Islamic State

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

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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

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Barkhane operations kill more than 30 ‘terrorists’ in Mali

More than 30 "terrorists" were killed during a series of one-off operations conducted by the France-led Operation Barkhane force in Mali

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Intelligence ‘ambiguity’ raises questions over ISIS capability in Iraq and Syria, US-led Coalition says

ISIS's failure to exploit Iraq's protests raises doubts as to group's capabilities, a senior Coalition commander said

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Sahel: France to further strengthen Barkhane, Takuba ‘fully operational by autumn’

France will further bolster its Operation Barkhane force in the Sahel, and the new Task Force Takuba will deploy in the summer, Lecointre says

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US cyber war against ISIS faced bureaucratic hurdles, newly declassified documents reveal

US Cyber Command's operation against Islamic State faced a number of problems, including difficulties with interagency coordination

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Chad plans military deployment to Mali-Burkina Faso-Niger tri-border area

French and Swedish defense ministers discussed Chad plans to deploy military personnel to the Mali-Burkina Faso-Niger tri-border area

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Nigeria: Militants attack key aid facility in Ngala near Cameroon border, UN says

Heavily armed militants attacked on a vital aid facility housing UN workers in Ngala in northeast Nigeria's Borno state

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Barkhane: 15 ‘terrorists’ killed in joint Liptako-Gourma operations

More than 1,000 troops from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, the G5 Sahel Joint Force, and Barkhane took part in actions in the Liptako-Gourma region

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Syria’s Al Hol camp sees more than 500 deaths in 2019

At least 517 people, mostly children, died in 2019 in Syria's Al Hol housing displaced people and relatives of ISIS fighters, the Kurdish Red Crescent said

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