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Jordan says its air force joined US strikes on Islamic State in Syria
- – Jordan confirmed Saturday that its air force took part in strikes launched by the United States on Islamic State group targets in Syria in retaliation for the earlier this month. The Jordanian military said in a statement that its air force "participated in precise airstrikes ... targeting several ISIS positions in southern Syria," using a different abbreviation for the Islamic State group. Jordan is one of ...

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With attacks on oil tankers, Ukraine takes aim at Russia's war financing
- KYIV -- Ukraine has used drones four times in the past few weeks to hit oil tankers from Russia's shadow fleet, escalating the war in the seas and showing that Ukraine's security services agency feels increasingly emboldened to launch audacious attacks and claim them publicly. One ship was struck by aerial drones Thursday night in the Mediterranean Sea, more than 1,200 miles from Ukraine. The other three were hit ...

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