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Feb- 2018 -

7 February

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Syria says intercepted Israeli airstrikes near Damascus

Syrian air defense systems intercepted an Israeli air attack on a military position near the capital Damascus, the army said.

6 February

Joanne Stocker

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US expands air campaign in northern Afghanistan

The US expanded its air campaign in northern Afghanistan, carrying out airstrikes in Badakhshan province near the border with China and Tajikistan, amid reports that American soldiers are being redeployed from Iraq.

5 February

Staff Writer With AFP

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Boko Haram kills two as military says group ‘defeated’

Boko Haram fighters stormed a village in northeast Nigeria and killed two people, a local resident and a security source said as the military maintained the group had been defeated

5 February

Staff Writer With AFP

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On mountain frontline, Yemen army makes push for Sana’a

Yemen's army is making a push for Nihm, a key gateway to the capital Sanaa, which has been held by rebel Houthi fighters since September 2014

3 February

Fergus Kelly

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Russian Su-25 ground attack aircraft shot down in Idlib, Syria

Syrian rebels said a Russian Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircraft was shot down in rebel- and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham-held Idlib province.

2 February

Sinam Mohamed

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SDF defeated ISIS in northern Syria – the US and its allies should support them in Afrin

The world made the right choice when it stood with the SDF in Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor. It is not too late for the United States to stand with Afrin.

1 February

Afghan security personnel outside the Marshal Fahim academy in Kabul

Staff Writer With AFP

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Afghanistan claims ‘undeniable’ evidence Kabul attacks planned in Pakistan

Afghanistan has handed "undeniable" evidence to Pakistan that it claims shows a recent spate of deadly attacks were planned on Pakistani soil, Afghan officials said, amid growing public anger over their impotence to protect civilians

1 February

Shadi Khan Saif

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The ‘weak link’: Afghan Police bear the brunt of insecurity in Afghanistan

Undertrained and improperly equipped, the Afghan National Police act more as a security force than civilian police, and they bear the brunt of terrorist attacks

Jan- 2018 -

31 January