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France boosts Barkhane force to 5,100 troops to further focus on Mali-Burkina Faso-Niger tri-border area

Feb 2, 2020

Sahel Coalition: G5 and France agree new joint command, will prioritize fight against Islamic State

Jan 14, 2020

More than 50 'terrorists' killed in French commando operations in Mali

Jan 10, 2020

Iran Quds Force commander Qassam Soleimani killed in US airstrike near Baghdad

Jan 3, 2020

Fearing conscription into Assad’s army, Syrian Kurds flee to Iraq

Dec 12, 2019

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Russian troops enter Syria's Raqqa, filling void of withdrawing US forces

Dec 10, 2019

Coalition drives to build Iraqi Kurdistan’s Peshmerga into a self-sustaining force

Nov 27, 2019

Contempt and violence spiral in al-Hol camp, where ISIS women dread regime’s return

Nov 25, 2019

US citizen ISIS member wants to know why he can’t go home

Nov 19, 2019

"The sky is against us" – Syrian Christian fighters struggle to hold their lines in Tel Tamer

Nov 14, 2019

Estonia special forces to join France-led Takuba mission in Mali, defense ministry says

Nov 14, 2019

SDF secures ‘ticking time-bomb’ ISIS prisoners in Syria against alarming odds

Nov 13, 2019

EU to 'increase presence and improve support' for Sahel partners fighting terrorism

Nov 13, 2019

It took almost a year, but a simple shift in US stance led to Turkey’s assault against Syria’s Kurds

Nov 1, 2019

Suicide bombs and foreign fighters are burgeoning jihadi threats for the Philippines

Oct 29, 2019

After years helping others, aid workers are Syria’s latest refugees

Oct 25, 2019

‘We can’t lose hope’ – SDF willing to work with US despite ‘huge blow’ in northeast Syria

Oct 21, 2019

G5 Sahel Joint Force makes 'major' weapons seizure in northern Niger

Oct 17, 2019

Syrian government forces set to enter Kobani and Manbij in SDF deal

Oct 13, 2019

'The border is on fire': Turkey battles Syria's Kurds near Tal Abyad after ground invasion

Oct 10, 2019

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