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Syrian Kurdish forces end sweep in camp housing IS families

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BEIRUT — Syria’s Kurdish-led forces on Friday ended a five-day sweep inside a sprawling camp in the country's northeast housing families and supporters of...

UN urges Somali leaders to break impasse delaying elections

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called on Somalia’s leaders Wednesday to meet “at the earliest opportunity” to break the impasse delaying the...

A growing challenge for Iraq: Iran-aligned Shiite militias

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BAGHDAD — It was a stark message: A convoy of masked Shiite militiamen, armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, drove openly through central...

Kurdish-led Syria forces nab 9 in raid in IS-supporters camp

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BEIRUT — Hundreds of Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria arrested on Sunday nine people, including suspected members of the Islamic State group, during a...

Prosecutors struggle with consistent story in Jan. 6 cases

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BOSTON — There’s little doubt the Oath Keepers were planning for something on Jan. 6. The question at the heart of the criminal case...

Bus in Kenya’s hostile north hits roadside bomb, 4 killed

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NAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenyan official says four passengers were killed and dozens wounded when a bus hit an improvised bomb on a main...

Feds: Oath Keeper coordinated with Proud Boys before riot

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A reputed leader in the Oath Keepers militia group discussed forming an "alliance” and coordinating plans with another extremist group, the Proud Boys, ahead...

S. Carolina senator suggests everyone be made militia member

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina senator has a proposal to make sure no federal law can ever seize guns — make everyone over...

Report: Extremist groups thrive on Facebook despite bans

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A new outside report found that Facebook has allowed groups — many tied to QAnon, boogaloo and militia movements — to glorify violence during...

ICC gives Israel month to seek deferral of war crimes probe

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JERUSALEM — The International Criminal Court said Thursday it has sent formal notices to Israel and the Palestinian Authority about its impending investigation into...