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Yemeni troops kill 2 leading al-Qaida members in raid

TheYemenianti-terrortroopskilledtwoleadingmembersoftheYemen-basedal-QaidabranchinthesouthernprovinceofAbyanonWednesday,asecurityofficialsaid.Thetwowerekilledina

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Local Libyan mayor kidnapped by unidentified gunmen

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Bahrain strikes its biggest oil field, dwarfing current reserves

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Al Shabaab attacks African Union base in Somalia

IslamistinsurgentsbattledforhoursonSundaywithAfricanUniontroopsafterexplodingacarbomboutsidetheirbase,Somalipolice,militaryandthemilitantssaid.AlShabaabmilitant

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Biggest convoy yet evacuates Syria's ruined Ghouta

ThelargestconvoyyetofrebelfightersandciviliansevacuatedfromEasternGhoutaarrivedTuesdayinnorthwesternSyria,furtheremptyingtheonetimeoppositionbastion.Aconvoytran

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Fresh rebel withdrawals from Syria's shrinking Ghouta

AnewgroupofSyrianrebelsandcivilianspreparedtoleaveEasternGhoutaonMondayafterthelargestexodusyetfromtheoppositionenclave,astalksstalledoverthefinalpocketofresist

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Tearful Syrians in rebel enclave begin new evacuation

WeepingSyriansboardedbusestoleavearavagedpocketofEasternGhoutaonSunday,inanewwaveofevacuationstoclearanotherpartoftheformerrebelbastion.FiveweekssincetheSyrianr

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Syrian rebels, Russians to negotiate end to Ghouta suffering-rebel group

ASyrianrebelgroupinonebesiegedeasternGhoutapocketsaidonFridayitwouldtrytonegotiateanendtoanarmyassaultthere,whileinsurgentsinanothernearbyenclavewithdrew.Ending

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U.S. drone strike kills 5 al-Qaida suspects in Yemen's Marib

Atleastfiveal-QaidasuspectswerekilledinanovernightU.S.dronestrikeonahouseinYemen'scentralprovinceofMarib,aprovincialsecurityofficialtoldXinhuaonFriday.TheU.S.st

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Mortar attack in Mogadishu kills three people - peacekeepers

AmortarattackintheSomalicapitalMogadishu,claimedbyIslamistgroupalShabaab,killedthreeciviliansandinjuredtwoothersonThursday,theAfricanUnionpeacekeepingforceAMISO

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Syria war: Shelling and strikes despite Eastern Ghouta 'pause'

Fightingcontinuedintherebel-heldEasternGhoutaareainSyriaduringthefirstdailyfive-hour"pause"orderedbythegovernment'sallyRussia.Activistssaidthereweregovernmentai

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Syria aspires for political solution to civil war after IS collapse

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Opinion: Political stalemate with Syrian opposition at Geneva talks

TheUN-sponsoredSyrianpeacetalksinGenevahavebeenunderwaysinceNovember28andalthoughtherehavebeenindicationsthatthisroundmaygivebirthtonewachievementsforthesuccess

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U.S. drone kills 5 al-Qaida operatives in SE Yemen

AU.S.dronekilledfiveoperativesoftheYemen-basedal-QaidaoffshootinanovernightstrikeastheyweretravelingthroughamountainousroadinthesoutheasternprovinceofShabwa,alo

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Syrian army takes control of Deir al-Zor from ISIL

TheSyrianarmyanditsallieshavetakenfullcontrolofDeiral-Zor–thelargestandmostimportantcityineasternSyria–fromISIL,theSyrianObservatoryforHumanRightssaidonThursday

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'Hellish gunfire' in hotel as blasts hit Somali capital Mogadishu

A"hellish"gunbattleistakingplaceatahotelintheSomalicapitalMogadishuaftermilitantsrammedacarbombintothegatesandstormedthebuilding.Asecondcarbombtargetedtheformer

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Syrian forces close in on last IS key stronghold in al-Bukamal

TheSyriangovernmentforcesareadvancinginthecountrysideofDeiral-ZourprovinceineasternSyriainfightingtheIslamicState(IS)inal-Bukamal,thelastmajorISstrongholdnearth