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Infighting near Damascus kills 169 – monitor
Some 156 fighters are killed in the clashes 67 from the Army of Islam and the rest from Fateh al Sham and allied forces The fighting also kills 13 civilians including two children and wounded dozens

Erdogan: Turkish army close to taking ISIS-held town
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says it is only a matter of time before the alliance of Turkish forces and rebels takes control of Al Bab

Dureza: Peace talks to be inclusive
The presidential adviser on the peace process says the Duterte administration will honor signed peace agreements but adds they will have to be consistent with planned reforms

Air strike kills Syria rebel chief ahead of peace talks
Zahran Alloush s death is a blow to the fragile peace process in Syria

Russia slams Riyadh talks as not representing 'entire Syria opposition'
Russia s foreign ministry adds that the talks did not include members of the so called patriotic Syrian opposition seen as friendly towards Syrian President Bashar al Assad
Maguindanao in state of calamity; 41,000 evacuees
The ongoing conflict in parts of Maguindanao forces at least 8 236 families to flee their homes

Hungry Syrians clash with rebels over food cache
Residents of Douma town in Damascus province attempt to storm food depots belonging to a charity linked to the Army of Islam rebel brigade

British hostage released in Libya after five months
Bolam is a teacher at the international school in Benghazi A US teacher from the same school was shot dead in December

Army, MILF troops to secure Aquino visit
Both the Philippine Army and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front will provide security when President Benigno Aquino III visits Maguindanao on February 11
Soldier injured in Cotabato rebel attack
A soldier was wounded in a dawn attack by rebels in North Cotabato