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Car-bomb attack in northern Syria kills 3 Turkish soldiers
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A car bombing has killed three Turkish soldiers in a Turkish-controlled area in northern Syria, Turkey's Defense Ministry said. The ministry said the attack occurred late on Thursday as the soldiers were carrying out road checks in northern Syria, in an area that is under the control...
Afghan official: Roadside bomb hits government car, 5 killed
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A roadside bombing struck an Afghan government car in southern Zabul province on Thursday, killing the driver and four passengers inside the vehicle, officials said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack though the provincial police spokesman, Mohammadullah...
Pakistan mosque blast kills senior police officer, 13 others
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful explosion ripped through a mosque in southwest Pakistan during Friday evening prayers, killing a senior police officer and at least 13 civilians, police said. The bombing wounded another 20 worshipers in the city of Quetta, the capital of the restive Baluchistan province,...
Turkey says 4 of its soldiers killed in northeast Syria
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey's defense ministry says four Turkish soldiers have been killed in northeastern Syria. The ministry said the soldiers were killed in a car bombing attack Wednesday while they were conducting road checks. The Turkish military death toll stands at 20 since October, when Turkey launched...
Car bomb kills 3, wounds 6 at checkpoint in Somali capital
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint in Somalia's capital Wednesday morning, killing three people and wounding six others, a local official said. The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group quickly claimed responsibility. Salah Omar, a spokesman for Mogadishu's mayor, told The...
Bomb hits security forces in SW Pakistan; 2 dead, 12 wounded
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying Pakistani security forces, killing two soldiers in the southwestern city of Quetta, the capital of the restive Baluchistan province, a police official said Tuesday. The bombing wounded 12 people, including security forces,...
City: Explosion near Louisiana business was extortion effort
ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) — A minor explosion outside a former bar in Louisiana was an attempt to extort money from a nearby business , news outlets reported. No one was injured when the improvised explosive device blew up in a trash can outside the former Alexandria bar on Thursday, the outlets reported,...
Iran's popular Gen. Soleimani became an icon by targeting US
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For Iranians whose icons since the Islamic Revolution have been stern-faced clergy, Gen. Qassem Soleimani was a popular figure of national resilience in the face of four decades of U.S. pressure. For the U.S. and Israel, he was a shadowy figure in command of Iran's proxy forces,...
Somali mourners march against extremist blast that killed 79
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hundreds of mourners and government officials in Mogadishu gathered at the capital's Police School on Thursday to mourn the 79 people killed by a tragic truck bomb last week. Somali government officials and residents marched through Mogadishu's streets to show solidarity with...
Saudi security says 2 men shot dead were planning an attack
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia said two men who were shot and killed last week in the eastern city of Dammam had been planning an attack and were in possession of explosives that could have been used to deploy a car bomb. The Presidency of State Security, which deals with counter-terrorism and...
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