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Hundreds flee US-backed Syria battle for last ISIS holdout
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Hundreds flee US-backed Syria battle for last ISIS holdout

The ferocious battle for the Islamic State group’s last bastion in eastern Syria entered its fifth day on Wednesday, as…
Islamic militants’ deadly resurgence threatens Nigeria polls
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Islamic militants’ deadly resurgence threatens Nigeria polls

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Baba Inuwa was pleased to move back to his vegetable farm in Nigeria’s northeast, encouraged by…
Iraqi Christians fear returning home, wary of Shiite militia
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Iraqi Christians fear returning home, wary of Shiite militia

BARTELLA, Iraq (AP) — In the main square in the northern Iraqi town of Bartella stands a large cross, one…
Guantanamo prison looms as option as ISIS fight ends
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Guantanamo prison looms as option as ISIS fight ends

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Guantanamo Bay detention center would receive new prisoners for the first time in more than a…
US promises to keep ISIS fight after ‘100%’ defeat
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US promises to keep ISIS fight after ‘100%’ defeat

The United States promised Wednesday to stay focused on permanently destroying the ISIS group but asked concerned allies to contribute…
Mosul recovery slowed by chaos, neglect
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Mosul recovery slowed by chaos, neglect

MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – The demolition of a wrecked building in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul where Islamic State…
Trump deepens public row with his ‘naive’ intelligence services
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Trump deepens public row with his ‘naive’ intelligence services

US President Donald Trump branded his own intelligence services “naive” on Iran and in need of schooling in a deepening…
Al-Qaeda advance in northern Syria threatens fragile truce
Middle East

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…
ISIS pinned in tiny eastern Syria enclave: SDF
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ISIS pinned in tiny eastern Syria enclave: SDF

QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) – ISIS fighters in eastern Syria are pinned down in a final tiny pocket with their wives…
ISIS will be defeated in Syria within a month: commander
Middle East

ISIS will be defeated in Syria within a month: commander

Military operations against ISIS group in Syria are wrapping up and the last pocket of the jihadists’ “caliphate” will be…
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