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Feb- 2020 -5 February
Syrian army pushes forward with Idlib offensive
Syrian regime forces pressed on with their offensive in Idlib province that has displaced half a million people, despite heightened tensions with Turkey
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4 February
US airstrikes cover Somalia military operations against al-Shabaab stronghold
A string of US airstrikes in late January targeted Shabaab fighters in Somalia's south in support of local National Army forces, AFRICOM said
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3 February
Mali to launch major new military Operation Maliko to counter terrorism and assert state authority
Mali is to launch a new military operation in seven troubled regions in the east and center to counter terrorist threats and assert state authority
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3 February
Turkish counter-attack kills Syrian soldiers in Idlib province
Syrian government troops were killed by Turkish shelling in the northwestern region of Idlib in retaliation for a deadly regime attack
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2 February
France boosts Barkhane force to 5,100 troops to further focus on Mali-Burkina Faso-Niger tri-border area
France is to boost the number of troops deployed to its Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission in the Sahel to 5,100
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Jan- 2020 -30 January
US-led Coalition and Iraq resume operations against ISIS
Iraq and the US-led Coalition will resume joint operations against ISIS, nearly a month after attacks bases hosting American personnel forced a pause in the mission
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29 January
Syrian Army captures Maaret al-Numan, strategic M5 highway in Idlib
Syrian government forces recaptured Maaret al-Numan, a strategic northwestern highway town in Idlib province, from jihadist and allied rebels
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28 January
US personnel killed in Afghanistan E-11A crash recovered
US forces recovered the bodies of two personnel killed when their E-11A aircraft crashed in Ghazni province, eastern Afghanistan
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28 January
Czech Republic plans to send 60 troops to France-led Barkhane mission in the Sahel
The Czech Republic government approved a plan to send 60 troops to the France-led Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission in Africa's Sahel region
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28 January
Esper: Europe should ‘offset’ changes in US support for France’s West Africa mission
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Europe could 'offset any changes' in future support for France's counter-terror mission in Africa's Sahel region
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