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SDF secures ‘ticking time-bomb’ ISIS prisoners in Syria against alarming odds

The Syrian Democratic Forces struggles to contain ISIS prisoners in northeast Syria as the US warns their conditions are a ticking time-bomb

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EU to ‘increase presence and improve support’ for Sahel partners fighting terrorism

The EU will increase its presence and the level of support it gives to its partners fighting terrorism in the troubled Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa

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Dozens injured as multiple explosions hit Qamishli in northeast Syria

A series of bombs exploded in the northeast Syrian border town of Qamishli, killing at least one person

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Nigeria soldiers killed in ISWAP ambush near Damboa in Borno state

At least 10 Nigerian soldiers were killed and others injured in clashes near Damboa as images ISWAP fighters pledging allegiance to new ISIS leader are released

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It took almost a year, but a simple shift in US stance led to Turkey’s assault against Syria’s Kurds

US diplomats' short-sighted Syria strategy may have led to Turkey's incrusion and unravelled the partnership with the SDF

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ISIS confirms death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, announces new leader

ISIS confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the appointment of a new leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi

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Suicide bombs and foreign fighters are burgeoning jihadi threats for the Philippines

Failure to take seriously Islamic State's use of suicide bombers and foreign fighters for its East Asia Province poses a threat to the Philippines

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US kills ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria, Trump says

US forces killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an operation in northwest Syria's Idlib province, Donald Trump announced

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After years helping others, aid workers are Syria’s latest refugees

Syrians who worked for international NGOs are fleeing to Iraq, fearing conscription into the army, or reprisals from the regime or Turkey-backed rebels

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US to send ‘additional military assets’ to Syria’s oil region amid troop withdrawal

The US said it planned to increase up its presence in eastern Syria in order to protect oil fields from being retaken by ISIS

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