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Fearing conscription into Assad’s army, Syrian Kurds flee to Iraq

Syrian Kurdish men in Iraq say they fled not only Turkey's military offensive but the possibility of conscription into Assad's army

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Al-Shabaab attacks Somali army base in Hilweyne, killing 5

Four civilians and a Somali Army soldier were killed when al-Shabaab attacked an army base in Hilweyne, north of the capital

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‘At least 60’ killed in attack on Niger military camp in Inates

At least 60 people were killed in a militant attack on a military camp in Inates in the Tillaberi region of western Niger near the Mali border

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Afghanistan: Suicide bomber targets US airbase in Bagram

A suicide car bombing at the largest US base in Afghanistan injured at least five people, just days after talks between the Trump administration and the Taliban resumed

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VIDEO: Somali security forces retake Mogadishu hotel from Shabaab militants, at least 10 dead

Gunmen opened fire outside a hotel near Mogadishu's presidential palace on Tuesday night, as police fought back the attackers

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Erdogan says Turkey ready to send troops to help Libyan government

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was ready to send troops to Libya if requested by the UN-backed government in Tripoli

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Russian troops enter Syria’s Raqqa, filling void of withdrawing US forces

The Russian military moved into ISIS's former capital at Raqqa in northeast Syria following an agreement with the SDF

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Iraqi soldiers injured after rocket hits Baghdad base housing US troops

Several rockets slammed into an Iraqi military complex that hosts US forces next to Baghdad International Airport, wounding six Iraqi troops

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Yemen’s government and southern separatists miss power-sharing deadline

The Yemeni government and Southern Transitional Council separatists have failed to meet a deadline to establish a power-sharing government

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Turkey deports 11 foreign fighters to France

Turkey sent 11 French "foreign terrorist fighters" back to France, the Turkish interior ministry said, as part of a push to repatriate ISIS fighters

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