation Ceremony
Suspected militants beheaded over a dozen men and teenagers participating in a male initiation ceremony in northern Mozambique, local sources said Wednesday.
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2 NovemberAsia Pacific
Eight Wounded as Gunmen Storm Kabul University Book Fair
At least eight people were wounded when gunmen stormed Kabul University on Monday during an Iranian book fair, firing shots and sending students fleeing.
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Oct- 2020 -29 OctoberAfrica
Mozambique Army Advances on Key Militia Base: Govt
Mozambican troops are honing in on a forest base camp belonging to insurgents terrorizing the gas-rich north, the government has said, signaling a significant advancement in the battle to regain control of the region.
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