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Sunday, 28 February, 2016

Afghanistan: 22 insurgents dead in clashes with army in Baghlan and in airstrikes

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At least 22 rebels have been killed and seven others wounded airstrikes and a ground offensive in the Dand-i-Ghori locality of northern Baghlan province, an official said on Sunday.

Maj. Javed Salim, spokesman for the 209th Shahin Military Corps Commando Unit, told reporters the insurgents were killed during an overnight operation in Aka Khel, Niazullah and Salangiha areas.

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Cameroon: Cameroon says 92 Boko Haram militants killed and 850 captives freed in Nigeria

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Cameroon’s army has killed 92 members of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and freed 850 villagers in a joint operation with Nigerian forces, the country’s government has said.

The operation in the Nigerian village of Kumshe, close to the border with Cameroon, was conducted under the auspices of a multinational force fighting Boko Haram, according to the statement from Issa Tchiroma Bakary, Cameroon’s communications minister.

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Saturday, 27 February, 2016

Syria: Temporary Syria truce begins

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The proposed “cessation of hostilities” in Syria, announced jointly earlier this week by Russia and the United States, went into effect at midnight Friday in Damascus (5 p.m. ET).

U.N. Special Envoy Staffan De Mistura said at a press briefing in Geneva that immediate reports indicated “suddenly both Daraa and Damascus had calmed down.”

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Somalia: More than 20 killed in Mogadishu car bombings, claimed by al-Shabaab

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Around 7:45 p.m. on Friday night, a powerful explosion followed by heavy gunfire heard in most parts of Mogadishu, the Somali capital, officials said.

A car bomb was set off near SYL – Somali youth league hotel next to Villa Somalia, the heavily fortified presidential palace of Somalia, killing more than 20 people, including soldiers and civilians.

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Friday, 26 February, 2016

Syria: Massive Russian air raids in northern Aleppo

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Also this morning continued massive air raids in northern Aleppo: Syrian Observatory for Human Rights refers it, affirming that russian jets have completed at least 7 raids.

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