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Two largest rebels groups in northern Syria clash
There has been more fighting between the two largest rebel alliances in northern Syria, killing more than 80 people, including civilians. The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) has deployed fighters along the front lines
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8,683 landmines cleared in Yemen in December
DUBAI: Through their continued efforts of demining Yemen, King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Aid (KSRelief) was able to remove 167 anti-personal landmines, 4,840 anti-tank landmines, 322 explosive devices and 3,543 unexploded ordnance
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US-led coalition pounds Daesh-held village in eastern Syria
BEIRUT: US-led coalition warplanes and artillery are pounding a village held by Daesh in the last area under the militants’ control in eastern Syria.Tuesday’s bombardment of the village of Shaafa in Deir Ezzor province
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Israel arrests Palestinian suspect in deadly shootings
JERUSALEM: Israeli forces arrested overnight a Palestinian accused of shooting dead two soldiers in the occupied West Bank last month and involvement in another attack that caused a baby’s death, authorities said Tuesday.Assam Barghouti
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Erdogan: US’ Bolton ‘seriously mistaken’ on Syrian Kurd fighters
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday denounced comments by a senior American official urging protection for Kurdish allies as "seriously mistaken". US National Security Adviser John Bolton held talks in Ankara with Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim
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Egypt to replace Cameroon as host of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
Egypt will host the 2019 African Cup of Nations finals, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed after a meeting of their executive committee in Dakar. The North African country will stage the tournament
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China: Hammer-wielding man injures 20 children in Beijing school
A 49-year-old man has injured 20 children with a hammer inside a primary school in China's capital, Beijing, according to authorities. The suspect, identified by his surname, Jia, was apprehended at the scene after
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Gambia reconciliation process to look into former leader’s abuses
Serrekunda, The Gambia - When Ebrima Chongan was confronted by a cadre of mutinying soldiers near Banjul on July 22, 1994, it was a matter of shoot or die. A former commander of the
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Afghan Taliban cancel peace talks with US officials in Qatar
The Afghan Taliban have cancelled peace talks with officials from the United States in Qatar this week, following disagreements over the agenda of the meeting, the group confirmed on Tuesday. The two-day talks were scheduled to begin
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Falling apart? UN peace deal for Yemen ‘too vague’, Oxfam says
United Nations - The UN's peace deal for Hodeidah, in war-ravaged Yemen, is unravelling because the text lacked specifics on how rebel forces should vacate the Red Sea port city, the British charity Oxfam


