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Nigerian army boko haram maiduguri november 2 2012
May 20, 2013
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Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade the 120 militants who were arrested were now being interrogated. They now bring the number of Islamists arrested since last week to more than 200.
May 20, 2013
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GlobalPost travels with Hezbollah as it steps up its support for the Syrian government, helping it retake key rebel strongholds on the road to Damascus.
May 20, 2013
9:22 am
Qusayr government soldiers
At least 23 pro-Assad fighters of the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah have been killed in the battle for the strategically vital Syrian city of Qusayr.
May 19, 2013
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Syrian government forces have taken control of the center of Qusayr, a rebel stronghold near the Lebanese border.
May 18, 2013
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Deputy foreign minister faisal mekdad
Gunmen in Syria kidnapped the elderly father of Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, a leading voice in Assad's regime.
May 18, 2013
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US says Yemen home to jihadist network’s most dangerous branch, AL-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
May 18, 2013
12:29 pm
Nigerian army boko haram maiduguri november 2 2012
The US is 'concerned' by allegations of human rights violations by Nigerian security forces, Secretary of State John Kerry said.
May 18, 2013
10:06 am
Baghdad iraq explosions funeral 05 17
Area near Ramadi is one of the main centers of the Sunni protest movement in Iraq.
May 18, 2013
8:58 am
Ahmenidejad 05 17 2013
Commentary: Iran’s participation would increase confidence in its nuclear intentions.
May 17, 2013
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Baghdad iraq explosions funeral 05 17
Twin explosions outside Sunni Mosque near Baghdad kill more than 40 as a blast hits a funeral procession.
May 17, 2013
12:55 pm
Russia missiles 05 17 2013
Moscow's delivery of advanced missiles to Syria raises the stakes in its bid to block international intervention.