Middle East
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Oct- 2019 -23 October
Yemen government and Houthi rebels establish joint observation posts in Hodeidah
Yemen's government and the Houthi rebels established joint observation posts in the key port city of Hodeidah as part of a UN-brokered deal
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23 October
Russian military police convoy heads for Syria-Turkey border
Russian forces crossed the Euphrates river in Syria and headed for the border with Turkey under a deal for the withdrawal of the SDF
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22 October
US official warned Syrian Kurdish leader not to talk to Assad or Russia in heated meeting
A US State Department official warned Syrian Kurdish leader Ilham Ahmed not to engage with Bashar al-Assad's government or with Russia
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22 October
FULL TEXT: Memorandum of Understanding between Turkey and Russia on northern Syria
Memorandum of Understanding Between Turkey and the Russian Federation (Sochi, October 22, 2019)
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22 October
Russia and Turkey announce joint patrols in 10-km Syrian border security zone
Russia and Turkey have agreed to a plan for northeast Syria that will see Russian patrols of a buffer zone along the Syria-Turkey border
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22 October
SDF forces have left Syria-Turkey border buffer zone, spokesperson says
SDF fighters have left the area of operations in northern Syria in accordance with an agreement between Turkey and the US
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22 October
Assad says Idlib is key to ending Syrian war in rare visit
Defeating terrorists in Idlib is the key to ending Syria's civil war, President Bashar al-Assad said in a visit to the embattled northwestern region
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22 October
German coalition government divided over call for international Syria border security mission
Germany's coalition government was divided after defense minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer's surprise call for international troops to secure northeast Syria
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21 October
‘We can’t lose hope’ – SDF willing to work with US despite ‘huge blow’ in northeast Syria
Senior Syrian Kurdish leader called for a halt of Turkey’s invasion of northeast Syria, saying the SDF are willing to work with the US
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21 October
Germany to pitch international control of Syria-Turkey border zone to NATO allies
Germany's defense minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will present a proposal for an internationally controlled security zone on the Syria-Turkey border to NATO allies
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