War
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Jan- 2018 -16 January
Australia ends air strike campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria
Australia carried out its final airstrikes in Iraq, concluding its air campaign against ISIS as part of Operation Inherent Resolve
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15 January
UN Security Council members meet Afghan leaders during 3-day visit
Representatives of the United Nations Security Council held talks with Afghanistan's top leaders during a three-day visit to the country
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15 January
Abadi calls for elimination of ISIS ‘sleeper cells’ after Baghdad twin suicide bombings kill 31
Iraq's Prime Minister Abadi called for the elimination of jihadist "sleeper cells" after a twin suicide bombing killed 31 people in Baghdad
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15 January
Erdogan: Turkey will ‘kill’ Syrian border security force
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the U.S.-led Coalition decision to form a Syrian border security force under the leadership of the SDF, and vowed to squash the new force.
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14 January
Turkey slams “unacceptable” Coalition plan to build Syrian Border Security Force
Turkish presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin heavily criticised the United States and the Coalition, saying that the Syrian Border Security Force is "legitimizing the PKK."
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13 January
Coalition retraining 15,000 veteran SDF fighters to serve as Syrian border force
The US-led Coalition against ISIS and Syrian Democratic Forces are training a 30,000-strong Syrian border security force made of Kurds and Arabs
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13 January
Syria: Erdogan warns of Turkey military operation in Efrin and Manbij ‘in about a week’
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan strongly signalled an imminent military operation against Manbij and Efrin in northern Syria
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12 January
Russia destroys drone factory and kills militants its says shelled Hmeimim air base
The Russian military destroyed a drone assembly facility and killed militants it said attacked its Hmeimim air base in Syria on December 31 in separate strikes
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12 January
Pakistan will continue counter-terror operations without US funds, Army chief tells CENTCOM commander
Pakistan will continue counter-terror operations despite the US suspending security aid, Army Chief of Staff Bajwa told CENTCOM chief Votel
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12 January
Boko Haram kills 20 loggers in Nigeria, local militia and residents say
Boko Haram fighters have killed at least 20 loggers near Maiduguri in Borno state, the latest attack against civilians in northeast Nigeria.
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