Q. Are the Kurdish militants in Syria different from the Kurdish militants in Turkey?
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State media said the army had intervened and battled the militants and waged aerial strikes on fleeing militants.
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Somali troops reportedly fought al-Shabaab militants in Puntland last week leaving 170 militants dead, according to Bloomberg.
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Pakistan denies it supports militants and says it is building the gate to stop militants from crossing the border.
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A strike on Saturday killed 34 militants, and a strike on Sunday killed 28 militants, US Africa Command said.
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"They were looking for militants, as they said that they had information about militants hiding in the house," Malik said.
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"During the operation, militants fired upon troops, leading to a gun battle in which three militants were killed," he said.
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During that attack, two militants detonated suicide bombs outside the ministry, allowing eight other militants to pass through a gate.
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Security officials say the militants also have ties to militants from the Chinese Uighur ethnic group, who reject Beijing's rule.
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"The national army defended itself and killed 87 militants," Ali said, adding the army pursued other militants into the jungles nearby.
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The militants, according to another witness, said worshippers began to jump out of windows as soon as the militants opened fire.
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On Monday, four Indian soldiers, three suspected militants, a police official and a civilian were killed as Indian soldiers searched for militants.
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The military also said that eight militants were killed in air raids, which followed a clash between the armed forces and militants.
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Both Kurdish militants and jihadist Islamic State militants have carried out suicide and bomb attacks in major Turkish cities in recent years.
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Crackdown on militants kills 3 Also Tuesday, police killed three militants from the group Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh, police official Mashruqur Rahman Khaled told CNN.
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Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi said 688 ISIS vehicles were destroyed and 440 ISIS militants killed Garver didn't say how many militants were killed.
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Since a crackdown was launched on militants in the region after the bomb attack, 15 militants have been killed in six separate gun battles.
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But the strategy of using radical Islamist groups and militants boomeranged as the Islamist militants began attacking the Pakistani state after gaining some strength.
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The government is taking on militants in the Sinai Peninsula, where militants loyal to Islamic State are based, and Islamist groups elsewhere in the country.
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France launched Operation Serval to oust militants from northern Mali and replaced it in 2014 with Operation Barkhane which targets militants across the Sahel region.
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Haftar's forces have been fighting against Islamist militants and other foes in eastern Benghazi and are besieging the city of Derna to oust militants there.
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Russian jets kill over 200 Islamic State militants near Syria's Deir al-Zor: agencies Erdogan says Turkey and Iran discussing joint action against Kurdish militants
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Pakistan's military has claimed major successes against the militants in the country's northwestern regions, but the militants have continued to target government installations and allies.
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The shooting came eight days after Islamic State militants stormed a military checkpoint in northern Sinai, leaving at least 12 soldiers and 15 militants dead.
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Militants from the Islamic State and other radical jihadist groups have long targeted Jordan, and dozens of militants are currently serving long prison terms here.
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The militants had smashed the church's windows, though a new cross has now been put up in place of the one the militants took down.
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Pakistan denies it supports militants, and says it is building the gate at Torkham to stop the movement of militants coming the other way, from Afghanistan.
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"Wani's killing is a major success against militants in Kashmir ... This year we killed 83 militants in Kashmir, which is highest in recent years," Kumar added.
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The agency has long been accused of supporting Islamist militants targeting neighbor and arch-foe India as well as sheltering the Afghan Taliban and other militants.
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Ankara says it cannot do so, given multiple security threats which include Islamic State militants in neighboring Syria and Kurdish militants in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast.
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Militants from Islamic State and other radical jihadist groups have long targeted the U.S.-allied kingdom and dozens of militants are currently serving lengthy prison terms.
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Militants from al Qaeda and other radical jihadist groups have long targeted the U.S.-allied kingdom and dozens of militants are currently serving long prison terms.
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Haftar's forces have been fighting against Islamist militants and other foes in eastern Benghazi and are besieging the city of Derna to try to oust militants there.
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Between the lines: Militants are included in this count because many of the people reported by U.S. and local forces as militants may actually have been civilians.
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Up to a dozen Islamic Jihad militants were killed in the tunnel's collapse, as were two Hamas militants carrying out what the group called a rescue mission.
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He not only recruited a significant number of trained militants, but also compelled a number of local militants to pledge allegiance to his affiliate, the officials said.
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Other American airstrikes hit militants apparently racing to join the stranded militants, according to the spokesman for the American-led military coalition in Iraq and Syria, Col.
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Related: Islamist Militants Suspected In the Hacking Death Of a Hindu Priest in Bangladesh Militants have killed more than 30 people in Bangladesh since February last year.
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Egypt's military says several hundred militants have been killed since it launched a major campaign in February, 2018 focused on defeating militants linked to Islamic State in Sinai.
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Seven other militants, including two members of the Islamic militant Hamas group that rules Gaza, suffocated to death in the tunnel while trying to rescue the five militants.
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Islamic State militants, who overran a third of Iraq in 2014, had threatened attacks ahead of the elections, the first since the defeat of the militants last year.
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India has also continued its crackdown on suspected militants operating in Kashmir, and on Wednesday security forces killed two Jaish militants in a gun battle, Indian police said.
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"We knew that the mosque was under attack by (militants)," he said, recounting an attack that constitutes a grim milestone in Egypt's brutal fight against increasingly emboldened militants.
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In the 150 days of the Philippine army operation to flush the militants out, more than 800 militants and 162 members of the government security forces were killed.
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At least five militants have been killed in shootouts since November as security forces have cracked down on Islamist militants looking to establish a sharia-based Muslim state.
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"New Delhi will push forces to wipe out Kashmiri militants in the woods and sell the killing of militants as its tough stance on separatists," Mr. Baba said.
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Troops had been pursuing the militants for weeks and on Sunday a pitched battle between the soldiers and insurgents on the island left at least five militants dead.
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This broader authority would allow the United States to carry out offensive strikes against al Shabaab militants even if the militants were not attacking partnered forces, the officials said.
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"We are still hunting down stragglers," he said, adding there could be as many as 39 militants hiding in the ruined city based on information from captured Indonesian militants.
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The Kurds had taken control of Kirkuk and its oilfields after Islamic State militants drove the Iraqi army out in 2014, and Kurdish forces, in turn, ejected the militants.
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Eyal Zamir, according to local media reports, explained that the construction could escalate tensions between Israel and militants but said it wouldn't deter their work even if militants attacked.
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Some are pinned down by the crossfire between the military and the militants, while others fear they will be intercepted by the militants as they flee, according to residents.
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On Tuesday, Turkish planes bombed Kurdish militants in Iraq's Sinjar region and northeast Syria, killing around 70 militants inside the two neighboring states, according to a Turkish military statement.
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Protesters have begun to come out in greater numbers after the deaths of foreign militants, for example, and have been appearing at the sites of police shootouts with militants.
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Police officials in the area said Islamic State militants were involved in the attack and the mortars were fired from a nearby mountainous area were militants are still active.
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The route was suspended when Islamic State militants had partial control over Iraqi territory but has again become a key arms channel since the militants were routed last year.
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It did not elaborate on the identity of the militants, but when using the word "terrorists" the IRGC generally means Sunni Muslim militants who are sworn enemies of Shi'ite Iran.
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DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) - Turkish jets carried out air strikes against Kurdish militants in the Gara region of northern Iraq on Friday and killed 19 militants, Turkish military sources said on Saturday.
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The militants' attack on Yazidi communities in northern Iraq was part of what the United Nations has called a genocidal campaign launched by the Sunni militants against the religious minority.
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Islamic State group militants took this photo of Yazidi girl Nazdar Murat, as part of a database the militants have put together of Yazidi girls and women they have enslaved.
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ISIS leader killed in Afghanistan The SDF had flushed most of the ISIS militants from Manbij by last week, but on Friday the last of the militants began to flee.
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IS militants also attacked a number of villages in the northeast of the province, also called Sweida, where local militias and residents took up arms to fight the advancing militants.
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U.S. Africa Command said the April 1, 2018, strike near El Burr, Somalia, had killed two civilians and four militants, not five militants as the U.S. military had originally reported.
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Alavi said that at least some of the militants were linked to one of the countries on Iran's western border, but did not elaborate on the identity of the militants.
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Islamic militants are active in Burkina Faso's northern neighbour Mali and Burkinabe authorities are concerned the long desert border between the two countries could become a transit point for militants.
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The government is taking on militants in the Sinai Peninsula, where militants loyal to Islamic State are based, and Islamist groups elsewhere in the country who generally target security forces.
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Hundreds of ISIS militants are staying inside Baghouz along with some civilians, according to the AP. Most of the militants are reportedly hiding underground in tunnels, the news service added.
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Islamic militants are active in Burkina Faso's northern neighbor, Mali, and Burkinabe authorities are concerned the long desert border between the two countries could become a transit point for militants.
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India said that it had destroyed bases from which militants carried out attacks in the part of Kashmir it controls, and that it had inflicted heavy casualties on the militants.
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Militants fired more than 20 rockets at Israel by early Sunday evening, according to the Israeli army, making it the largest single assault by militants on Israel in several months.
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In response, Pakistan said it had launched military operations to push out militants from the country and, since 2001, more than 17,000 Pakistanis had died fighting militants or in bombings.
