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US denies plans to leave 1,000 troops in Syria

The US denied that it intended to leave almost 1,000 troops in Syria, adding plans for a 200-strong 'peacekeeping' force had not changed

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23 Mali soldiers dead as militants attack Dioura camp in Mopti region

Militants killed 23 Malian soldiers in a raid on an army camp in central Mali after a dawn attack that the armed forces believe was led by a deserter

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New Zealand court charges Brenton Tarrant with murder over mosque attacks

Brenton Tarrant was charged with murder in connection with a deadly mass shooting at two New Zealand mosques

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Islamic State enforced leadership change in West Africa province, audio reveals

ISIS has appointed Umar al-Barnawi as the new leader of Nigeria-based Islamic State West Africa province, two audio recordings have revealed

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France repatriates 5 children of ISIS fighters from Syria

France has repatriated 'several' orphaned children of French Islamic State fighters from camps in northeast Syria, the foreign ministry said

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Israel strikes 100 targets in Gaza after rockets fired at Tel Aviv

Israel said it struck dozens of Hamas targets in Gaza in response to rockets from the Palestinian enclave, including rare fire toward Tel Aviv

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Dozens killed in terrorist attack on 2 New Zealand mosques

Dozens of people were killed in an attack at two mosques in Churchchurch, and the shooter is in custody, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said

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Burkina Faso rights group says military ‘executed’ dozens during counter-terror operation

Burkina Faso rights group MBDHP accused the military of carrying out "summary executions of at least 60 people" during a February counter-terror operation

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Indonesia police uncover 300 kg of bomb-making materials after suicide blast

Indonesian police uncovered a huge cache of explosives linked to a terror suspect whose wife they said killed herself and at least one child in an explosion

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Turkey and Russia discuss ‘coordination center’ in Syria

Turkey and Russia are discussing a "coordination center" to better manage operations in Syria's rebel-controlled Idlib province, Turkey's defense minister Hulusi Akar said

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