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Rebels Besiege Town in Northern Mozambique for 5th Day; Dozens Killed

March 29, 2021
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JOHANNESBURG—Rebels fought the Mozambican army Sunday for the fifth straight day for control of the strategic northern town of Palma, as reports came in that dozens of civilians have been killed and bodies were littering the streets. The fate of scores of foreign energy workers was also unknown. Some of the dead had been beheaded,…

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Gunmen Kill 13 Police in Daytime Ambush in Central Mexico

March 19, 2021
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MEXICO CITY—Gunmen killed at least 13 Mexican police in an ambush a short distance outside the capital on Thursday, local authorities said, in one of the worst mass slayings of security forces to rock the country in recent years. Photos of the grisly scene circulated on social media showing a bullet-riddled police car and an…

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Italian Ambassador Killed in Congo While in UN Convoy

February 22, 2021
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KINSHASA, Congo—The Italian ambassador to Congo and an Italian carabineri police officer were killed Monday during an attack on a U.N. convoy in an area that is home to myriad rebel groups, the Foreign Ministry and local people said. The ambush on the World Food Program convoy that killed Ambassador Luca Attanasio and the officer…

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2 Notorious ISIS Terrorists, Including Senior Leader, Killed in Iraq: Prime Minister

February 3, 2021
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi announced Tuesday that security forces have killed two notorious ISIS-linked terrorists—the terror group’s commander in southern Iraq and an individual who facilitated suicide bomb attacks. “The terrorist Abu Hassan al-Gharibawi, the so-called leader of southern Iraq in Daesh, and the terrorist Ghanem Sabah Jawad, who is responsible for transporting suicide bombers,…

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ISIS ‘Deputy’ Killed in Iraq, Says Iraqi Prime Minister

January 29, 2021
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Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi announced Thursday that security forces have killed Abu Yaser al-Issawi, an ISIS commander who had claimed to be the leader of the terror group in Iraq and its “deputy caliph.” “Our heroic armed forces have eliminated Daesh [ISIS] commander Abu Yaser Al-Issawi as part of an intelligence-led operation,” Kadhimi wrote in…

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Elderly Woman Killed, 5 Others Hurt in Portland Car Rampage

January 26, 2021
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PORTLAND, Ore.—A motorist repeatedly drove into people along streets and sidewalks in Portland, Oregon, on Monday, killing an elderly woman who was dragged beneath the wheels. The man then tried to flee on foot but neighbors surrounded him until police arrived and wrestled him into custody. Five other people were hurt and taken to hospitals….

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