Middle East
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Oct- 2018 -19 October
Syria summit: Erdogan to host Putin, Merkel and Macron on October 27
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host a Syria summit with the leaders of Russia, Germany and France on October 27
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17 October
UN Syria envoy de Mistura announces he will step down
UN special envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura announced that he will step down next month
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16 October
Foreign fighters continue to join ISIS in Syria, US Joint Chiefs chair says
Foreign fighters continue to flow into Syria to join ISIS despite its forces being largely decimated, US Joint Chiefs chairman Joe Dunford said
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16 October
Iran claims 700 drone strikes against ISIS in Syria
Iran's IRGC has carried out 700 drone strikes against ISIS in Syria, its aerospace chief Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said
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16 October
Iran security personnel kidnapped in Pakistan border region
Fourteen Iranian security personnel, including IRGC intelligence officers, were abducted in Sistan and Balochistan on the volatile southeastern border with Pakistan
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16 October
Saudi Hawk trainer jet crashes on training mission, killing pilots
A Saudi military Hawk crashed while on a training mission in the northwest of the kingdom, killing the crew, the defense ministry said
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15 October
Egypt and Russia invite 13 countries to observe counter-terrorism exercises
Egypt and Russia invited defense officials from 13 countries to observe joint aerial counter-terrorism exercises
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15 October
Jordan reopens main border crossing with Syria
Jordan reopened its Jaber border crossing with war-torn Syria, a key Middle East trade route, after a three year closure
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14 October
The failure of the Idlib deal could alter Syria’s future
The looming deadline for the Russia-Turkey deal in Idlib raises several scenarios that could impact the future of the Syrian conflict
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11 October
YPG announces arrest of 3 ISIS foreign fighters in northern Syria
The YPG announced the arrest of three men it said were foreign fighters with ISIS, including Canadian recruiter Muhammad Ali, a German man and a Turkish national
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