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Apr- 2018 -29 AprilMiddle East
SDF recaptures 4 Deir Ezzor villages earlier taken by pro-regime forces
The U.S.-led Coalition-backed SDF recaptured four villages on the east bank of the Euphrates river to the north of Deir Ezzor city taken earlier by pro-Syrian government forces.
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27 AprilAsia Pacific
North and South Korea agree to ‘complete denuclearization’ in historic leaders’ meeting
North and South Korea issued a joint declaration on Friday, April 27 affirming their commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and an end to a decades-long war between the two countries.
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26 AprilMiddle East
French special forces have ‘reinforced’ US troops in Syria, Mattis says
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis that French special forces arrived in Syria to help boost US-led efforts, and that a "re-energized effort" in southeast Syria would shortly begin
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26 AprilAfrica
Central African Republic: Ex-Seleka militias regroup as president urges shift in UN posture
President Touadera said he wants the UN's Minusca mission to shift from peacekeeping to peace enforcement as militias regroup in the wake of a controversial military operation in Bangui
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25 AprilCommentary
The UN Security Council is failing humanity. Here’s what to do about it
The inherently politicized nature of the contemporary standards for authorizing force at the UN Security Council has robbed Syrians of their right to protection.
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23 AprilMiddle East
The rule of khaki: How Egypt’s military dominates the economy
The term Neo-Mamluk is often used to describe the outsized role of the military in the Egyptian economy. Following Sisi's rise to power, the military has expanded its reach.
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20 AprilCommentary
Toward ‘Non-Nuclear Deterrence’? Russia’s investment in conventional strategic strike
Taking an in-depth look at Russia's long-range conventional strike plans, Dr James Bosbotinis argues that the challenge for the West is to ensure that Russia is deterred from using its growing arsenal
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20 AprilAmericas
Judge rules US can’t transfer suspected American ISIS fighter to Saudi Arabia
A US federal judge ruled that the US military cannot hand over a dual citizen (known as John Doe) suspected of fighting with ISIS to a third country against his will.
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19 AprilAsia Pacific
Deadly airstrike on school is latest blow to Afghanistan peace prospects
Afghanistan saw yet another deadly government air raid claim multiple civilian lives, but is now witnessing a landmark civic movement in a bid to keep the hope of peace alive amid escalating violence.
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18 AprilMiddle East
Iraq sentences French woman to life in prison for ISIS ties
An Iraqi court sentenced a French national, Djamila Boutoutaou, to life in prison for joining ISIS, and condemned to death six other foreign women.
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