World update: April 29 2019

Stories from Iraq, Pakistan, South Sudan, and more

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SYRIA

The Turkish military has been training its Free Syrian Army proxies in tactical maneuvering, including helicopter airdrops and urban warfare, in preparation for an eventual offensive against the Syrian Democratic Forces. The possibility of such an offensive has delayed US plans to vacate eastern Syria absent the creation of some sort of …

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