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3 Palestinian Militants Killed in Attack on Israeli Troops

March 12, 2023
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JERUSALEM—Israeli forces shot and killed three Palestinian militants Sunday who opened fire on troops in the occupied West Bank, the military said. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, an armed offshoot of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party, claimed the men killed as members. The Palestinian Health Ministry said the men were killed by Israeli fire near…

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ISIS Claims Attack That Killed 11 Egyptian Troops

May 9, 2022
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CAIRO—An affiliate of the ISIS terrorist group in Egypt on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack that targeted a water pumping station east of the Suez Canal, killing at least 11 soldiers. At least five other soldiers were wounded in Saturday’s attack, according to the Egyptian military. It was one of the deadliest attacks on…

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Indonesian Terrorist Given Life Sentence in 2005 Attack

December 9, 2021
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JAKARTA, INDONESIA—An Indonesian court sentenced an Islamic terrorist who eluded capture for 16 years to life in prison on Wednesday after finding him guilty of making bombs used in a 2005 market attack that killed 22 people. Upik Lawanga, known as “professor,” is a key member of the Jemaah Islamiyah network, which the United States…

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Indonesian ISIS-Affiliated Leader Killed in Shootout, Police Say

September 19, 2021
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JAKARTA—Indonesian security forces have killed the leader of terrorist group East Indonesia Mujahideen (MIT), which has ties with the ISIS terrorist group, police said on Sunday. A joint operation by military and police personnel killed Ali Kalora in a shootout at a village on Sulawesi island on Saturday afternoon, according to a police statement. Another…

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