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6 March

Middle East

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi

Jared Szuba

Former Iraqi PM falsely claims only 8 women and children killed in battle of Mosul

Former Iraq Prime Minister Abadi said only 8 women and children were killed in the battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS

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28 February

Asia Pacific

Afghan Special Security Forces and U.S. Special Operations Forces await exfiltration after night raids on compounds used by Taliban irreconcilables to plan and facilitate attacks in western Balkh province

Shadi Khan Saif

2

Afghanistan fears spillover of India-Pakistan tensions

Fearing a spillover from tensions between India and Pakistan, war-ravaged Afghanistan has advised its nuclear-armed neighbors to exercise restraint

22 February

Commentary

General Mark A. Welsh, III, 20th Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, addresses faculty, staff and students

David Murphy

1

Chick-fil-Aism at the Academy? A message to future Air Force leaders.

Part of the challenge of growing into leadership is understanding and embracing those who hold ideologies, views, and even morality different than your own

21 February

Middle East

Peshmerga soldiers practice urban room clearing during training at Bneslawa, Iraq

Jared Szuba

3

Iraqi army and Peshmerga survey disputed territories ahead of joint operations

The KRG Peshmerga and Iraqi Army began surveying areas of Iraq’s disputed territories in preparation for joint operations more than a year after relations broke down

21 February

Commentary

Allison McManus

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Despite military campaign, security concerns persist in Egypt’s North Sinai

The lesson of shortcomings of successive Egyptian military campaigns seems to be that the real security crisis is the will to examine and learn from failures, Allison McManus argues

6 February

Commentary

Asaf Day

3

Patience: Islamic State’s new-found focus on Sabr

Islamic State’s recent focus on ‘Sabr’ strategy and related matters of faith may suggest efforts to tackle decreased morale and low motivation

6 February

Africa

Fergus Kelly

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G5 Sahel leaders again call for UN assistance to fund Joint Force

Five nations waging a battle against militants in Africa's Sahel region again asked for UN funding and other aid to help tackle the cross-border jihadist insurgency

4 February

Commentary

Michelle Bentley

2

US withdrawal from INF treaty fires the starting pistol on a new arms race

Withdrawal from the Cold War intermediate-range nuclear missile limitation treaty serves under-pressure US President Donald Trump in several ways, Dr Michelle Bentley argues

1 February

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