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Taliban direct assaults growing more rare: Canada
11 months agoOTTAWA (Reuters) - Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan are launching fewer direct attacks on Canadian troops because they suffer heavy casualties from such operations, a senior officer said on Tuesday.
8 Hamas members killed in Israeli attack
11 months agoIsraeli military said it was responding to Palestinian rocket attacks on southern Israel
Millions mark Shi'ite ritual in Iraq after clashes
11 months agoKERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) - A major Shi'ite ritual ended peacefully in the southern city of Kerbala on Saturday after Iraqi forces imposed tight security around 2.5 million pilgrims, but attacks in the north killed nine worshippers.
Attacks on Shiite worshippers kill 9
11 months agoBombs and rocket attack in northern Iraq disrupt holiest celebration of Shiite Islam
Fatah al-Islam chief warns of attacks on Lebanon army
12 months agoDUBAI (Reuters) - The leader of the Fatah al-Islam group threatened attacks against the Lebanese army after it crushed its militants in battles at a refugee camp in northern Lebanon last year.