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Frenchman held in Yemen released
A Frenchman held captive in war-torn Yemen for over four months after his boat ran into trouble near the port of Hodeida has been …
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Living the life of a teenage Kurdish fighter - Kobane Pt.2
Since the beginning of the Syrian conflict various non-state armed groups have used children as young as 15 to fight in the war, that’s …
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The role of Syria’s Kurdish women - Kobane Pt.1
In 2015 the northern Syrian city of Kobane made world news when the Islamic State armed group surrounded it. During the four month battle, …
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French journalists take top prizes at Bayeux war correspondents awards
The winners of France’s prestigious Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award for War Correspondents were honoured at a ceremony on Saturday for …
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Saudi Arabia drops Francophonie bid as uproar over 'missing'…
Saudi Arabia has dropped a bid to join the world's club of French-speaking countries, officials said on Thursday, as the Gulf monarchy …
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France freezes Iranian assets after raid on Shia group
The French authorities have frozen the assets of Iran's ministry of security and intelligence and two Iranian men, one of whom is accused …
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Germany to extradite Iranian diplomat over French bomb plot
A German court has ordered the extradition of an Iranian diplomat to Belgium in connection with an alleged plot to bomb a meeting of an …
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Israel frees Franco-Israeli lawyer after 13 months without trial
Israel has released Franco-Palestinian lawyer Salah Hamuri after holding him for 13 months without trial on unspecified allegations. His …
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Syria calls on French, US, Turkish forces to withdraw
Syria's foreign affairs minister has called on French, American and Turkish forces in his country to withdraw immediately, dubbing them …
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Father, son jailed for joining IS in Syria
A father and son who came back to France after 18 months in Syria were handed stiff sentences on terrorism charges by a French court on …
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Peeling back the layers of Yemen's civil war
For nearly four years now, the civil war in Yemen has raged with no end in sight. Civilians have fallen victim to the fighting with some …
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Returning to Raqqa
In the Syrian city of Raqqa much of the infrastructure remains flattened. The four-month push in 2017 to oust the Islamic State armed …
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Raqqa’s underground caliphate
In October of last year the rebel Syrian Democratic Forces with support of the US led coalition entered Raqqa, the former capital of the …
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How Islamic State armed group ran Raqqa
Syrian city of Raqqa was hardly known internationally before Islamic State (IS) armed group claimed it as their capital in 2014. The sixth …
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Healing the traumatised children of Raqqa after three years of IS…
Last year tens of thousands of internally displaced people, or IDPs, fled from areas controlled by the Islamic State Armed Group. Many of …