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20 soldiers killed in Mali attack, government says
The identity of the attackers was not immediately clear. In a statement, the government said 'terrorists' entered the camp near the village of Sokolo, killed the soldiers and caused 'significant material damage'.
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Netflix courts controversy with Middle East thriller 'Messiah'
Netflix could scarcely have picked a more controversial plot for its latest thriller, about a mysterious religious leader who emerges in the Middle East and is pursued across the globe by the CIA.
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Islamic State claims responsibility for killing 30 Malian soldiers
Dozens of other soldiers were wounded in the ambush on Monday in Tabankort, in Mali’s Gao region, the army said.
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Turkey captures sister of dead IS leader in Syria, say Turkish officials
Little independent information is available on Baghdadi’s sister and Reuters was not immediately able to verify if the captured individual was her.
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Egypt's Sinai Province swears allegiance to new Islamic State leader
Sinai Province, which has waged an insurgency against the Egyptian state, posted pictures of around two dozen fighters standing among trees, with a caption saying they were pledging allegiance to Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi.
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IS claims responsibility for deadly Mali attacks on 50 soldiers
The strikes underscored the fragility of an area straddling several West African countries battling increasing jihadist violence that has claimed hundreds of lives.
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IS names Baghdadi successor, threatens US: statement
Baghdadi, who led IS since 2014 and was the world's most wanted man, was killed in a US special forces raid in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib on Sunday.
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Trump says US may release parts of Baghdadi raid video
Baghdadi, who had led the jihadist group since 2010, killed himself by detonating a suicide vest after fleeing into a dead-end tunnel as US forces closed in, Trump said in a televised address from the White House.
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Trump says Islamic State leader Baghdadi dead in US forces raid
Baghdadi killed himself during the raid by igniting a suicide vest, US President Donald Trump said in a televised address from the White House.
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Mali army says it killed 50 militants, freed soldiers in counter-attack
Unidentified assailants killed 38 soldiers during the 30 September attacks, among the heaviest losses for Mali’s army this year as it struggles to repel increasingly brazen raids by militant groups, some with links to al-Qaeda and Islamic State.
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European, US lawmakers jointly condemn Turkey invasion
European and US lawmakers united Friday in condemnation of Turkey's invasion of Syria and President Donald Trump's troop withdrawal from the country, warning it would trigger a 'resurgence of Islamic terrorism'.
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At least 62 killed in Afghan mosque blast - officials
Witnesses said the roof of the mosque had fallen through after a 'loud' explosion, the nature of which was not immediately clear.
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Pence announces ceasefire deal with Erdogan to end Turkey's Syria offensive
Speaking after crisis talks with Erdogan in Ankara, Pence said that under the deal all military operations would be paused to allow a pullback of Kurdish YPG militia over a 120-hour period.
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Turkey defiant on Syria offensive as US demands ceasefire
Days after US troops abruptly began withdrawing, clashes continued across the region on Thursday, with Kurdish fighters in the border town of Ras al-Ain burning tyres in a bid to blind Ankara's warplanes and digging in against a ground offensive by Turkish-backed Syrian rebels.
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UN Security Council warns of 'risk of dispersion' of Syria jihadists
The Council's 15 members including Russia, a key player in the conflict, declared themselves 'very concerned (about) a further deterioration of the humanitarian situation' in northeastern Syria.
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Trump sanctions fail to slow Turkey assault; Syrian troops move on Manbij
Turkey ignored US sanctions and pressed on with its offensive in northern Syria on Tuesday, while the Russia-backed Syrian army roared into one of the most hotly contested cities abandoned by US forces in Donald Trump’s retreat.
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Turkish-led forces advance into Syrian border town, fighting rages
The Turkish assault has raised international alarm over its mass displacement of civilians and the risk it could trigger a revival of an Islamic State insurgency in Syria.
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ACF confirms its aid worker working in Nigeria killed by Boko Haram
The insurgents uploaded a video online showing how the humanitarian worker from Action Against Hunger (ACF) was beheaded.
