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28 killed in bomb attacks, clashes with IS in Iraq

A total of 28 people were killed and over 29 others wounded on Monday in bomb attacks and clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants across Iraq, security sources said.

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Two more suspects detained in relation to Nemtsov's death

Russian security authorities confirmed Monday they had detained another two suspects in connection with the murder of former deputy Russian prime minister Boris Nemtsov.

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At least 73 killed in offensive against IS militants in Iraq

​At least 73 people were killed in battle on Monday during a U.S.-led coalition airstrike in western Iraq and in a major offensive against Islamic State (IS) militants, a security source said.

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IS militants execute 40 people in Iraq's Anbar province

​The Islamic State (IS) militants Tuesday executed over 40 people, many were security members, in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a provincial security source said.

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At least 33 killed in bomb attacks, clashes with IS militants in Iraq

​At least 33 people were killed and more than 47 others wounded on Thursday in bomb attacks targeting the security forces and clashes with the Islamic State (IS) militants, security source said.

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IS militants execute 19 policemen in western Iraq

​The extremist Islamic State (IS) militants on Sunday executed 19 local policemen in Iraq's western province of Anbar, while seven IS militants were killed in clashes in the northern central province of Salahudin, security source said.

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Boko Haram invades Nigeria's Yobe state capital

Armed Boko Haram fighters have invaded Nigeria's northeast Damaturu, the Yobe State capital, residents and security sources told Xinhua on Monday.

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67 killed in clashes with IS militants in Iraq

​A total of 67 people were killed, including 15 border guards, in clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants across Iraq on Monday, while the Iraqi forces recaptured seven villages in eastern the country, security sources said.

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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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Lebanon fears Syrian gunmen opening new front in south: sources

​Lebanon fears that militants of the al-Qaeda linked group, the al-Nusra Front, would open a new front in southern Lebanon for cross-border attacks from their positions in southern Syria, a military source said on Thursday.

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Japan's Sharp to make world's 1st 4K display panel for smartphones

Japan's Sharp Corp. has begun developing a super high-definition "4K" liquid crystal display ( LCD) panel for smartphones, the first such attempt in the world, Kyodo quoted a source close to the matter as saying on Monday.

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22 killed in Baghdad suicide bomb attack at mosque

​Twenty-two people were killed and 25 others wounded in a suicide bomb attack targeting a Shiite mosque in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad on Sunday evening, a police source said.

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59 IS militants killed in air strikes, clashes in Iraq

​A total of 59 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed on Wednesday in clashes with Iraqi security forces and air strikes against their positions across the country, security sources said.

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50 IS militants killed in air strikes, clashes in Iraq

​A total of 50 people were killed on Tuesday in clashes and air strikes against the positions of the Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq, security source said.

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Bomb attacks kill at least 38 in Iraq

A total of 38 people, including two senior police officers, were killed and some 141 others wounded in separate bomb attacks across Iraq on Sunday, security sources said.

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14 killed in clashes, suicide bombing in Iraqi town

​A total of 14 people were killed and more than seven others wounded on Monday in clashes between Sunni tribesmen and Islamic State militants in a town in the predominantly Sunni province of Salahudin, a local security source said.

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13 killed in bomb attacks in Baghdad

​At least 13 people were killed in two bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Monday, a police source said.