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Israeli air defenses intercept 4 rockets fired from Syria

Israel's anti-missile defense system intercepted four rockets fired from neighboring Syria, the IDF said

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US citizen ISIS member wants to know why he can’t go home

Kosovar-American Lirim Sulejmani traveled with his family to Syria to live under ISIS. Now in an SDF prison, he recalled the allure of the group’s propaganda

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Burkina Faso protests ‘unidentified’ foreign military overflights, requests advanced notice

Burkina Faso has asked for advance warning of foreign military overflights, warning that any unidentified planes will be considered "enemy"

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At least 24 Mali soldiers, 17 ‘terrorists’ killed in Tabankort during joint operation with Niger

At least 24 soldiers were killed and 29 others injured in Tabankort in eastern Mali during a bilateral Mali-Niger military operation

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French commando seriously injured in Mali counter-ISIS operation that killed 5 ‘terrorists’ near Indelimane

A French solider was seriously injured during a counter-Islamic State operation near Indelimane in Mali's Menaka region in which five 'terrorists' were killed

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France and Sahel partner forces conduct ‘unprecedented’ operation in Burkina Faso and Mali

Forces from the France-led Operation Barkhane and its partner forces in the Sahel region carried out an 'unprecedented' 17-day counter-terror operation

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‘It’s very easy for ISIS’ – Peshmerga commander warns of return to Iraq mountain town

Peshmerga commander Sirwan Barzani says it's easy for ISIS to hide out in pockets of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

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UN renews mandate of Central African Republic peacekeeping mission MINUSCA

The United Nations Security Council extended the mandate of Central African Republic peacekeeping mission MINUSCA

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France to host Zelensky and Putin in bid to end Ukraine conflict

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and his Ukranian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky will meet in Paris in a bid to end the conflict in Ukraine

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Tel Tamer’s hectic hospital belies northern Syria ceasefire

Near the front line town of Tel Tamer, Syrian rebels backed by Turkish airpower and artillery capture a new village nearly every day

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