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Syrian government forces set to enter Kobani and Manbij in SDF deal

Syrian government forces were poised to enter the northeastern Syrian cities of Kobani and Manbij to fight with the SDF…

Joanne Stocker

US to withdraw 1,000 troops from northern Syria, Esper says

The US will pull back another 1,000 troops from northeast Syria as the risk of confrontation with Turkey-backed fighters increases,…

Joanne Stocker

ISIS families escape Ain Issa camp in northeast Syria after Turkish bombardment

Hundreds of family members of ISIS adherents held inside a camp in Ain Issa, northern Syria, have escaped following Turkish…

Joanne Stocker

Turkey-backed Syrian rebels kill Kurdish politician, execute prisoners

Syrian rebel factions leading the Turkish ground incursion killed a Kurdish activist and politician and filmed themselves executing prisoners

Joanne Stocker

Kenyan police killed by roadside bomb in Garissa near Somalia border

A number of Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Garissa near the Somali…

Staff Writer With AFP

US to deploy additional troops, Patriot batteries and THAAD system to Saudi Arabia

The Pentagon will deploy additional troops and equipment to Saudi Arabia and US Central Command amid tensions with Iran

Joanne Stocker

Female ISIS adherents in Syria’s al-Hol camp attack security forces

Members of the Kurdish Asayish security force were attacked by women in a camp housing foreign female ISIS adherents

Joanne Stocker

Uzbekistan repatriates 64 children of ‘terrorists’ from Iraq

Uzbekistan announced that 64 children had arrived from Iraq where their parents are serving life sentences "as members of terrorist…

Staff Writer With AFP

Indonesia says ISIS-linked militants stabbed security minister Wiranto

Suspected Jamaah Ansharut Daulah militants stabbed Indonesia's chief security minister Wiranto, leaving two deep wounds in his stomach and injuring…

Staff Writer With AFP

‘The border is on fire’: Turkey battles Syria’s Kurds near Tal Abyad after ground invasion

Ground forces backed by Turkey entered northeast Syria to fight against the Syrian Democratic Forces as scores of civilians fled

Jared Szuba