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Climate change: an increasingly dangerous recruiting sergeant for insurgent groups

Extreme weather conditions from climate change are enabling insurgents to more-easily recruit and exert control on populations

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Sudan army removes President Bashir from power

Sudan's army announced that longtime president Omar al-Bashir had been removed from power

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‘We have no choice but to liberate Efrin’ – Aldar Xelil on northern Syria’s next moves

Syrian Kurdish official Aldar Xelil says his forces are not counting on outside powers to protect them from Turkey

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ISIS’s ‘caliphate’ was crushed. Now Syria’s Kurd-led alliance faces bigger battles

Reporting from Syria in the dying days of the ISIS caliphate, Jared Szuba talks to Kurds and Arabs about the fight for their shared future

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Challenges after the elimination of ISIS

Although defeated on the battlefield, ISIS will continue to be a threat to stability in northern Syria, SDF commander Mazlum Kobane writes

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Last days of the caliphate: Mutlu Civiroglu on Islamic State’s final stand in Syria

Mutlu Civiroglu detailed his experience with the SDF in the last days of ISIS's self-declared caliphate in Syria

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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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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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Former Iraqi PM falsely claims only 8 women and children killed in battle of Mosul

Former Iraq Prime Minister Abadi said only 8 women and children were killed in the battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS

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Afghanistan fears spillover of India-Pakistan tensions

Fearing a spillover from tensions between India and Pakistan, war-ravaged Afghanistan has advised its nuclear-armed neighbors to exercise restraint

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