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Turkish-backed factions wary of jihadi group in north Syria

Tensions between Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which controls Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib, and Turkish-backed Syrian factions are escalating once again. The Azm Operations Room, which brings together a number of Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army factions, accuses HTS of planning to enter FSA-held areas in north Syria. Most recently, Sheikh Ahmed …

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Fighting in Yemen’s Marib intensifies amid government advances

Fighting is intensifying around the Yemeni city of Marib since government forces captured neighboring Shabwa province last week. Reuters reported today that a pro-Yemeni government militia backed by the United Arab Emirates known as the Giants Brigade has joined the fight at Marib to push back Houthi rebel forces attempting …

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SDF hands over 50 Iraqi IS suspects as prison concerns mount

The SDF has transferred another group of IS suspects with Iraqi nationality but arrested in Syria, alongside some of the thousands of Iraqis in al-Hol camp, to Iraq as the potential for jailbreaks remains high. Fifty Iraqi men suspected of belonging to the Islamic State (IS) and who had been …

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