Islamic State

Five Philippines troops killed battling Abu Sayyaf on Jolo

A "fierce firefight" killed five Philippine soldiers and three militants from the Abu Sayyaf group suspected of the deadly cathedral bombing in Jolo

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Islamic State claims attack on Nigeria troops in Dikwa, Borno state

ISIS claimed Islamic State West Africa fighters attacked Nigerian military personnel in Dikwa, while military sources said eight soldiers were killed

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Our honorable sacrifices in Syria deserve justice

Syrian Kurdish leader Aldar Xelil argues that a Turkey-run safe zone in northern Syria would undermine the sacrifices that have brought relative stability to the region

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Was the Philippines cathedral bombing a suicide attack?

Comments made by Philippines President Duterte and other officials about whether ISIS was behind suicide attacks in a Jolo church were contradictory

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ISIS ‘caliphate’ in Syria cut to 4 square km, SDF commander says

ISIS's once-sprawling "caliphate" has been reduced to a four-square-kilometer pocket of territory in eastern Syria, an SDF commander said

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ISIS claims double bomb attack on Philippines church that killed at least 18

Islamic State said its fighters carried out a double bombing on a Catholic church on the southern Philippine island of Jolo that killed at least 18 people

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Nigeria: Boko Haram attacks military bases in Pulka and Logomani

Six Nigerian soldiers were injured when Boko Haram insurgents attacked military bases in Pulka and Logomani in Borno state, near the Cameroon border

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SDF’s ‘special status’ should be preserved in Syria political settlement, commander says

Mazloum Kobane, commander of the SDF spearheading the battle against ISIS, said the force's "special status" should be preserved in talks with the Damascus government

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Nigeria’s military struggles with Islamic State: Part 2 – Systemic issues hamper the fight

Robert Postings looks at endemic issues crippling the Nigerian military’s fight against the resurgent Islamic State West Africa in northeastern Nigeria

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SDF closes on last ISIS redoubt in Syria as YPG set for Damascus talks “within days”

The US-led Coalition-backed SDF closes in on the last pocket of ISIS territory in eastern Syria, as the YPG commander says talks with the regime on northern Syria are imminent

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