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At least five militants have been killed in shootouts since November as security forces have stepped up a crackdown on Islamist militants looking to establish a sharia-based Muslim state.
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Buhari also said his government was reviewing an amnesty program for former militants, which offers cash and job training, after initially slashing the scheme's budget by two-thirds and angering militants.
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PARIS (Reuters) - The French military has targeted Islamist militants in northern Mali near the border with Algeria and took 15 militants "out of action", an armed forces spokesman said on Thursday.
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Turkey faces huge security challenges, including a campaign of suicide bombings by Islamist militants in its major cities, a conflict with Kurdish militants in its southeast and war in neighboring Syria.
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The militants have fought on and while U.S. officials and Taliban militants have been discussing a peace deal since late last year to end the war, the violence has not abated.
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U.S.-backed Iraqi forces have stepped up their campaign against Islamic State militants in an expected push on Mosul, Iraq's second largest city and the militants' biggest bastion, later this year.
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Sanctuary for militants During the US-led "War on Terror" it became a sanctuary for al Qaeda terrorists and Taliban militants fighting an insurgency against an international coalition in neighboring Afghanistan.
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The result, she said, would benefit only the forces of mayhem, like the Sunni militants of the Islamic State or the Shiite militants of the Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah in Iraq.
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Seven militants were hiding in a house that had been fitted with a false ceiling, allowing the militants to surprise Indian soldiers when they entered, killing two of them, officials said.
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On Saturday, Bayelsa state government in the Delta said militants attacked a crude oil pipeline operated by Italy's ENI, hours after a group called Niger Delta Avengers militants claimed another strike.
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MANILA (Reuters) - Militants of at least five nationalities were among eight foreigners killed while fighting alongside Islamist militants against government troops in the southern Philippines, Manila's defense minister said on Thursday.
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Meanwhile the Philippines declared an end to months of warfare against Islamic State-inspired militants in the city of Marawi, but fears linger that remaining groups of militants will strike again.
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It launched a huge crackdown on separatists and militants operating in the region after the February attack, with gun battles between security forces and armed militants becoming an almost daily occurrence.
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BURAIDA, Saudi Arabia — The men were not hardened militants.
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It is Islamic State militants — not Syrian rebels. video
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Khorasani and his militant outfit clearly pose a terrifying threat to the state, and so once again it looks like the "bad" militants have struck Pakistan, while the "good" militants have not.
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Turkey's army said on Saturday it hit shelters and hideouts used by militants from three groups - the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), PYD and YPG, after militants fired on Turkish positions inside Turkey.
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No group has claimed responsibility for the assault, but Egypt's public prosecutor linked Islamic State militants to the attack, citing interviews with wounded survivors who said militants brandished an Islamic State flag.
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SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Militants shot dead a political party worker from Indian-controlled Kashmir's ruling coalition on Wednesday, police said, hours after two suspected militants were killed by armed forces in the region.
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Pakpour did not elaborate on the identity of the militants, but he called them word "terrorists", which the Guards generally use to mean Sunni Muslim militants who are enemies of Shi'ite Iran.
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia accused Turkey on Thursday of providing artillery support to militants fighting the Syrian army and said militants briefly broke through Syrian military positions in Idlib, Russian news agencies reported.
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In a tweet, President Erdogan's aide Fahrettin Altun said that Kurdish militants there could either defect or Ankara would have to "stop them from disrupting" Turkey's struggle against the Islamic State militants.
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Turkey's army said earlier it had hit shelters and hideouts used by militants from three groups - the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), PYD and YPG, after militants fired on Turkish positions inside Turkey.
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Although allies in the war against Islamist militants, the two countries are currently at loggerheads after Washington suspended nearly $2 billion of aid, accusing Islamabad of supporting Taliban militants wreaking havoc in Afghanistan.
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According to the army statement, released Saturday, the three-hour air operation targeted several concentrations of militants, destroyed ammunition and weapons storage facilities, destroyed seven vehicles and killed an unspecified number of militants.
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In that light, it would almost be more startling if the militants were not involved against the Houthis, especially since Al Qaeda militants are extremist Sunnis seeking the defeat of the Shiite rebels.
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Mokhtar Hooshmand, a Kurdish activist jailed in Iran on national security charges from 2010 to 2012, described the rise of Sunni militants in Kurdish areas and meeting dozens of the militants behind bars.
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In that light, it would almost be more startling if the militants were not involved against the Houthis, especially since al-Qaida militants are extremist Sunnis seeking the defeat of the Shiite rebels.
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A bomb targeting Haqqani network militants in their hideout in Pakistan's tribal areas bordering Afghanistan killed three people on Thursday, including two militants, a security official and a militant source said.
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France on Monday said it will ignore a request from the Trump administration to repatriate hundreds of ISIS militants captured fighting alongside Syrian-born fighters and other foreign militants in Syria and Iraq.
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Africa Command said the "precision strike was a planned and deliberate action" that killed 27 militants in the first strike and a subsequent strike the US says they killed an additional 10 militants.
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"I believe this is the beginning and many more will follow them if the surrendered militants are given amnesty," one tribal leader said, noting the surrender might worsen internal rifts among the militants.
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But the authorities in Bangladesh have denied the presence in the country of foreign militants, and the police have said they suspect Islamist militants operating inside Bangladesh were behind many of the attacks.
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Three militants with guns and bombs are thought to have entered the college late on Monday; two of the militants died after detonating their bomb vests and one was killed by security forces.
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The president angered former militants earlier this year when he cut the budget assigned to the amnesty program, which offered militants cash and job training in exchange for stopping attacks, by two-thirds.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Islamic State militants attacked a checkpoint on Tuesday used by refugees fleeing fighting in Syria and Iraq, killing more than three dozen people, according to local Kurdish militants and monitoring groups.
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Hundreds of militants and civilians have died in the operations.
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Two militants escaped while one was shot dead, he said.
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Ruins of the Temple of Baalshamin destroyed by ISIS militants.
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Two militants were killed in the ensuing shootout, police said.
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Islamic State militants claimed responsibility in a statement posted online.
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ISIS militants haven't always taken such a principled approach, however.
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Merz was shot and killed by the militants soon afterward.
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Four Palestinians were killed, of which three were Hamas militants.
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Even in death Awlaki's message has resonated with American militants.
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Israel and Gaza militants have fought three wars since 2008.
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The month before, militants shot and killed three Indian policemen.
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Merz was shot and killed by the militants soon after.
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He was also charged with supporting outlawed Kurdish PKK militants.
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Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Pakistan deny backing the militants.
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ISIS militants attacked a family of 12 in northern Iraq.
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Three Iranian security personnel were killed by militants in April.
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Militants have launched successful maritime attacks in the area before.
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Other IS militants have been reported dead only to reappear.
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The report also said ISIS militants have established a presence.
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At least 45 to 50 militants were killed, he said.
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Militants slashed his face at a book fair in 2004.
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The militants had apparently fled before the troops went in.
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Militants have targeted police camps in Kashmir in recent months.
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Fundamentalists and militants are orchestrating a systematic orgy of killing.
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A presidential spokesman said Kurdish militants were behind the attack.
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The police fired back but the militants fled the scene.
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Both sustained serious damage at the hands of ISIS militants.
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Last week, its militants gunned down two local AK officials.
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Militants also exploited climate crises to win legitimacy, he added.
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Militants were arrested or exiled, many of them to Yemen.
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The Sunni militants consider the Yazidis to be devil worshippers.
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Islamist militants from various factions also operate in the province.
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The militants ensured streets were cleaned and roads were paved.
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The militants have besieged those districts for nearly two years.
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Swathes of territory once lost to militants have been recovered.
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Syrian government forces are battling the militants outside the town.
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The militants arrived just as polls opened at 8 a.m.
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Bowe Bergdahl, left, was held by militants for five years.
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It did not elaborate on the affiliation of the militants.
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The Syrian government has repeatedly said it only targets militants.
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A number of militants can be seen moving quickly away.
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Hourslong clashes left dozens of ISIS militants dead, they said.
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Kurdish Peshmerga fighters took part in operations against the militants.
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On Saturday, militants briefly infiltrated Israel and set a fire.
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Wa Lone covered attacks by Rohingya Muslim militants as well.
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Security officials believe Islamic State militants were behind the attack.
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They are considered infidels by the hardline Sunni Islamist militants.
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He was under pressure from militants to avenge the dead.
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Fishermen say they fear being mistaken for militants and shot.
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Three al Shabaab militants were also killed in the attack.
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The government has denied reaching an agreement with the militants.
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The target is a group of militants traveling near Mosul.
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Israel's military said 8 militants were killed in retaliatory airstrikes.
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Militants from neighbouring Chad and Sudan have joined the fray.
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It has also said Islamic State militants used mustard gas.
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Two of the militants were still being sought, it said.
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The army returned fire, it said, killing 11 YPG militants.
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First the militants take territory, then they dig it up.
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Pakistan long has rejected charges that it supports Afghan militants.
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At least 45 ISIS militants were killed in the fighting.
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Afghan officials said 36 militants were killed in the strike.
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte just threatened to eat ISIS militants.
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Days later, militants released 703 of the estimated 270 abductees.
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Days later, militants released 270 of the estimated 400 abductees.
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The Syrian government and Russia say they only target militants.
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The militants also recaptured a village northwest of the city.
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For now, it appears the militants plan to stay put.
