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Russia slams U.S. attempts to provide air cover to Syrian rebels

Kremlin denounced Monday the U.S. attempts to provide air cover for Syrian rebels, indicating it will ultimately destabilize the country's situation.

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Nigerian troops rescue 59 persons during raid in northeast state

​Nigerian troops in northeast state of Borno had cleared two villages occupied by Boko Haram insurgents and rescued 59 abducted persons in anti-terrorist operation in Konduga area of the state, a spokesperson said on Thursday.

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Nigerian troops free 30 persons from terrorists in NE Nigeria

​Nigerian troops confronting Boko Haram terrorists in restive northeastern state of Borno said on Tuesday that it had rescued 30 persons from suspected terrorists as a follow up to its operations in Dikwa town.

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Nigeria launches offensive on Boko Haram's Sambisa camp: spokesman

​Government forces have commenced mop up operations to rout Boko Haram from Sambisa Forest, a camp known as one of their major hideouts in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, defense spokesman Chris Olukolade said Thursday.

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Nigeria gains full control of northeast Bama town: military

Nigerian troops are now in full control of northeast Bama town in Borno State, after clearing terrorists from the town on Monday, the country's defense headquarters said.

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Terrorists will not hijack our faith: King of Jordan

​King Abdullah II of Jordan called on Muslims Tuesday to join the fight against the so-called Islamic State during a speech at the European Parliament (EP).

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Nigerian military vows to crush terrorists finally

​The Nigerian Defense Headquarters on Wednesday promised not to relent until every part of the country is finally rid of insurgency, following recent wave of successes against Boko Haram terrorists.

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Philippine justifies possible U.S. assistance in S. Philippine clash

​Malacanang, the Philippine presidential palace, said Tuesday it does not see anything wrong if the United States assisted Philippine authorities in the operation against two suspected terrorists in the southern province of Maguindanao on Jan. 25.

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Syrian troops stay "vigilant and wary" to thwart terrorist acts

​Syria's Defense Minister Fahed al-Jassem stressed Thursday that the Syrian troops are determined to eliminate the terrorists whenever located on Syrian soil, according to the state news agency SANA.

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Nigerian troops kill 78 Boko Haram fighters in gun battle: sources

​Nigerian troops operating in restive northeast state of Borno killed 78 Boko Haram terrorists in their ill-fated attempt to capture a military base in Biu town, a competent security source told Xinhua on Thursday.

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Four terrorists nabbed in Myanmar after ASEAN summit

All four terrorists, who were reported to have infiltrated into Myanmar to carry out destructive acts, have been nabbed by the regional authorities, the 7-Day Daily reported quoting regional police on Monday.

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IS taunts Obama as observers deem anti-terror policy muddling

​The Islamic State (IS) taunted U.S. President Barack Obama in an audio recording allegedly released by the terrorists, just as the U.S. ramps up efforts to destroy the militant group.

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Pakistani forces kill 25 terrorists, destroy 8 hideouts

Pakistani fighter jets on Monday continued air strikes on the militants' positions in North Waziristan tribal region, killing 25 terrorists and destroying eight hideouts, the military said.

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China's police chief calls for severe punishment on Xinjiang terrorist attackers

China's minister of Public Security Guo Shengkun on Thursday called for doing utmost to treat the injured people in Xinjiang terrorist attack, and severely punishing those terrorists

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Kenya says retrieved bodies from Westgate mall belong to terrorists

The four bodies recovered from the ongoing forensic investigations after the Sept. 21 terrorist attack on Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall belong to the terrorists, the Kenyan government said on Sunday.

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Philippines refutes U.S. claim on Sulu

The Philippine military respects but disagrees the assessment of the U.S. government classifying the Sulu archipelago, composed of Sulu, Basilan and Tawi-tawi provinces, as a safe haven for terrorists.