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Jan- 2025 -5 JanuaryWar
Syria Monitor Says Fighting Between Pro-Turkey, Kurdish Forces Kills 101
More than 100 combatants were killed over the last two days in northern Syria in fighting between Turkish-backed groups and Syrian Kurdish forces.
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4 JanuaryMiddle East
Elaborate Military Tunnel Complex Linked to Assad’s Palace
On the slopes of Mount Qasyun, a network of tunnels links a military complex to the presidential palace facing it.
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4 JanuaryAfrica
Mali’s Army Claims Arrest of Islamic State Group Leader
Mali's army said Saturday its forces had arrested two men, one of them a leading figure in the Sahel branch of the Islamic State group.
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4 JanuaryMiddle East
Biden Administration Announces $8B Arms Sale to Israel
The administration of US President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a planned $8-billion arms sale to Israel, a source familiar with the plan said.
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4 JanuaryTerrorism
Five Army Volunteers in Burkina Killed in Attack
Five civilian volunteers with the army in Burkina Faso were killed in an attack this week in the west of the country.
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3 JanuaryAfrica
M23 Rebels Edge Closer to Key Town in East DR Congo
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels moved closer to a key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, capturing a nearby area.
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3 JanuaryMiddle East
Czech Republic Reopens Damascus Embassy to Help US
The Czech Republic, whose embassy has represented the US in Syria since 2012, has reopened its mission after closing it last month.
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3 JanuaryAfrica
Ethiopia Backs New Peacekeeping Force in Somalia
Ethiopia announced that it will collaborate with a new African Union force against Islamist Al-Shabaab insurgents in Somalia, which is set to deploy later this month.
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3 JanuaryMiddle East
Israel Army Says Intercepted Missile, Drone Launched From Yemen
Israel's military reported that it shot down a missile and a drone launched from Yemen, the latest in a series of attacks from the country targeting Israel in recent weeks.
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3 JanuaryMiddle East
24 Killed as Pro-Ankara Factions Clash With Syria’s Kurdish-Led SDF
At least 24 fighters, mostly from Turkish-backed groups, were killed in clashes with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
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