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Sunday, 8 October, 2017

Israel: Rocket fired from Gaza strikes southern Israel

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A rocket fired from Gaza struck southern Israel.

No injuries were reported in the Sunday evening attack, the Israel Defense Forces spokesman said.

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Libya: Clashes in east Tripoli between members of 42 Battalion and the Abdul Raouf Al-Jabari Brigade

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Fighting today in the east Tripoli district of Arada, near Suq Al-Juma, is reported to have left four people dead and 17 others injured, seven of them seriously.

The cause of the clashes, which resulted in locals fleeing the streets and forced to remain indoors, is unclear. According to reports, it was a continuation of fighting that started last night in Ain Zara district further south between the members of the 42nd Battalion and the Abdul Raouf Al-Jabari Brigade. The former are based in Ain Zara, the latter in Arada. Both are said to have been legalised by the Presidency Council’s interior ministry.

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Saturday, 7 October, 2017

Syria: Hay’at Tahrir al Sham al-Qaeda linked fighters launch new attack in Syria

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Al-Qaida-linked fighters on Friday attacked a key central Syrian village at the crossroads between areas under government control and those controlled by insurgents, activists said. In eastern Syria, meanwhile, government forces reportedly entered a town that’s one of the biggest strongholds of the Islamic State group.

According to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Syrian forces and allied militiamen entered western parts of Mayadeen, including the town’s wheat silos compound and the sheep market.

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Friday, 6 October, 2017

Libya: More than 90 killed in clashes between militias partly fuelled by crackdown on migrants

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More than 90 people have been killed in weeks of fighting between Libyan militias in the city of Sabratha.

The conflict erupted in part as an unexpected consequence of Europe’s efforts to halt migrants crossing the Mediterranean.

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Thursday, 5 October, 2017

Afghanistan: More than 100 dead in Uruzgan in clashes between Taliban and army

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More than 100 people, including 80 suspected Taliban militants and 24 soldiers have been killed since clashes began in southern Uruzgan province last week, according to regional district official Thursday.

The clashes began when a large group of Taliban fighters had stormed Chora district of Uruzgan province lying in the middle of restive Ghazni, Kandahar and Helmand provinces.

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