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SOMALIA
At least 14 killed as rival Islamist militants battle for control of town
At least 14 people were killed on Sunday as al Qaeda-inspired Shebab fighters attacked rival Hezb al-Islam militants and took control of a southern town some 100 kms north of Kismayo, a key port city.
PAKISTAN
Village militia foils attack on anti-Taliban mayor
An attack against a local anti-Taliban mayor in the village of Bazid Khel near Peshawar in north-western Pakistan was foiled when the village militia repulsed the attack on Sunday.
AFGHANISTAN
UN chief condemns Kabul attack
At least five UN staff members were killed in a guesthouse Wednesday, as Taliban carried out coordinated attacks in Kabul as part of their pledge to disrupt the upcoming presidential elections.
PAKISTAN
Deadly blasts hit air force base, restaurant
A bomb blast ripped through an air force base in the Pakistani town of Kamra, killing six civilians and two military personnel on Friday hours before a car bomb exploded outside a restaurant in the northwestern city of Peshawar, wounding 10.
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PAKISTAN - SPECIAL REPORT
With women and army uniforms, militants employ new tactics
Islamist militants striking military and civilian institutions across Pakistan are employing a host of deadly new tactics that have rattled the experts as well as ordinary Pakistanis.
PAKISTAN
Senior army officer killed in brazen Islamabad attack
A high-ranking military officer was shot dead in broad daylight in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad Thursday despite tight security clampdowns as the military conducts an anti-Taliban offensive in South Waziristan.
PAKISTAN
Army brigadier killed in Islamabad shooting
A Pakistani army brigadier and his driver were killed on Thursday when gunmen attacked his car as he was on his way to work, police said. October has seen a spate of violent extremist attacks in the country.
PAKISTAN
All schools and colleges closed in wake of university bomb attack
Pakistan ordered the closure of all schools and colleges on Wednesday after a double suicide attack targeting a university killed five people in the capital, Islamabad, on Tuesday as the army waged a renewed offensive against the Taliban.
PAKISTAN
Operation imminent against Pakistani Taliban, says minister
Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Sunday a long-planned operation against militants in its south Waziristan region was "imminent" after an attack on the army headquarters near the capital in which al Qaeda is suspected.
PAKISTAN
Scores killed as bomb rips through Peshawar market
A massive car bomb in a crowded bazaar in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar on Friday has killed at least 49 people and injured over 100, police and government officials said.
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