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

Jared Szuba -
Ground forces backed by Turkey entered northeast Syria to fight against the Syrian Democratic Forces as scores of civilians fled
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Middle East

Turkey launches start of ‘Operation Peace Spring’ targeting SDF in Syria

Joanne Stocker -
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of a long-anticipated military operation against the Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria
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Asia Pacific

US airstrikes on Afghanistan drug factories killed at least 30 civilians, UNAMA finds

Joanne Stocker -
US airstrikes on drug-production centers in Afghanistan's Farah province led to the deaths of at least 39 civilians and the facilities are not lawful targets.
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Europe

Trump approval for Turkey’s attack on Syria’s Kurds was ‘waiting to happen,’ Western official says

Jared Szuba -
Trump’s approval for Turkey to attack Kurdish-led fighters in Syria vindicated European allies' refusals to send new troops, a diplomat said
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Land

Isolated Manbij faces rival Syrian factions on two fronts

Jared Szuba -
Forces loyal to the Syrian government and Turkey-backed rebels mobilized near Manbij ahead of an expected Turkish incursion into Syria
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Air

India receives first of 36 Dassault Rafale fighter jets

Staff Writer With AFP -
India received the first of 36 Rafale fighter jets ordered from France in 2016 in a multi-billion-dollar deal tainted by suspicion of corruption
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Air

US Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashes in Germany

Staff Writer With AFP -
A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet belonging to the 480th Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base jet crashed near Trier in western Germany
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Air

Afghanistan airstrike killed Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent leader, NDS says

Staff Writer With AFP -
The leader of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent was killed in a joint US-Afghan operation last month, Afghanistan's intelligence agency said
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Africa

Fourth Senegalese UN peacekeeper dies after Central Africa helicopter crash

Staff Writer With AFP -
A fourth Senegalese United Nations peacekeeper has died after he was injured in a combat helicopter crash in the Central African Republic two weeks ago
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Africa

Niger soldiers killed in ‘terrorist’ attack in southwestern Dosso region

Staff Writer With AFP -
Two soldiers were killed and five others wounded in a "terrorist" attack in the in the Dogondoutchi department of the Dosso region of southwest Niger
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Americas

US Democrats subpoena Pentagon documents in Trump impeachment inquiry

Staff Writer With AFP -
Congressional Democrats subpoenaed the Pentagon for documents tied to President Donald Trump's withholding of military aide to Ukraine
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Middle East

SDF unable to secure ISIS prisons in Syria if Turkey attacks

Elizabeth Hagedorn -
The US decision to clear the way for a Turkish invasion of Syria will jeopardize security at the prisons holding tens of thousands of ISIS suspects
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Commentary

Amid Iraqi protests, Kurdish region balances Iran’s IRGC

Opinion Editor -
The US partnering with the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is a force multiplier to keep stability in the region as Baghdad grapples with protests, Seth Frantzman and Dr. Eric Mandel argue
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Middle East

Yemen’s government and southern separatists close to power-sharing deal

Staff Writer With AFP -
Yemen's government and southern separatists are holding indirect negotiations and are close to reaching a power-sharing agreement
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Asia Pacific

Afghan army recruits targeted in Jalalabad bombing

Staff Writer With AFP -
At least 10 people were killed and 27 wounded when a bomb hit a bus carrying army recruits in Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan
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Africa

Central African conflict informs Portuguese procurement and UN peacekeeping

Joseph Hammond -
Portugal’s combat experience in Central African Republic is changing the armed forces’ modernization plans and the future of UN peacekeeping
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