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June deadliest month in Afghanistan's ongoing conflict in 2 decades
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kabul (Afghanistan) July 2 (ANI): Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) have killed over 6,000 Taliban terrorists in June, which was the deadliest month of conflict in the country, claimed authorities over here.
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Israel strikes Hamas targets across Gaza after arson attacks
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Isreal], June 18 (ANI): The Israel Defense Forces has confirmed strikes against Hamas targets in Gaza Strip in retaliation to arson balloons attack launched from the region.
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Palestinian woman shot dead by Israeli troops over attempted attack
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Isreal], June 17 (ANI): Amid rise of tensions between Israel and Palestine, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have shot a Palestinian woman dead allegedly for attempting to carry out a car-ramming attack in the northeast of Jerusalem.
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Japan opens large COVID-19 vaccination centres in Tokyo, Osaka
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 24 (ANI/Sputnik): A major coronavirus vaccination centre that can provide shots to up to 10,000 people a day has opened in Japan with the support of Self-Defense Forces (SDF), a Sputnik correspondent reports.
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Japan conducts mock drill to defend remote islands from China
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], May 23 (ANI): Japan's Self-Defense Forces conducted live-fire drill in scenario for defending remote islands on Saturday in a scenario to prevent Chinese troops from landing on these territories.
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People flee as Nyiragongo volcano erupts in eastern Congo
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
North Kivu [Congo], May 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The civil defense forces of the North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are evacuating residents of Goma after the nearby Nyiragongo volcano started to erupt, North Kivu Governor, Lt. Gen. Ndima Kongba Constant said.
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Netanyahu claims drone downed by Israeli security forces this week was lau
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 20 (ANI): Israel has claimed that the drone drowned by the Israel Defense Forces earlier this week was launched by Iran and was armed with explosives.
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Hamas targets IDF bus with anti-tank missile, Israeli soldier injured
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 20 (ANI): Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday informed that an Israeli soldier has sustained injuries after Hamas targeted an IDF bus carrying soldiers north of the Gaza Strip with anti-tank missile fired.
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'Neutralized' Hamas tunnel network in Gaza Strip within 5 days, says IDF
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 20 (ANI): The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday claimed that it had "neutralized" what it described as the terror tunnel network of the Hamas in the Gaza strip.
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Israeli Military reports attempted attack on soldiers in Hebron, assailant
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday that there was an attempted attack against Israeli servicemen in the West Bank city of Hebron, with the assailant subsequently neutralized.
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Israel says targeted homes of Hamas members overnight
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The Israeli Air Force struck over 90 targets in the Gaza Strip this past night, including the homes of high-ranking Hamas leaders, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday.
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Israeli Forces launch more attacks, causing power shutdown in Gaza City
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine], May 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Power supply was cut off in Gaza City, the largest city in Palestine, as a result of Israeli strikes against the Gaza Strip, a source told Sputnik.
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