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Nigerian Shiites bury dead after clashes with security forces
The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) said 49 of its members lost their lives since Saturday, contrasting the military's official death toll of six.
More than 1,700 civilians have been killed in attacks in Afghanistan so far this year, hitting confidence in the Western-backed government.
The attack follows a blast on Sunday which left 78 people dead.
Fifty other people were wounded in the blast in the predominantly Shi’ite Shulaa neighbourhood.
Pictures were tweeted that showed parts of the interior on fire and smashed furniture inside one office.
Iraqi forensic teams began excavating 12 suspected mass grave sites.
Army sources said a tribal alliance took control of the bases in Shihr and Riyan.
Throughout the day, warplanes from Saudi Arabia and Arab allies struck at the Shia Houthis.
Tikrit is the focus of a counter-offensive against IS by more than 20,000 troops and Shi'ite militias.
Iraq's armed forces, backed by Shi'ite militia, attacked Islamic State strongholds north of Baghdad on Monday.
The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the violent attack in Peshawar.
The Gulf Cooperation Council has accused Shi’ite Houthi rebels of staging a coup in Yemen.
Leaders insist the Islamic State must never be allowed to strike them again.
Many settlements in northern Salahuddin province’s Tuz Khurmatu district have been reduced to rubble.
The attacks that resembled operations carried out by Islamic State militants.
Officer Mohammed Atiq al-Jehani was shot and wounded by unknown assailants.
President Francois Hollande said Rafale jets hit “a logistics depot of the terrorists”.
Gunmen opened fire and killed three people, including a senior military official.
US sent the military to Iraq to develop options for helping Iraqi civilians trapped on Mount Sinjar.