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Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Feb. 19

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BAGHDAD -- Up to 27 members of paramilitary Hashd Shaabi fighters were killed in an ambush by Islamic State (IS) militants near the town of Hawijah in Kirkuk province, a Hashd Shaabi statement said on Monday.

The incident occurred on Sunday night when a force of Hashd Shaabi force were ambushed by a terrorist militants disguised in military uniforms in Hawijah area, in the southwestern part of the oil-rich Kirkuk province, the statement said. (Iraq-IS)

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ADEN, Yemen -- A total of 23 militants of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch were killed in armed confrontations with Yemeni government forces supported by the Saudi-led coalition in the southeastern province of Hadramout on Sunday.

The 2nd Regional Military Command based in Hadramout declared in a press statement obtained by Xinhua that "the anti-terror military operation against al-Qaida-held locations in Hadramout's Valley ended successfully." (Yemen-Al-Qaida)

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CAIRO -- An Egyptian army officer and two soldiers were killed during a shootout with terrorists in Egypt's North and Central Sinai, the Egyptian army said on Monday.

Four terrorists were also killed in armed clashes with army troops, the army said in an official statement. (Egypt-Sinai-Terror)

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TEHRAN -- Three security policemen were killed and some others were injured in the clash with the "Deravish" sect in Iranian capital Tehran on Monday, semi-official Fars news agency reported.

The incident happened as the "mad bus" belonging to the "Deravish" raided police station in Tehran's Pasdaran street and hit the policemen. (Iran-Deravish) Enditem

 

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