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French armed forces minister Florence Parly in Chad

Staff Writer February 22, 2019

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French forces kill JNIM deputy leader El Hamame in Mali, Parly says

French forces have killed a top al-Qaeda and JNIM leader, Yahya Abou El Hamame, in an operation in Mali, defense minister Florence Parly said

Staff Writer February 22, 2019

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US gas company Anadarko’s convoy attacked in Mozambique

One person was killed and six others injured when two convoys operated by US gas giant Anadarko came under attack in northern Mozambique, an area which has been rocked by a spate of violence

Staff Writer February 22, 2019

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Around 200 US “peacekeeping” troops will stay in Syria

The US military will keep around 200 "peacekeeping" troops in Syria, the White House said, weeks after President Trump announced US forces would withdraw

Staff Writer February 22, 2019

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Family of UK ISIS member Shamima Begum says they will fight move to strip her citizenship

The family of London teenager Shamima Begum, who joined ISIS in Syria, said they would challenge the UK's decision to revoke her citizenship

Staff Writer February 21, 2019

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French ISIS fighter Fabien Clain targeted in overnight airstrike in Syria

A French ISIS fighter who became notorious after claiming responsibility for the November Paris 2015 attacks was killed in an airstrike

Staff Writer February 21, 2019

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Algeria Su-24 ground attack jet crash kills two crew

An Algerian Air Force Su-24 ground attack jet crashed during an overnight training exercise killing its two crew members, the defense ministry said

Staff Writer February 21, 2019

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Raqqa civil defense uncovers ISIS mass grave of 3,500 people

Below a plot of farmland outside the Syrian city of Raqqa lies a large and deadly legacy of ISIS: a mass grave holding an estimated 3,500 people

SDF fighters prepare to advance on the last pocket of ISIS territory in Syria near Baghuz

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"