Year: 2019
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Oct- 2019 -30 OctoberMiddle East
Syria’s defense ministry calls on SDF to join government forces
Syria’s defense ministry called on Syrian Democratic Forces members to integrate into the army as its troops deployed on Turkish border
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30 OctoberMiddle East
Joint Russia-Turkey patrols to begin in northeast Syria on Friday
Turkish-Russian joint patrols will start in Syria on Friday, Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after a deadline for an SDF withdrawal expired
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30 OctoberBusiness
US approves $4.5 billion upgrade of Japan F-15s to Super Interceptor configuration
The US approved a $4.5 billion program for Boeing and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to upgrade 98 of Japan's F-15 fighter jets
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29 OctoberMiddle East
18 ‘regime elements’ captured in northern Syria, Turkey’s defense ministry says
18 people who said they were Syrian government forces were captured near Ras al-Ayn in northern Syria, Turkey's defense ministry said
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29 OctoberEurope
Ukraine troops and Lugansk separatists begin withdrawal from Zolote
The Ukrainian army and Russia-backed separatists said they had begun to withdraw their troops from the key Zolote area ahead of a high-stakes summit
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29 OctoberMiddle East
SDF withdraws from northern Syria border zone ahead of schedule, Russia says
Russia's defense minister said that Kurdish forces in northern Syria had withdrawn from areas along Turkey's border ahead of schedule
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29 OctoberBusiness
US awards Lockheed Martin $7 billion contract for 114 F-35 stealth fighters
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $7 billion contract to procure 114 F-35 joint strike fighter aircraft for domestic and foreign military sales
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29 OctoberAsia Pacific
Suicide bombs and foreign fighters are burgeoning jihadi threats for the Philippines
Failure to take seriously Islamic State's use of suicide bombers and foreign fighters for its East Asia Province poses a threat to the Philippines
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28 OctoberMiddle East
US to keep Deir Ezzor oilfields out of Syrian government hands, Esper says
US deployment to Syria's oilfields is aimed in part at denying them to Russia and the Syrian government, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said
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28 OctoberWar
US-led Coalition against ISIS to meet in Washington on November 14
The Coalition against ISIS will meet in Washington, D.C. on November 14 in a French-initiated meeting as the US pulls troops from Syria
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