Middle East
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Sep- 2019 -20 September
INTERVIEW: US envoy James Jeffrey on ISIS, the Syrian border, Idlib, Rukban and Iraq
US envoy James Jeffrey talks about the US role in Syria and the effort to fully dismantle ISIS in Iraq in a wide-ranging interview
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20 September
Saudi Arabia begins new operation against Yemen’s Houthi rebels near Hodeidah
The Saudi-led coalition said it launched a military operation against the Houthi rebels in Yemen near Hodeidah, its first strike since an attack on the kingdom's oil industry
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20 September
Colt awarded $42 million contract to produce M4, M4A1 carbines for 13 countries
Colt was awarded a $42 million foreign military sales contract to produce M4 and M4A1 carbines for 13 countries after announcing it would halt production of consumer AR-15 rifles
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20 September
Boeing awarded $157 million contract modification for Saudi F-15 original manufacturer training
Boeing was granted a $157 million contract modification for original manufacturer training for the Royal Saudi Air Force's fleet of F-15SA jets
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19 September
US expects UN help with Turkey’s resettlement of Syrian refugees into border zone
The US expects the UN and NGOs to help “facilitate” a proposed resettlement of Syrian refugees living in Turkey into a planned buffer zone along Syria’s northeastern border
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19 September
UAE joins new US-led Persian Gulf maritime security mission
The UAE joined a US-led force to protect Gulf shipping as tensions with Iran soared following attacks on Saudi oil facilities
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19 September
Pentagon official: makeshift jails for captured ISIS adherents in Syria ‘not sustainable’
A US official said the detainment of tens of thousands ISIS members in makeshift prisons in Syria is “not sustainable"
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18 September
Pompeo blames Iran for ‘act of war’ in Saudi oil attack, US seeking coalition
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described strikes on Saudi oil installations as an "act of war," and an "Iranian attack"
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17 September
Syrian tribes call for Coalition help after Rukban aid convoy met with ‘aggression’
Tribal representatives in Syria's Rukban camp asked the US-led Coalition to take control after the UN and SARC were forced to cut short an aid mission
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16 September
Trump says US is ‘locked and loaded’ after attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure
President Donald Trump said the US is "locked and loaded" to respond to attacks on Saudi oil infrastructure sent oil prices soaring
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