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Jan- 2019 -7 JanuaryMiddle East
US carried out 36 airstrikes in Yemen last year
The US targeted al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and Islamic State in Yemen with 36 airstrikes, CENTCOM said
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7 JanuaryEurope
Sweden starts terrorism trial of 6 men accused of financing ISIS, plotting attack
Six Uzbek and Kyrgyz nationals went on trial in Sweden accused of financing ISIS, three of them also charged with planning a terror attack
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6 JanuaryMiddle East
US wants guarantees that Turkey will not ‘endanger’ Syria partner forces after troop withdrawal
National Security Advisor John Bolton said US troop withdrawal from Syria depends on conditions being met, including that Turkey should not endanger America's partners
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5 JanuaryMiddle East
British special forces soldiers injured in ISIS attack in Syria
At least two British special forces soldiers were injured in an Islamic State attack in al-Shafah in eastern Syria's Deir Ezzor province
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5 JanuaryMiddle East
James Jeffrey assumes role of US envoy to defeat-ISIS Coalition
US Special Representative for Syria Engagement James Jeffrey has assumed the additional role of US envoy to the Global Coalition Against ISIS
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4 JanuaryAfrica
Two militants killed and a police officer injured during raid in Tunisia
Two suspected militants were killed in the Sidi Bouzid region of Tunisia when they detonated an explosive device during a counter-terrorism operation targeting a group linked to ISIS
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3 JanuaryAfrica
Five crew killed in Nigeria Mi-35 helicopter crash near Damasak as ISIS claims Yobe state attacks
All five crew members aboard a Nigerian Air Force Mi-35 helicopter gunship were killed when the aircraft crashed near Damasak in northern Nigeria
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Dec- 2018 -31 DecemberAfrica
Nigeria army masses in Monguno, moves to clear Boko Haram from Baga
Nigerian troops are massing in Monguno in preparation for an offensive in Baga which was attacked by ISWA militants last week
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31 DecemberMiddle East
Iraqi F-16s strike senior ISIS leaders in Syria
Iraq struck a meeting of ISIS leaders near Deir Ezzor in Syria after being given permission by Damascus to target the group, the military said
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31 DecemberMiddle East
Iraq sentenced more than 600 foreigners for links to ISIS in 2018
Iraq sentenced more than 600 foreigners, including many women and dozens of minors, in 2018 for belonging to Islamic State, the judiciary said
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