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Nigerian military opens camp to rehabilitate Boko Haram

KANO/ AP Nigeria’s military has opened a camp to rehabilitate Boko Haram fighters who have surrendered and are repentant, according to a statement on Wednesday that urged other fighters to abandon the insurgency that has claimed 20,000 lives in six years. The military also said it has rescued 11,595 civilian hostages in attacks on Boko Haram camps and villages in ...

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UK police arrest 2 over support for Turkish far-left group

LONDON / AP British police say they have arrested a man and a woman on suspicion of terrorism offenses over suspected support for a far-left Turkish militant group. The Metropolitan Police says a 49-year-old man and 45-year-old woman were detained early Wednesday at two addresses in London. The man is suspected of disseminating a terrorist publication, while the woman was ...

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Iraqi forces face resistance in IS-held town

ANBAR / AFP Heavy resistance has slowed Iraqi forces as they pushed forward toward the center of a town held by IS militants in western Anbar province, commanders at the scene said. Hundreds of roadside bombs, car bombs and heavy mortar fire slowed advancing Iraqi troops to a near halt Tuesday after entering the small town of Hit the previous ...

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