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Kosovo Sees Drops in Foreign Fighters to Mideast

PRISTINA/WASHINGTON — The number of fighters joining extremist groups in the Middle East from Kosovo, once the highest per capita in Europe, has come to a virtual halt, according to government officials, analysts, and ex-fighters. The turnabout comes after a government crackdown in Kosovo on […]

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Kuwait’s Emir Dissolves Parliament

Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah issued a decree Sunday dissolving the national assembly, the state-run KUNA news agency reported after an emergency government meeting. The reason cited for such move, which also brings down the government, was a “lack of cooperation”, setting the stage […]

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IS Loses Control of Symbolic Syrian Border Village

Turkish-backed Syrian rebels have captured the symbolically important northern Syrian village of Dabiq from Islamic State militants. The seizure of the village, 10 kilometers from the Turkish border, was announced by Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu as he met with U.S. Secretary of State John […]