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Foreign fighters worry – and boost – Syrian rebels
ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — The presence of foreign Islamic militants battling Syria’s regime is raising concerns over the possible injection of al-Qaida’s influence into the country’s civil war.
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Fighters in Mali destroy more Timbuktu tombs
Ansar Dine bulldozed the tombs of three local Sufi saints, the latest in a series of attacks on heritage sites.
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Rebel fighters ‘capture’ Syrian soldiers
Unconfirmed video shows 256 troops being held by opposition, as diplomats seeking to cool tensions meet in Turkey.
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Official: Hezbollah fighters killed in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — A Hezbollah commander and several fighters have been killed inside Syria, a Lebanese security official said Tuesday, a development that could stoke already soaring tensions over the Lebanese militant group’s role in the civil war next door.…
Civilians plead with Syrian fighters
Residents of al-Raqqa, known as ‘hotel’ of the revolution, tell combatants to spare them as rebels plan to take city.
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Meet Syria’s ‘foreign fighters’
A Libyan fighting for Syria’s rebels symbolizes the fears of both sides in the conflict and the international community.
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Turkey says Kurdish fighters killed in raid
Government says security operation in the southeast followed bomb attack that killed five soldiers in Hakkari district.
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‘Foreign fighters’ join Syria’s rebels
Rebels say foreigners have joined them in the battle of Aleppo, while shelling of Damascus continues.
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‘Foreign fighters’ join the battle of Aleppo
Rebels say foreigners have joined them, including some who claim allegiance to al-Qaeda.
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Egyptian forces kill ‘five fighters’ in Sinai
Joint military and police assault leaves five people dead in wake of last weekend’s deadly assault on police station.
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Call to arm Syrian rebel fighters
The head of the exiled opposition Syrian National Council calls for foreign states to arm rebel fighters, as government troops continue their assault on Aleppo.
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Libyan fighters help Syria’s rebels
Their war for freedom in Libya may be over, but almost a year after they won the battle for the Libyan capital, a group of fighters have a new battlefield: Syria.
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Fighters ‘kill 26 members of pro-Assad group’
Twenty-six members of pro-government “Shabiha” killed in northern province of Aleppo, activist monitoring group says.
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‘Fighters killed’ in Yemen air raids
Thirty suspected al-Qaeda fighters reported killed along with Yemeni Red Cross worker in strikes south of the country.
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US strike kills ‘Al-Qaeda fighters’ in Yemen
Wednesday’s drone attack that killed nine is part of offensive against fighters based in the country’s south.
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Fighters killed in Pakistan drone strike
At least 10 fighters killed in apparent US drone attack near Afghan border, according to Pakistani officials.
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Al-Qaeda fighters clash with Yemeni troops
At least seven deaths reported in fighting in town southeast of Sanaa, as army offensive continues further south.
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Colombia fighters release French reporter
Kidnapped journalist Romeo Langlois released by FARC fighters a month after being taken hostage in a firefight.
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Malian rebels and Islamist fighters merge
Two groups that took control of north Mali agree to merge and create an Islamic state in area the size of France.
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Yemeni army kills 35 fighters in the south
Thursday’s fights are part of the army’s wider offensive on an al-Qaeda hideout in the country’s south.
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