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An operation to capture the militants is underway, sources said.
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At least nine militants were reportedly killed in the fighting.
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Authorities have said the couple was inspired by Islamist militants.
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The coalition has described them as the most hardened militants.
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Four civilians died in the attack along with the militants.
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Experts who follow Kurdish militants say the groups retain ties.
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Several hundred militants are still holed up in the enclave.
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At least three militants were killed, according to Indian officials.
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One member of the CRPF and both militants were killed.
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However, militants continue to attack in Mali and its neighbors.
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Qatar denies the allegations of supporting Islamist militants and Iran.
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They found charred bodies of militants hit by air strikes.
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Militants gave up the town days after the alleged attack.
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Five militants were captured, the ministry said in a statement.
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Many of the militants are locals, from the Marawi region.
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The militants say they do not want to spill blood.
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The United Nations has said Chatayev directly commands 130 militants.
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Officials said the party had been mistaken for Islamist militants.
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Local news agencies had earlier said three militants were killed.
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The statement did not say when the militants were killed.
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It does not want to waste resources on the militants.
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IT WAS as if the militants knew they were coming.
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In the beginning, the militants routinely slaughtered cows for feasts.
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A group of about 10 militants infiltrated Bohol this month.
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Iranian militants have also intensified clashes with Bahrain's security forces.
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Both officials said Mr. Chowdhury was among the militants killed.
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Military officials say many captured militants are scrawny and malnourished.
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Militants have previously targeted buses carrying military or security forces.
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Militants and extremists would be "smashed and destroyed", Zhu said.
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One of his sons has joined the militants in Syria.
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Militants began attacking kiosks where merchants sold secular music CDs.
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Islamist militants have exploited the chaos to widen their influence.
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The Syrian and Russian governments say they target only militants.
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The crackdown followed attacks by Rohingya militants on security posts.
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Authorities have said the couple were inspired by Islamist militants.
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Most Islamist militants have nothing to do with Saudi Wahhabism.
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Many of the militants have a taste for the dramatic.
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Coalition forces numbering around 14,000 fought an estimated 3,000 militants.
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The militants torched the field, located near Tikrit, in 2015.
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But it has also been a target of Islamist militants.
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She and her husband were held by militants while backpacking.
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The militants said the child had died during a miscarriage.
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Above, the militants drove the girls back to their town.
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He was also charged with supporting outlawed PKK Kurdish militants.
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The coalition has described them as the "most hardened" militants.
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The plant has been targeted in the past by militants.
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The United States subsequently stepped up airstrikes against the militants.
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Armed Islamic militants have effectively exploited grievances among local populations.
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They accuse Qatar of supporting Islamist militants, which it denies.
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At least seven militants were killed in clashes in 2016.
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Separately, U.S. airstrikes in Libya killed 17 Islamic State militants.
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U.S. Africa Command said that the strike killed five militants.
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The police responded by making several charges against the militants.
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Militants dragged away those who didn't make it, witnesses said.
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The government's policies neither contained nor ameliorated the ruthless militants.
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The complex was attacked by Islamic State militants in 2017.
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More worrying still is the specter of attacks by militants.
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The militants are a combined force of two Islamist insurgencies.
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Many Lebanese have applauded it for pushing the militants out.
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Ten Iranian border guards were killed by militants last month.
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There was no evidence to suggest the men were militants.
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There has been no claim of responsibility from Kurdish militants.
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Militants had also fired rockets at residential districts of Aleppo.
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Pakistan has a history of funding separatist militants in Kashmir.
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The militants were followers of the Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev.
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According to Amnesty International, the militants scattered into neighboring villages.
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Five suspected militants including a woman were arrested, it said.
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So in total 28 people died, including the six militants.
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The village was attacked by Boko Haram militants in February.
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Her brother was shot at twice by militants in Kabul.
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Under the militants, it spiked to 20,000 dinars, or $17.
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The bombings killed more than 80 militants, the military said.
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Last year, the militants beheaded two Canadians and a Filipino.
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Padilla, however, said later only about 50 militants were involved.
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Delhi blamed the Islamist militants from Pakistan for the attack.
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The number of militants expected (to leave) is around 700.
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And it allowed the Remain militants to exhaust parliamentary obstruction.
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It has seen decades of violence from militants seeking independence.
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By midafternoon, Indian officials said two militants had been killed.
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The militants steamrolled down the Tigris and pushed into Kurdistan.
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The militants were down to their last 20 fighters then.
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Villagers dismissed Indian claims that hundreds of militants were killed.
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Dozens more militants and family members have been arriving daily.
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Brunson was also charged with supporting outlawed PKK Kurdish militants.
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The five militants were killed when security forces moved in.
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The graphic beheading video shows four militants standing over the Canadian, raising their index finger — a gesture that has become a trademark of IS militants — and crudely slicing through Ridsdel's neck with a machete.
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Six of her nine brothers were also killed as the militants attacked Yazidi communities in Iraq in what the U.N. has called a genocidal campaign launched by the Sunni militants against the religious minority.
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In countering U.S. criticism, Pakistan says it has launched military operations to push out militants from its soil and that 17,000 Pakistanis have died fighting militants or in bombings and other attacks since 2001.
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At least five militants of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen have been killed in shootouts since November, as security forces have stepped up a crackdown on Islamist militants looking to establish a sharia-based Islamic state.
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AMMAN (Reuters) - Four Jordanian policemen were killed in clashes with Islamist militants near the southern city of Karak on Tuesday as the authorities hunted militants who killed 10 people on Sunday, security officials said.
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Pakistan has blamed Pakistani Taliban militants it says are based on Afghan soil for attacks that have taken place in the region over the past two years, urging Kabul to eradicate "sanctuaries" for militants.
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The clearance operations were grossly disproportionate to any threat from militants, the panel said, noting that the security forces had made no attempt to identify a military target or distinguish between militants and civilians.
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Since the coup attempt, Turkey has launched a military incursion into Syria to clear Islamic State militants from its border, and stepped up its campaign against Kurdish militants in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq.
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But his tour on Saturday of homes once occupied by the militants was a reminder of the dangers ahead as security forces prepare to expand their offensive against the Sunni militants into west Mosul.
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DHAKA (Reuters) - Police in Bangladesh raided a militant hideout on Thursday sparking a clash in which five suspected militants and a fire fighter were killed in blasts that the militants set off, police said.
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Police said that they were taking five militants to recover weapons and explosives on Lahore's outskirts early on Saturday morning when they were attacked by a group of about nine militants who freed the captives.
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On October 21, dozens of ISIS militants carried out a coordinated series of attacks on the oil-rich city, targeting security forces and civilians in several neighborhoods; 64 died and 86 ISIS militants were killed.
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Pakistani officials bristle at U.S. claims Islamabad is not doing enough to tackle Islamist militants, particularly the Haqqanis, saying they have cooperated for years and launched military operations to push out militants from its soil.
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In February, Sunni militants from the extremist group Jaish al-Adl killed 27 Iranian Revolutionary Guards along the border, triggering the accusation from Tehran that Pakistan is housing militants and allowing them to attack Iran.
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In February, militants aligned with the Islamic State attacked worshipers at the tomb of a Sufi philosopher in a remote part of southern Pakistan, killing more than 80 people, whom the militants described as polytheists.
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MOSCOW, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry accused Turkey on Thursday of providing artillery support to militants fighting Syrian government forces and said militants briefly broke through government defences in Idlib, Russian news agencies reported.
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NEW DELHI — Indian security forces in Kashmir engaged in an intense, 12-hour-long gun battle with militants that ended late Sunday morning, leaving four militants, two soldiers and one civilian dead, the authorities said.
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The two militants killed were wearing suicide vests, and one of them managed to set his off, the general said, adding that one or two more militants were believed to still be in the building.
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Russia's defense ministry regularly says it is attacking hardline Islamist militants.
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Militants could be seen gathering at the bulldozer as it burned.
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The militants want to turn Somalia into a fundamentalist Islamic state.
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Bashir, Amal's father, had just one run-in with the militants.
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It was unclear how many militants remained at large, if any.
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Ruins of the Monumental Arch destroyed by ISIS militants in Palmyra.
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They also killed four suspected militants in three raids on Jan.
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Kurdish militants have previously targeted buses carrying military or security forces.
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Israel disputes this number, saying half of those killed were militants.
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Takfiri is a term for Sunni militants especially the Islamic State.
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Experts, however, doubt that the men in the video were militants.
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Soldiers killed 35 militants and arrested six, the Interior Ministry said.
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It wasn't initially clear if the militants had looted the cash.
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During the bombings, Palestinian militants fired three rockets into southern Israel.
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The Kurdish move prevented the militants from seizing the region's oilfields.
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That attack followed a series of church bombings claimed by militants.
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Nigeria has endured several terrorist attacks carried out by Islamist militants.
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Israel long has voiced concerns about arms smuggling to Gaza militants.
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The Kurdish move prevented the militants taking control of the oilfields.
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The army said 11 soldiers and 31 militants have been killed.
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Erdogan points to a danger from Islamic State and Kurdish militants.
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As well as setting cars alight, militants opened fire on worshippers.
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"The objective was intelligence-gathering on three militants," the commander said.
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Several motorbikes with similarly armed militants then came in from behind.
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Islamic State militants have made threats against Catholic targets in Rome.
