Staff Writer With AFP
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Air
Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after rocket fire evades Iron Dome
Israeli warplanes hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire from the territory into southern Israel, the IDF said
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan investigates reports of civilians killed in operation against ISIS in Nangarhar
Afghan officials launched an investigation into claims at least 14 civilians were killed in a military ground operation targeting Islamic State in their stronghold in the eastern Nangarhar province.
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Europe
France seeks to repatriate some children of ISIS foreign fighters
France is seeking to repatriate some of the 150 children of French ISIS fighters identified as being in Syria
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Business
Israel’s IAI wins $777 million India navy contract for Barak 8 air defense missile systems
Israel Aerospace Industries said it had won a $777 million order for the Barak 8 air defense system for seven Indian Navy warships
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Americas
Colombia arrests 8 soldiers over farmer’s murder
Colombian authorities arrested eight soldiers over the murder of a farmer earlier this year, one of thousands of such cases involving security forces under investigation
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Middle East
Iraq: Car bomb at market near Mosul kills 6
A car bomb attack killed six people and wounded 26 more at a market in Al Qayyarah near Islamic State former Iraqi capital of Mosul
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Europe
Belgium court strips citizenship of man convicted of recruiting jihadists for Syria
A man found guilty in Belgium of recruiting jihadists for the war in Syria was stripped of his Belgian citizenship
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Middle East
Insurgent group Jaish al-Adl claims kidnapping of Iran security personnel near Pakistan border
The insurgent group Jaish al-Adl has claimed responsibility for the abduction of 12 Iran security personnel near the border with Pakistan
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan: US general injured in Kandahar attack that killed provisional police chief
US army Brigadier General Jeffrey Smiley was among those injured in a Taliban attack on Afghanistan security chiefs inside a highly secure compound last week in Kandahar
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Air
Democratic Republic of Congo: Rebels kill 11 people, kidnap 10 children near Beni
Allied Democratic Forces rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 11 people and abducted 15 others in a raid near Beni
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