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Syrian state TV reports that army seizes Damascus suburb from rebels

Syrian forces seized a suburb of Damascus on Thursday from rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad in a push that has shored up government control of the capital’s outskirts, state television reported.

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Large-scale operation started in Mali against extremists

French, UN and Malian forces were engaged in a major operation aimed at preventing a resurgence of Islamist rebels in Mali, the French military said Thursday. “We have engaged, with the Malian army and (UN mission) MINUSMA, in a large-scale operation” in the north of the country, French general staff …

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Serbian President says Kosovo independence “cannot be recognized”

Serbian President Tomislav Nikolić stated on Thursday that the unilaterally declared independence of Kosovo “cannot be recognized.” This is true “because Serbia has the support of the UN Security Council,” according to Nikolić.

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