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21 February

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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

20 February

Middle East

SDF fighters prepare to advance on the last pocket of ISIS territory in Syria near Baghuz

Staff Writer With AFP

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Women and children from last ISIS pocket in Syria evacuated

A convoy of trucks evacuated dozens of people including women and children from ISIS's last Syria territory, bringing the SDF closer to retaking the last of the "caliphate"

18 February

Middle East

Jared Szuba

Alliance between SDF and Syrian regime is “very far away,” senior Kurdish official Salih Muslim says

Senior Kurdish politician Salih Muslim said a military partnership between the SDF and the Assad government is “very far away” and will depend on a negotiated political solution

17 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

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Boko Haram kills four Nigeria troops in assault on Buni Yadi military base

Four Nigerian soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack on a military base in Buni Yadi, the latest in a string in northern Nigeria and southern Niger

15 February

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

North Macedonia thwarted a ‘terrorist’ plot, Ministry of Internal Affairs says

North Macedonia authorities prevented a planned "terrorist act" by supporters of Islamic State, Ministry of Internal Affairs said.

8 February

Africa

Fergus Kelly

Nigerian military battles Islamic State in Mallam Fatori, Borno state

Nigerian troops fought Boko Haram in Mallam Fatori near the Niger border, while ISIS claimed its fighters carried out attacks in the area

6 February

Commentary

Asaf Day

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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

5 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

ISIS ambush in southwest Egypt injures 4 police officers

Four Egyptian policeman were injured in an ambush in the southwest of the country, a security source said, in an attack claimed by ISIS

5 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

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Boko Haram ‘kill six’ in northeast Nigeria’s Adamawa and Borno states

Boko Haram in Nigeria killed six people in a series of attacks in Adamawa and Borno states while the military targeted insurgents in Mallam Fatori and Arege

2 February

Asia Pacific