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American ISIS ‘sniper’ charged in US after transfer from SDF custody in Syria

An American who was allegedly an ISIS sniper has been charged in New York after being captured in Syria and repatriated to the US

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Iran seizes UK-flagged Stena Impero tanker in the Strait of Hormuz

Iran's IRGC said it impounded a British-flagged oil tanker the Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz

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Nigeria: Aid convoy driver killed, 6 people missing after ambush near Damasak

An aid convoy driver was killed and six people are missing following an ambush in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, Action Against Hunger said

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Mali: ‘Terrorists’ killed in French airstrike near Niger border

Aircraft attached to the France-led Operation Barkhane in the Sahel struck "terrorists" in Mali near the border with Niger, killing nine, the armed forces said

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Hashd al-Shaabi militia bombed in northern Iraq

A drone bombed a base belonging to a Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units) militia in Tuz Khurmatu, northern Iraq

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Turkey carries out airstrikes in Iraqi Kurdistan after diplomat’s murder

Turkey launched an airstrike in Qandil, Iraqi Kurdistan in response to the killing of a Turkish diplomat in the region

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Afghanistan university students killed by ‘sticky bomb’ blast in Kabul

At least eight people were killed and dozens more wounded when a bomb detonated near a university in the Afghan capital Kabul

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USS Boxer downs Iranian drone near Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon says

The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer brought down an Iranian drone near the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon and President Donald Trump said

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Nigeria: Islamic State fighters attack Jakana military base after deadly ambush

Islamic State militants attacked a military base in Jakana town in Nigeria's Borno state after killing six soldiers in an ambush on their vehicle nearby

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Iran’s IRGC seizes foreign tanker accused of smuggling fuel in Persian Gulf

Iran's IRGC has seized a tanker carrying fuel that the Islamic Republic claims was being smuggled through the Persian Gulf

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