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UN to vote sanctions regime for Mali

The UN Security Council will vote Tuesday on a draft resolution presented by France that would set up a sanctions regime for Mali, the council’s Ethiopian presidency said Saturday. The move is backed by Mali’s government, which earlier told the council that repeated ceasefire violations by jihadists threatened to derail …

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ISIS News Agency A’maq: Suicide Commando Fighters Stormed U.S. Base In Al-Shadadi, Syria A communique released August 27, 2017 by ISIS’ official news agency A’maq cited “internal security sources” as saying that ISIS suicide commando fighters attacked a U.S. base in the city of Al-Shadadi near Al-Hasake in Syria. ISIS …

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