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26 March

Local female Manbij Military Council trainees learn marksmanship training

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Syria: ISIS kills 7 Manbij Military Council members in midnight checkpoint attack

ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack that killed seven guards in the Syrian city of Manbij, days after its "caliphate" was declared defeated

25 March

Staff Writer With AFP

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Jihadists losing grip in Mali but peace will take time, French armed forces chief says

France's armed forces chief said jihadists in Mali are on the back foot but restoring peace in the poor Sahel country will take time

25 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel begins airstrikes in Gaza after rocket hits house near Tel Aviv

Israel launched airstrikes in the Gaza Strip hours after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit a house and wounded seven Israelis

25 March

Mazlum Abdi

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Challenges after the elimination of ISIS

Although defeated on the battlefield, ISIS will continue to be a threat to stability in northern Syria, SDF commander Mazlum Kobane writes

25 March

SDF fighters prepare to advance on the last pocket of ISIS territory in Syria near Baghuz

Joanne Stocker

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SDF calls for international tribunal to try ISIS members in Syria

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces has called for the international community to set up a special tribunal to try detained ISIS members

25 March

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghanistan: Airstrike kills 10 children in Kunduz, UN says

At least 13 civilians, including 10 children, were killed in an airstrike by "international forces" in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, the UN said

24 March

Chadian special forces at Exercise Flintlock 2017 in N'Djamena, Chad

Staff Writer With AFP

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Mali and Chad replace senior armed forces staff after deadly attacks

The governments of Mali and Chad have both replaced senior leaders in their armed forces after deadly attacks in both countries left more than 150 dead

23 March