Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Nov. 15

Five bodies of suspected Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram militants were found Sunday morning after a violent exchange of fire with Cameroonian army, a military source said on Sunday.

The bodies, equipped with rocket launchers, were found in Afade, a town in Cameroon's Far North Region neighboring Nigeria. (Nigeria-Militants)

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PARIS -- French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Sunday said 103 victims out of 129 people killed on Friday's attacks in Paris have been identified.

"There are between 20 and 30 who are not identified yet. They will be (identified) in the coming hours," Valls said after visiting a crisis center set up to accompany victims' families at the Quai d'Orsay. (France-Terror Attack)

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KABUL -- Afghan security forces ongoing crackdown against Taliban fighters have claimed the lives of 26 militants in the militancy-ridden country since Saturday, officials said Sunday.

In the latest fight against militants, which was launched Monday morning in Sipira district of the eastern Khost province, eight armed insurgents were killed, district governor Mohammad Azim told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Taliban)

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BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi security forces backed by Iraqi and the U.S.-led coalition aircraft on Sunday foiled four suicide car bomb attacks and killed 13 Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq's western province of Anbar, a provincial security source said.

The international aircraft carried out an air strike on the IS positions in an area near the town of Khaldiyah, some 80 km west of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, leaving 13 IS militants killed and destroying two houses and three of their vehicles, the source said citing intelligence report. (Iraq-IS)

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PARIS -- Islamic State claims responsibility of Paris attacks that took place Friday night in an online press release Saturday.

"Eight brothers carrying explosive belts and assault rifles targeted the places previously carefully selected," it said. (France-Terror Attack) Endi