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May- 2018 -24 MayMiddle East
SDF captures prominent French ISIS member Adrien Guihal in Syria
Another French jihadist allegedly involved in attacks in France, Adrien Guihal, was arrested by a special unit of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in northern Syria
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21 MayMiddle East
US troops unlikely to withdraw from Syria after ISIS defeat in Deir Ezzor
US troops are unlikely to leave Syria after defeating ISIS in Deir Ezzor despite tough talk from President Trump and Turkey's calls for the SDF to leave Manbij, Wladimir Van Wilgenburg reports
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17 MayAfrica
UN operation to prevent militia moving toward Central African Republic capital continues
A U.N. Minusca Force spokesperson said that the operation to prevent militia from moving towards Bangui is ongoing, after French fighter jets conducted a show of force over the northern town of Kaga Bandoro
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5 MayEurope
UK ‘very keen to support’ French plan for European military intervention force
The UK is backing a French plan to create a European military intervention force separate to the EU's PESCO pact as a way to maintain strong defense ties with the European Union after Brexit
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4 MayBusiness
US approves $1.4 billion sale to Germany of 6 C-130, KC-130 aircraft for joint squadron in France
The U.S. State Department approved the $1.4 billion sale to Germany of 3 C-130 Super Hercules transport aircraft and 3 KC-130 tanker aircraft for a joint squadron based in France
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2 MayEurope
Basque separatist group ETA announces dissolution and end to political initiative
The Basque militant group ETA announced that it will dissolve completely and end its political initiative, according to a letter published by the Spanish newspaper El Diario.
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2 MayPolitics
Macron says France, Australia and India must ‘preserve balance’ in Pacific
No country should be allowed to dominate the Indo-Pacific region, the leaders of France and Australia said Wednesday, as regional capitals fret over the rise of an increasingly assertive China
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1 MayMiddle East
SDF to restart offensive operations against ISIS in the MERV and on Syria-Iraq border
The Syrian Democratic Forces announced its Operation Jazeera Storm would return to offensive operations against Islamic State in eastern Syria to the border with Iraq
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Apr- 2018 -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
France confirms special forces clashes with armed rebels in northwest Mali
A clash between French soldiers and an armed jihadist group in northwest Mali left three "terrorists" dead, an army spokesperson said, while local media reported injuries among French special forces.
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