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Insurgents seize army base, tighten grip in SyriaInsurgents seized an army base in northwestern Syria from the military on Tuesday, compounding a series of setbacks for President Bashar al-Assad at the hands of rebel groups believed to have received extra backing from his regional enemies. More… |
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Iraqi forces plead for help as Islamic State closes in on refineryIraqi forces besieged inside the country's largest oil refinery are running low on food and pleading for reinforcements to save them from Islamic State militants who have advanced deep into the compound in the past week. More… |
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Seized nuclear material in Iraq 'low grade': UNThe UN atomic agency has it believed nuclear material which Iraq said had fallen into the hands of insurgents was "low grade" and did not pose a significant security risk. Iraq told the United Nations More… |
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Iraq widens social media clampdownIraq widened a clampdown on social media on Monday, blocking secure private communications channels to prevent Sunni militants from using them in their stunning sweep that is threatening to dismember the country. In addition to ba More… |
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Insurgents take two eastern Iraqi townsInsurgents gained more ground in Iraq overnight, moving into two towns in the eastern province of Diyala after security forces abandoned their posts. Security sources said the towns of Saadiyah and Jalawla had fallen to the insurg More… |
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Kabul fights end with explosions, heavy gunfireHeavy street fighting between militants and security forces in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul ended on Monday after 18 hours of intense gunfire, rocket attacks and explosions, police and government officials said. &n More… |
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Heavy clashes erupt in western LibyaHeavy clashes between rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi broke out on Saturday on the front line in Libya's Western Mountains at the town of Bir Ghanam, as insurgents seek to push towards Tripoli. Sustained gunfire and volleys More… |
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Iraqis vote despite militant attacks; 38 killedBomb and rocket attacks killed at least 38 people as Iraqis voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election that put Iraq's security forces and its fledgling democracy to the test before US troops leave. Blasts rumbled across Baghdad and o More… |
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Iraqis vote despite militant attacks; 38 killedBomb and rocket attacks killed at least 38 people as Iraqis voted on Sunday in a parliamentary election that put Iraq's security forces and its fledgling democracy to the test before US troops leave. Blasts rumbled across Baghdad and o More… |
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Insurgents kill 24 in Iraq election day attacksExplosions killed 24 people as Iraqis voted on Sunday in an election that Sunni Islamist militants have vowed to disrupt, in one of many challenges to efforts to stabilise Iraq before US troops leave. Scores of mortar rounds, rockets and r More… |
