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Middle 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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Africa
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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Europe
British nuclear submarine in near miss with Irish Sea passenger ferry
An investigation was launched after a British Royal Navy submarine was involved in a 'close quarters' incident with a passenger ferry in the Irish Sea
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Africa
Portugal paratroopers counter armed groups around Bambari, Central African Republic
Portuguese paratroopers were involved in clashes around the Central African Republic town of Bambari between January 17 and 19
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Europe
Police investigate ‘suspected car bomb’ in Derry, Northern Ireland
Police are investigating a suspected car bomb explosion near a courthouse in the the city of Derry in the northwest of Northern Ireland
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Africa
UN to set up temporary base after FPRC withdraws from Bakouma, Central African Republic
The UN mission in Central African Republic is to establish a temporary operation base in Bakouma after rebels withdrew two weeks after taking control of the town
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Africa
France conducts air operations in Mali and Central African Republic
France has recently conducted air operations in Central African Republic and in the Sahel region, the Armed Forces Ministry said
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Middle 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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Africa
Shekau Boko Haram faction claims attack in Rann, Nigeria
The Boko Haram faction led by Abubakar Shekau claimed in a video that its fighters carried out the January 14 attack on Rann, near the Cameroon border
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Africa
Portugal paratroops in five-hour firefight with UPC militia in Central African Republic
Portuguese peacekeepers battled for five hours to restore order after militants killed two police officers in the Central African Republic town of Bambari
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