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I also spent some nights with young militants behind the barricades.
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There are over 80,000 Shia militants in Syria under Iranian control.
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Mr Arafat often seemed to tolerate, or even encourage, the militants.
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Mogadishu police said some militants had apparently burst into the hotel.
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The five militants were gunned down when security forces moved in.
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It is still unclear why militants targeted the laborers on Tuesday.
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Polio workers in Pakistan have been targeted by Islamist militants before.
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French troops stormed an Islamist training camp, killing 15 suspected militants.
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ISIS once attracted an estimated 40,000 militants from around the world.
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Immunisation efforts have in the past been hampered by Islamist militants.
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Four Shabab militants were killed in the clash, security officials said.
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Four militants were also killed in the attack, security officials said.
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China has blamed much of the unrest on separatist Islamist militants.
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"We suspect local militants are behind the latest killing," he added.
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The Islamist militants regard democracy as an un-Islamic Western imposition.
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Multiple attacks by militants killed 130 people in Paris in 2015.
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Three militants also died in the attack on the resort town.
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He was deported from Turkey, accused of trying to join militants.
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Air raid Turkey killed 200 Kurdish militants during airstrikes near Aleppo.
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Islamic militants in the region have killed hundreds in recent years.
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Russia's defense ministry says it is attacking hard-line Islamist militants.
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Air strikes in Van killed four other militants, the army said.
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Palestinian militants in Gaza fired dozens of mortar shells at Israel.
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" NSA issues statement on President Obama's Comments on #NoDAPL Militants: "Mr.
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In 1998 militants assassinated a préfet, Paris's representative on the island.
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India has long accused Pakistan of supporting militants in the region.
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The militants aim to turn Somalia into a fundamentalist Islamic state.
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All the militants and one Jordanian soldier died in the clash.
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He said security forces were making significant gains against militants, however.
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Fifteen suspected Kurdish militants were also detained in Istanbul, Anadolu said.
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Mostly Hindu India has faced years of attacks by Islamist militants.
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He said 38 suspected militants had been detained in recent weeks.
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The militants lost 250 men and 15 pickup trucks, Poznikhir said.
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Troops have been alerted to brace for possible retaliation by militants.
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Russia and the Syrian government say they are targeting only militants.
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It said its planes had also destroyed the militants' military equipment.
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Hayatullah Hayat say Afghan forces killed two militants during the battle.
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For nearly a week that May, the militants left in trucks.
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MSA-GATIA says it only targets armed militants and never civilians.
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Other Tunisian militants have split to join Islamic State in Libya.
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Militants opened fire on them as soon as they got there.
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Outside his house, Federal Police units are firing at the militants.
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Islamic State militants threaten those caught using mobile phones with death.
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Tensions between communities have heightened following deadly attacks by Islamist militants.
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Since July, hundreds of police, soldiers and militants have been killed.
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The government is also using TV to counter the militants' message.
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Intelligence reports had suggested the militants were preparing attacks, they said.
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The statement did not elaborate on the identity of the militants.
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The militants have since reorganized and launched a wave of attacks.
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It was unclear whether the attack had been waged by militants.
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Other militants, along with Golani, occupy roles in its high command.
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Police have killed more than 50 militants since the cafe attack.
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On Friday, militants attacked the In Salah gas plant in Algeria.
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In 2012, he heard both were killed by Al Shabab militants.
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Last month, the U.S. military said it had killed 37 militants.
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"This fire will continue until all the militants surrender", it said.
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Pakistan has always strongly denied offering safe havens to militants groups.
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The government has blamed much of the unrest on Islamist militants.
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Islamic State militants are now encircled in Sirte's central residential areas.
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The ICRC said the militants recently confirmed the deadline to them.
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At least 15 militants were also killed in the gun fight.
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Militants attacked an Indian army base in Kashmir, killing 18 soldiers.
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Both Taliban and Islamic State militants are active in eastern Afghanistan.
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Analysts say there are only a few hundred armed militants left.
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" The government expressed particular concern about "militants returning from the Donbas.
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China says Xinjiang faces a threat from Islamist militants and separatists.
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The long-running war with Kurdish militants has also been rekindled.
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Bahrain accuses non-Arab Iran of fanning unrest and supporting militants.
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Recruitment of militants profits from such injustices, said human rights defenders.
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Mortars fired by Palestinian militants hit civilian infrastructure, including a kindergarten.
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Saturday's airstrike killed 34 al Shabaab militants, while Sunday's killed 28.
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Myanmar's government blamed Rohingyas supported by foreign militants for the Oct.
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Iraqi forces were fighting Islamic State militants in Intisar on Tuesday.
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Militia leaders closed ports and pipelines, militants set storage tanks ablaze.
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Turkey fears the militia's advance will embolden Kurdish militants at home.
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The militants target some of the poorest people on the planet.
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Some executions have taken place after an attack by Islamist militants.
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The remaining two militants killed in the raid were not identified.
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It has faced attacks from Islamic State, Kurdish and leftist militants.
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The IDF claimed the attacks were carried about by Hamas militants.
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Militants professing loyalty to the Islamic State were behind each attack.
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It said 300 of those killed by militants were directly targeted.
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They are continuing to train and deploy militants for more attacks.
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Egypt has also faced attacks by militants in its Western Desert.
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The militants wore camouflaged pants and black T-shirts, it added.
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Islamist militants who seized control in 2006 took over the building.
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PARIS — Union militants have thrown eggs and vegetables at his head.
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SANA said ISIS militants killed about 300 residents of the village.
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She escaped when the militants journeyed to another village to fight.
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Government forces used chlorine, while Islamic State militants used sulfur mustard.
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The two other strikes killed militants and destroyed weapons and vehicles.
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The authorities said at least 36 militants were among the dead.
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The militants then halted attacks to give the talks a chance.
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The Turkish authorities believe it was the work of Kurdish militants.
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Russia is insisting that opposition forces be separated from the militants.
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The Syrian and Russian armed forces say they only target militants.
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The militants gave him a day to decide whether to convert.
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At least 1,000 people have been killed, most of them militants.
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Some 10,000 or so are Islamist militants linked to Al Qaeda.
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Islamist militants in the Northeast vowed to disrupt this year's election.
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Neighbouring Pakistan and China helped push the militants to the table.
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Iran has called for militants to be "cleaned out" of Idlib.
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The militants were falsely told that their comrades had been released.
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The militants refuse to meet with the government, calling it illegitimate.
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Especially when the militants have fellow travelers in positions of power.
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He blamed the violence on militants who attacked Myanmar government forces.
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The militants had also distributed leaflets telling residents to abandon Sufism.
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Indian security forces say they have killed 242 militants this year.
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They did, and were attacked by dozens of Islamic State militants.
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The militants now control only fragments of their self-declared caliphate.
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Bergdahl was captured by militants shortly after walking off his base.
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Gaza militants fired back, launching barrages of rockets into southern Israel.
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Sikhs have been targeted by Islamist militants in South Asia before.
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Two pro-government militants were killed and three others were wounded.
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The safe haven the militants enjoyed also allowed them to innovate.
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In the following months, militants mounted relentless attacks against government forces.
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But the militants never made much of a stand in Hawija.
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Minority Shi'ites have been repeatedly attacked by Sunni militants in Afghanistan.
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In Mosul's library, militants burned thousands of old books and manuscripts.
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In such circles, the hunger-striking educators are simply leftist militants.
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Above, a man aboard one of the buses transferring the militants.
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Reports of foreign militants fighting in Mindanao, however, are not new.
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Targeted minority Pakistan's Christian minority has often been targeted by militants.
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Islamic State and Qaeda militants are not covered by the agreement.
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The military crackdown followed attacks by Rohingya militants on security posts.
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Australia is on heightened alert for attacks by home-grown militants.
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Staunch U.S. ally Jordan has also been threatened by the militants.
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India accuses Pakistan of backing militants in Kashmir, which Islamabad denies.
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It also said retaliatory air strikes were conducted against the militants.
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The Russian militants in Syria have periodically threatened reprisals in Russia.
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The Sunni Arab militants of Islamic State view them as infidels.
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The picture is of Iranian strikes in eastern Syria targeting militants.
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Women and children, as well as several militants, were also killed.
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Ahmed organized a cell of sixteen volunteers to assassinate ISIS militants.
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U.S. jets bombed the militants in the hit and run attack.
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Another Tunisian suspected of having ties to Islamic militants was detained.
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The incident took place hours after militants launched rockets into Israel.
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All sporting activities were also banned by the hardline Islamic militants.
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Both involved female suicide bombers - a new tactic for Indonesian militants.
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State media said authorities were hunting down militants in the city.
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Both militants were locals, said Tahir Saleem Khan, a police official.
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Militants killed 73 soldiers in an army base in western Niger.
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There remain divisions about if, or when, to include Taliban militants.
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Militants attacked a military detachment in Soum province on Tuesday morning.
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Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for the assault, without providing evidence.
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At least 13 militants were killed and 7 wounded, Khogyani said.
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In September, Saifura Hussaini Khorsa, 25, was executed by the militants.
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The Kurds have custody of thousands of captured Islamic State militants.
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The attack bore the hallmarks of previous killings by Islamist militants.
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The militants say they want a greater share of oil revenues.
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No one thought the militants would attack a mosque, they said.
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Last year, 250 militants were killed in Kashmir, according to officials.
