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Apr- 2018 -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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14 AprilMiddle East
US, UK, and France strike Syria chemical weapons targets
The US, France and the United Kingdom took "decisive action" to strike the chemical weapons infrastructure in Syria, U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis said in a press conference on Friday.
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13 AprilCommentary
Why won’t Secretary Mattis say the US controls Syrian oilfields?
US Senator Bob Corker said he doesn’t think enough has been made of the US airstrike in Syria that killed hundreds of Russians. Jared Szuba argues he’s right.
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12 AprilAmericas
Pompeo says ‘couple of hundred’ Russians killed in February Syria clash
The outgoing head of the CIA appeared to confirm reports that around 200 Russian mercenaries were killed in February during a clash with US Coalition-backed Syrian Democratic Forces near Deir Ezzor in Syria
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11 AprilAfrica
At least 18 killed in clashes as joint UN-Central African Republic operation in Bangui continues
At least 18 people were killed in clashes in the mainly Muslim PK5 district of Bangui, capital of Central African Republic, as a joint UN-CAR operation against armed groups continues
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7 AprilAsia Pacific
Airstrike kills senior ISIS commander Qari Hekmat in northern Afghanistan
Qari Hekmat, the top commander of Islamic State – Khorasan Province in the northern Afghanistan province of Jowzjan, was killed in an airstrike
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5 AprilAfrica
The US military’s Sahel exercise is fixing its gaze on ISIS and Boko Haram
The 2018 iteration of U.S. Special Operations Command Africa’s exercise Flintlock will focus on real-world threats to the Sahel from groups linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State, emphasizing operational activity
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4 AprilMiddle East
Hodeidah: The strategic port at the center of Yemen’s war
An airstrike and a mysterious fire may indicate that the Saudi-led coalition is preparing to attack Yemen's strategic port of Hodeidah, controlled by the Houthis
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3 AprilMiddle East
‘French and US troops are operating on the ground,’ northern Syria official says
US and French troops are on the ground, a northern Syria official said, as the French and US governments offered differing messages about deployments that may deter Turkey
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1 AprilAfrica
Sierra Leone’s presidential election threatens to heighten ethnic tensions
Tension and violence tied to the 2018 Sierra Leone election suggest the country is entering into a precarious political period as people vote in the second round of the presidential election
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