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Jan- 2019 -3 JanuaryAfrica
Niger’s army kills more than 200 Boko Haram fighters in offensive near Nigeria border
Niger's army killed more than 280 Boko Haram militants near the southeast border with Nigeria in days of land and air raids, the defense ministry said
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2 JanuaryMiddle East
“This is our reward?”: After 4 years fighting ISIS, Syrian Kurds face uncertain future as US pivots to Turkey
Senior Kurdish officials told Jared Szuba they were left in the dark after Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops and back Erdogan’s plan for northern Syria
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2 JanuaryAsia Pacific
Afghan forces open fire on NATO advisors at base in Herat
Two Afghan border guards opened fire on NATO Resolute Support mission advisors at the military base in Herat province in western Afghanistan
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Dec- 2018 -31 DecemberAfrica
10 troops killed in Niger-Nigeria joint operation against ‘bandits’ in Maradi region
Five Nigerien and five Nigerian troops were killed in the Maradi region on Niger's border with Nigeria in a joint operation against "bandits"
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31 DecemberAfrica
Nigeria army masses in Monguno, moves to clear Boko Haram from Baga
Nigerian troops are massing in Monguno in preparation for an offensive in Baga which was attacked by ISWA militants last week
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31 DecemberAfrica
Burkina Faso declares emergency in northern provinces following attacks
Burkina Faso declared a state of emergency in the northern provinces grappling with jihadist violence, Communications Minister Remis Fulgance Dandjinou said
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31 DecemberMiddle East
Iraqi F-16s strike senior ISIS leaders in Syria
Iraq struck a meeting of ISIS leaders near Deir Ezzor in Syria after being given permission by Damascus to target the group, the military said
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31 DecemberAsia Pacific
Bombing at southern Philippines shopping mall kills 2, injures dozens
Two men were killed and at least 32 others wounded after a bomb went off outside a shopping mall in the southern Philippine city of Cotabato
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31 DecemberMiddle East
Iraq sentenced more than 600 foreigners for links to ISIS in 2018
Iraq sentenced more than 600 foreigners, including many women and dozens of minors, in 2018 for belonging to Islamic State, the judiciary said
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30 December
Children of Russian ISIS fighters flown home from Iraq
Thirty Russian children whose mothers are in Iraqi prison for belonging to Islamic State left Iraq to return home
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