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Assad closer to Ghouta victory, as some rebels prepare to quit

SyrianrebelsbeganleavingEasternGhoutaonThursday,statemediasaid,underthefirstsuchevacuationdealfromthebatteredoppositionenclaveoutsideDamascus.Statetelevisionann

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Turkey-led forces comb Syria's Afrin after ousting Kurds

Turkish-ledforcessecuredthecityofAfrinonMondayafteradeadlytwo-monthassaultthatdealttheKurdsamajorblowandcouldreshapetheregion.Oppositiongroupssupportingthecaptu

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Syria conflict: 'Russians killed' in US air strikes<br>

AtleasttwoRussianfighterswerekilledinUSairstrikesinnorth-easternSyrialastweek,theirassociatessaid.Theysaidtheycouldhavebeenhiredbyprivatemilitarycompaniessuppor

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China's J-20 stealth jet put into air force combat service

China'slatestJ-20stealthfightershavebeencommissionedintoairforcecombatservice,aspokespersonconfirmedFriday."ItmarksanimportantstepfortheJ-20tohavecomprehensivec

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34 militants killed in Afghan Nangarhar province

About34militants,including31fightersoftheIslamicState(IS)terroristgroup,werekilledandsevenpeoplewoundedintwoincidentsinAfghanistan'seasternprovinceofNangarhar,t

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18 civilians killed by Turkish airstrikes and shelling in Syria's Afrin

Atleast18civilianshavebeenkilledintheTurkishmilitarycampaignagainstSyria'sKurdish-heldAfrinenclaveinnorthernSyria,amonitorgroupreportedSunday.TheSyrianObservato

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IS strengthening grip in Afghanistan could destabilize broader region

MilitantsloyaltotheIslamicState(IS)terrorgrouphavebeenattemptingtostrengthentheirgripandboosttheirpresenceinmilitancy-plaguedAfghanistan,localanalystshavewarned

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Islamic State: What happened to all the foreign fighters?

Anestimated40,000peopletraveledfromaroundtheworldtotakeuparmsfortheIslamicStategroupasitoccupiedterritoryinSyriaandIraqanddeclaredacaliphatein2014.Afewhundredar

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ISIS may be losing ground but that doesn't mean it's gone

JustastheU.S.militaryanditscoalitionpartnershaveseensuccessinthegroundfightagainstISISinitsso-calledcaliphate,ISIShasalsoclaimedresponsibilityfordozensofterrora

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UFC Fight Night: MMA circuit has success in Chinese mainland debut

ThefirstUFCinChinawasaresoundingsuccessandthefull-capacitycrowdshereattheMercedesBenzArenainShanghaiwerenotdisappointed.Chinesefighterswonfiveofeightboutsinclud

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Fire breaks out in Kolkata, India

IndianfirefighterstrytoextinguishafireatagodowninKolkata,India,onNov.7,2017.AfirebrokeoutonTuesdayhereinKolkata.Nocasualtieshavebeenreportedsofar.Indianfirefigh

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Fresh Taliban, IS clashes leave 12 dead in eastern Afghan province

Twelvemilitantswerekilledand12otherswoundedasfreshclasheseruptedbetweenTalibanandtherivalIslamicState(IS)groupineasternNangarharprovince,provincialgovernmentspo

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14 militants give up fighting in northern Afghan province

Atotalof14anti-governmentmilitantsgaveupfightingandhandedovertheirweaponstolocalauthoritiesinthenorthernJawzjanprovinceonWednesday."Ourdoorisopenforthearmedoppo

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Raqqa: Battle 'over' in Islamic State's Syrian capital

MilitaryoperationshaveendedagainstIslamicStateinitsSyrianstrongholdofRaqqa,saytheSyrianDemocraticForces.Clearingoperationswerecontinuingtoflushouttheremainingfi

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100 ISIS fighters surrender in Raqqa, Syria

About100ISISfightershavesurrenderedinRaqqa,Syria,inthelast24hoursandhavebeenremovedfromthecity,theU.S.-ledcoalitionfightingISIStoldABCNews.Themasssurrenderisvie

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McGregor could address Congress in rights campaign for fighters

MixedmartialartschampionConorMcGregorcouldspeakintheUnitedStatesCongresstohelpwithacampaigntoextendthelegalprotectionsenjoyedbyboxerstoMMAfighters,accordingtoCo

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Russian strike wounds U.S.-backed forces in Syria: Pentagon

ThePentagonsaidonSaturdaythatRussianforcesbombedatargetineasternSyria,alocationknowntoRussianstocontainU.S.-backedforcesfightingtheIslamicStategroup."Atapproxim