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Kashmir police and militants killed in shootout in tourist area of Srinagar

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A gun battle near a 14th Century Muslim shrine killed at least four in the Kashmir capital and sparked protests in the city, police said.
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Asia Pacific

Afghanistan election candidate targeted in Helmand bombing, 10th killed ahead of vote

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A bomb under a sofa killed four Afghans including an election candidate, as deadly violence escalates ahead of the parliamentary ballot
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Middle East

Foreign fighters continue to join ISIS in Syria, US Joint Chiefs chair says

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Foreign fighters continue to flow into Syria to join ISIS despite its forces being largely decimated, US Joint Chiefs chairman Joe Dunford said
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Africa

Dozens killed in joint Niger-Nigeria military crackdown on criminal gangs

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At least 30 "bandits" have been killed during a military crackdown by Niger and Nigeria along their troubled frontier where kidnappings and cattle rustling are rife, Niger's interior minister said
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Africa

Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and Polisario Front agree to UN-brokered Western Sahara talks

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Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Polisario Front accepted a UN invitation to hold talks on ending the conflict in Western Sahara
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Air

Ukraine Su-27 fighter jet crashes during NATO exercise

Joanne Stocker -
A Ukraine Air Force Su-27 fighter jet crashed during large-scale NATO aerial exercises, the Ukrainian military said.
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Africa

60 killed in largest US airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia since 2017

Joanne Stocker -
US Africa Command said it carried out an airstrike against al-Shabaab near Harardere in eastern Somalia, killing approximately 60 fighters
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Africa

30 people killed in two months near Bria, Central African Republic’s diamond hub

Fergus Kelly -
The UN said at least 30 civilians were killed in August and September by armed groups near Bria in Central African Republic, adding that some could constitute crimes against humanity
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Air

Iran claims 700 drone strikes against ISIS in Syria

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Iran's IRGC has carried out 700 drone strikes against ISIS in Syria, its aerospace chief Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said
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Asia Pacific

Iran security personnel kidnapped in Pakistan border region

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Fourteen Iranian security personnel, including IRGC intelligence officers, were abducted in Sistan and Balochistan on the volatile southeastern border with Pakistan
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Air

Saudi Hawk trainer jet crashes on training mission, killing pilots

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A Saudi military Hawk crashed while on a training mission in the northwest of the kingdom, killing the crew, the defense ministry said
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Air

Egypt and Russia invite 13 countries to observe counter-terrorism exercises

Joanne Stocker -
Egypt and Russia invited defense officials from 13 countries to observe joint aerial counter-terrorism exercises
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Europe

ISIS terror suspects planned Kosovo bomb attacks, assaults in France, Belgium

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Bujar Behrami and other suspected ISIS jihadists have been charged in Pristina on suspicion of planning attacks in Kosovo, France and Belgium
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Middle East

Jordan reopens main border crossing with Syria

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Jordan reopened its Jaber border crossing with war-torn Syria, a key Middle East trade route, after a three year closure
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Commentary

The failure of the Idlib deal could alter Syria’s future

Sirwan Kajjo -
The looming deadline for the Russia-Turkey deal in Idlib raises several scenarios that could impact the future of the Syrian conflict
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Europe

Russia: Two ISIS-linked ‘terrorists’ killed in Dagestan gunfight

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Security forces killed two people suspected to be linked to Islamic State in a gunfight in Endirey in Russia's North Caucasus region of Dagestan
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