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Trump wants US military in Iraq to ‘watch Iran’: CBS interview
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Trump wants US military in Iraq to ‘watch Iran’: CBS interview

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said it was important to keep a US military presence in Iraq so…
Senate rebukes Trump, advances measure on Syria troops
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Senate rebukes Trump, advances measure on Syria troops

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a rebuke of President Donald Trump, the Republican-led US Senate advanced largely symbolic legislation on Thursday…
Kenya bomber’s journey offers cautionary tale of intel. failures
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Kenya bomber’s journey offers cautionary tale of intel. failures

NAIROBI/MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – The bomber who blew himself up outside a Nairobi hotel last week, launching an attack that…
Afghan defense forces decline as peace talks continue: SIGAR
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Afghan defense forces decline as peace talks continue: SIGAR

KABUL (Reuters) – The strength of the embattled Afghan defense forces has declined to its lowest level in four years,…
Roadblocks cast shadows over path to peace in Afghanistan
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Roadblocks cast shadows over path to peace in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) – US diplomats and the Afghan Taliban have seen cause for hope in talks to end the United…
Al-Qaeda advance in northern Syria threatens fragile truce
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Al-Qaeda advance in northern Syria threatens fragile truce

BEIRUT (AP) — It only took a few days for al-Qaeda-linked militants to seize more than two dozen towns and…
Khalilzad briefs Afghan officials on talks with Taliban
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Khalilzad briefs Afghan officials on talks with Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The US peace envoy to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, has shared details of his latest round of…
Indonesia reviews early release for Bali bombing-linked cleric
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Indonesia reviews early release for Bali bombing-linked cleric

Plans to free a radical cleric linked to the deadly Bali bombings are under review, Indonesia has said, after the…
Kenya repels another suspected al-Shabaab attack: police
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Kenya repels another suspected al-Shabaab attack: police

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police have thwarted an attack by suspected Somali militants al-Shabaab on a Chinese-owned construction company in…
Ceasefire deal sees jihadists take over Idlib: reports
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Ceasefire deal sees jihadists take over Idlib: reports

The main jihadist alliance in Syria’s Idlib region reached a deal on Thursday, ending days of deadly fighting with rival…
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