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INTERVIEW: US envoy James Jeffrey on ISIS, the Syrian border, Idlib, Rukban and Iraq

US envoy James Jeffrey talks about the US role in Syria and the effort to fully dismantle ISIS in Iraq in a wide-ranging interview

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UAE joins new US-led Persian Gulf maritime security mission

The UAE joined a US-led force to protect Gulf shipping as tensions with Iran soared following attacks on Saudi oil facilities

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Pentagon official: makeshift jails for captured ISIS adherents in Syria ‘not sustainable’

A US official said the detainment of tens of thousands ISIS members in makeshift prisons in Syria is “not sustainable"

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US service member killed in action in Afghanistan, NATO Resolute Support says

US Green Beret Sergeant 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin was killed in action in Afghanistan's Wardak province, Special Operations Command said

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Trump says US is ‘locked and loaded’ after attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure

President Donald Trump said the US is "locked and loaded" to respond to attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure sent oil prices soaring

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Joint US-Turkey ground patrols begin in Syria border zone

U.S. and Turkish troops began joint ground patrols in the Tal Abyad area of northeast Syria, near the Turkish border

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Joint US-Turkey ground patrols set to start in Syria buffer zone, Akar says

Joint US-Turkey ground patrols along Syria's northeastern border will begin on September 8, Turkey's defense minister said

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US begins talks with Houthi rebels in bid to end Yemen’s civil war

The United States has begun talks with Yemen's Houthi rebels in an effort to end the country's four-year civil war

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Afghanistan presidency ‘concerned’ about US-Taliban peace deal

The Afghan government expressed doubts about a prospective deal between the US and the Taliban, saying officials need more information about the risks

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UN details Yemen war crimes, warns US, UK, France, Iran of complicity

A UN investigation into Yemen's devastating civil war found that multiple sides have repeatedly engaged in possible war crimes

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