Islamic State
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Jan- 2019 -25 JanuaryMiddle East
SDF’s ‘special status’ should be preserved in Syria political settlement, commander says
Mazloum Kobane, commander of the SDF spearheading the battle against ISIS, said the force's "special status" should be preserved in talks with the Damascus government
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25 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria’s military struggles with Islamic State: Part 2 – Systemic issues hamper the fight
Robert Postings looks at endemic issues crippling the Nigerian military’s fight against the resurgent Islamic State West Africa in northeastern Nigeria
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24 JanuaryMiddle East
SDF closes on last ISIS redoubt in Syria as YPG set for Damascus talks “within days”
The US-led Coalition-backed SDF closes in on the last pocket of ISIS territory in eastern Syria, as the YPG commander says talks with the regime on northern Syria are imminent
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24 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria: Islamic State claims attack on Geidam military base
Islamic State claimed fighters from its West Africa province affiliate attacked a military base in Geidam in northeast Nigeria's Yobe state
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21 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria troops repel Boko Haram attacks in Borno and Yobe states, army says
Nigerian soldiers have fought off a series Boko Haram attacks in Baga, Buni Yadi and Kajeri Maye, the army said
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21 JanuaryMiddle East
ISIS targets Coalition-SDF convoy in Hasakah suicide attack
US-led Coalition and SDF personnel were reported to be killed and injured in a suicide attack on a convoy in northeastern Syria's Hasakah governorate
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17 JanuaryMiddle East
France to continue military operation in Syria and Iraq in 2019, Macron says
France will remain "militarily engaged" in the Middle East through 2019 despite the U.S. 'retreat' from Syria, President Emmanuel Macron said
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16 JanuaryAfrica
MSF says 14 killed and aid in Nigeria affected after Boko Haram attack on Rann
14 people were killed and thousands fled after Boko Haram on Monday attacked Rann, a remote town in northeast Nigeria, Medecins Sans Frontieres said
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16 JanuaryMiddle East
Syria: US military personnel among dead in Manbij suicide bomb attack
A suicide attack was reported at a busy marketplace in the northern Syrian city of Manbij with an unknown number of casualties
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15 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria’s military struggles with Islamic State: Part 1 – an upsurge in attacks
Robert Postings takes an in-depth look at the recent upsurge in Islamic State West Africa province attacks in northeastern Nigeria
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