Year: 2019
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Feb- 2019 -22 FebruaryTechnology
First RAF Typhoon use of Brimstone missile destroys ISIS boat in Syria
A UK Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon used a brimstone missile to destroy a boat used by ISIS in Syria, the first time the aircraft has deployed the weapon system
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22 FebruaryCommentary
Chick-fil-Aism at the Academy? A message to future Air Force leaders.
Part of the challenge of growing into leadership is understanding and embracing those who hold ideologies, views, and even morality different than your own
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22 FebruaryAfrica
French forces kill JNIM deputy leader El Hamame in Mali, Parly says
French forces have killed a top al-Qaeda and JNIM leader, Yahya Abou El Hamame, in an operation in Mali, defense minister Florence Parly said
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22 FebruaryAfrica
US gas company Anadarko’s convoy attacked in Mozambique
One person was killed and six others injured when two convoys operated by US gas giant Anadarko came under attack in northern Mozambique, an area which has been rocked by a spate of violence
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22 FebruaryMiddle East
Around 200 US “peacekeeping” troops will stay in Syria
The US military will keep around 200 "peacekeeping" troops in Syria, the White House said, weeks after President Trump announced US forces would withdraw
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22 FebruaryEurope
Family of UK ISIS member Shamima Begum says they will fight move to strip her citizenship
The family of London teenager Shamima Begum, who joined ISIS in Syria, said they would challenge the UK's decision to revoke her citizenship
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21 FebruaryMiddle East
Iraqi army and Peshmerga survey disputed territories ahead of joint operations
The KRG Peshmerga and Iraqi Army began surveying areas of Iraq’s disputed territories in preparation for joint operations more than a year after relations broke down
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21 FebruaryMiddle East
French ISIS fighter Fabien Clain targeted in overnight airstrike in Syria
A French ISIS fighter who became notorious after claiming responsibility for the November Paris 2015 attacks was killed in an airstrike
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21 FebruaryAfrica
Algeria Su-24 ground attack jet crash kills two crew
An Algerian Air Force Su-24 ground attack jet crashed during an overnight training exercise killing its two crew members, the defense ministry said
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21 February
Raqqa civil defense uncovers ISIS mass grave of 3,500 people
Below a plot of farmland outside the Syrian city of Raqqa lies a large and deadly legacy of ISIS: a mass grave holding an estimated 3,500 people
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