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Middle East
Israel Launches Air Strikes on Syria After Thwarted Border Attack
Israel launched air strikes on Syrian military targets in southern Syria late Monday, after thwarting an attack near the Israeli-occupied sector of the Golan Heights.
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Business
‘Legitimate’ Concerns About Saudi Arms Sales, Ex-US Official Says
State Department officials voiced concern over risks to civilians before Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rammed through $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies, a former aide was quoted Monday as telling lawmakers.
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Middle East
Israeli Jets Strike Hamas Targets in Gaza: Military
Israeli fighter jets carried out strikes on Hamas facilities in the Gaza Strip after a "rocket" was fired from the Hamas-controlled enclave towards the Jewish state, its military said Monday.
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Middle East
12 Pro-Regime, 6 Rebel Fighters Die in Syria Clashes: Monitor
Jihadists and allied rebels in northwestern Syria Monday killed at least 12 pro-regime fighters, thwarting their advance, a Britain-based war monitoring group said.
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Middle East
At Least 20 Dead in Afghan Prison Raid Claimed by IS: Officials
At least 20 people have been killed in fighting between security forces and Islamic State gunmen raiding an Afghan jail, officials said Monday, after the jihadist group claimed the ongoing attack.
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Americas
One Marine Dead, 8 Missing After Accident off California
At least one Marine has died and eight others remained missing Friday after an accident involving an amphibious assault vehicle off the California coast, the US military announced.
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Africa
Drunk Soldier in Eastern DR Congo Shoots Dead at Least 12 Civilians: Sources
A drunken soldier in DR Congo's troubled east opened fire on passers-by killing at least 12 people, including a two-year-old girl, sources said Friday.
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Americas
Poland Says US to Deploy Troops on Eastern Border
Washington will deploy at least 1,000 soldiers in Poland and oversee forces on NATO's eastern flank, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said Friday after the US announced a massive troop pullout from Germany.
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Africa
Al-Qaeda-Linked Group Claims Attack on French Forces in Mali
Al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadists in Mali claimed responsibility on Thursday for a suicide raid on French forces in the north of the Sahel state this month, which left one soldier dead.
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Middle East
Car Bomb Kills at Least 17 in Afghanistan Ahead of Ceasefire
At least 17 people were killed in a car bomb explosion in an Afghan city on Thursday as crowds shopped for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, officials and a medic said.
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