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Saturday, 26 September, 2015

Libya: Heavy clashes between Libyan special forces and terrorists in Benghazi

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Heavy clashes are under way in Benghazi: witnesses in Libyan town referred it to ANSA.

Clashes are particularly intense near the market.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Suspected Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebel raid on army camp leaves 8 dead

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At least eight people were killed late Thursday in an attack on an army camp in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo that local sources blamed on Rwandan Hutu rebels targeted by a Congolese army operation.

Gunmen raided the camp in the village of Rumangabo, about 45 kilometers (30 miles) north of North Kivu’s provincial capital of Goma, about 11 p.m., said Jean Claude Mbabanze, president of the Civil Society of Rutshuru.

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Friday, 25 September, 2015

Yemen: Saudi Arabia airstrikes, fighting in Taiz kill 13 people

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Yemen officials say airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition targeting the country’s Shiite rebels as well as fighting on the ground between rebels and pro-government fighters in the central city of Taiz have killed at least 13 people and wounded dozens.

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Iraq: Coalition airstrikes kill 17 ISIS militants and destroy arms warehouses

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At least 17 militants of the Islamic State group (ISIS) were killed in an airstrike southwest of Kirkuk on Thursday evening, an Iraqi security official said.

Coalition airpower destroyed military bases in areas south of Kirkuk, from where ISIS frequently launches attacks against Peshmerga positions inside the city.

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Colombia: Colombia and FARC rebels vow to end 50-year war within six months

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Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and the top FARC rebel commander pledged on Wednesday to end their 50-year war within the next six months, sealing their pact with a handshake likely to stand as a lasting image in the South American nation.

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Wednesday, 23 September, 2015

Afghanistan: At least 22 insurgents affiliated with Taliban and ISIS killed in Nangarhar military operation

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At least 22 insurgents affiliated with the Taliban and Islamic State (IS) groups have been killed and 21 others injured in the ongoing military operation in eastern Nangarhar province.

The operation named ‘Shaheen 09’ was launched in Laghurjo and Sayed Ahmad Khel areas of Kot district last week to flush out militants hiding in the area.

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Burkina Faso: Coup leaders sign agreement to withdraw

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Burkina Faso’s elite presidential guards, who recently staged a coup in the country, have signed an agreement with the army, pledging to withdraw from their positions.

The deal came about following negotiations in the city of Abuja the capital city of Nigeria late on Tuesday.

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