Islamic State
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Jan- 2025 -14 JanuaryAfrica
Several IS Fighters Killed in Somalia’s Puntland State
Somali security forces said they killed several Islamic State fighters and seized eight jihadist outposts during ongoing military operations in the semi-autonomous Puntland region.
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4 JanuaryAfrica
Mali’s Army Claims Arrest of Islamic State Group Leader
Mali's army said Saturday its forces had arrested two men, one of them a leading figure in the Sahel branch of the Islamic State group.
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3 JanuaryMiddle East
Australia Ends Middle East Presence Against Islamic State
Australia’s remaining military personnel under an international coalition in Iraq and Syria have returned home, officially ending the country’s posture against the Islamic State in the region.
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3 JanuaryMiddle East
24 Killed as Pro-Ankara Factions Clash With Syria’s Kurdish-Led SDF
At least 24 fighters, mostly from Turkish-backed groups, were killed in clashes with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces.
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1 JanuaryEurope
France Says Struck IS Positions in Syria
French aircraft have bombed Islamic State positions in Syria, Defense Minister Lecornu said, in its first such strike on the country's soil since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
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Dec- 2024 -21 DecemberMiddle East
American Strike Killed Islamic State Group Leader in Syria: US Military
American forces killed an Islamic State group leader and another of the group's members in a strike in Syria.
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20 DecemberMiddle East
Pentagon Says US Doubled Troops in Syria Earlier This Year
The US doubled the number of troops it has in Syria as part of operations against the Islamic State group to around 2,000 earlier this year, the Pentagon said.
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14 DecemberAmericas
‘Imperative’ to Work Against IS in Syria, Blinken Tells Turkey
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday told Turkey it was "imperative" to work against a resurgence of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
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12 DecemberAsia Pacific
Afghan Refugees Minister Killed by Suicide Blast
The Afghan minister for refugees was killed on Wednesday in a suicide bombing at the ministry's offices in the capital Kabul, government sources said, with the Islamic State group claiming responsibility for the attack.
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8 DecemberMiddle East
White House on Guard Against Islamic State Resurgence in Syria
The White House said that US priorities in Syria now are to ensure the country's conflict does not encourage a resurgence of the Islamic State militant group or lead to a "humanitarian catastrophe."
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