Editor’s Picks
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Nov- 2019 -25 November
Contempt and violence spiral in al-Hol camp, where ISIS women dread regime’s return
With winter approaching and tensions in Syria's al-Hol camp at a boiling point, some ISIS-affiliated women said they intend to escape
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19 November
US citizen ISIS member wants to know why he can’t go home
Kosovar-American Lirim Sulejmani traveled with his family to Syria to live under ISIS. Now in an SDF prison, he recalled the allure of the group’s propaganda
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14 November
“The sky is against us” – Syrian Christian fighters struggle to hold their lines in Tel Tamer
Syriac Military Council's Aram Hanna says resisting Turkey-backed rebels in northern Syria is impossible without heavy weapons
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13 November
Estonia special forces to join France-led Takuba mission in Mali, defense ministry says
Estonian special operations forces are set to join the new France-led Task Force Takuba in the Mali in the second half of 2020
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13 November
SDF secures ‘ticking time-bomb’ ISIS prisoners in Syria against alarming odds
The Syrian Democratic Forces struggles to contain ISIS prisoners in northeast Syria as the US warns their conditions are a ticking time-bomb
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13 November
EU to ‘increase presence and improve support’ for Sahel partners fighting terrorism
The EU will increase its presence and the level of support it gives to its partners fighting terrorism in the troubled Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa
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1 November
It took almost a year, but a simple shift in US stance led to Turkey’s assault against Syria’s Kurds
US diplomats' short-sighted Syria strategy may have led to Turkey's incrusion and unravelled the partnership with the SDF
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Oct- 2019 -29 October
Suicide bombs and foreign fighters are burgeoning jihadi threats for the Philippines
Failure to take seriously Islamic State's use of suicide bombers and foreign fighters for its East Asia Province poses a threat to the Philippines
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25 October
After years helping others, aid workers are Syria’s latest refugees
Syrians who worked for international NGOs are fleeing to Iraq, fearing conscription into the army, or reprisals from the regime or Turkey-backed rebels
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21 October
‘We can’t lose hope’ – SDF willing to work with US despite ‘huge blow’ in northeast Syria
Senior Syrian Kurdish leader called for a halt of Turkey’s invasion of northeast Syria, saying the SDF are willing to work with the US
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