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Feb- 2020 -4 FebruaryAfrica
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 FebruaryAfrica
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 FebruaryEurope
Libya’s warring parties in UN-sponsored joint military commission talks
Representatives of the warring parties in Libya were meeting in Geneva in a UN-sponsored joint military commission
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3 FebruaryMiddle East
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 FebruaryAfrica
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 -31 JanuaryAfrica
Africa offers US a ‘competitive edge’ over Russia and China, Townsend says
US AFRICOM commander Stephen Townsend said the US military presence in Africa should remain as part of the strategy to counter Russia and China
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30 JanuaryEurope
Greece ratifies updated US defense agreement
Greece's parliament on approved an updated defense agreement with the U.S. allowing the use of Greek military facilities
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30 JanuaryMiddle East
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 JanuaryMiddle East
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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29 JanuaryMiddle East
Israel reinforces troops in West Bank ahead of US approval for partial annexation
The IDF sent reinforcements into the West Bank to brace for Trump's declared support for Israeli plan to annex the Jordan Valley settlements
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