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Middle East
French general predicts end of ISIS ‘physical caliphate’ by end of year
ISIS will have been driven from all its territory before the end of the year, French Chief of Defence Staff General Francois Lecointre said
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Africa
Nigeria: Boko Haram kill 2, abduct 25 in bus ambush
Two people were killed and 25 others kidnapped in a Boko Haram ambush on a civilian convoy in Gwoza in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, security sources said
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Africa
Court finds 10 South Sudan soldiers guilty of rape and murder
A South Sudan military court found 10 soldiers guilty of raping five foreign aid workers and murdering a local journalist during fighting at the Terrain hotel in Juba in July 2016.
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Asia Pacific
Afghanistan: Suicide bomber attacks Kabul sports club
A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a sports club in the Afghanistan capital Kabul, officials said, causing casualties
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Middle East
Syria: Calls mount to avoid ‘massacre’ in rebel-held Idlib
International calls mounted to avoid a "massacre" by Syria regime forces in the last rebel-held province of Idlib
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Middle East
Suspected ISIS insurgents in northern Iraq shoot elderly man to death
Suspected ISIS insurgents shot dead a man as he emerged from prayers at a mosque north of Baghdad and wounded three others, police said
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Asia Pacific
Philippines: One killed, 15 injured in second Isulan bombing in five days
An explosion in an internet cafe in Isulan in the southern Philippines, killied one person and injured 15 in the second bomb to strike the city in days
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Africa
Dozens of Nigerian soldiers killed in Boko Haram assault on Zari military base
At least 30 Nigerian soldiers died in combat with Boko Haram militants who overran a military base in Zari village in northern Borno state near the border with Niger
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Asia Pacific
Indonesia police charge Polish man over Papua separatist links
A Polish man and three Indonesians have been charged for alleged links to Papua New Guinea separatists and could face life in prison if convicted
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Africa
Insurgency and military operations in Lake Chad region displace 2.4 million people
About 11 million people rely on humanitarian assistance to survive in the Lake Chad region following nine years of violence, a dozen NGOs warned
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