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Eight killed, 10 policemen kidnapped in Iraq's Sunni heartland
ReutersRAMADI, Iraq, May 18 (Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq on Saturday, security sources said, apparently viewing them as collaborators with the Shi'ite-led government of a nation plagued by sectarian...Tags: Islam, Religion and Belief, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Al-Qaeda, Baghdad (Iraq)
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Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's...Tags: Libya, Politics, Africa, Wars and Interventions, Goodluck Jonathan
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Thirteen killed, 10 police kidnapped in Iraq violence
ReutersRAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) - Suspected Sunni Muslim militants killed four state-backed Sunni fighters in Iraq on Saturday, security sources said, apparently viewing them as collaborators with the Shi'ite-led government of a nation plagued by sectarian hatred....Tags: Islam, Religion and Belief, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Nouri Maliki, Al-Qaeda
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At least four suspected militants killed in Yemen drone strike
ReutersADEN, May 18 (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and a number of others wounded in a drone strike on a vehicle carrying suspected al Qaeda members in southern Yemen, a local official said on Saturday. The official said the strike took place at...Tags: Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Al-Qaeda
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Anti-Taliban Afghan police chief gunned down in motorcycle attack
This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.KABUL, Afghanistan -- A police chief who had stood up repeatedly to the Taliban was shot and killed in a drive-by attack by four insurgents on motorcycles, officials said Saturday. The police chief, Abdul Ghani, was leaving his driveway in his car...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Rebellions, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, NATO
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Nigeria bombs Islamists, U.S. sounds alarm
ReutersMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian warplanes struck militant camps in the northeast on Friday in a major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not harm civilians. Troops...Tags: Religion and Belief, Politics, Rebellions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice
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Syrian soldiers warned daily of sectarian dangers, defectors say
MARAAT NUMAN, Syria — Each morning, after saluting the Syrian flag and before the warplanes take off, soldiers at army bases across Syria are given political orientation. During the lectures, conscripts and career officers alike are repeatedly...
Tags: Science and Technology, Free Syrian Army, Rebellions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad
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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Final inning sac fly puts Cougars in tournament
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.Jacob Neal's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning drove in Chaffin Haught with the game-winning run in Courtland's 4 �3 baseball win over Spotsylvania in the Battlefield District fourth-place tiebreaker game played at Riverbend High...Tags: Sports, Soccer, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Josh Thomas, Pate
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HIGH SCHOOL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.TENNIS REGION I BOYS Monday's quarterfinals Courtland vs. Grafton, 3 (at Lafayette High School) Grafton at Prince Edward, 4:30 Bruton vs. James Monroe, 3 (at U. of Mary Washington) Poquoson at Eastern View, 4:30 REGION I GIRLS Monday's...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, James Monroe
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Funds sought to buy Battlefield property
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.For more three decades, Fleetwood Hill has been the holy grail for Civil War history lovers. This long Culpeper County ridge, which commands the landscape near Beverly's Ford on the Rapidan River, is the very soul of the Civil War's Brandy Station...Tags: Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia), Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Political Fundraising
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Unity state: Five police and one solider die in Koch-Mayom clashes
Sudan TribuneFive Unity state policemen and one soldier were killed in Buoth district of Koch county on Friday in an attack local authorities have blamed on youth from neighbouring Mayom county. The incident follows tension and clashes this week along the county...Tags: Regional Authority, Government, National Government, France, Executive Branch
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Fort Bliss adds names of 13 fallen soldiers to memorial
El Paso Times, TexasIt was a somber Friday morning as the families and friends of 13 fallen Fort Bliss soldiers gathered to watch the unveiling of their names on the post's Field of Honor monument -- a lasting reminder of their sacrifice. The monument honors those...Tags: Israel, Explosions, U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest
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