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Dec- 2018 -20 December
SDF to keep fighting ISIS unless Turkey attacks
The SDF said it will keep fighting ISIS in Syria unless it comes under Turkish attack, after US President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of troops
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20 December
French airstrike in Mali kills six ‘terrorists’ near Niger border
At least six "members of an armed terrorist group" were killed overnight in a French air strike in southeastern Mali, a French military spokesperson said
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20 December
France will ‘continue’ anti-ISIS operations in Syria despite US pullout
France will maintain its participation in the Coalition fighting ISIS in Syria, a government minister said after President Donald Trump ordered US troops home.
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19 December
US to leave Syria-Turkey border observation posts in effort to buy withdrawal time
US officials plan to dismantle recently-built observation posts on the Syria-Turkey border after President Donald Trump announced US troops are to withdraw
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19 December
US will withdraw troops from Syria
US President Donald Trump will withdraw US forces deployed to Syria with the Coaltion against ISIS
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19 December
Saudi-led coalition ‘destroys drone’ in airstrike at Yemen’s Sana’a airport
The Saudi-led coalition fighting on the side of Yemen's government said it launched an airstrike at the airport in the capital Sanaa, destroying a drone
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19 December
UN Mali inquiry blames Dogon hunters for June massacre of Fulani
A UN investigation blamed Dogon hunters for massacres in central Mali that killed at least 24 members of the Fulani community
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18 December
Nigeria soldier killed in Boko Haram attack near Monguno
One Nigerian soldier was killed and another injured in a Boko Haram attack on a military base in Mairari, near the garrison town of Monguno in Borno state
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18 December
Russia cuts military flights over Syria by more than 90%
Russia has cut its military flights in Syria from more than 100 per day to fewer than four a week, in another sign the country's conflict is winding down
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18 December
Yemen ceasefire monitors to deploy in Hodeidah
A team including members of Yemen's warring sides will be dispatched within a day to monitor a truce in Hodeidah, a UN official said
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