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Alleged Italian ISIS member captured in Syria may match known foreign fighter profile

Kurdish fighters in northern Syria detained an alleged Italian member of Islamic State as he was trying to flee across the border to Turkey with his wife and children

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Passport to jihad: European foreign fighters joining ISIS in the Philippines

Robert Postings takes an in-depth look at the Philippines as a destination for would-be Islamic State foreign fighters as ISIS loses core territory

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US sanctions on Syria’s oil procurement network reaffirm America’s post-ISIS strategy

With most of Syria’s oil and gas under US partner force control, new sanctions raise questions about post-ISIS strategy, the Assad regime and Russia, Jared Szuba reports

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Syria: SDF launches assault on ISIS remnants in Hajin

The SDF launched a fierce assault against a dwindling pocket of territory held by Islamic State around Hajin in Deir Ezzor province

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2+2 = Closer ties between US and India but Iranian oil looms

India and the US committed to strengthen defense ties during a historic “2+2” dialogue despite outstanding issues such as Iran

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Escalating Libya conflict fueled by international inaction

The recent amplification of Libya’s years-long chaos needs to be tackled, and the paralyzed international community must step up, Erin Neale argues

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First video of Bangladesh al-Qaeda fighters in Afghanistan appears online

The first video apparently showing Bangladeshi al-Qaeda fighters launching attacks in Afghanistan against US and Afghan forces was posted online last week

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Slowly rising from the rubble, Raqqa rebuilds in the face of funding uncertainty

Raqqa faces obstacles to rebuild, Sirwan Kajjo reports from Syria, as Saudi Arabia pledges to fill the gap left by Trump’s stabilization funding cut

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‘No frills, no elitism’: Popular Front’s Jake Hanrahan promises just the details (all the details) of modern war

Jake Hanrahan spoke about his plans for Popular Front, his new podcast on the niche details of modern warfare

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Does the murder of 3 journalists in Central African Republic expose Russia’s ‘raid, seize and exploit’ strategy?

The murky murder of three journalists in Central African Republic highlights Russia’s ‘raid, seize and exploit’ armed adventurism, Kiril Avramov and Ruslan Trad argue

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