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American allies have pushed the militants from their lucrative coastal strongholds.
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Over the summer, militants kidnapped geologists on an oil exploration mission.
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Soldiers and militants exchanged hugs and took selfies on their smartphones.
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The militants occasionally launch bloody attacks in Indian towns and cities.
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Selo said 275 Syrian militants left along with their family members.
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Pakistan fiercely denies allowing any militants safe haven on its territory.
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Security forces have increasingly been targeted by militants in knife attacks.
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Many residents blamed the authorities of negligence while others questioned how dozens of militants could descend from areas declared free of militants and storm seven villages northeast of Sweida city and create mayhem in the city.
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia and Australia will share intelligence on militants in Southeast Asia, a senior Malaysian minister said on Tuesday, as the two allies brace for the possible return of Islamic State militants from Iraq.
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The U.S. military did not estimate the number of militants killed in the strikes, but residents and local officials in southern Yemen said that at least nine suspected al Qaeda militants died in two separate incidents.
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He congratulated militants in Libya for a deadly attack earlier this month on the southern desert town of Fuqaha, where they later retreated, and militants in Burkina Faso and Mali for pledging allegiance to Islamic State.
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Along with battling militants in the peninsula, security forces also struggle to secure the porous borders with neighboring Libya and Sudan, used by militants to smuggle weapons and fighters into Egypt and for cross-border attacks.
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Another source familiar with the investigation said the suspect might have had contacts with militants outside Britain and travelled to meet them, but it was not believed he had been in contact with Islamic State militants.
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Last Sunday, at least 24 militants and six soldiers were killed in attacks on military outposts in North Sinai, when more than 100 militants repeatedly attacked security outposts south of the border town of Sheikh Zuweid.
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DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Masked Islamic State militants attacked a border post on the Tajik-Uzbek border overnight, triggering a gun battle that killed 15 of the militants, a guard and a policeman, Tajik authorities said on Wednesday.
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Separately, the army said it had repelled infiltration by Islamic State militants against the government-held towns of al Barda and al Bayarat almost 10 km (six miles) west of Palmyra and killed dozens of militants.
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Another source familiar with the investigation said the suspect might have had contacts with militants outside Britain and traveled to meet them, but it was not believed he had been in contact with Islamic State militants.
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An army spokesman said a third of the area in the hands of the militants was so far now recaptured since the offensive began with twenty militants killed in either direct combat, shelling or aerial strikes.
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Pakistan has killed and arrested hundreds of suspected militants under a major crackdown launched after the December 2014 school attack, which is seen as having hardened Pakistan's resolve to fight militants along its border with Afghanistan.
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It should be noted that the PKK, which Turkey and the United States consider a terrorist organization, uses Syrian territories to train militants, plan terror attacks and provide weapons and ammunition to PKK militants in Turkey.
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They differ on the question of whether the troops pursued the Islamic militants, who were on motorbikes, or simply saw them from a distance and were later ambushed as they questioned local villagers about the militants.
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The April 1 strike near El Burr, Somalia, killed two civilians and four militants, not five militants as the U.S. military had originally reported, a commander-directed review triggered by pressure from Congress and Amnesty International found.
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Earlier this month, the Revolutionary Guards said they had killed three militants in a security operation near the border with Iraq, and nine militants were reported killed by the Guards last month further north on the border.
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Australia, a staunch ally of the United States and its battle against Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria, is on alert for attacks by radicalized Muslims, including home-grown militants returning from fighting in the Middle East.
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Defeat for the militants in northern Iraq's largest city would mark a major setback for Islamic State's self-declared caliphate in Iraq and Syria, but the militants still control territory in western Iraq near the Syrian border.
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ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday threatened to soon crush militants in northern Iraq, after his foreign minister last week said Ankara and Baghdad would carry out a joint offensive against Kurdish militants in Iraq.
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In fact, some white people might find the militants relatable — the militants look like them, and they're protesting a cause that might seem agreeable to a lot of people struggling to make ends meet in rural areas.
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The authorities usually blame such violence on Islamist militants seeking Xinjiang's independence.
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American University in Afghanistan appears to be under attack by armed militants.
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The militants were merely interested in inflicting as much damage as possible.
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Twice he had tried to escape and was caught by ISIS militants.
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The militants were killed, either by their suicide vests or by police.
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Neither Israel nor militants in Gaza have appeared eager to seek escalation.
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Islamic State-affiliated militants also occupy a pocket on the Jordanian border.
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Kidnapping, by both militants and criminals, is a significant problem in Afghanistan.
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In Somalia, the militants have waged several assaults so far this year.
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Islamic State and Kurdish militants have carried out attacks in the capital.
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The UN says approximately 1,500 were civilians, and the rest were militants.
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Later, her mother was among 60 other women murdered by the militants.
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In 1984, the Conservative Party conference was bombed by Irish Republican militants.
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Airlines also avoid the North Sinai, where Egypt is battling Islamist militants.
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Turkey said it had hit targets including hideouts used by Kurdish militants.
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Four Al-Shabaab militants involved in the attack also died, Osman said.
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It was not immediately clear which group the militants being sought represented.
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Moscow says it targets only Islamic State militants and other jihadist fighters.
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The Iraqi Prime Minister warned remaining militants to surrender or face death.
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He had refused to reveal location of valuable antiquities to the militants.
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For emphasis, the militants photographed a splintered oud dumped by the road.
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Another 11 militants surrendered and four were capture alive, the ministry said.
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Islamist militants carried out savage attacks against the fathers of both men.
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It also said Russian warplanes will continue strikes against Nusra Front militants.
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Five militants were believed killed by the U.S. airstrike, the officials said.
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Now there is widespread contempt for both the government and the militants.
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ISIS militants also claimed responsibility, according to the group's Amaq news agency.
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They say they are better armed and more civilized than past militants.
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A Reuters correspondent saw two militants' corpses outside a mosque in Josaq.
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The Kurdish move prevented the militants from taking control of its oilfields.
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Pakistan says militants launch attacks from the Afghan side of the border.
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Since the fighting began the SDF has suspended operations against the militants.
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In response, it carried out strikes against militants in Pakistan-held Kashmir.
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Malaysia has detained 13 suspected militants associated with the Islamic State (ISIS).
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Philippine President Benigno Aquino ordered troops to intensify action against the militants.
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At least nine guards and 30 militants have been killed, he said.
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Troops are advancing on other neighborhoods as ISIS militants abandon their positions.
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The Kurdish move prevented the militants from taking control of the oilfields.
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Gaza militants fired barrages of rockets into Israel late into the night.
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The militants subsidized services and food for some of the city's poor.
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United States troops are positioned alongside Kurdish YPG militants in Syria's Manbij.
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Libya's oil infrastructure has been repeatedly targeted by militants in recent years.
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Witnesses said that militants arrived in Dapchi on the evening of Feb.
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The siege left 165 soldiers, over 900 militants, and 47 civilians dead.
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At least 15 militants were killed in the exchange, the government said.
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The militants ran away otherwise they could've killed dozens of cleaners there.
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The Turkish army claimed 138 ISIS militants were killed in the clashes.
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The militants were also taking measures to combat the effectiveness of airstrikes.
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Nevertheless, the militants are still capable of launching deadly attacks across Pakistan.
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Ex-militants were paid stipends and given employment training from that program.
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Many residents blame both the state and Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants.
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Al-Shabaab militants want to turn Somalia into a fundamentalist Islamic state.
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They say militants left of their own volition and without state help.
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At other times, he says, the militants fired over the villagers' heads.
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Beijing denies this and blames Islamist militants for the rise in violence.
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The militants also beheaded and crucified Khaled Asaad, a prominent Syrian archaeologist.
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Yet the militants are still able to strike outside territory they control.
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These photos show the direct environmental damage caused by Islamic State militants.
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Turkey faces multiple security threats, including from Islamic State and Kurdish militants.
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Initial assessments indicate Kurdish militants were behind both attacks, the official said.
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But these were people who were long past their primes as militants.
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No one expected the militants to surrender Mosul without a hellish fight.
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"Daesh militants have been eliminated but the Daesh idea remains," he said.
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About 100 militants are in the besieged area, the military has said.
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She was separated from her husband when ISIS militants overran Sinjar province.
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They said the militants were trying to attract returning fire against civilians.
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Trump has said violent militants could enter the country posing as refugees.
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Her husband Pavlos was gunned down by November 17 militants in 1989.
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Seven security personnel, one civilian and six militants were killed, authorities said.
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More recently, the Pentagon vigorously denied any complicity with Al Qaeda militants.
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The militants are seeking to drive the AU force out of Somalia.
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It said the dead included civilians, pro-government fighters and ISIS militants.
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Erdogan also accused Europe of refusing to extradite militants sought by Turkey.
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But they were caught between the IS-affiliate militants and government forces.
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There are plenty of battle-hardened militants ISIS is trying to recruit.
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The city of Adiyaman became a well-known hub for ISIS militants.
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More recently, the Pentagon vigorously denied any complicity with al-Qaida militants.
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For nearly a week in May 2016, the militants departed in trucks.
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In Afghanistan, militants blocked tens of thousands of children from being vaccinated.
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Hundreds of militants, 165 soldiers and at least 45 civilians were killed.
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Nicholson has vowed to defeat Islamic State militants in Afghanistan this year.
