Islamic State

Feb- 2020 -

18 February

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Turkey arrests suspected former ISIS executioner in Bursa

Turkish police have arrested a suspected former executioner for ISIS in Syria, who became a gas repairman when he returned to civilian life

12 February

Fergus Kelly

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AFRICOM shifts strategy from degrading to containing West Africa insurgents, OIG report says

United States Africa Command has shifted its strategy from degrading violent extremist organizations in West Africa to simply containing their spread

12 February

Staff Writer

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Indonesia says it won’t repatriate nearly 700 ISIS fighters from Syria

Indonesia has said it will not bring home nearly 700 hundred nationals who joined ISIS over security fears, but added it would still consider repatriating young children

11 February

Staff Writer

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Suicide attack targets top Afghanistan military academy in Kabul

A suicide attack targeting a military academy in the Afghan capital killed at least five people, the first major assault in the city in months

8 February

Fergus Kelly

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French operations in Mali put 30 militants ‘out of action,’ as Barkhane builds Sahel Coalition coordination

French military operations against Islamic State and al-Qaeda groups in Mali put 30 militants "out of action" as Barkhane builds Sahel Coalition mechanisms

6 February

Joanne Stocker

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Northeast Syria administration plans trials for ISIS suspects this spring

The Kurdish autonomous administration in northeast Syria will begin trials of ISIS suspects in the spring, Abdulkarim Omar said

Jan- 2020 -

30 January

Iraqi Counter Terrorism troops inspect their weapons before conducting a cordon and search training exercise outside Mosul, Iraq

Joanne Stocker

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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

24 January