Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Sept. 23

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ANKARA -- A total of two Turkish F-16 fighter jets on Monday flew over Syrian airspace as part of an anti-Islamic State (IS) campaign, a written statement from the Defense Ministry said.

The Turkish jets flew over Syrian airspace for two hours under Operation Inherent Resolve, the statement said. (Turkey-Syria-IS)

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BAGHDAD -- A total of two Iraqi security members were killed on Monday in separate incidents in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, while Iraqi forces destroyed hideouts and vehicles of Islamic State (IS) militants in the western province of Anbar.

In Diyala, an explosive expert from the Iraqi police was killed while he was trying to defuse a roadside bomb in an area located near al-Abbara area in northeast of the provincial capital Baquba, some 65 km northeast of Baghdad, Alaa al-Tamimi from the provincial police command told Xinhua. (Iraq-IS)

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SANAA -- At least seven people of a family were killed when Saudi-led coalition air strike hit the family house and adjoining mosque in Yemen's northern province of Amran early on Monday, local medics said.

The victims included four children, one medic told Xinhua by phone on condition of anonymity. (Yemen-Saudi)

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RABAT -- France has returned 20 archaeological pieces to Morocco, including human bones dating back to prehistoric times, according to a statement by the Moroccan culture ministry on Monday.

The antiquities, discovered in Rouazi cemetery, 26 km south of the capital Rabat, were transferred to the University of Bordeaux for further examination and restoration, read the statement. (Morocco-France) Enditem

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