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The Islamist militant group al-Shabaab attacked an Ethiopian military base in Somalia Saturday killing at least 23 people, witnesses said.
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A suicide truck bombing at the Ministry of Education in Mogadishu claims at least 70 lives. Many of the victims are students who were to receive scholarships from the Turkish government. Al-Shabbab militants have claimed responsibility for the attack.
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When Kosovo attained its independence in February 2008, some pundits warned against this precedent-setting event and foresaw a disintegration of sovereign states from Belgium to Russia. This time, with South Sudan, they remained mum.
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The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the largest Muslim rebel group in southern Philippines and the government under President Benigno Aquino lll resumed talks for the first time Wednesday after the accord was rejected by the supreme court in 2008.
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The Communist Party of the Philippines(CPP) and its armed group, the New Peoples Army (NPA) have forged an agreement with Philippine military for an 18-day ceasefire.
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Shifting alliances and the destruction of graves belonging to Islamic saints and scholars presents a picture of the bloody factionalism that continues to plague Somalia, while the UN-backed government is weakened by its own corruption.
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Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai is trying to entice members of Taliban to surrender their arms to the government in exchange for cash and jobs. Taliban immediately rejected the proposal saying they cannot be bought.
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Earlier today Al-Jazeera broadcast a video showing insurgents handling weapons, including anti-personnel mines with U.S. markings on them.
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Philippine government troops engaged the al-Qaida-linked terrorist group Abu Sayyaf Tuesday, killing five of their members. A government troop was wounded in the encounter that happened in Basilan in southern Philippines.
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The government of the Philippines is giving away cash incentives to civilian individuals who can convince rebel members of Communist Party of the Philippines and the Muslim's MILF, two of the country's top rebel groups, to return to the fold of the law.
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About 20 suspected insurgents have been killed in attacks by Pakistani jets near the Afghan border, officials say.
The US condemns the conduct of several American soldiers shown apparently abusing the corpses of suspected Afghan insurgents in 2010.
 Afghan President Hamid Karzai is welcoming a possible deal that would allow Taliban insurgents to open an office in Qatar in order to hold talks with the United States.
 Somali insurgents have shut down food aid distribution by a major humanitarian group because they say the organization is distributing spoiled food in the famine-hit south.
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A new government report states violence in Afghanistan has reached an all-time high.
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