The confrontation is believed to have started on Sunday, with bodies found dumped in different locations of the north-eastern province.

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Citizen journalist Hozan Abdel Halim Mahmoud was killed one day earlier while filming clashes in the north-eastern province of Al-Hasaka.

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Late last year the National Bureau of Statistics asked rural hukou holders in the north-eastern province of Jilin whether they wanted to switch to urban status.

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One such, a girl from north-eastern Liaoning province, lies in bed, a drip attached.

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His neighbours have fled the tempest of tribal killing that has raged through Ituri, a province in north-eastern Congo, in recent months.

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The fighting in the area in the province of North Kivu in eastern Congo, has displaced more than 250, 000 people since August, the United Nations reported.

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Recent fighting between rebels and government troops has been concentrated in the province of North Kivu in eastern Congo, prompting the displacement of 250, 000 people since August.

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