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Ahead of Mali withdraw, France prepares future Sahel strategy

French officials head to Niger on Friday to redefine the country's strategy to fight Islamist militants in the Sahel as thousands of troops complete a withdrawal from Mali and concerns mount over the growing threat to coastal West African states.

Reuters

Don’t use the Udaipur killing to tar Indian Muslims

Neither the Koran nor the Prophet prescribed any earthly punishment for blasphemy although it is considered a great sin theologically.

The Hindu

Timeline: U.S.-Saudi ties through good times and bad

U.S. President Joe Biden visits Saudi Arabia at a rocky time in relations, which have been tested by the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the Yemen war.

Reuters

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Russia Proposes 6-Month Cross-Border Aid Renewal for Syria

As the UN Security Council prepares to vote Thursday on humanitarian aid deliveries to opposition-held northwest Syria from Turkey, Russia agreed to continue such deliveries but only for six months — not a year, as many UN Security Council members, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and more than 30 nongovernmental groups want.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Clear signals the ‘fringe’ ought to read

With three of the most visible faces in the country highlighting India’s inclusivity and tolerance, the message is clear

The Hindu

Disabled BBC journalist Frank Gardner hits out as he is left stranded again on plane at Gatwick

Mr Gardner was left partially paralysed after being shot by al Qaeda gunmen in Saudi Arabia in 2004

Evening Standard

Afghan held in Guantanamo prison freed, say Taliban

Kabul (AFP) - One of the last Afghan detainees held inside the Guantanamo Bay US detention centre in Cuba has been freed after 15 years following negotiations with Washington, his family and Taliban authorities said Friday.

AFP

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Turkish-backed Syrian rebels say U.S.-led coalition carried out helicopter operation

The U.S.-led coalition carried out an early-morning helicopter landing operation in a part of northern Syria held by Turkish-backed rebels, a spokesperson for the rebel group told Reuters in what he said was the first raid of its kind in the area.

Reuters

Owaisi lashes out at Al Qaeda

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The Hindu

You need to watch Chris Hemsworth’s best military thriller before it leaves HBO Max this week

The 2018 war movie, '12 Strong', will be available to stream until June 9. Here's why you should check out this Chris Hemsworth action film before it leaves HBO Max.

Inverse

CIA ‘queen of torture’ from Zero Dark Thirty is now an online beauty influencer

Alfreda Scheuer, played by Jessica Chastain in 2012 movie, has given herself career makeover to help ‘midlife women’, writes Justin Vallejo.

The Independent UK

Park rangers enter fray in West Africa's battle with militants

When a dozen suspected Islamist militants from a neighbouring country were spotted riding motorcycles through the W National Park in northern Benin armed with AK-47 assault rifles, park rangers snapped into action.

Reuters

Ex-CIA analyst recounts torture in secret Thai prison

WASHINGTON: In the 2012 Hollywood hit “Zero Dark Thirty,” a red-haired Central Intelligence Agency analyst played by Jessica Chastain travels to a secret CIA prison and watches a colleague waterboard a screaming Al Qaeda suspect, then lock him in a box a little bigger than a mini-fridge, to make him…

Bangkok Post

Exclusive-Ex-CIA analyst says she ‘got bloodied’ in tangled U.S. war on Al Qaeda

In the 2012 Hollywood hit “Zero Dark Thirty,” a red-haired Central Intelligence Agency analyst played by Jessica Chastain travels to a secret CIA prison and watches a colleague waterboard a screaming Al Qaeda suspect, then lock him in a box a little bigger than a mini-fridge, to make him talk.

Reuters

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Mali massacre survivors say white mercenaries involved in killings

It was market day in the town of Moura in central Mali when Malian troops backed by white mercenaries descended in helicopters and opened fire on bewildered residents, according to witnesses' accounts.

Reuters

Factional chaos, missteps brought down Yemen president Hadi

Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who ceded his powers to a presidential council on Thursday, fell foul of foes and allies in his efforts to cling to power from exile in Saudi Arabia, while often blocked from visiting his war-torn nation.

Reuters

Somalia's intelligence agency warns of al Shabaab threat against top leaders

The al Shabaab group linked to al Qaeda plans to target Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, the country's intelligence agency warned on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

‘A simple Isis soldier’: British jihadist denies he was member of infamous Beatles terror cell as landmark US trial begins

Prosecutors allege El Shafee Elsheikh seemed to ‘enjoy and take satisfaction’ in the physical abuse of detainees

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U.S. designates al Qaeda-affiliated group as 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist'

The U.S. Department of State said on Monday it was designating an al Qaeda-affiliated group which operates primarily in the Idlib, Syria as a "Specially Designated Global Terrorist."

France 24

French army says senior al Qaeda leader killed in Mali

France's army said Monday that its anti-jihadist force in Mali had killed Yahia Djouadi, a "senior leader" of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) responsible for finance and logistics.

France 24

With French troops poised to withdraw, Mali will have free rein to negotiate with jihadists

With France expected to announce the withdrawal of troops from Mali on Thursday, Mali's transitional government will have a free hand to negotiate directly with jihadist groups affiliated with al Qaeda, a move strongly opposed by Paris.

Reuters

Factbox: Pushed into the shadows, Islamic State still has global reach

(This February 4 story deletes incorrect description of Boko Haram as an affiliate of Al Qaeda in paragraph 14; corrects number of Islamic State affiliates in West and Central Africa in paragraph 15; relationship between Islamic State West Africa Province and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara in paragraph 17;…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US-Led Raid in Syria Targets Qaeda Militants

A US-led coalition raid on Thursday targeted a suspected al Qaeda-affiliated militants in the northern Syrian town of Atmeh, resulting in several civilian casualties, said residents and sources. One resident said at least 12 people were killed in the raid that took place around midnight in a densely populated area…

France 24

US-led raid in Syria targets jihadist, locals report civilian casualties

A US-led coalition raid on Thursday targeted a suspected al Qaeda-affiliated jihadist in the northern Syrian town of Atmeh, resulting in several civilian casualties, said residents and sources with the rebels fighting against the Syrian government.

France 24

Burkina Faso: A history of destabilisation by jihadist insurgencies

Attacks by jihadists linked to al Qaeda and the Islamic State group have killed thousands and displaced an estimated 1.5 million people in Burkina Faso since 2015. Members of the army, critical of the government's strategy for battling Islamist terrorism, detained the president and seized power on January 23. FRANCE…

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