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Middle East
US, UK, and France strike Syria chemical weapons targets
The US, France and the United Kingdom took "decisive action" to strike the chemical weapons infrastructure in Syria, U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis said in a press conference on Friday.
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Africa
Facing Mali equipment shortfalls, the UN asks Canada to deploy helicopters in June
The United Nations is in talks with Canada for early deployment of six helicopters to its Minusma peacekeeping force in Mali, and its representative pointed to other equipment shortfalls
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Middle East
Kurdish fighters’ withdrawal will not resolve Manbij conundrum, US envoy says
Kurdish fighters' withdrawal east of the Euphrates river in Syria is not going to resolve "incredibly complex" situation in the Manbij area, US-led Coalition Envoy Brett McGurk said.
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Middle East
ISIS mines have killed about 200 civilians returning to Syria’s Raqqa
US-led Coalition Envoy Brett McGurk said improvised explosive devices have killed about 200 civilians returning to the Syrian city of Raqqa upon its liberation from Islamic State.
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Africa
70 children released by South Sudan armed groups remain in interim care center
Most of 300 children released by armed groups in South Sudan on Wednesday have been reunited with their families.
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Land
Almost 400 Chechens return to Russia from deployment to Syria’s Aleppo
A Chechen military police battalion has returned to the Russian North Caucasus region after a 1.5-year deployment to the Syrian city of Aleppo.
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Middle East
UPDATED: More than 200 Russians may have been killed in Coalition strikes against ‘pro-regime’ forces in Syria
More than 200 Russians may have been killed by Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces strikes in Deir Ezzor, Syria, according to audio shared on Russian social media
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Middle East
Syriac Military Council plans imminent deployment to defend “our democratic project” in Efrin
Syriac Military Council (MFS) fighters will leave Hasakah to defend northern Syria's Afrin against Turkish incursion
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Africa
Boko Haram attacks in Niger kill fewer people because they’ve already fled
The number of civilian deaths at hands of Boko Haram fell in Niger last year, but the statistics do not reflect the situation on the ground.
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Middle East
After Efrin, Turkey will target all of northern Syria, envoy says
Turkey's Operation Olive Branch could bring about a war that will engulf all of Syria, Democratic Federation of Northern Syria representative Sinam Mohamed said
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