Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, May 18

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DAMASCUS -- At least one man was killed and six others wounded on Saturday by Turkish shelling on Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria, a war monitor reported.

The heavy shelling by the Turkish forces targeted areas controlled by the Kurdish militia in Tal Rifat city in the northern countryside of Aleppo Province, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. (Syria-Turkish Shelling-Kurdish)

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BAGHDAD -- The Iraqi army on Saturday killed six Islamic State (IS) militants and destroyed their hideouts in Iraq's central province of Salahudin, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said.

The Iraqi army's gunships pounded an abandoned house believed to be used as a hideout by IS militants in a desert area in Salahudin, the ministry said in a statement. (Iraq-IS)

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TRIPOLI -- A group of terrorists on Saturday attacked an oil field in southern Libya, killing two and kidnapping four others.

"Oil field 47 operated by (government-owned) Zueitina Oil Company in Zalla town was attacked by terrorists at dawn today, which killed two guards and kidnapped four others," said an official on condition of anonymity. (Libya-Attack-Oil Field)

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BAGHDAD -- Iraqi President Barham Salih on Saturday met with the Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi amid rising tension between the United States and Iran.

A statement by the presidency's media office said that Salih received Masjedi at the presidential office in Baghdad where the two discussed the "latest political developments in the region." (Iraq-Iran-Meeting) Enditem

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