Monday, December 8, 2014
Israeli warplanes have attacked Syria on Sunday, with multiple bombing sorties against the Damascus International Airport damaging several unspecified facilities.
In addition to the airport, the Israeli planes also attacked the town of Dimas, near the Lebanese border. Reportedly military installations were hit on the outskirts of Dimas.
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Sunday, December 7, 2014
Ugandan rebels wielding machetes and axes have killed 36 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities say.
The raid in the area of Beni in North Kivu province was confirmed by a military spokesman and a local official.
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Militants in the disputed territory of Kashmir attacked an Indian army camp Friday, triggering a fierce gunbattle that left 11 Indian soldiers and six suspected assailants dead, officials said.
At least three other deadly attacks were launched elsewhere Friday in the region, where local elections were being held through December.
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Saturday, December 6, 2014
At least 4 Farc fighters and an army sergeant have been killed in violent clashes in rural zones of 2 departments in southwest of the country.
The army corporal has been killed by a rebel in a clash in the municipality of Caloto (Cauca department).
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The assault in Baidoa began Friday evening when a suicide bomber detonated explosives outside the popular National Bar and Restaurant, a locale frequented by locals and journalists. BBC Somalia reported the dead included two journalists with London-based Somali TV organizations.
Approximately 10 minutes after the attack, a car bomb exploded nearby.
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