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Two militants killed and a police officer injured during raid in Tunisia

Andrew Kennedy -
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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Americas

Iran to deploy warships to Atlantic beginning in March

Joanne Stocker -
Iran will deploy warships to the Atlantic Ocean early this year in an operation expected to take five months, navy deputy commander Admiral Touraj Hasnai Moqaddam said
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Middle East

UN Yemen envoy to hold new round of peace talks with Houthis and Hadi

Staff Writer With AFP -
The UN envoy for Yemen will hold a new round of talks with Houthi rebels and the government as the UN said the Hodeidah ceasefire was holding
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Africa

Five crew killed in Nigeria Mi-35 helicopter crash near Damasak as ISIS claims Yobe state attacks

Fergus Kelly -
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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Air

Croatia threatens to cancel F-16 purchase from Israel over months of delays

Staff Writer With AFP -
Croatia threatened to cancel its purchase of F-16 fighter jets from Israel after months of stalling due to a lack of US approval
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Africa

Niger’s army kills more than 200 Boko Haram fighters in offensive near Nigeria border

Staff Writer With AFP -
Niger's army killed more than 280 Boko Haram militants near the southeast border with Nigeria in days of land and air raids, the defense ministry said
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Middle East

“This is our reward?”: After 4 years fighting ISIS, Syrian Kurds face uncertain future as US pivots to Turkey

Jared Szuba -
Senior Kurdish officials told Jared Szuba they were left in the dark after Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops and back Erdogan’s plan for northern Syria
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Asia Pacific

Afghan forces open fire on NATO advisors at base in Herat

Joanne Stocker -
Two Afghan border guards opened fire on NATO Resolute Support mission advisors at the military base in Herat province in western Afghanistan
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Africa

10 troops killed in Niger-Nigeria joint operation against ‘bandits’ in Maradi region

Staff Writer With AFP -
Five Nigerien and five Nigerian troops were killed in the Maradi region on Niger's border with Nigeria in a joint operation against "bandits"
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Africa

Nigeria army masses in Monguno, moves to clear Boko Haram from Baga

Staff Writer With AFP -
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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Africa

Burkina Faso declares emergency in northern provinces following attacks

Staff Writer With AFP -
Burkina Faso declared a state of emergency in the northern provinces grappling with jihadist violence, Communications Minister Remis Fulgance Dandjinou said
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Air

Iraqi F-16s strike senior ISIS leaders in Syria

Joanne Stocker -
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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Asia Pacific

Bombing at southern Philippines shopping mall kills 2, injures dozens

Staff Writer With AFP -
Two men were killed and at least 32 others wounded after a bomb went off outside a shopping mall in the southern Philippine city of Cotabato
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Middle East

Iraq sentenced more than 600 foreigners for links to ISIS in 2018

Staff Writer With AFP -
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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Middle East

Children of Russian ISIS fighters flown home from Iraq

Staff Writer With AFP -
Thirty Russian children whose mothers are in Iraqi prison for belonging to Islamic State left Iraq to return home
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Africa

Joint France-Niger air and ground operation near Tongo Tongo kills 15 ‘terrorists’

Fergus Kelly -
French airstrikes followed by two days of ground operations in the Tongo Tongo area near the Mali border killed 15 'terrorists', the French Army said
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