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'Kurds impose curfew in Syria'

SYRIA

'Kurds impose curfew in Syria'

Kurdish authorities have imposed a one-week curfew on recaptured territories from ISIL in northern Syria.

French forces kill Qaeda cmdr. in Mali

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French forces kill Qaeda cmdr. in Mali

French Special Forces kill an alleged al-Qaeda-linked commander in Mali who was released in a prisoner exchange deal for a French hostage last December.

Iran’s president praises nuclear team

NUCLEAR ENERGY

Iran’s president praises nuclear team

President Rouhani praises the country’s negotiators as Araqchi says the main text of the agreement on Tehran’s nuclear program is almost complete.

Rebel Libya parl. rejects UN peace plan

NORTH AFRICA

Rebel Libya parl. rejects UN peace plan

The Tripoli-based Libyan parliament rejects a UN proposal to settle the nation’s political crisis but urges more talks to come to terms with its rival assembly in eastern Libya.

US wants ‘warring statelets’ in Mid East

INTERVIEWS

US wants ‘warring statelets’ in Mid East

The United States true motive in its “phony” war on ISIL is to create “warring statelets” in Syria and Iraq to “better control” them, a senior analyst says.