6 people killed in attacks in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Six people were killed and three others injured in separate gunfire and bomb attacks in eastern and northern Iraq on Sunday, the police said.In Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, gunmen with assault rifles attacked a checkpoint jointly manned by policemen and fighters of a government-backed Awakening Council group in a village near the provincial...

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11 people killed in fresh attack on a bus in central Syria

Image via Wikipedia DAMASCUS, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 people were killed and another three were badly wounded Sunday when armed groups attacked their bus in Syria's central province of Homs, the private Sham FM radio reported.The bus was transporting 14 passengers, including military personnel, when it came under fire, the report said, adding that three passengers...

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British Shabaab operative killed in airstrike in Somalia

Shabaab said that a British national who was " from the early people who came to jihad in Somalia" was killed in a US drone airstrike. The British citizen, who was identified as Bilal al Berqawi, was "of a Lebanese origin," according to a statement released today by Shabaab's media arm, Al Kata'ib Foundation for Media Production. The statement, which was published on...

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28 Militants Surrender to Afghan Authorities

Twenty eight militants laid down their weapons and surrendered to the authorities in eastern and western Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said."A 20-member a group of militants including a fourteen-year-old young man renounced violence and joined the government from four districts of Nangarhar province today," deputy governor, Mohammad Hanif Gredwal told TOLOnews reporter.The...

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10 Afghan civilians killed and injured in Kapisa province

According to local authorities in eastern Afghanistan, at least 10 Afghan civilians were killed and injured following militants attack in eastern Kapisa province.The officials further added, the incident took place in Ela-Sai district after a militant threw a hand grenade killing at least 1 Afghan civilian and injuring 9 others.An Afghan security official in eastern Kapisa...

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Five killed in clashes between Qaida fighters, residents in Yemeni town

Image via Wikipedia SANAA, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed Saturday in clashes between al-Qaida militants, who overran Yemen' s southeastern town of Radda, and local residents, a provincial security official said, as government forces re-seized entrances of Radda."Two al-Qaida militants and three armed residents were killed and about 10 others from...

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6 US Marines killed in helicopter crash identified - R.I.P.

DoD Identifies Marine Casualties                The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of six Marines who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.                 Killed were:                      Capt. Daniel B. Bartle, 27, of Ferndale, Wash.                    ...

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