Islamic State
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Jan- 2019 -30 JanuaryBlog
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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28 JanuaryMiddle East
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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27 JanuaryAsia Pacific
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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27 JanuaryAfrica
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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25 JanuaryMiddle East
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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25 JanuaryAfrica
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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24 JanuaryMiddle East
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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24 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria: Islamic State claims attack on Geidam military base
Islamic State claimed fighters from its West Africa province affiliate attacked a military base in Geidam in northeast Nigeria's Yobe state
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21 JanuaryAfrica
Nigeria troops repel Boko Haram attacks in Borno and Yobe states, army says
Nigerian soldiers have fought off a series Boko Haram attacks in Baga, Buni Yadi and Kajeri Maye, the army said
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21 JanuaryMiddle East
ISIS targets Coalition-SDF convoy in Hasakah suicide attack
US-led Coalition and SDF personnel were reported to be killed and injured in a suicide attack on a convoy in northeastern Syria's Hasakah governorate
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