Islamic State
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Sep- 2019 -20 SeptemberAfrica
Burkina Faso: ISIS claims ISWAP conducted Koutougou attack that killed 24 soldiers
ISIS said Islamic State West Africa Province fighters carried out the attack in Koutougou that killed 24 Burkina Faso soldiers on August 19
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19 SeptemberMiddle East
Pentagon official: makeshift jails for captured ISIS adherents in Syria ‘not sustainable’
A US official said the detainment of tens of thousands ISIS members in makeshift prisons in Syria is “not sustainable"
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18 SeptemberAfrica
US AFRICOM commander Townsend meets G5 Sahel leaders in inaugural trip
US AFRICOM chief General Townsend made his first trip to the Sahel, meeting with the heads of the G5 Sahel joint force tasked with fighting insurgents
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15 SeptemberAfrica
Cameroon soldiers killed in ‘Boko Haram’ attack near Fotokol
Six Cameroon soldiers were killed in Soueram near Fotokol in the Lake Chad area near the border with Nigeria in an attack blamed on "Boko Haram"
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13 SeptemberAfrica
Nigerian soldiers, CJTF leader killed as ISWAP attacks Gubio, Gajigana, Gajiram and Magumeri
Islamic State fighters killed at least six soldiers and a civilian militia leader when they attacked 4 towns in Nigeria's Borno state
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11 SeptemberAfrica
Nigeria: Islamic State claims ‘tens’ of military casualties in 2 Borno attacks
An ISWAP ambush near Gudumbali in the Lake Chad area of Borno state killed "several" Nigerian soldiers, although an AFP source spoke of "huge" casualties
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10 SeptemberMiddle East
US drops 80,000 pounds of bombs to clear ISIS from Iraqi island
US and Iraqi forces dropped 36,000 kg (80,000 pounds) of bombs on Qanus island along the Tigris river occupied by ISIS fighters
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9 SeptemberEurope
Widow of German rapper turned ISIS fighter arrested
German prosecutors said they have arrested the widow of a German rapper turned ISIS fighter, over her alleged membership in the group
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7 SeptemberAfrica
Nigeria soldier killed in Kamuya convoy ambush
At least one soldier was killed and three others injured when insurgents ambushed a military convoy in Kamuya in northeast Nigeria's Borno state
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5 SeptemberAfrica
ISIS claims Nigeria soldiers killed in Gajiram attack
ISIS claimed ISWAP fighters killed 10 Nigerian soldiers in an attack on a military base in Gajiram in the Lake Chad area of Borno state
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