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Patience: Islamic State’s new-found focus on Sabr

Asaf Day February 6, 2019
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Staff Writer February 20, 2019
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Women and children from last ISIS pocket in Syria evacuated

A convoy of trucks evacuated dozens of people including women and children from ISIS's last Syria territory, bringing the SDF closer to retaking the last of the "caliphate"
February 20, 2019

Nigeria: Boko Haram kills at least 14 loggers near Maiduguri
February 19, 2019

India says army killed Kashmir suicide bomb commander
February 18, 2019

Alliance between SDF and Syrian regime is “very far away,” senior Kurdish official Salih Muslim says
February 18, 2019

Iran arrests 3 ‘terrorists’ over suicide bomb attack that killed 27 IRGC members
February 18, 2019

Boko Haram kills Nigeria soldiers in attack near Banki
February 18, 2019

Indian soldiers killed in latest Kashmir violence blamed on militants

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Fergus Kelly February 1, 2019
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Boko Haram or Islamic State West Africa … or both?

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Nigeria’s military struggles with Islamic State

January 25, 2019

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Nigeria’s military struggles with Islamic State: Part 2 – Systemic issues hamper the fight

A full rebel OLF unit retreats into Kenya after weeks of fighting with government troops

January 18, 2019

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New Ethiopian offensive suggests difficulty in managing peace process

Nigeria’s military struggles with Islamic State

January 15, 2019

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Nigeria’s military struggles with Islamic State: Part 1 – an upsurge in attacks

IOM/MINUSCA mission to Bakouma

January 7, 2019

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Central African Republic: More than 12,000 displaced to ‘roads and forests’ after Bakouma violence

Kobane, Syria

January 2, 2019

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“This is our reward?”: After 4 years fighting ISIS, Syrian Kurds face uncertain future as US pivots to Turkey

Tactical training at the Russian University of Spetsnaz (Special Operations Forces) in the Chechen Republic

December 27, 2018

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Princely ties: The growing Chechnya-Gulf security relationship

An SDF commander prepares his unit to enter Tal al-Samam

December 23, 2018

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“What can we tell them?”: US general pressed for reassurance for SDF after Syria withdrawal decision

US President Donald Trump

December 21, 2018

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‘We need time’: Incredulous US officials hustled to alert ‘shocked’ allies about Trump’s Syria withdrawal

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Staff Writer February 20, 2019
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Women and children from last ISIS pocket in Syria evacuated

A convoy of trucks evacuated dozens of people including women and children from ISIS's last Syria territory, bringing the SDF closer to retaking the last of the "caliphate"
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February 20, 2019

Nigeria: Boko Haram kills at least 14 loggers near Maiduguri
February 19, 2019

India says army killed Kashmir suicide bomb commander
February 18, 2019

Alliance between SDF and Syrian regime is “very far away,” senior Kurdish official Salih Muslim says
February 18, 2019

Iran arrests 3 ‘terrorists’ over suicide bomb attack that killed 27 IRGC members
February 18, 2019

Boko Haram kills Nigeria soldiers in attack near Banki
February 18, 2019

Indian soldiers killed in latest Kashmir violence blamed on militants

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Nigeria: Boko Haram kills at least 14 loggers near Maiduguri

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India says army killed Kashmir suicide bomb commander

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Women and children from last ISIS pocket in Syria evacuated

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Saudi state arms firm signs cooperation agreement with France’s Naval Group

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February 6, 2019

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Patience: Islamic State’s new-found focus on Sabr

February 4, 2019

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US withdrawal from INF treaty fires the starting pistol on a new arms race

SDF and YBS fighters celebrate in Raqqa

January 31, 2019

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Our honorable sacrifices in Syria deserve justice

Rojda Felat surveys a flank of Tal al-Samam with other SDF commanders

January 11, 2019

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The duties of comrades-in-arms

Turkish and US military vehicles apparently near Manbij, Syria

December 21, 2018

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US should back military operation against ISIS led by NATO-ally Turkey

Al-Qaeda fighters in Aden, Yemen

December 11, 2018

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ISIS and al-Qaeda clash not only on the battlefield, but also in their propaganda

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

December 5, 2018

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The hypocrisy of the $15 billion Canada-Saudi arms deal

October 31, 2018

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Al-Fuqaha attack highlights Islamic State’s growing confidence in Libya

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Staff Writer February 18, 2019
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Saudi state arms firm signs cooperation agreement with France’s Naval Group

Saudi Arabia's state arms producer and French government-majority firm Naval Group signed a joint venture deal to boost the kingdom's navy
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February 10, 2019

Poland to spend $414 million on Lockheed’s HIMARS mobile rocket system
February 8, 2019

US awards Bell $240 million for Bahrain’s AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters
February 7, 2019

BAE awarded $225 million APKWS rocket contract for US, Nigeria, Netherlands
January 30, 2019

Raytheon and Lockheed joint venture awarded initial Javelin-F missile production contract

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Staff Writer February 7, 2019
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Iran unveils new Dezful ballistic missile

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps unveiled its new Dezful ballistic missile which has a range of 1,000 km
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February 2, 2019

Iran successfully flight tests Hoveizeh long-range cruise missile
January 30, 2019

Raytheon and Lockheed joint venture awarded initial Javelin-F missile production contract
January 22, 2019

Israel and US test Arrow 3 ballistic missile interceptors
December 21, 2018

Japan unveils record $47 billion defense budget

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Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim

February 18, 2019

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Alliance between SDF and Syrian regime is “very far away,” senior Kurdish official Salih Muslim says

February 4, 2019

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US withdrawal from INF treaty fires the starting pistol on a new arms race

Donald Trump and Jens Stoltenberg

February 1, 2019

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US to pull out of Cold War INF missile treaty, Trump says

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January 25, 2019

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SDF’s ‘special status’ should be preserved in Syria political settlement, commander says

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Patience: Islamic State’s new-found focus on Sabr

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