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Pakistani forces have killed two Indian soldiers in firing along the de facto border that divides Kashmir between the two countries, India’s army has said.
The incident happened in the Gurez area of Bandipora district on Monday evening, an army officer said.
Peshmerga forces have retaken a large area of Sinjar in northern Iraq from Islamic State (IS), according to a Peshmerga commander in the area.
The unnamed Peshmerga official revealed that they made significant advances against IS insurgents in the Yazidi town on November 1st.
The Nigerian Army said it cleared a suspected Boko Haram camp on Sunday and killed four insurgents in Duwabafi village of Borno State.
This is contained in statement by Sani Kukasheka, the acting director, Army Public Relations, on Monday in Maiduguri.
At least six militants belonging to a banned outfit were killed as they engaged in an exchange of fire with Frontier Corps (FC) in Johan area of district Kalat in Balochistan on Sunday.
According to an FC spokesperson, automatic weapons were recovered from the possession of the militants.
Suicide attackers have struck a popular hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, leaving 15 people dead.
Sunday’s fatalities reportedly included politicians, businessmen, other civilians and members of the security forces.
The death toll also includes the six attackers, senior security official Mohamed Hassan said.
Somali forces, with the support of Ethiopian troops overran two al-Shabaab bases, which situate near Diinsoor town, according to a senior Govt official.
Confirming the incident, Diinsoor district commissioner Ibrahim Mohamed told Radio Shabelle by phone that the coalition forces swept into Gubadley and Misirre villages, after forcing al-Shabaab to move away.
A new coalition of armed opposition groups in northeastern Syria has launched an offensive against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in the province of Hasakah, as part of its strive to eradicate the group from the entire Syria.
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which was formed in mid-October as an alliance among various ethnic factions, including Kurdish, Arab and Assyrian rebels, launched an attack against ISIL stronghold in Hasakah on Friday night.