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Russia says kills senior Islamist insurgent
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - The right-hand man of Russia's most wanted insurgent was killed by security forces on Tuesday, officials said, as Moscow tries to contain militancy in its Caucasus region before it hosts the Winter Olympics near there next February....Tags: Wars and Interventions, Russia, Terrorism, Moscow (Russia), 2010 Winter Olympic Games
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Coordinated Taliban attacks in Afghan south kill six policemen
ReutersLASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Dozens of Taliban insurgents launched coordinated attacks on Afghan checkpoints in the south on Tuesday, killing at least six Afghan policemen, officials said, adding that a clash was going on. Seven policemen were...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, NATO, Armed Conflicts
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Nigeria seeks Niger's military support against Boko Haram
Reuters* Nigeria in fiercest anti-Islamist offensive in four years * Niger cooperated with Nigeria in raid on Boko Haram last month * West African nations alert to cross-border jihadi threat By Abdoulaye Massalatchi NIAMEY, May 21 (Reuters) - Nigeria has...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Nigeria, Western Africa, Niger, Government
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Syria says destroys Israeli vehicle on its territory
ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday and warned that any attempt to violate its sovereignty would meet "immediate and firm retaliation"....Tags: Lebanon, Wars and Interventions, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Russia says two rebels killed in North Caucasus
ReutersMOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed two suspected militants in the North Caucasus during a night-time sweep in the region plagued by an Islamist insurgency, investigators said on Tuesday. A spokesman for local investigators said the...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Russia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Moscow (Russia), Armed Conflicts
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Congolese army, rebels clash for a second day near Goma
ReutersKINSHASA (Reuters) - The Congolese army clashed with rebel fighters near the eastern city of Goma for a second day on Tuesday, threatening an uneasy six-month peace in the region ahead of a scheduled visit by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this week....Tags: Wars and Interventions, Congo, Armed Forces, March 23 Movement, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Hezbollah, Syrian army renew Qusair offensive
ReutersAMMAN, May 21 (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and Syrian soldiers, backed by air strikes and artillery, renewed an offensive aimed at driving Syrian rebels from the town of Qusair near the Lebanese border on Tuesday, opposition activists said....Tags: Lebanon, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Human Rights
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Official: Roadside bomb kills 6 policemen in western Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful roadside bomb killed six policemen in western Afghanistan on Tuesday when their vehicle hit the explosives buried in the road, an Afghan official said. Insurgents often use makeshift land mines to target both...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, Armed Conflicts, Explosions
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Syria's military shows unexpected resilience
BEIRUT — The military onslaught this week against the strategic Syrian town of Qusair has dramatized a surprising combat resilience that has already put rebel forces on the defensive on other key fronts, including near the capital, Damascus. The...
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Congo's army clashes with rebels near eastern city of Goma
Reuters* City was seized and briefly held by rebels last year * U.N.'s Ban due to visit Goma this week KINSHASA, May 20 (Reuters) - Congolese soldiers clashed with rebel fighters for the first time in nearly six months on Monday near the city of Goma, just...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Congo, March 23 Movement, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ban Ki-moon
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South Sudan army says retakes town from rebels in east
Reuters* South Sudan army says has recaptured town, rebels deny * Embassies say aid groups in east have been looted By Hereward Holland JUBA, May 20 (Reuters) - South Sudan's army has retaken an eastern town captured by rebels two weeks ago, a military...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government, Politics, France
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WRAPUP 1-Hezbollah suffers big losses in Syria battle-activists
Reuters* Fiercest fighting involving Hezbollah in Syria - activists * Israel threatens more strikes to keep arms from Hezbollah * Assad says planned peace talks won't stop "terrorists" By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Dominic Evans AMMAN, May 20 (Reuters) -...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Free Syrian Army, Russia, Terrorism, Government
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