El-Sissi defends crackdown as regional threat grows
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, vindicated by global alarm over Islamic extremism, defends his crackdown on Islamists and argues Egypt is a model against militancy. He says actions were to prevent civil war and notes the US led coalition should heed lessons from the fight against ISIS. Critics fear autocracy despite his June election.
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Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi
Middle East
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Associated Press
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Kurdish Fighters Head to Syria to Battle Islamic State Militants
Hundreds of Kurdish fighters rushed from Turkey and Iraq into Syria to defend Kobani as Islamic State militants advance. More than 60,000 refugees fled across the border into Turkey amid the fighting, swelling Syria's regional displacement crisis.
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Yemen curfew in Sanaa as clashes surge over TV building
In Sanaa, Yemen, the Supreme Security Commission imposed an overnight curfew in the north and west of the capital after Shiite rebels seized the state television building amid heavy fighting. The move follows days of clashes between Hawthis and Islah militiamen, with over 140 killed and thousands displaced. The U N envoy indicated a possible agreement to end the violence.
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Yemen
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Supreme Security Commission
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Turkish hostages freed amid lingering questions
Turkish authorities freed 49 hostages from Islamic State without a shootout or ransom. Families reunited at Ankara Airport as experts question the government's narrative, noting missing details on how the rescue unfolded and the hostages’ movements after Mosul fell on June 11.
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Sinan Ulgen
Centre For Economics and Foreign Policy Studies
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Turkish hostages released after days of effort
Mosul to Turkey and why the Islamic State would relinquish such a useful bargaining chip remained unclear. Aaron Stein notes the full story isn’t told. Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu credits the intelligence agency for the rescue, saying citizens were handed over in the early hours after intense efforts.
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Turkey
Aaron Stein
Royal United Services Institute
Ahmet Davutoglu
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