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Aleppo Fighting Halted as Syrian Government, SDF Agree to Deescalate
The deadly clashes cast uncertainty on the prospect of Kurdish forces integrating into Syrian state forces as previously agreed.
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Israel Legalizes 19 West Bank Settlements, Undoing Disengagement Policy
The decision completes the rollback of Israel’s uniliteral withdrawal of settlers from isolated West Bank outposts.
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US Department of State Issues Travel Advisory Against 2 Middle Eastern Countries
Americans in Yemen have been targeted by Houthi terrorists ‘just because they are U.S. citizens,’ the department warned.
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Afghans Who Worked With US Forces Grapple With New Scrutiny in Wake of DC Shooting
The suspect in the Nov. 26 shooting worked for U.S. interests in Afghanistan, like many who have relocated to the United States to escape Taliban reprisals.
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US Strikes ISIS Targets in Syria in Response to Killing of Americans
War Secretary Pete Hegseth said this was ‘not the beginning of a war.’
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Netanyahu Says Australia Should Consider Armed Guards at Public Events
‘In Israel, we foiled hundreds of terrorist attacks by having on-site people who had weapons,’ said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Trump Pays Respect to 2 National Guardsmen Killed in Syria
The soldiers, members of the 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, were ambushed by a lone ISIS terrorist, according to U.S. Central Command.
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Trump Admin Expands Travel Ban to 5 More Countries, Adds Restrictions to Others
They include Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria, said the White House.
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US Officials Identify National Guardsmen Killed in ISIS Attack in Syria
Trump pledged ’serious retaliation' against the terrorist group.
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5 Suspects Arrested Over ISIS-Backed Shooting of US, Syrian Troops in Palmyra
Less than a month before the attack, Syria said it had reached a political cooperation agreement with the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS.
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Lawmakers Call on Trump to Dismantle ISIS After 3 Americans Killed
The president said that retaliation is coming after a terrorist attack in central Syria.
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Senior Hamas Commander Killed in Gaza, Israel Says
Terrorist group Hamas called on the mediating parties to the cease-fire deal to act to restrain the Israeli government from conducting such strikes.
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2 US Army Soldiers, Civilian Interpreter Killed by ISIS Terrorist in Syria
‘This was an ISIS attack on us and Syria,’ Trump said. ‘We will retaliate.’
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Aleppo Fighting Halted as Syrian Government, SDF Agree to Deescalate
The deadly clashes cast uncertainty on the prospect of Kurdish forces integrating into Syrian state forces as previously agreed.
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Israel Legalizes 19 West Bank Settlements, Undoing Disengagement Policy
The decision completes the rollback of Israel’s uniliteral withdrawal of settlers from isolated West Bank outposts.
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US Department of State Issues Travel Advisory Against 2 Middle Eastern Countries
Americans in Yemen have been targeted by Houthi terrorists ‘just because they are U.S. citizens,’ the department warned.
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Afghans Who Worked With US Forces Grapple With New Scrutiny in Wake of DC Shooting
The suspect in the Nov. 26 shooting worked for U.S. interests in Afghanistan, like many who have relocated to the United States to escape Taliban reprisals.
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US Strikes ISIS Targets in Syria in Response to Killing of Americans
War Secretary Pete Hegseth said this was ‘not the beginning of a war.’
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Netanyahu Says Australia Should Consider Armed Guards at Public Events
‘In Israel, we foiled hundreds of terrorist attacks by having on-site people who had weapons,’ said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Trump Pays Respect to 2 National Guardsmen Killed in Syria
The soldiers, members of the 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, were ambushed by a lone ISIS terrorist, according to U.S. Central Command.
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Trump Admin Expands Travel Ban to 5 More Countries, Adds Restrictions to Others
They include Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria, said the White House.
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US Officials Identify National Guardsmen Killed in ISIS Attack in Syria
Trump pledged ’serious retaliation' against the terrorist group.
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5 Suspects Arrested Over ISIS-Backed Shooting of US, Syrian Troops in Palmyra
Less than a month before the attack, Syria said it had reached a political cooperation agreement with the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS.
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Lawmakers Call on Trump to Dismantle ISIS After 3 Americans Killed
The president said that retaliation is coming after a terrorist attack in central Syria.
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Senior Hamas Commander Killed in Gaza, Israel Says
Terrorist group Hamas called on the mediating parties to the cease-fire deal to act to restrain the Israeli government from conducting such strikes.
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2 US Army Soldiers, Civilian Interpreter Killed by ISIS Terrorist in Syria
‘This was an ISIS attack on us and Syria,’ Trump said. ‘We will retaliate.’
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