Al-Qaida exploits Yemen chaos to seize 3 towns
August 7, 2015
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Al-Qaida exploits Yemen chaos to seize 3 towns

The flight from Djibouti carried 158 Yemenis who had fled the fighting in their country.

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Rebels trained by the US are captured in Syria
August 7, 2015
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Rebels trained by the US are captured in Syria

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US military launches first Syria drone strike from base in Turkey
August 7, 2015
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US military launches first Syria drone strike from base in Turkey

– Reuters pic, August 5, 2015.US aircraft and drones are arriving in Turkish air bases…

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US drone bombs IS target after taking off from Turkey: Turkish official
August 6, 2015
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US drone bombs IS target after taking off from Turkey: Turkish official

Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said the United States had not lost focus on the…

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Turkey says ‘extensive’ fight against IS to start soon
August 6, 2015
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Turkey says ‘extensive’ fight against IS to start soon

That could pose a problem for the U.S. because the Kurds in Syria and Iraq…

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Trained Syrian rebels believe captured by militants
August 6, 2015
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Trained Syrian rebels believe captured by militants

The decision to more directly confront Islamic State in alliance with the U.S. could expose…

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Yemen conflict: Hadi loyalists seize largest military base from Houthis
August 5, 2015
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Yemen conflict: Hadi loyalists seize largest military base from Houthis

The base was taken by Houthi rebels when the conflict intensified in the spring and…

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Kurds Suicide Bomb Turkish Police
August 5, 2015
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Kurds Suicide Bomb Turkish Police

Ankara seems to have directed most of its wrath against the Kurds, whose Syrian component,…

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Houthis, Saudi-led forces battle for Yemen’s biggest air base
August 4, 2015
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Houthis, Saudi-led forces battle for Yemen’s biggest air base

Despite the announcement of a new cease-fire, warplanes and helicopters from a Saudi-led worldwide air…

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Yemen pro-government troops retake rebel-held base in south
August 4, 2015
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Yemen pro-government troops retake rebel-held base in south

Pro-Saudi forces in southern Yemen today overran and captured the important military base of al-Anad,…

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