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11 killed in gas reservoir fire in W. Afghanistan

At least 11 people were killed while 18 others wounded after a reservoir of liquefied gas caught fire in Herat city, capital of western Afghanistan's Herat province overnight Monday, sources said on Tuesday.

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China air force train hard for V-Day parade

Air troops for the upcoming V-Day parade on Sep. 3 are busily engaged in training as they anticipate a flawless display.

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23 injured in car bombing in eastern Afghanistan

​At least 23 people were wounded Thursday in a suicide car bombing in eastern Afghanistan's province of Logar, an official said.

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At least 48 killed in N. Nigeria market blast: security source

​At least 48 people were killed Tuesday in a blast which rocked a local market in Damboa district of Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, a security source and a witness said.

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Iraqi forces repel IS attack, suicide bombing in Iraq's oil refinery town

​Iraqi security forces Wednesday repelled an attack by Islamic State (IS) militants, including a suicide bombing in the oil refinery town of Baiji in the Salahudin province, killing at least 12 IS militants and 12 security members, a provincial security source said.

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Iraq treads on bloody blade as army battling tit-for-tat with IS

​A total of 25 people were killed and 28 wounded on Monday in air strikes, clashes with the Islamic State (IS) militants and violent attacks across Iraq, security sources said.

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At least 11 killed in air strike, violence in Iraq

​At least 11 people were killed on Monday in an air strike in province of Anbar and two violent attacks in Iraqi capital of Baghdad, security sources said.

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19 militants killed in clashes in Libya's Derna

​Nineteen militants were killed earlier on Wednesday in clashes between local jihadists and the Islamic State (IS) affiliate in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, according to a security source.

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Security forces repel suicide attacks, clashes continue with IS in central Iraq

​Iraqi security forces on Thursday repelled multiple suicide car bomb attacks by the Islamic State (IS) militants, while clashes with the extremist group continued in the provinces of Salahudin and Anbar, security source said.

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28 paramilitaries killed in car bombings in Iraq's Baiji

​Car bomb attacks killed at least 28 government-backed militiamen and wounded 36 others in Iraq on Tuesday, a security source said.

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At least 12 feared dead in Nigeria market blast: security source

​At least 12 people were feared dead Tuesday when a blast went off in a livestock market in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri, capital of the restive Borno State, a security source and witness said.

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Suicide car bomb kills 38 security members in Iraq's Anbar

​A suicide car bomb detonated at a military base in Iraq's western province of Anbar on Monday, killing at least 38 members of the security force and wounding 25 others, a provincial source told Xinhua.

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28 IS militants killed in airstrikes, clashes in western Iraq

​A total of 28 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed Monday in the U.S.-led coalition airstrikes and clashes with the Iraqi security forces in the province of Anbar, a provincial security source said.

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47 killed in clashes with IS militants in central Iraq

​A total of 47 people were killed on Thursday in separate clashes between the Islamic State (IS) militants and Iraqi security forces in the provinces of Salahudin and Anbar, security sources said.

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28 killed in bomb attacks, clashes with IS militants in Iraq

​A total of 28 people were killed, including three suicide bombers, and over 28 others wounded in bomb attacks and clashes with the Islamic State (IS) militants across Iraq on Sunday, while gunmen abducted nine people in eastern the country, security sources said.

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Iraq sends additional troops to battle IS over key refinery

​Iraq on Tuesday dispatched reinforcement to Salahudin province to fight IS militants trying to take the country's largest oil refinery, security sources said.