Islamic State
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Jan- 2020 -20 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria: Militants attack key aid facility in Ngala near Cameroon border, UN says
Heavily armed militants attacked on a vital aid facility housing UN workers in Ngala in northeast Nigeria's Borno state
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17 JanuaryAfrica
Barkhane: 15 ‘terrorists’ killed in joint Liptako-Gourma operations
More than 1,000 troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, the G5 Sahel Joint Force, and Barkhane took part in actions in the Liptako-Gourma region
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16 JanuaryMiddle East
Syria’s Al Hol camp sees more than 500 deaths in 2019
At least 517 people, mostly children, died in 2019 in Syria's Al Hol housing displaced people and relatives of ISIS fighters, the Kurdish Red Crescent said
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15 JanuaryAfrica
Pilot killed in Egypt Air Force fighter jet crash during ‘training activity’ in North Sinai
An Egyptian Air Force pilot was killed when his fighter jet crashed during a "training activity," the Egyptian military said
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14 JanuaryAfrica
Sahel Coalition: G5 and France agree new joint command, will prioritize fight against Islamic State
France and the G5 Sahel will form a military coalition under joint command and focus counter-insurgency efforts against ISIS
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13 JanuaryCommentary
What the ‘Vengeance for the Two Sheikhs’ campaign says about new ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi
The killing of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi does not appear to have reduced ISIS’s capabilities, and new leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi seems to be carrying on his legacy
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11 JanuaryAfrica
Burkina Faso Super Tucano conducts first joint air op with French Mirage 2000 jets
Burkina Faso conducted its first joint air operation with France, when a Super Tucano worked alongside Mirage 2000D fighter jets near Arbinda in December
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8 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria soldiers killed in clashes around Monguno, key garrison town near Lake Chad
Three soldiers were killed in intense fighting between Nigeria's army and Islamist insurgents around Monguno, a key garrison town in the Lake Chad area
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4 JanuaryAfrica
Chad troops leave Nigeria with Boko Haram mission ‘finished’
Chad has ended a months-long mission fighting Boko Haram in neighbouring Nigeria and withdrawn its 1,200-strong force across the border
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Dec- 2019 -30 DecemberMiddle East
Turkey arrests 100 ISIS suspects in raids in 6 provinces
Turkey arrested more than 40 Iraqis, around 20 Syrians and a Moroccan and other ISIS suspects across six provinces in recent days
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