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The North African kingdom has suffered attacks in the past by militants.
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A Reuters correspondent said they exchanged mortars and sniper fire with militants.
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Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the militants claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Security forces have been battling militants in northern Sinai for several years.
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Police said five militants and three soldiers were killed in the fighting.
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Beijing says Xinjiang faces a serious threat from Islamist militants and separatists.
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Ankara says they are key to fighting Islamic State and Kurdish militants.
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Attacks by militants on police posts and an army base on Aug.
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Later, he launched an operation against Islamist militants and others in Benghazi.
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The right considers it a triumph, now under threat from union militants.
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Previous U.S. administrations have also urged Islamabad to crack down on militants.
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Their bus was caught in crossfire between militants and Indian security forces.
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Security has improved in recent years, though militants still carry out attacks.
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Hundreds of suspected militants have been killed or captured in the operation.
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Another 37 militants had been killed in two other airstrikes this week.
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The Kurdish move prevented the oilfields from falling into the militants' hands.
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They were fleeing the city as his unit clashed with ISIS militants.
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The Supreme Court last month upheld death sentences for the three militants.
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Most recently, Turkey has targeted Syrian Kurdish militants advancing near its border.
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Militants killed 130 people in attacks in Paris in November last year.
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Fidayeen is a term used to describe Islamist militants on suicide missions.
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The militants said numerous "apostates" were killed, including Al-Baghdadi's police chief.
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Islamic State militants said they planted a bomb on board the aircraft.
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Cairo has accused the group in the past of aiding Sinai militants.
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He said Islamic State militants were suspected of carrying out the attack.
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The government says Rohingya militants have burned down more than 2,300 homes.
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Islamist militants are believed to be responsible for most of the killings.
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One day, before a game, al-Shabaab militants arrived at Faiza's house.
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Pakistan said militants operating out of eastern Afghanistan were behind the attack.
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The uneasy neighbors have long traded accusations of harboring anti-government militants.
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Today it is made up of mainly hard-core militants, analysts say.
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The government has blamed Islamic State militants for the attack on Tuesday.
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The militants' Syrian stronghold, Raqqa, fell to U.S.-backed forces last week.
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Now a deadly raid by al Qaeda militants has shaken that optimism.
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Some militants have pushed for autonomy, while others have demanded outright independence.
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Consider, for example, Iran's smuggling of weapons to militants throughout the region.
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Thousands of militants, security force members and civilians have since been killed.
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No details were immediately available on how the three assisted the militants.
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The Israeli military put the number of militants killed at about 20.
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The army said it had made advances and killed dozens of militants.
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It plays a key role in the regional fight against Islamist militants.
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Off-duty members of the security forces are frequently targeted by militants.
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Militants made off with weapons and ammunition as soldiers fled the post.
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Militants beaten back Congress' extension comes despite government forces eventually reclaiming Marawi.
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Saturday witnessed the sharpest exchanges between Israel and militants in four years.
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Then they were set upon by thugs, agitators, militants, and paid muscle.
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A power vacuum has allowed Islamic State militants to gain a foothold.
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Militants have killed hundreds of soldiers in the region in recent months.
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The fighting also left 33 militants and 17 civilians wounded, he said.
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They could have remained there indefinitely, chasing ISIS militants in the desert.
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Pakistan has harbored al-Qaeda and Taliban militants, including Osama bin Laden.
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In January, militants stormed another restaurant on Lido beach, killing 17 people.
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"We will be able to catch the rest of the militants soon."
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The dense vegetation there allowed militants to hide easily, according to OIR.
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Five Niger soldiers were killed by the militants near Diffa in September.
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Islamic State militants retreated to areas in the east, the Observatory reported.
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"We are not sure what group these militants belong to," he added.
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Pakistan says it is doing all it can to fight the militants.
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As leadership is removed, inexperienced militants take their place, weakening the group.
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Egypt has denied this, suggesting common criminals or Islamist militants were involved.
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Other experts have argued that such activists sometimes help indoctrinate violent militants.
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In 2016, militants mowed down scores of people in Nice and Berlin.
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Thousands of militants and hundreds of security officials have since been killed.
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Republicans have criticized this policy as not enough to stop the militants.
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Islamic State militants also gained a foothold in the North African state.
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There have been attacks by militants in other countries in West Africa.
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The militants were believed to preparing to attack border posts, it said.
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Six PKK militants were also killed in an operation in that region.
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The government said that no imprisoned militants were exchanged for the girls.
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Erdogan points to a danger from Islamic State militants and Kurdish insurgents.
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Officials blame Rohingya militants for killing non-Muslims and burning their homes.
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Last year, militants kidnapped the son of a Pakistani supreme court judge.
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ISIL militants could also have been searching for antiquities in the mound.
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In 2018, the US conducted 47 precision airstrikes against al-Shabaab militants.
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It is unclear how many Islamic State militants are left in Surt.
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The militants began imposing tax and custom tariffs on shippers and traders.
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The strikes also targeted militants near Hit, Kisik, Sinjar and Sultan Abdallah.
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Between 25 and 30 militants carried out the attack, the statement said.
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The militants threatened to return if the girls went back to school.
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Russia has called militants there a "festering abscess" that must be liquidated.
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He was known for capturing images of riots, militants' funerals and protests.
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This part of Syria's north was once overrun by Islamic State militants.
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And indeed, Mr Trump has better cards than the militants may imagine.
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Civilians were disappeared and killed by both the militants and the military.
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Read more: Philippines special forces are on the hunt for ISIS militants
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He was also charged with supporting outlawed PKK Kurdish militants and espionage.
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Gaza: Israel and Palestinian militants agreed to a new, fragile cease-fire.
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Authorities say they've also killed scores of militants in the past month.
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He traveled to a village near Balsoo where more militants were trapped.
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By contrast, Hamas militants in Gaza mixed Grads with smaller Qassam rockets.
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The Kurdish militants are all one group — and one threat — to them.
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It featured gun-toting militants practicing an ambush to kidnap Israeli soldiers.
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Replace them with women — men should not teach girls, the militants said.
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The military said it was investigating how the militants obtained the drones.
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They attacked us with 1,000 militants and all kinds of heavy equipment.
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U.S.-led forces ousted the hardline Islamist militants from power in 2001.
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Mr. Vajpayee, a moderate, pushed back at militants in his own coalition.
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Separatist militants have been battling Indian security forces in Kashmir for years.
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Morale among militants in the Hawija area appears to be deteriorating rapidly.
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Even now, there is evidence that ISIS militants are active in Syria.
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Its deserts shelter Islamist militants, and its Mediterranean coastline teems with migrants.
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Five militants were killed, US and Kenyan officials said after the attack.
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Last month, another raid by jihadist militants left 71 dead in Niger.
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This forced Maliki to seek U.S. help to fight the IS militants.
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Groups including Islamist militants have attacked and fought over oilfields and ports.
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Militants were also well-versed on how to employ anti-tank missiles.
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The group of militants reportedly consists of about 15 anti-government extremists.
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The Syrian government denies attacking hospitals and says it only targets militants.
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He said three militants from the al Shabaab group were also killed.
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Pakistan denies the charge and blames Afghanistan for harboring Pakistani Taliban militants.
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In April 2012, militants kidnapped Beatrice Stockly and released her days later.
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Two militants attacked a luxury hotel in the capital Bamako on Nov.
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Video footage seized by militants from the helmet camera of Staff Sgt.
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India accuses Pakistani-backed militants of orchestrating both attacks, which Pakistan denies.
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Turkey would also join American-led air operations against Islamic State militants.
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But Spain does not loom as a primary focus for Islamist militants.
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Expecting an onslaught, the militants deserted their posts well ahead of time.
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The militants were pushed back initially but have since regrouped and strengthened.
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It was not for lack of trying on the part of militants.
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Fulro's spokesmen, three young militants, were candid about their revolution being stalled.
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Y-Bhan and his fellow militants were right about their people's future.
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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said more than 100 militants had been killed.
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Captain Davis said the attacks had targeted Qaeda militants, equipment and infrastructure.
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In that attack, too, security officials said, the militants had inside help.
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Military officials blamed Afghanistan for harboring Pakistani Taliban militants in its territory.
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Awnings hung by militants to hide their movements flap in the wind.
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Leo Irabor, the Nigerian Army commander leading the operation against the militants.
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Another official put the number of dead militants at more than 80.
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The strike was targeting ISIS militants, the spokesman, Attaullah Khogyani, told CNN.
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Islamic State militants later seized territory from rebels along the frontier region.
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In 2018, the US conducted 47 precision airstrikes against Al Shabaab militants.
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China has said Xinjiang is under threat from Islamist militants and separatists.
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Militants in Gaza fired more than 60 rockets into Israel this week.
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The militants discovered the courier's documents in the back of his car.
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Among the other targets were places where the militants assembled car bombs.
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The US has also questioned the militants, who were captured in Manbij.
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The security forces have been battling Islamist militants in Sinai for years.
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Islamabad denies harboring militants, who move across the porous border with Afghanistan.
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Doha denies their accusations that it supports Islamist militants and Shi'ite Iran.
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Hundreds of other militants are said to have escaped during the fighting.
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The militants also took between 100 and 200 people captive, officials said.
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First, the militants can target the train, from either inside or outside.
