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May- 2019 -30 MayEurope
France bomb suspect ‘pledged allegiance’ to ISIS
An Algerian suspected of setting off a package bomb in southeast France last week has told investigators that he pledged allegiance to ISIS
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27 MayMiddle East
Iraq sentences 4th French ISIS member to death
An Iraqi court condemned a fourth French citizen to death for joining ISIS, a day after handing capital punishments to three other Frenchmen
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26 MayMiddle East
Iraq sentences 3 French citizens to death for ISIS membership
Iraq sentenced three French citizens to death for membership in Islamic State
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24 MayEurope
France: ‘Package bomb’ explosion on Lyon street injures at least 8
At least seven people were injured in a suspected package bomb explosion on a pedestrian street in the heart of Lyon, southeast France
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16 MayEurope
Fugitive ex-ETA leader Josu Ternera arrested in France
Josu Ternera, one of the most influential leaders of former Basque separatist group ETA, was arrested in France after more than 16 years on the run
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10 MayAfrica
French soldiers killed in Burkina Faso raid to free foreign hostages
French forces freed two French hostages as well as an American and a South Korean in Burkina Faso in a raid that cost the lives of two soldiers
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8 MayMiddle East
France will send new arms shipment to Saudi Arabia, Parly says
French defense minister Parly confirmed that a new shipment of weapons will go to Saudi Arabia, despite claims Riyadh is using the arms in the Yemen war
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3 MayCommentary
Foreign fighter returnees in prison: Meting out justice or building up ISIS cadres?
Former foreign fighters could leave prison as reinforcement cadres for ISIS, ready to fulfill Baghdadi’s threats of future attacks, Dr. Elena Pokalova says
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Apr- 2019 -26 AprilBusiness
Lockheed awarded $723 million Hellfire missile contract for France, Lebanon and the Netherlands
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $723 million contract modification to provide Hellfire missiles for France, Lebanon and the Netherlands
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15 AprilMiddle East
Saudi Arabia and UAE use French weapons in Yemen, report reveals
French weapons are being used by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in Yemen, according to a classified note revealed by French media
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