War
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Jan- 2019 -17 January
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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17 January
Yemen government and Houthis rebels meet on prisoner swap details
Yemeni government and rebel representatives met in Jordan for a second day to thrash out the details of a major prisoner exchange
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16 January
SDF ready to support northern Syria security zone with international guarantees
The SDF announced its readiness to support a safe-zone to protect northeastern Syria “from the danger of genocide” and “foreign intervention"
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16 January
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 January
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 January
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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15 January
Afghanistan: Taliban claim responsibility for deadly vehicle bomb in Kabul’s Green Village
The Taliban claimed responsibility for a powerful truck bomb in Kabul's Green Village that killed at least four people and wounded more than 100
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15 January
New UN envoy for Syria makes first Damascus trip
The new UN envoy to Syria began his first trip to Damascus, facing the daunting task of rekindling peace talks and succeeding where his predecessors failed
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15 January
Boko Haram militants overrun Rann near Nigeria border with Cameroon
Boko Haram fighters attacked a military base in remote northeast Nigeria, setting fire to shelters for those made homeless by the conflict
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14 January
Mozambique: Islamist militants suspected in Cabo Delgado killings
Militant Islamists are suspected to have killed 12 people in the Cabo Delgado region of northern Mozambique as they shift attacks to vehicles
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