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Islamist militants have stepped up attacks since Mr. Morsi's overthrow in 2013.
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The strike, on Tuesday, targeted the militants' headquarters in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
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Most of the schoolgirls from Dapchi were returned by the militants themselves.
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Militants opened fire, trying to hit the soldiers on the west bank.
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Several spoke on the condition of anonymity, fearing reprisals by the militants.
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The government ignored us when these militants terrorized and murdered the residents.
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Security analysts say many militants still receive money and weapons from Pakistan.
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Bands of militants have been fighting for independence in the disputed region.
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About 22019 were conducted last year, killing 323 militants, according to Africom.
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Three other militants were killed on Tuesday in Egypt's second city Alexandria.
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Related: Bangladesh Arrests 3,000 in Sweep Targeting Islamist Militants Suspected in Murders
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Now, the government is determined to drive these militants from the country.
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Erdoğan has also accused Belgium of being a hub for PKK militants.
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The militants attacked with small arms and rocket-propelled grenades, Dunford said.
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In response, the Egyptian military targeted militants fleeing the town with airstrikes.
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The Kurdish move prevented the oilfields from falling into the militants' hands.
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They added they had not found any link of Rohingya with militants.
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SRINAGAR, India – The Indian military says a group of militants have sneaked into the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir from the Pakistani side of the disputed territory, sparking a gunbattle that left at least six suspected militants dead.
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Such Islamic State incursions are rare in northern Iraq, where the Kurdish peshmerga have pushed the militants back with the help of coalition air strikes and set up defensive lines that the militants are rarely able to breach.
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Suspected militants raided on Friday On Friday night, 10 civilians -- including six children -- were killed along with six suspected terrorists after a shootout between police and alleged militants in the town of Sainthamaruthu on Sri Lanka's eastern coast.
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The coup and the resulting purges have raised concern about Turkey's reliability as a NATO ally and its ability to protect itself against the threat from Islamic State militants in neighboring Syria and Kurdish militants in its southeast.
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The formal arrests take to seven the tally for the cafe attack, which the government blames on local militants, along with another, on July 26, in which police killed nine militants believed to be plotting a similar assault.
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Another five were involved in an assault by security forces on a militant hideout by suspected Islamic State militants in Irbid city in the same year that led to the death of seven militants and one police officer.
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The amount deducted from about $130 million sent to the Palestinian Authority each month will be equal to stipends it pays militants in Israeli prisons and the families of jailed or slain militants, Netanyahu's office said on Friday.
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"I told him that there is no such terrorist or militants from outside or who are connected with the (Islamic State), but there are militants inside our country and they are homegrown," Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan told Reuters.
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NAIROBI (Reuters) - The U.S military said it killed four militants in an air strike against al Shabaab militants in the vicinity of Awdheegle, Somalia, as part of its operations to support the government's efforts to weaken the group.
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Trump wants to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria, believing Islamic State militants are largely defeated, but Macron and other allies argue they should stay to ensure militants do not resurface and to block Iran from strengthening its foothold.
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The fighting, which left at least 1,200 people dead — most of them militants — was declared over in October, although security forces have said nearly 200 Filipino militants who took part in the siege escaped and remained at large.
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Related: Bangladesh Arrests 3,000 in Sweep Targeting Islamist Militants Suspected in Murders The Islamic State-affiliated Amaq news agency claimed in a report on Saturday the militants identified and released Muslim patrons from the Dhaka restaurant, SITE said.
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Red Cross staff killed by suspected ISIS militants in Afghan convoy attack Red Cross staff killed by suspected ISIS militants in Afghan convoy attack Six Red Cross staff were killed and two are believed to have been taken hostage by suspected Islamic State group militants in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, the latest in a series of attacks on the international aid group by Afghan Islamist groups.
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AMMAN (Reuters) - Islamic State militants recaptured Syria's ancient city of Palmyra on Sunday after briefly retreating in the face of heavy Russian air strikes on their positions, a news agency affiliated with the militants and a war monitor said.
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The pro-government source said implementation was due to begin on April 4, with 16,000 people leaving al-Foua and Kefraya "in exchange for the evacuation of all the Zabadani militants and the militants of Madaya and their families".
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The amount deducted from about $130 million sent to the Palestinian Authority (PA) each month will be equal to stipends it pays militants in Israeli prisons and the families of jailed or slain militants, Netanyahu's office said on Friday.
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SHOPIAN, Kashmir — An Indian Army operation against militants fighting Indian rule in the Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley killed at least 12 militants on Sunday, the largest one-day death toll of insurgents in recent years, officials in Kashmir said.
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The battle to eradicate hundreds of ISIS-affiliated militants, mostly from the locally-based Maute group but affiliated with the Abu Sayyaf Group of militants has shown little sign of resolution as the third week of fighting wears on.
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Police displayed a chart at the news conference, setting out the suspected foreign links of Indonesian militants including a leader, identified as Saefulah, who is believed to be based in an area of Afghanistan where Islamic State militants operate.
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At least five militants of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen have been killed in shootouts since November, as security forces stepped up a crackdown on Islamist militants seeking to make the moderate Muslim nation of 160 million a sharia-based state.
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has done its best to root out militants from the Waziristan region, its foreign secretary said on Wednesday, after Afghanistan called for its neighbor to act against the Taliban and other groups aligned to the militants.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Four militants, three of whom were suspects in a 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team, were fatally shot in Lahore, Pakistan, when another group of militants tried to free them from custody, the police said.
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As part of the road map, Turkish and U.S. forces are now carrying out patrols in Manbij to clear the area of YPG militants, which Turkey views as a terrorist organization linked to Kurdish militants on its own soil.
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Another villager, Mohammed Ibrahim, said militants had warned locals in the days ahead of the attack not to cooperate with the Egyptian military, after villagers had detained three suspected militants and handed them over to security forces weeks earlier.
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Militants who surrendered to pesh merga fighters since Sunday appeared to be trying to avoid capture by Shiite Muslim militiamen, who have been accused in previous battles of executing militants as well as civilians believed to be supporting them.
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DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Kurdish militants shot and killed two officials from the ruling AK Party in southeast Turkey over the weekend, while the Turkish military killed more than a dozen militants in air strikes, state authorities said on Sunday.
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The militants continue to stage near-daily attacks targeting Afghan and U.S. forces, even as they hold peace talks with the U.S. Scores of Afghan civilians are also killed in the crossfire or by roadside bombs planted by militants.
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U.S. and Afghan troops have been battling militants in Nangarhar province for months.
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His cell phone contained contacts for militants who were wanted in Saudi Arabia.
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More recently, his forces began attacking Kurdish militants across the border in Syria.
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The militants insisted the entire neighborhood — adults and children alike — gather to watch.
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Nine suspected militants were killed in Gazipur and two in Tangail, said Khan.
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Some said the militants fired at them as they crossed a defensive trench.
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Islamic State militants have previously carried out gun and bomb attacks in Turkey.
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Kurdish militants and religious radicals, including Islamic State, are also active in Turkey.
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The government has blamed militants with links to Islamists overseas for the Oct.
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Malaysia is worried that militants could flee to its eastern state of Sabah.
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The militants only mentioned the Afghan government to deride it on various grounds.
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The militants claim to have hacked 10,000 Facebook accounts and 5,000 Twitter profiles.
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The militants' Syrian stronghold, Raqqa, fell to U.S.-backed forces earlier this month.
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The civilians were unchained and released once the militants reached cover, Assadi said.
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The militants also said they would target the Nigerian oil company Brittania-U.
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Islamist Boko Haram militants are fighting for a separate caliphate in the northeast.
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Saturday's attack was one of the deadliest claimed by Kurdish militants for decades.
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Trump has said that violent militants could enter the country posing as refugees.
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Almost exactly eight months ago Islamic State militants killed 130 people in Paris.
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The "Paradise room" used by militants in North Waziristan to indoctrinate young recruits.
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But when the Sunni militants of ISIS rolled in, Shias fled the city.
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Jordan is a key military ally, including in the fight against Islamic militants.
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Police called for reinforcements and encircled the area, challenging the militants to surrender.
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Joint Operations Command says forces "killed many ISIS militants" and defused 60 IED.
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Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for two of those four attacks before Tuesday.
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"Sometimes it is the militants who request mediation by the Russians," he said.
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In September, IS militants attacked the NOC headquarters in Tripoli, killing two people.
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The Ugandans came under fire from an estimated 20 militants, the officials said.
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The official said al Qaeda militants were suspected of carrying out the attack.
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But Abdullahi is believed to be an example of the militants' newer targets.
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During the second (2000-05), Palestinian militants blew up Israeli buses and nightclubs.
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Another is France's quiet support for Haftar in Libya to oppose Islamist militants.
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And yet Lucha—and he—were also so well-behaved, as militants went.
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Hundreds of Egyptian soldiers and police have been killed fighting militants in Sinai.
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Yousafzai was attacked by Taliban militants trying to stop her from attending school.
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ISIS FM was for months how the militants reached out to local Afghans.
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The Dogon suspect the Fulani of harboring Islamist militants, charges the Fulani deny.
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The militants of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) who launched the Aug.
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It marked the first time that militants had targeted the capital's electricity supply.
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For the next three days, the militants took the girls further from home.
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Hundreds of soldiers and police have been killed by militants in northern Sinai.
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"But the bearded ones are big trouble," he adds, referring to Islamist militants.
