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September 17, 2017

Al-Shabaab kills 4 soldiers in central Somalia

At least four soldiers were killed and three others injured early Sunday when al-Shabaab militants attacked an army checkpoint in central Somalia, according to a police official. Hiiran Police...

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September 17, 2017

Syrian army, allies close in on Daesh in Deir ez-Zor

Syrian troops seized a suburb of the city of Deir al-Zor in eastern Syria on Sunday, tightening the noose around Daesh militants, a military source said. Oil-rich Deir al-Zor province,...

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September 17, 2017

Gunfight erupts in southern Yemen, one civilian killed

A gunfight erupted briefly in Aden on Saturday when a contingent loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi refused to hand over its positions to a local force, security sources...

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September 17, 2017

Egypt court sentences Morsi to 25 years in Qatar spy case

An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced ousted president Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood to 25 years in prison in a final ruling over a case accusing him of spying...

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September 17, 2017

Hamas dissolves Gaza administration in Palestinian unity bid

Palestinian Islamist Hamas group said on Sunday it has dissolved its administration that runs Gaza and agrees to hold general elections in order to end a long-running feud with...

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September 17, 2017

Iraqi army takes aim at last Daesh redoubts in Anbar

The Iraqi army on Saturday began fresh operations aimed at restoring areas of the western Anbar province still held by the Daesh terrorist group, according to local military officials....

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September 17, 2017

Delay referendum, Kurdish official urges regional govt

Mela Bahtiyar, an official in northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), urged the government to consider recent proposals to postpone a planned Sept. 25 referendum on Kurdish regional independence....

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September 17, 2017

Turkish aid agency disinfects over 200 refugee camps along Syrian border

Over 200 refugee camps along the border with Syria have been disinfected against possible outbreak of diseases, Turkish Humanitarian Relief Foundation official told Anadolu Agency Saturday. The foundation disinfected...

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September 17, 2017

Libyan coastguards turn back more than 1,000 migrants

Libyan coastguard vessels intercepted 1,074 migrants during an intensive day of operations west of the capital Tripoli on Saturday, a spokesman said. There has been a sharp drop in...

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September 17, 2017

Iraqi MPs demand dissolution of Kirkuk province council

Seventy-four Iraqi MPs have signed a petition calling for the dissolution of Kirkuk’s provincial council, Iraqi Turkmen lawmaker Niyazi Mimaroglu told Anadolu Agency on Saturday. “We launched this petition...

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