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September 29, 2012 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Somali Civil War: Al-Shabaab militants withdraw from the Somali port city of Kismayo after Somali and African Union forces launched a coordinated assault on Kismayo on Friday. (BBC)
- Syrian Civil War: Fire rages through the Souq of the Ancient City of Aleppo, a World Heritage Site. (Al Jazeera) (New York Times)
Disasters and accidents
- Three people drown in unseasonal flooding in Morocco. (IOL)
- At least ten people die after heavy rains trigger flash floods in Malaga, Almeria and Murcia, southern Spain. (BBC)
Law and crime
- One of the Guantanamo detainees, Omar Khadr, is transferred to Canada to serve the remainder of his sentence. (CNN)
- Iran accuses the United States of "double standards" over the U.S.' delisting of the Mujahideen-e Khalq as a terrorist entity. (ABC News)
Sport
- In Australian rules football, the Sydney Swans win the 2012 Australian Football League premiership by defeating Hawthorn by 10 points in the Grand Final. (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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