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Gunmen kill 2 Saudi security officers
AP, Riyadh
Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry says unknown gunmen killed two security officers in the eastern city of Dammam, an area heavily populated by Shiites.
The ministry’s spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki said in a statement carried Sunday by the official Saudi Press Agency that a patrol in Dammam’s al-Khudariya district came under fire late Saturday night. Last month, Dammam police arrested two men, one Saudi and the other Syrian, in possession of a firearm and an explosive vest who were allegedly recruited by the Islamic State group to carry out a suicide attack. Two other Syrians were also arrested.

Gunmen kill 3 Pak soldiers
AFP, Peshawar
Two gunmen on a motorcycle killed three soldiers Sunday near the north-western city of Peshawar, police said.
The gunmen struck in Garhi Sohbat Khan on the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, attacking a private vehicle carrying the three soldiers. The attackers used handguns to target the soldiers, who were returning from a military dairy farm after fetching milk for officers, Khan said.

US to help Pakistan defeat terrorists
Dawn.com, Washington
The United States has renewed its pledge to continue working with Pakistan to defeat terrorism after the terrorist attack on a mosque that killed over 30 worshippers on Friday.
“The United States stands with the people of Pakistan against the scourge of terrorism and will continue to work with the government of Pakistan against those who committed such outrageous attacks,” said White House National Security Council’s spokesman Ned Price.