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Syria, Israel exchange fire across cease-fire line
BEIRUT -- Syria said Tuesday that its forces had destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into Syrian territory from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, an account disputed by Israel, which said that shots were fired at a patrol inside Israeli-controlled...
Tags: Eurovision Song Contest (tv program), United Nations, Beirut (Lebanon), Israel Defense Forces, Wars and Interventions
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Syria's military shows unexpected resilience
BEIRUT — The military onslaught this week against the strategic Syrian town of Qusair has dramatized a surprising combat resilience that has already put rebel forces on the defensive on other key fronts, including near the capital, Damascus. The...
Tags: Beirut (Lebanon), National Government, Government, Weaponry, Wars and Interventions
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Russia says kills senior Islamist insurgent
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - The right-hand man of Russia's most wanted insurgent was killed by security forces on Tuesday, officials said, as Moscow tries to contain militancy in its Caucasus region before it hosts the Winter Olympics near there next February....Tags: Moscow (Russia), Wars and Interventions, Terrorism, 2014 Winter Olympic Games, 2010 Winter Olympic Games
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Nigeria seeks Niger's military support against Boko Haram
ReutersNIAMEY/MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria has asked its northern neighbor Niger for help in an offensive against Boko Haram insurgents, as West African states try to cooperate against a spread of Islamist violence. An intelligence source in Niger...Tags: Cameroon, Butterfly Ballots, Wars and Interventions, Islam, Nigeria
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Nigeria military: Authorities to release prisoners taken in fight against Islamic extremists
Associated PressENUGU, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military said Tuesday that the West African nation would release some of the prisoners it has taken in the country's fight against Islamic extremists — including all the women now held in custody. The...Tags: Government, U.S. House of Representatives, Wars and Interventions, Islam, Military Equipment
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As U.S. struggles with Syria policy, Senate panel backs arming rebels
Reuters* First vote by lawmakers in favor of arming rebels * Obama administration reluctant to send weapons * Syria sees some of year's worst fighting By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday...Tags: James E. Risch, Chris Murphy, U.S. House of Representatives, Bob Menendez, Weaponry
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Senate panel votes to provide weapons to Syrian rebels battling Assad regime
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel voted on Tuesday to provide weapons to rebels battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the first time lawmakers have endorsed the aggressive U.S. military step of arming the opposition in the 2-year-...Tags: United Nations, Saudi Arabia, Chris Murphy, Elections, Bob Menendez
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Russia says two rebels killed in North Caucasus
ReutersMOSCOW, May 21 (Reuters) - Russian security forces killed two suspected militants in the North Caucasus during a night-time sweep in the region plagued by an Islamist insurgency, investigators said on Tuesday. A spokesman for local investigators said the...Tags: Vladimir Putin, Robin Williams, Moscow (Russia), Armed Conflicts, Wars and Interventions
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Congolese army, rebels clash for a second day near Goma
ReutersKINSHASA (Reuters) - The Congolese army clashed with rebel fighters near the eastern city of Goma for a second day on Tuesday, threatening an uneasy six-month peace in the region ahead of a scheduled visit by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this week....Tags: United Nations, March 23 Movement, Robin Williams, Ban Ki-moon, World Bank Group
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Hezbollah, Syrian army renew Qusair offensive
ReutersAMMAN, May 21 (Reuters) - Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and Syrian soldiers, backed by air strikes and artillery, renewed an offensive aimed at driving Syrian rebels from the town of Qusair near the Lebanese border on Tuesday, opposition activists said....Tags: Human Rights, Lebanon, Politics, Wars and Interventions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Coordinated Taliban attacks in Afghan south kill six policemen
ReutersLASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Dozens of Taliban insurgents launched coordinated attacks on Afghan checkpoints in the south on Tuesday, killing at least six Afghan policemen, officials said, adding that a clash was going on. Seven policemen were...Tags: Afghanistan, NATO, Taliban, Armed Conflicts, Wars and Interventions
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Congo's army clashes with rebels near eastern city of Goma
Reuters* City was seized and briefly held by rebels last year * U.N.'s Ban due to visit Goma this week KINSHASA, May 20 (Reuters) - Congolese soldiers clashed with rebel fighters for the first time in nearly six months on Monday near the city of Goma, just...Tags: March 23 Movement, Ban Ki-moon, Wars and Interventions, Congo, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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