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Syrian Democratic Council leaders set for Paris talks on US withdrawal

Staff Writer With AFP -
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

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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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Middle East

SDF to keep fighting ISIS unless Turkey attacks

Staff Writer With AFP -
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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Africa

French airstrike in Mali kills six ‘terrorists’ near Niger border

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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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Middle East

France will ‘continue’ anti-ISIS operations in Syria despite US pullout

Staff Writer With AFP -
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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Middle East

US to leave Syria-Turkey border observation posts in effort to buy withdrawal time

Jared Szuba -
US officials plan to dismantle recently-built observation posts on the Syria-Turkey border after President Donald Trump announced US troops are to withdraw
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Middle East

US will withdraw troops from Syria

Joanne Stocker -
US President Donald Trump will withdraw US forces deployed to Syria with the Coaltion against ISIS
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Air

Raytheon awarded $141 million for 1,260 Small Diameter Bomb II glide bombs

Fergus Kelly -
Raytheon was awarded a $141 million contract to produce 1,260 Small Diameter Bomb II Lot 5 glide bombs and associated equipment
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Air

Saudi-led coalition ‘destroys drone’ in airstrike at Yemen’s Sana’a airport

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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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Air

US approves $3.5 billion sale to Turkey of Patriot missile systems

Joanne Stocker -
The US State Department cleared a possible $3.5 billion sale of Patriot air defense systems to Turkey, the DSCA said
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Africa

UN Mali inquiry blames Dogon hunters for June massacre of Fulani

Staff Writer With AFP -
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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Africa

Nigeria soldier killed in Boko Haram attack near Monguno

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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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Middle East

Russia cuts military flights over Syria by more than 90%

Staff Writer With AFP -
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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Americas

Trump orders US military to create ‘Space Command’

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US President Donald Trump ordered the creation of "Space Command," a new structure within the Pentagon that will control military space operations
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Middle East

Yemen ceasefire monitors to deploy in Hodeidah

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A team including members of Yemen's warring sides will be dispatched within a day to monitor a truce in Hodeidah, a UN official said
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Africa

Somalia: 6 US airstrikes kill 62 al-Shabaab militants in Gandarshe

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The US military said 62 al-Shabaab militants were killed in six airstrikes in the vicinity of Gandarshe, Somalia
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