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Jan- 2019 -7 JanuaryMiddle East
US carried out 36 airstrikes in Yemen last year
The US targeted al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and Islamic State in Yemen with 36 airstrikes, CENTCOM said
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7 JanuaryMiddle East
Israel carries out airstrikes in Gaza after rocket intercepted
The Israeli army said it had carried out further air raids against Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip in response to a rocket being fired over its border
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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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Dec- 2018 -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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30 DecemberAfrica
Joint France-Niger air and ground operation near Tongo Tongo kills 15 ‘terrorists’
French airstrikes followed by two days of ground operations in the Tongo Tongo area near the Mali border killed 15 'terrorists', the French Army said
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20 DecemberAfrica
US will continue Syria air campaign as long as American troops are on the ground
Pentagon says the US will continue its air campaign against ISIS in Syria as long as American troops are on the ground, but will not "speculate on future operations"
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20 DecemberAfrica
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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19 DecemberAir
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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17 DecemberAfrica
Somalia: 6 US airstrikes kill 62 al-Shabaab militants in Gandarshe
The US military said 62 al-Shabaab militants were killed in six airstrikes in the vicinity of Gandarshe, Somalia
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3 DecemberMiddle East
Coalition kills ISIS commander liked to murder of American aid worker
The US-led Coalition against Islamic State said it killed a senior figure involved in the executions of an American aid worker and other hostages
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