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Feb- 2020 -25 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Taliban attacks down as Afghanistan ‘reduction in violence’ deal holds
A partial, week-long truce between the Taliban, American and Afghan forces held tenuously for a fourth day, despite several insurgent attacks and the US hitting ISIS targets
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24 FebruaryAfrica
Slow admissions of civilian harm in Somalia raise questions about US transparency
AFRICOM’s new commander General Stephen Townsend drove openness in civilian casualty reporting in the war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria
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24 FebruaryMiddle East
Israel strikes Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza and Syria, killing 2 fighters
Israeli aircraft struck the Islamic Jihad militant group in both the Gaza Strip and Syria, killing two fighters after the group fired a barrage of rockets at Israel
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21 FebruaryAfrica
French actions ‘neutralize 50 terrorists’ near Mopti in central Mali
The France-led Operation Barkhane targeted ISIS and al-Qaeda affiliated fighters near Mopti in central Mali, 'neutralizing' around 50 militants
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20 FebruaryMiddle East
Russia conducts airstrikes against Turkey-backed forces in Idlib
Russia urged Turkey to stop "supporting terrorists" in Syria, saying Su-24 warplanes had carried out airstrikes against armed groups backed by Ankara
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20 FebruaryMiddle East
Saudi coalition airstrikes in Yemen kill 31, including 19 children, UNICEF says
Nineteen children were among at least 31 civilians killed in air strikes on rebel-held northern Yemen last week, the United Nations said
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19 FebruaryAfrica
Mali: French actions near Hombori ‘neutralize several terrorist fighters’
A series of actions near Hombori in Mali conducted by the France-led Operation Barkhane 'neutralized' insurgents and destroyed important logistical assets
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13 FebruaryMiddle East
Saudi-led coalition members will prosecute those behind deadly Yemen airstrikes, spokesperson says
The Saudi-led coalition against Yemen's Houthi rebels said it began proceedings to prosecute those who may have violated rules of engagement
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12 FebruaryAfrica
Somali troops still vulnerable to al-Shabaab outside Mogadishu, Pentagon says
A US-backed Somali operation to secure areas south of Mogadishu from Islamist al-Shabaab militants has made little progress in recent months
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10 FebruaryAfrica
Family says teenage girl killed in US airstrike that targeted Al Shabaab in Somalia
US Africa Command said no civilians were killed in a Febrary 2nd strike, but relatives say one young woman was killed and two badly injured
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