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This still image from a video released by the US Department of Defense shows US forces (lower R) advancing on the compound of Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria

IS Names Baghdadi Successor, Threatens US: Statement

This still image from video released by the US Department of Defense on Wednesday, 2019, shows smoke rising from the compound of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria after it was destroyed in the US raid on October 26, 2019.
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A Syrian regime soldier waves the national flag in the town of Tal Tamr as Damascus deploys forces towards the Turkish border

US Slaps Sanctions On Turkey As Syrian Regime Returns To North

The United States slapped sanctions on Turkey Monday as it demanded an end to the deadly incursion against Syrian Kurdish fighters, accusing its NATO partner of putting civilians at risk and allowing the release of Islamic State extremists.The actions came hours after Syrian regime troops returned for the first time in years to northeastern parts of the country, invited by Kurdish fighters desperate for protection as the United States pulls out.
Former senior FARC commander Ivan Marquez (left) and rebel colleague Jesus Santrich, pictured at an undisclosed location in a TV grab taken from YouTube on August 29, 2019, announce that they are taking up arms again

Colombia's FARC Party Expels Rebel Faction

Former senior commander of the dissolved FARC rebel group Ivan Marquez (L) and fugitive rebel Jesus Santrich (R) are pictured in a video published on August 29, 2019 announcing their return to arms
The "march of anger" called by French Police unions in Paris reflected the frustration officers feel after a year of battling weekly "yellow vest" protests that have regularly turned violent

'I See Colleagues Crying': Ailing French Police Force Hit By Officer Protests

Thousands of French police officers demonstrated in Paris Wednesday for better working conditions, against the backdrop of a spike in suicides in the force and allegations of police brutality that have sapped morale.The demonstration was the biggest by the police in years, reflecting the frustration among officers after a year of battling weekly "yellow vest" protests that have regularly turned violent.

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