Mosul battle toll tops 2000 as off ensive continues
Lt Gen Townsend said U S led coalition killed or badly wounded over 2000 Islamic State fighters in Mosul since October with 3000 to 5000 still in the city. Iraqi forces began the push Oct 17 and faced mortar fire while securing supply lines along the Tigris.
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Iraq
Mosul
U.S
Stephen Townsend
Townsend
Ash Carter
Qayara Air Base
Tigris
Egypt church bombing shocks Cairo neighborhood
A bomb at the Boutrossyia chapel beside St Mark's Cathedral in central Cairo killed 25 and wounded 49 as Mass ended. Magdy Ramzy, a survivor, lost his wife and saw his grandchildren hurt, amid a broader wave of militant violence against Egypt's Christian minority. Police pursued no immediate claim of responsibility. The attack followed a separate Friday bombing that killed six police.
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St. Mark’s Cathedral
Egypt
Magdy Ramzy
Ramzy
Sarah Wadie
Associated Press
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Mohammed Morsi
Muslim Brotherhood
Slain Ga officer laid to rest in Americus funeral
Hundreds attended the funeral and burial for Americus police officer Nicholas Smarr 25 and his friend Jody Smith 26 a Georgia Southwestern State University officer. Smarr died after CPR at the scene and Smith died later at a hospital. The suspect Minquell Lembrick 32 was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted wound.
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Georgia
Nicholas Smarr
Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Jody Smith
Georgia Southwestern State University
South Georgia
Mark Scott
Smith
George Saratsiotis
Atlanta-Journal Constitution
University
Minquell Lembrick
Georgia Southwestern
Sumter County
Sharron Johnson
Americas
Nicholas Ryan Smarr
Turkey bombings: Kurdish group claims Istanbul attack
The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons claimed responsibility for two blasts near the Vodafone Arena in Istanbul, killing 38 and injuring 166 as police and civilians mourn. Officials said one blast was a car bomb and another a suicide attack with 10 suspects detained.
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Kurdistan Workers’ Party
Kurdistan Freedom Falcons
Vodafone
Besiktas
Suleyman Soylu
Soylu
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Nigeria church collapse overwhelms morgues in Uyo
The Reigners Bible Church International tragedy in Uyo, Nigeria, left at least 160 dead as the roof collapsed during a bishop consecration. Mortuaries overflowed with bodies while survivors recalled the chaotic scene and rescue efforts from Julius Berger workers and bystanders.
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Nigeria
Reigners Bible Church International
Uyo
Akan Weeks
Akeme Eyibio
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