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Syrian Rebels Seize Town in West in Blow to Government
Insurgents captured a town on a major highway in western Syria on Thursday, in a blow to the Russian-backed campaign against them, rebels and a monitoring group said.
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Afghan Special Forces in Firing Line as Fighting Spreads
As Afghan soldiers and police struggle to contain an escalating insurgency that has targeted several cities in recent weeks, the country's special forces are being tested as never before.
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Al Qaeda in Syria Says Detains US-Trained Rebels
Al Qaeda's Syria wing said on Friday it had detained members of a Syrian rebel group who had just returned from U.S. training, in a direct challenge to Washington's plan to train and equip insurgents to combat the hard-line Islamic State group.
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Hezbollah Says Will Attack Nusra Front Inside Syria
Hezbollah's leader said on Tuesday his Lebanon-based militant group will launch an attack inside Syria against al Qaeda-linked insurgents in the mountain region along the countries' border.
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Islamist Insurgents Take Parts of Syria's Idlib City
Islamist groups including al Qaeda's Nusra Front have seized major parts of Syria's city of Idlib for the first time since the conflict in the country began, fighters and a monitoring group said on Saturday.
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Pakistan Kills 34 Militants in Air Strikes
Pakistan's military said it killed 34 militants today in air strikes on a tribal region near the Afghan border as part of a major offensive against insurgents that began last year.
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Blast in Syria Kills Top Al Qaeda Commander, 3 Others
Al Qaeda's official Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, announced on Thursday the death of its top military commander, who insurgent sources said fell victim to a blast targeting a high-level militant meeting.
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1 Killed in Mortar Barrage on Somali Presidential Compound
Insurgents in Somalia's capital fired a barrage of mortar rounds today targeting the highly fortified presidential palace and main government compound, killing a guard, security officials said.
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Syrian Army Makes Rapid Advance North of Aleppo: Monitor
The Syrian army backed by allied militia have captured several villages near Aleppo in battles aimed at encircling the northern city and cutting off insurgent supply lines, a monitoring group said on today.
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Western-Backed Rebels Join Aleppo Alliance: Syria Monitor
A Western-backed rebel group in northern Syria that is under pressure from Al Qaeda's hardline Nusra Front has joined an alliance of mainly Islamist insurgent factions in Aleppo, a group monitoring the conflict said today.
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Mali President Names Modibo Keita as New Prime Minister
Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita named a former Head of government, Modibo Keita, as the new Prime Minister on Thursday after the previous government resigned, state television said.
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Kenya High Court Suspends Parts of Controversial Security Law
Kenya's High Court today suspended key parts of a controversial new national security law pending a full examination of the legislation.
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Seven Somali women Killed in 'Barbaric' Attacks: Elders
At least seven women have been killed in "barbaric" attacks in Somalia after Al Shabaab insurgents beheaded a soldier's wife, prompting revenge executions of women close to the Islamists, elders said today.
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Afghan Students Find Inspiration in Islamic State's Success
A quiet student at Kabul University, 25-year-old Abdul Rahim has a dream: to join Islamic State inSyria and fight for the establishment of a global caliphate - a new, alarming form of radicalism in war-weary Afghanistan.
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Al Shabaab Insurgents Assassinate Ex-Somalian Lawmaker, Wound Another
Somalia's Al Shabaab insurgents said they had assassinated a former lawmaker and his bodyguard and wounded another MP in a drive-by shooting in Mogadishu today to show the government they remained a threat.
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Syrian Rebels Seize Town in West in Blow to Government
Insurgents captured a town on a major highway in western Syria on Thursday, in a blow to the Russian-backed campaign against them, rebels and a monitoring group said.
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Afghan Special Forces in Firing Line as Fighting Spreads
As Afghan soldiers and police struggle to contain an escalating insurgency that has targeted several cities in recent weeks, the country's special forces are being tested as never before.
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Al Qaeda in Syria Says Detains US-Trained Rebels
Al Qaeda's Syria wing said on Friday it had detained members of a Syrian rebel group who had just returned from U.S. training, in a direct challenge to Washington's plan to train and equip insurgents to combat the hard-line Islamic State group.
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Hezbollah Says Will Attack Nusra Front Inside Syria
Hezbollah's leader said on Tuesday his Lebanon-based militant group will launch an attack inside Syria against al Qaeda-linked insurgents in the mountain region along the countries' border.
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Islamist Insurgents Take Parts of Syria's Idlib City
Islamist groups including al Qaeda's Nusra Front have seized major parts of Syria's city of Idlib for the first time since the conflict in the country began, fighters and a monitoring group said on Saturday.
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Pakistan Kills 34 Militants in Air Strikes
Pakistan's military said it killed 34 militants today in air strikes on a tribal region near the Afghan border as part of a major offensive against insurgents that began last year.
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Blast in Syria Kills Top Al Qaeda Commander, 3 Others
Al Qaeda's official Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, announced on Thursday the death of its top military commander, who insurgent sources said fell victim to a blast targeting a high-level militant meeting.
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1 Killed in Mortar Barrage on Somali Presidential Compound
Insurgents in Somalia's capital fired a barrage of mortar rounds today targeting the highly fortified presidential palace and main government compound, killing a guard, security officials said.
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Syrian Army Makes Rapid Advance North of Aleppo: Monitor
The Syrian army backed by allied militia have captured several villages near Aleppo in battles aimed at encircling the northern city and cutting off insurgent supply lines, a monitoring group said on today.
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Western-Backed Rebels Join Aleppo Alliance: Syria Monitor
A Western-backed rebel group in northern Syria that is under pressure from Al Qaeda's hardline Nusra Front has joined an alliance of mainly Islamist insurgent factions in Aleppo, a group monitoring the conflict said today.
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Mali President Names Modibo Keita as New Prime Minister
Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita named a former Head of government, Modibo Keita, as the new Prime Minister on Thursday after the previous government resigned, state television said.
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Kenya High Court Suspends Parts of Controversial Security Law
Kenya's High Court today suspended key parts of a controversial new national security law pending a full examination of the legislation.
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Seven Somali women Killed in 'Barbaric' Attacks: Elders
At least seven women have been killed in "barbaric" attacks in Somalia after Al Shabaab insurgents beheaded a soldier's wife, prompting revenge executions of women close to the Islamists, elders said today.
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Afghan Students Find Inspiration in Islamic State's Success
A quiet student at Kabul University, 25-year-old Abdul Rahim has a dream: to join Islamic State inSyria and fight for the establishment of a global caliphate - a new, alarming form of radicalism in war-weary Afghanistan.
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Al Shabaab Insurgents Assassinate Ex-Somalian Lawmaker, Wound Another
Somalia's Al Shabaab insurgents said they had assassinated a former lawmaker and his bodyguard and wounded another MP in a drive-by shooting in Mogadishu today to show the government they remained a threat.
