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Muslim countries concerned over IS expansion in Mideast

​Muslim countries voiced their main concern over the expansion of Islamic State (IS) militant group in the Middle East while gathering at a meeting in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Tuesday.

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Tension still high in Kenya's Mandera after killing of 28 people

​Tension remained high in Kenya's Mandera town and its environs as hundreds of nonlocal residents who fear for their lives have camped at the Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) military camp in the border town.

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Blast targets NATO convoy in Kabul, wounding bystander

​At least one civilian was wounded after a bomb attack targeted a NATO-led forces' convoy in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday, sources said.

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Cyber security should avoid becoming Achilles' heel

As Internet firms propel Chinese business to the next stage, cyber security must become a top priority to prevent a potential achilles heel for rapid industrial development.

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Kenya extends dawn to dusk curfew to restore peace in coastal region

​Kenyan police on Saturday extended a dawn to dusk curfew in Lamu County in order to help restore peace amid crackdown on radicalised Muslim youth behind a spate of insecurity in the coastal region.

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Explosion, gunfire rock Kabul, killing 4 attackers

​At least four attackers were killed as an explosion and ensuing gunshots rocked a fortified residential compound used by foreign staffs of UN and other international organizations in eastern part of Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday night, sources said.

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Iraq's defense minister rejects entry of foreign ground troops

​Iraqi Defense Minister Khalid al- Obiedi said on Tuesday his country rejected the entry of foreign ground troops to fight against terrorism, stressing that the Iraqi army will be able to expel the Islamic State militant group from Iraq.

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28 killed in clashes, car bombings in Iraq

​A total of 28 people were killed and 44 others wounded in battles with Islamic State (IS) militants and in car bomb attacks across Iraq on Monday, security source said.

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Iraq forces break IS siege on key oil refinery

​Iraqi security forces on Sunday broke the Islamic State (IS) group's months-long siege of the country's largest oil refinery in Salahudin province, a provincial security source said.

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U.S. top officer says fighting agaisnt extremist IS " starting to turn"

​The United States top military officer said during an unannounced visit to the Iraqi capital of Baghdad and the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan on Saturday that the momentum in the battle with Islamic State (IS) militant group was "starting to turn", but predicted the campaign against the group would take several years.

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Egypt more insecure as ABM vows allegiance to IS

Egyptian anti-government militants have brought the ghost of the Islamic State (IS) from Iraq and Syria to Egypt as Sinai-based, al-Qaida-inspired Ansar Bayt al- Maqdis (ABM) group has recently sworn allegiance to the IS, Egyptian experts said.

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4 terrorists allegedly have infiltrated into Myanmar before ASEAN summit

​Four terrorists have infiltrated into Myanmar to carry out destructive acts ahead of upcoming ASEAN Summits slated for next week , local daily the 7-Day quoted Mon state police force as reporting Sunday.

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Beijing mobilizes police, civilians for APEC security

Beijing police said they will deploy 28,000 police officers each day starting Thursday as the Chinese capital raises security for this week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting.

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Pakistan army chief to visit Kabul for key security talks

​Pakistan Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif is going on a day-long visit to Kabul on Thursday, the military said on Wednesday.

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IS militants execute 75 tribesmen in western Iraq

​The Islamic State (IS) militant group executed 75 tribesmen in western Iraq on Thursday, a day after they executed 30 tribesmen from the same allied Sunni tribe in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a provincial security source said.

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Suicide bombing kills 11 security members in Iraq

​At least 11 security members were killed and some 25 others wounded in a suicide car bomb attack in Iraq's central Babil province, a provincial security source said on Monday.

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British troops definitively leave Afghanistan's Helmand Province

​British forces have definitively left Camp Bastion in Afghanistan's Helmand Province, handing the base over to the Afghan National Army (ANA), the British Ministry of Defense (MoD) announced Monday.