‘Worse every day’: Afghans expect 2019 to be even deadlier

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 04:07:05 +0000

'Worse every day': Afghans expect 2019 to be even deadlier

After a year of record bloodshed, Afghans are bracing for a deadlier 2019 with a US drawdown and a presidential vote likely to fuel violence.

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Clash in Lanao del Norte: Soldier, ‘Commander Mercury’ killed

ILIGAN CITY— A soldier and an alleged terrorist were killed in the latest encounter between government forces and remnants of the Dawlah Islamiya/Maute Group in Tagoloan, Lanao del Norte, authorities said Monday.

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UPDATE: 2 killed, 15 injured in another bombing in Sultan Kudarat

ZAMBOANGA CITY – One more victim died in a new bomb attack in Sultan Kudarat’s Isulan town on Sunday night – the second explosion in five days – blamed by the military to the pro-IS Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters or BIFF in southern Philippines. The first fatality, an 18-year-old, died at the scene of the blast — […]

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Suicide bomber targets Shiite students in Kabul; at least 48 dead

Suicide bomber targets Shiite students in Kabul; at least 48 dead

KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber struck a private education center in a Shiite neighborhood of Kabul on Wednesday where high school graduates were preparing for university entrance exams, killing 48 young men and women and leaving behind a scene of devastation and tragedy.

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Police, Army foil bomb try in Maguindanao

DATU ODIN SINSUAT, MAGUINDANAO – Police and military authorities, acting on tips from civilians and concerned citizens, foiled a bombing attempt in Cotabato City, seizing a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) on Thursday afternoon in Barangay Awang here.

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Pro-IS cleric gets death for inspiring terror attacks in Indonesia

Pro-IS cleric gets death for inspiring terror attacks in Indonesia

JAKARTA — The South Jakarta District Court has found Friday Aman Abdurrahman guilty of inciting several terror attacks in Indonesia and sentenced the radical cleric to death.

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