2019 • Page 110 of 119 • The Defense Post

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25 January

Generals Mazlum Kobane and Paul E. Funk meet

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

25 January

Africa

Nigeria’s military struggles with Islamic State

Robert Postings

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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

25 January

Middle East

Joanne Stocker

Coalition investigates possible civilian casualties in Syria’s Middle Euphrates River Valley

The US-led Coalition against Islamic State said it was investigating possible civilian casualties in Syria's Middle Euphrates River Valley

25 January

Asia Pacific

Shoes of victims of an Afghan Air Force airstrike at a religious school in a Taliban-controlled part of Dasht-e-Archi, Kunduz province

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghanistan investigates reports of 16 civilians killed in Helmand airstrike

Afghanistan is investigating reports that at least 16 civilians including women and children were killed in an airstrike in southern Helmand province

25 January

Africa

Joanne Stocker

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UN peacekeepers in Mali killed by mine near Douentza

Two UN peacekeepers died and several were wounded in central Mali after their vehicle hit a mine, the UN Mission in Mali (Minusma) said

24 January

Peace

Staff Writer With AFP

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Central African Republic peace talks open in Khartoum

Peace talks between representatives of the government and 14 armed groups aimed at ending violence in Central African Republic began in Sudan's capital Khartoum

24 January

Middle East

Fergus Kelly

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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

24 January

Africa