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AL chief slams Arish blast, calls for int'l support to fight terrorism
Date: 2014-10-24 17:00:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:1191853
CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi condemned Friday the blast that hit a checkpoint in the North Sinai district of Sheikh Zuwaid, leaving dozens of servicemen dead and injured. In a statement on Friday, Arabi ....
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Iraqi army regains control over two areas in Babel
Date: 2014-10-24 16:49:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:1191721
BAGHDAD, Oct 24 (MENA) - Iraqi forces, backed by military jets, managed to regain control over Fadiliyah and Dhuluiya areas in Babel province Friday, an Iraqi source said. The source added that dozens of militants of Daesh were killed and injured ....
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Libyan army seizes camp in Benghazi
Date: 2014-10-24 15:27:44 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:1191293
TRIPOLI, Oct 24 (MENA) - The Libyan army seized on Friday a camp controlled by the February 17 Battalion after fierce clashes in Garyounes district of Benghazi. Earlier in the day, two Libyan servicemen were killed in clashes with the Shura ....
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2 Libyan soldiers killed in Benghazi clashes
Date: 2014-10-24 15:01:13 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:1191165
TRIPOLI, Oct 24 (MENA) – Two Libyan soldiers were killed in Garyounes area in Benghazi due to the ongoing clashes there. The bodies of slain soldiers were moved to the Benghazi medical center, said a well-placed military source. Libya plunged ....
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67 Daesh militants escape from Fallujah
Date: 2014-10-24 14:44:40 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:1191105
BAGHDAD, Oct 24 (MENA) - As many as 67 foreign Daesh militants have fled Iraq's Fallujah toward the border with Syria, an Iraqi security source said on Friday. Purging operations in Jurf Al Sakhar have confused Daesh militants in Fallujah, stated ....
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Sudan’s NEC considers measures for expats participation in polls
Date: 2014-10-24 14:10:52 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:1190773
KHARTOUM, Oct 24 (MENA) – Sudan’s National Election Commission is considering measures for the participation of expatriates in the upcoming elections, says head of the commission Mukhtar Al-Asam. In press statements on Friday, Asam said the NEC ....
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17 Daesh militants killed in southern Tikrit
Date: 2014-10-24 13:52:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:1190753
BAGHDAD, Oct 24 (MENA) - Seventeen Daesh militants were killed Friday in Dalouiya area in southern Tikrit after Iraqi air forces launched a strike on their hideout. The attack resulted in destroying five armored vehicles owned by the terrorist ....
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Libyan soldier injured at military checkpoint
Date: 2014-10-24 13:47:54 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:1190761
TRIPOLI, Oct 24 (MENA) - A soldier of the Libyan army was injured on Friday in a mortar attack on a checkpoint near Al- Abraq International Airport. The missile attack also caused damage to the checkpoint, a military source said. The source ....
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Libyan parl't speaker calls for dialogue, disarmament
Date: 2014-10-24 13:27:07 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:1190621
TRIPOLI, Oct 24 (MENA) - Libyan parliament speaker Aguila Saleh Quwaidar has pressed for dialogue to solve the Libyan crisis. In statements Friday to mark the third anniversary of the liberation of Libya, Quwaidar also called for reconciliation ....
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Baghdad airport now out of militants’ reach, US says
Date: 2014-10-24 13:16:57 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:1190541
WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (MENA) - Iraqi security forces aren't yet able to mount a counteroffensive against Daesh fighters, but they have been able to conduct strategically disruptive “spoiling attacks” and have developed a plan to retake parts of the ....
