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Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, Jan. 2

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Five people died while a dozen sustained injuries on Friday following a clan fight in a village in Hiirani region of Central Somalia, officials have said.

Hussein Osman, a local administrator, said armed combatants from the rival clans exchanged fire in a fierce gun fight that led to deaths of innocent civilians. (Somalia-Fight)

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PARIS -- France has carried out air strikes on oil sites near Rappa, Islamic State (IS) stronghold in Syria, local media reported on Friday.

"I have had the feedback from operations that have been conducted over last night against several oil sites (near Raqqa) and we must continue that logic," said French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, cited by the daily Le Figaro on its website. (France-Air Strikes-IS)

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MOSCOW -- Russia has taken a series of restrictive measures against Ukraine and Turkey starting from Friday, the first day of 2016.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree regulating transit transportation of goods from Ukraine to Kazakhstan through Russian territory, which was posted Friday on Russian government's internet portal of legal information. (Russia-Ukraine-Turkey)

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KABUL -- At least three people were killed and 15 others wounded after a suicide car bomber struck a restaurant in Afghan capital of Kabul on Friday, sources said.

"The blast went off near French restaurant Le Jardin, frequented by foreigners in Qala-e-Fatullah Khan locality. The incident took place at around 5:00 p.m. local time," witness Ahmad Soulaiman told Xinhua. (Afghanistan-Blast)

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BAGHDAD -- A total of 980 Iraqis were killed and 1,244 others wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict across Iraq in December, the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) said in on Friday.

Among the killed were 506 civilians and 474 security members, together with 867 other civilians being wounded, UNAMI said in a statement. (Iraq-Terrorism-Death)

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JERUSALEM -- Israel on Friday returned the bodies of 23 Palestinians killed in recent attacks against Israelis to the Palestinian authority, the Israeli army said.

Meanwhile, a defense official told the Ha'aretz daily that returning the bodies was a goodwill gesture in order to calm the unrest in the West Bank. (Israel-Palestinian bodies) Endi