Middle East
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Nov- 2019 -26 November
Saudi-led coalition to release 200 Houthi rebels amid Yemen peace push
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthi rebels said it will release 200 insurgents, as efforts pick up pace to end the conflict in the impoverished country
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25 November
Contempt and violence spiral in al-Hol camp, where ISIS women dread regime’s return
With winter approaching and tensions in Syria's al-Hol camp at a boiling point, some ISIS-affiliated women said they intend to escape
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25 November
Turkey tests Russian S-400 air defense missile system
Turkey began testing its Russian S-400 missile defense system despite repeated calls from the US that it could lead to sanctions
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25 November
Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed in new Saudi-led coalition airstrikes near Hodeidah
Saudi-led coalition airstrikes killed eight Yemeni Houthi rebels near the port of Hodeidah, triggering fierce battles around the flashpoint city
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25 November
French naval base in UAE to host European-led Gulf maritime monitoring mission
A European-led maritime surveillance initiative to monitor Gulf waters will be stationed at a French naval base in Abu Dhabi
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23 November
US deployment to Syria’s oilfields won’t halt further Turkish attacks, Kurdish official says
US forces guarding northeast Syria's oilfields will not prevent an expansion of Turkey’s incursion, TEV-DEM official Aldar Xelil said
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22 November
UK to repatriate first British children of ISIS-linked parents from Syria
The UK will for the first time repatriate orphan children of British parents who had traveled to join ISIS in Syria
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21 November
US approves $4 billion sale of 36 AH-64E Apache helicopters to Morocco
The US approved a sale of 36 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, Hellfire and Stinger missiles and APKWS to Morocco for $4.25 billion
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19 November
Israeli air defenses intercept 4 rockets fired from Syria
Israel's anti-missile defense system intercepted four rockets fired from neighboring Syria, the IDF said
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19 November
US citizen ISIS member wants to know why he can’t go home
Kosovar-American Lirim Sulejmani traveled with his family to Syria to live under ISIS. Now in an SDF prison, he recalled the allure of the group’s propaganda
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