Staff Writer With AFP
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Trump plans ‘significant withdrawal’ of US troops from Afghanistan
President Donald Trump has decided to pull a significant number of troops from Afghanistan, a US official told AFP a day after he announced a withdrawal from Syria
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Syrian Democratic Council leaders set for Paris talks on US withdrawal
Two top leaders of the SDC, the political arm of the SDF alliance that is battling ISIS, are to visit France for talks on the U.S. military withdrawal from Syria
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US will continue Syria air campaign as long as American troops are on the ground
Pentagon says the US will continue its air campaign against ISIS in Syria as long as American troops are on the ground, but will not "speculate on future operations"
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SDF to keep fighting ISIS unless Turkey attacks
The SDF said it will keep fighting ISIS in Syria unless it comes under Turkish attack, after US President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of troops
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French airstrike in Mali kills six ‘terrorists’ near Niger border
At least six "members of an armed terrorist group" were killed overnight in a French air strike in southeastern Mali, a French military spokesperson said
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France will ‘continue’ anti-ISIS operations in Syria despite US pullout
France will maintain its participation in the Coalition fighting ISIS in Syria, a government minister said after President Donald Trump ordered US troops home.
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Saudi-led coalition ‘destroys drone’ in airstrike at Yemen’s Sana’a airport
The Saudi-led coalition fighting on the side of Yemen's government said it launched an airstrike at the airport in the capital Sanaa, destroying a drone
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UN Mali inquiry blames Dogon hunters for June massacre of Fulani
A UN investigation blamed Dogon hunters for massacres in central Mali that killed at least 24 members of the Fulani community
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Nigeria soldier killed in Boko Haram attack near Monguno
One Nigerian soldier was killed and another injured in a Boko Haram attack on a military base in Mairari, near the garrison town of Monguno in Borno state
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Russia cuts military flights over Syria by more than 90%
Russia has cut its military flights in Syria from more than 100 per day to fewer than four a week, in another sign the country's conflict is winding down
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