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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sissi (far left), and other officials follow a soldier carrying medals of troops killed in Friday’s assault in the Sinai Peninsula, during a military funeral in Cairo, Egypt, on October 25, 2014. (AP Photo/MENA, Sheriff Abd el-Moneim)
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UK Armed Forces have ended combat operations in Helmand Province, paving the way for the final transfer of security to the Afghan National Security Forces defense officials said Sunday October 26, 2014. (AP)
Britain ends combat role in Afghanistan, last US Marines hand over base
Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Reuters—British troops ended their combat operations in Afghanistan on Sunday as they and US Marines handed over two huge adjacent bases to the Afghan military, 13 years after a US-led invasion launched the long and costly war against...Caption:
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Salman (R) greets Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai (L) in Riyadh October 26, 2014 (SPA).
Afghan president visits Saudi Arabia
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani visited Saudi Arabia on Sunday, fulfilling a vow made during his presidential election campaign to make a religious pilgrimage to the country. President Ghani was welcomed to Riyadh by Saudi Arabia’s Crown...Caption:
Lebanese army soldiers open fire during clashes with Islamic militants in the northern port city of Tripoli, Lebanon, on October 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Lebanon army fights Islamist gunmen in north for third day
Beirut, Reuters—Lebanese soldiers battled Islamist gunmen in the country’s north for a third day on Sunday, in some of the worst fighting to break out since fighters linked to Syria’s civil war briefly seized a border town over the summer. Security forces...Caption:
Pro-secession southern Yemenis wave flags of the former People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen during a rally in the southern port city of Aden, on October 24, 2014. (EPA/STRINGER)