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Saudi-led coalition to release 200 Houthi rebels amid Yemen peace push

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi rebels said it will release 200 insurgents, as efforts pick up pace to end…

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Denmark strips 2 ISIS adherents of citizenship under new law

Two dual Danish nationals who joined ISIS in Syria have been stripped of their citizenship under a new law applied…

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Mali helicopter collision kills 13 French soldiers with Operation Barkhane

Thirteen soldiers from France's anti-terrorist Barkhane force in Mali were killed after two helicopters collided during an operation in the…

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Contempt and violence spiral in al-Hol camp, where ISIS women dread regime’s return

With winter approaching and tensions in Syria's al-Hol camp at a boiling point, some ISIS-affiliated women said they intend to…

Joanne Stocker

Turkey tests Russian S-400 air defense missile system

Turkey began testing its Russian S-400 missile defense system despite repeated calls from the US that it could lead to…

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DR Congo protesters storm MONUSCO camp, accuse peacekeepers of inaction after Beni attacks

Eight DR Congo civilians died in a fresh militant attack in Beni and angry residents partly burnt the town hall…

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed in new Saudi-led coalition airstrikes near Hodeidah

Saudi-led coalition airstrikes killed eight Yemeni Houthi rebels near the port of Hodeidah, triggering fierce battles around the flashpoint city

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French naval base in UAE to host European-led Gulf maritime monitoring mission

A European-led maritime surveillance initiative to monitor Gulf waters will be stationed at a French naval base in Abu Dhabi

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Trump fires US Navy Secretary Richard Spencer over SEAL misconduct case

The US Navy secretary criticized Donald Trump after being sacked in a dispute over a SEAL commando whose demotion for…

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Philippines soldiers rescue British man and wife from Abu Sayyaf

Philippine soldiers on Monday rescued a British man and his wife from the Islamic State-linked jihadist group Abu Sayyaf

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