Security forces have shot two assailants during an attack on the police headquarters in Istanbul in which two policemen were injured, Doğan News Agency reported on April 1.

The assailants opened fire on police stationed at the entrance of the building in Istanbul’s Fatih district with long-barreled weapons, the report said.

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Iraq hailed its biggest military victory over Islamic State, with Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi saying security forces had advanced to the center of Tikrit after weeks of deadly battles.

Abadi announced “the liberation of Tikrit” and offered congratulations “on this historic milestone” on his official Twitter account. Iraqi state television showed images of the national flag and jubilant residents.

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Five militants were killed on Monday in an armed clashes between pro-government forces and the Islamist armed group Libya Dawn, according to security sources.

The heavy fighting erupted in Bir al-Ghanam area some 120 kilometers southwest of the capital Tripoli, an officer for Libya Dawn told Xinhua in an telephone interview.

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Soldiers from the Arakan Army

Fighting broke out on Sunday between government troops and the Arakan Army in western Burma, in what is believed to be the first time in a decade that ethnic Arakanese armed rebels in the region have come to blows with the Burma Army.

The Arakan Army is largely based in Laiza, Kachin State, where the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is headquartered, but ethnic rebel soldiers from the group have begun returning to Arakan State in recent months.

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Fifteen militants were killed on Saturday in a clash with security forces in Khyber Agency, the military’s public relations wing said.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), approximately 30-35 militants attacked a security forces check post in Khyber Agency’s Tirah Valley, but attack was foiled through “effective retaliation”.

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