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His militia built berms along the border to prevent militants from sneaking back.
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Mortar shells fired by militants frequently kill or wound civilians in el-Arish.
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There have also been deadly anti-police terrorist attacks by far-right militants.
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Militants have expanded their attacks to target civilians, especially over the past year.
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The security forces say they are responding to a violent campaign by militants.
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But distinguishing between militants and civilians is often difficult and has caused discrepancies.
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About 22,2400 militants were killed; many more fled across the border to Afghanistan.
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Allowing militants to leave Russia was convenient for both radicals and the authorities.
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Islamic militants captured thousands of Yazidi women and children, and killed the men.
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Kirkuk's police chief said 21.5 ISIS militants were killed during hours of clashes.
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Its peacekeepers have been fired upon and captured by militants on several occasions.
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Gaza militants regularly plant explosives near the sensitive frontier, occasionally harming Israeli soldiers.
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The killing comes after a university teacher was killed by suspected Islamist militants.
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IS militants still control most of Deir al-Zor province, which borders Iraq.
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Dela Pena believes they are being used as human shields by the militants.
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The U.S.-backed forces in that area are fighting against Islamic State militants.
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Even Gaza'sfieriest militants admit that their meagrearsenal poses no serious threat to Israel.
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On the Palestinian side 27 people, a mix of militants and civilians, died.
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Turkey denied there were civilian deaths, saying 25 Kurdish militants had been killed.
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In January, its militants stormed another restaurant on Lido beach, killing 17 people.
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The military denies it, saying troops are merely searching for militants and criminals.
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Another senior government official told reporters that about 300 militants had been killed.
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Initial assessments indicated Kurdish militants were behind both attacks, a government official said.
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US officials estimate there are 4,000 to 6,000 ISIS militants in the country.
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Hamas has granted Egyptian militants safe harbour, and treated them in Gaza hospitals.
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Special forces were still working to track down other militants, the committee said.
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Militants from the Islamic extremist group are firmly entrenched in Nigeria's northern states.
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The Kurds prevented Kirkuk's huge oil resources from falling into the militants' hands.
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The Houthi militants have said their Volanco-1 variant missile is locally produced.
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But the militants still hold territory right in the heart of the forest.
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In Nigeria, militants have stepped up their attacks on oil and gas infrastructure.
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The militants also want to drive out AMISOM, which helps defend the government.
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Many can hardly believe they are finally rid of the Islamist militants' rule.
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Turkey has also been carrying out operations against Kurdish militants inside its borders.
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The SDF captured the area around Manbij from Islamic State militants last year.
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The attack by Boko Haram militants Saturday targeted mourners in the Nganzai district.
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China has said that Xinjiang faces a threat from Islamist militants and separatists.
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Thousands of militants and hundreds of soldiers and police have been killed since.
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In Shabwa, direct cash payments were made to the militants, the AP found.
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Others, including Hamas militants, have been killed in other incidents, including Israeli airstrikes.
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He said a preliminary assessment was that the infiltrators were Islamic State militants.
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Israel says militants use the demonstrations to threaten the border and provoke violence.
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They said police had received information that armed militants were in the area.
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There were conflicting reports over whether any of the killed militants were women.
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Russia has been Assad's most powerful ally against rebels and militants in Syria.
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The blasts fuelled political debate across the globe about how to combat militants.
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The attack launched by the two militants in Garland was a spectacular flop.
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Islamic State militants breached the Kurdish forward lines at about 07:30 a.m.
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The private Dogan news agency reported that several Kurdish militants had been "neutralized".
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Al Shabaab militants carry out bombings in the capital Mogadishu and other regions.
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Wickremesinghe said the militants had tried to attack another hotel but had failed.
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Courts set up by the militants do not allow legal representation or appeals.
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The government has denied the presence of such groups, blaming domestic militants instead.
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Boko Haram militants live primarily in the northern states of Nigeria, including Borno.
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Four militants were killed and six wounded in the strikes on the region.
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The clashes between Filipino government troops and the Islamist militants have been deadly.
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Militants probably can add drones more easily than governments can add air-defenses.
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Fidayeen is a term used to describe Islamist militants engaged in suicide missions.
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Residents confirmed fighting had ended and that the militants had left the town.
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The bomb killed at least 36 militants, Afghan officials told CNN on Friday.
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Posters featuring mugshots of suspected militants and escaped convicts hang under the awnings.
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The police blamed the civilian death on the tactics deployed by the militants.
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The search party then came under fire from the militants, according to police.
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A few days later, the militants returned and shot him in the arm.
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A Saudi-led coalition has been fighting Houthi militants based in the area.
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No group claimed responsibility, but Boko Haram militants have carried out similar attacks.
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Solo has been linked to several previous attacks by Islamist militants in Indonesia.
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The Syrian military deployed tanks and dozens of troops to kill the militants.
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Islamic State militants have also reportedly been preventing civilians from leaving, it said.
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She and others hope they can get their hands on Islamic State militants.
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ISIS militants were closing in on them with tanks commandeered from Assad's forces.
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Captagon was said to be a fund-raising tool and stimulant for militants.
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But the militants just went underground, vying with government forces neighborhood by neighborhood.
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The program gives stipends to former militants in the oil-rich Delta region.
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The combined forces stormed a building, shot mock militants and secured the hostages.
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Militants killed her husband, taking her and her daughter, Amira, into the forest.
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The government of President Muhammadu Buhari was continuing talks with militants, he said.
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Eleven militants were killed and two soldiers wounded in the clashes, Bouhalika said.
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The militants, mostly armed with knives and crude implements, killed 12 police officers.
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Rohingya militants killed 12 security officers in border post attacks two weeks ago.
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When the militants came, thousands of Yazidis fled on foot towards Sinjar mountain.
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Islamic Jihad confirmed that several of its militants were killed in separate strikes.
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Algerian armed forces have been cracking down on militants tied to Islamic State.
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There are still 213 hostages and eight foreign militants remaining, according to Ano.
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The militants overran Marawi in May, forcing more than 803,000 residents to flee.
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Apparently there is no brotherly love among East Africa's Islamist militants.
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Cavusoglu said Turkey had "neutralized" more than 4,000 Islamic State militants so far.
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The militants traded fire with security forces before they were killed within minutes.
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At least 200 militants are holed up in a corner of the town.
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India has said that militants based in Pakistan were involved in that attack.
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However, most of those detained were believed to be petty criminals, not militants.
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The strike targeted the militants associated with al-Shabaab, al Qaeda's largest affiliate.
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One Israeli soldier was killed by gunfire from militants inside the coastal enclave.
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Three Hamas militants, and a fourth man, were killed by Israeli tank fire.
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Parts of Yemen are also held by al Qaeda and Islamic State militants.
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Turkey said it had killed at least 343 militants since the operation started.
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In Mosul, Iraq, the militants destroyed a museum and an early Christian monastery.
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It is also engaged in the fight against Islamic State militants in Syria.
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"The militants are giving a signal that they are still around," he said.
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Islamic State militants have also gained a foothold in the North African state.
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The U.S. has secured a new trove of intelligence on Islamic State militants.
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The attack began when six Taliban militants stormed the hotel in suicide vests.
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Trump says his executive order aims to head off attacks by Islamist militants.
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He reiterated that he would strengthen military operations and intelligence against Islamist militants.
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The Saudis, for their part, say Iran is increasing support for Shiite militants.
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Humiliated, Burhan left for the mountains and joined a tiny group of militants.
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The Houthi militants have said their Volcano-variant ballistic missile is locally produced.
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The fighting between them has increased, including some militants' use of terrorist attacks.
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It is also struggling with other militants, particularly from Islamic State's Afghanistan branch.
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The State Department was struggling to track the fleeing Yazidis and the militants.
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And militants in Gaza have fired rockets into Israel, triggering retaliatory Israeli strikes.
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The militants seized the ancient city of Palmyra from the government in May.
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He also said Turkey would take over the fight against Islamic State militants.
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November 9, killing several militants, 100 miles west of the capital of Mogadishu.
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The demobilization of nearly 7,000 heavily armed militants will be a major challenge.
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Much of the Ottoman-era structure was destroyed by the militants in 2014.
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Like many others here, he had fled unrest and extremist militants in Somalia.
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The difference - as many as 300 dead militants or no fatalities at all.
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Militants had tried unsuccessfully to counter attack with three car bombs, Hadia said.
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Mladenov called on both Israeli forces and militants in Gaza to show restraint.
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Many foreign women came - or were brought - from overseas to join the militants.
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At least six militants infiltrated the Pathankot air base, in Punjab, on Jan.
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This month, troops took action against militants in southern parts of Punjab Province.
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A presidential spokesman said 120 militants had died, along with 38 government forces.
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He yielded, and his new wife found herself back in the militants' clutches.
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The militants, like other Delta residents, demand a greater share of oil revenues.
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They accused Doha of support for Islamist militants and Iran, charges it denies.
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Turkey is part of the U.S.-led military coalition fighting militants in Syria.
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President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has once again threatened to crush the militants.
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The inquiry also found that Islamic State militants have used sulfur mustard gas.
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In June, Nigerian government officials said privately it had a ceasefire with militants.
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The security source said the militants were unable to impose themselves on society.
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The cost of fighting Islamic State militants is another burden on the budget.
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