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Evening Brief: US, Turkey Broker Truce as Syria Pulls Troops From Sweida; France Completes Military Withdrawal From Senegal
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Evening Brief: US, Turkey Broker Truce as Syria Pulls Troops from Sweida; France Completes Military Withdrawal from Senegal
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France’s Military Withdrawal from Senegal 2025
France’s Historic Military Withdrawal from Senegal: End of Colonial Legacy or New Geopolitical Game? Introduction The West African country Senegal experienced a historic moment when France withdrew its permanent military presence on July 17, 2025 thus ending more than 100 years of foreign military oversight. The current move has triggered political discussions among analysts who doubt it marks the actual conclusion of France’s colonial presence …
The Druze-majority town of Sueida in southern Syria counts its deaths on Thursday after the withdrawal of government troops, decided by interim president Ahmad al-Chareh to avoid an "open war" with Israel according to him. Israel had threatened to intensify its strikes if the Syrian power did not leave this province of Syria.
After two days of Israeli bombing of the province of Sueida and the capital, Damascus, the new Syrian regime - power has been in the hands of former Al Qaeda fighter and leader of radical Islamist Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) Ahmed al Sharaa since December - has withdrawn its troops from the Druze enclave of southern Syria after announcing on the eve a second ceasefire reached thanks to mediation, especially from the United States and Turkey.
15:13 The Syrian Ministry of Defense reports that it has withdrawn its forces from the Druze town of Swaida. Meanwhile, the ceasefire with the Druze remains in place.
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