US Officials: Russia Recruiting Syrian Fighters for Urban Warfare in Ukraine
U.S. officials say Russia is recruiting Syrian fighters in the hopes that their skill in urban combat will help Moscow overthrow Kyiv, The Wall Street Journal reports.
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Taiwan Says Chinese Fighters, US Aircraft Both Entered Defense Zone
Six Chinese fighter aircraft and a U.S. reconnaissance aircraft entered the southwestern corner of Taiwan’s air defense identification zone Sunday, the island’s defense ministry said, in an unusual admission of U.S. military activity.
USA to free 5,000 Taliban fighters…
USA to free 5,000 Taliban fighters… (Third column, 7th story, link) Related stories:Pentagon sees deal as allowing fuller focus on China…
Ukraine's young corruption fighters struggle against elites — and Trump…
Ukraine’s young corruption fighters struggle against elites — and Trump… (Second column, 12th story, link)
Turkey Starts Sending Captured Foreign Fighters Home From Syria…
Turkey Starts Sending Captured Foreign Fighters Home From Syria… (Third column, 17th story, link)
15,000 ISIS fighters will break out of prison camps?
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Sweden: Serious Crimes Committed by Returned ISIS Fighters
According to a new investigation, one in three returned Islamic State fighters in Sweden have committed serious crimes after coming back from the Middle East.
U.S.-Allied Kurdish Fighters Capture Last Town Under Islamic State Control
The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), led by the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), reportedly took back the last town held by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) on Friday, further cementing the complete fall of the…