military casualties

UN peacekeeper killed, 7 wounded in ambush near Berberati, Central African Republic

A UN peacekeeper from Tanzania was killed and seven others wounded when their patrol was ambushed by gunmen in Dilapoko in southwest Central African Republic

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Taiwan air force F-16 crashes during training exercises

An F-16 belonging to the Taiwan Air Force is believed to have crashed into a mountain during military drills in northern Taiwan

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Israel strikes targets in Gaza after militants fire mortars at southern Israel

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a barrage of mortar shells at southern Israel, the army said, causing no injuries but raising tensions in the border area

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Militant attack on Indian army camp in Kashmir leaves two dead

Two people were killed in a shootout in the disputed territory of Indian Kashmir, officials said Monday, the first attack since the army suspended operations against militants for Ramadan.

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Russian soldiers killed by Syrian ‘militant fire’ in Deir Ezzor

Four Russian soldiers were killed in Syria's Deir Ezzor governorate when a group of militants attacked a Syrian military position, the Russian Ministry of Defence said.

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Five killed on sixth day of India-Pakistan border clash

A mortar and gun battle between Indian and Pakistani forces along their Kashmir frontier killed five civilians, taking the death toll in the six-day confrontation to 16, officials said

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Afghan security forces killed when bomb-laden van explodes in Kandahar

At least 16 people were killed and 38 wounded when a minivan stuffed with explosives detonated as security forces were trying to defuse it in southern Afghanistan, officials said.

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Malian soldier injured, 12 civilians killed in Boulikessi market attack

At least 12 civilians were killed in northern Mali in an attack on a market that also involved the shooting of a Malian soldier, military sources said

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UN peacekeeper killed, 8 injured in attack on convoy near Alindao, Central African Republic

A Mauritanian peacekeeper was killed and eight others injured in an attack on a U.N. convoy south of Alindao in the Central African Republic, the U.N. mission said.

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At least 19 killed as insurgents attack Myanmar security forces near China border

At least 19 people were killed and 29 injured in northern Myanmar when TNLA insurgents attacked government security posts and a casino outside Muse in Shan State, near the border with China

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