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Staff Writer With AFP January 30, 2022

France Says Nearly 60 ‘Terrorists’ Killed Ahead of Burkina Coup

Nearly 60 "terrorists" were killed in Burkina Faso by local forces alongside French troops on the eve of the January 24 coup, France's military said.

Members of the special forces of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces

Staff Writer With AFP January 28, 2022

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Kurdish Fighters Found Dead in Syria Jail Hit by IS: Monitor

Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria found the bodies of 18 fellow fighters inside a prison that the Islamic State group attacked last week.

Staff Writer With AFP January 28, 2022

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Six Rockets Target Baghdad Airport, Damaging Plane

Six rockets were fired at the Iraqi capital's airport, causing damage but no casualties, security sources said.

Tajikistan servicemen during a military parade

Staff Writer With AFP January 28, 2022

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Tajikistan Says Two Dead After Clashes With Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan said two of its citizens were killed and 10 injured during overnight clashes at its contested border with Kyrgyzstan.

Staff Writer With AFP January 28, 2022

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Ukraine Separatists Urge Russia to Send Modern Weapons

A Ukrainian separatist leader urged Russia to send modern weapons to the breakaway statelets to help them defend themselves against Western-backed Kyiv forces.

Staff Writer With AFP January 27, 2022

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IS Attack in Libya Kills 3 Security Personnel: Ministry

Fighters linked to Islamic State have killed three Libyan security personnel in the country's southwest.

A Pakistani army soldier stands guard at a market in Miran Shah, a town in North Waziristan, near the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2019

Staff Writer With AFP January 27, 2022

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Ten Pakistani Troops Slain in Separatist Ambush

Ten Pakistani troops were killed in a checkpoint firefight earlier this week in an attack claimed by separatists in the restive southern province of Balochistan.

Staff Writer With AFP January 27, 2022

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Denmark to Pull Troops Out of Mali After Junta Demands

Denmark will withdraw a newly deployed contingent of 100 troops from Mali after repeated demands, which Copenhagen denounced as a "political game" by the military junta.