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Sep- 2019 -20 SeptemberMiddle East
INTERVIEW: US envoy James Jeffrey on ISIS, the Syrian border, Idlib, Rukban and Iraq
US envoy James Jeffrey talks about the US role in Syria and the effort to fully dismantle ISIS in Iraq in a wide-ranging interview
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18 SeptemberAfrica
US AFRICOM commander Townsend meets G5 Sahel leaders in inaugural trip
US AFRICOM chief General Townsend made his first trip to the Sahel, meeting with the heads of the G5 Sahel joint force tasked with fighting insurgents
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17 SeptemberMiddle East
Syrian tribes call for Coalition help after Rukban aid convoy met with ‘aggression’
Tribal representatives in Syria's Rukban camp asked the US-led Coalition to take control after the UN and SARC were forced to cut short an aid mission
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13 SeptemberAfrica
Ahead of ECOWAS counter-terror summit, JNIM targets ‘G5 Sahel’ forces in Mali
Dioungani ambush targeted 'G5 forces', al-Qaeda affiliate JNIM claims, ahead of west Africa summit on countering terrorism in the Sahel and Lake Chad
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4 SeptemberMiddle East
‘We can trust no one’: Syrians cast doubt on Idlib ceasefire
A Russian-brokered ceasefire is in place in Idlib province, but civilians and rebels in northwest Syria are skeptical it will last
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3 SeptemberMiddle East
ISIS revival in Aden further complicates war in Yemen’s south
After 15 months inactive, Islamic State fighters in Yemen carried out attacks in Aden as government forces and STC separatists fought for control
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Aug- 2019 -16 AugustMiddle East
Khan Sheikhoun a ghost town as Syrian regime advances
As the Syrian government inches closer to rebel-held Khan Sheikhoun, scores of people have fled the once-vibrant town in Idlib province
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15 AugustMiddle East
Yemen’s southern separatists expose cracks in Saudi-UAE alliance
A Saudi-Emirati delegation met with Yemen's Southern Transitional Council separatists who seized control of Aden
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3 AugustMiddle East
A ticking time bomb: Meeting the ISIS women of al-Hol
Mutlu Civiroglu found al-Hol camp in Syria to be a "ticking time bomb" – overcrowded, too large to control, and full of children deeply at risk
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1 AugustAfrica
US signals shift to Africa in counter-ISIS Coalition campaign
The United States will seek additional international cooperation to fight Islamic State on a global scale, with a particular focus on Africa
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