Middle East
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Oct- 2019 -21 October
US may leave troops to protect eastern Syria oil fields, Esper says
Some US forces could remain in eastern Syria to secure oil fields controlled by the SDF, U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said
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21 October
Iran slams Turkish plan for northeast Syria military bases
Iran denounced as "unacceptable" any move by Turkey to establish military bases in northeast Syria, saying such a step would face opposition
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20 October
SDF forces withdraw from Ras al-Ayn on Syria-Turkey border
SDF fighters have left Ras al-Ayn following two days of evacuations of wounded civilians from the border city, Redur Xelil said
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18 October
OPCW investigates alleged banned weapons use in northern Syria
The OPCW is investigating allegations that chemical weapons have been used during the Turkey-led incursion into northern Syria
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18 October
Details emerge of ISIS families taken by Turkey-backed Syrian rebels from Ain Issa camp
New details about the escape of women connected to ISIS from a camp in northeast Syria suggest they were taken by Turkey-backed rebels who may now be holding them for ransom
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18 October
Clashes reported in Ras al-Ayn despite Syria ceasefire announcement
Sporadic clashes and shelling by Turkey-backed forces was reported in the northern Syria border town of Ras al-Ayn despite a five-day ceasefire
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17 October
Erdogan and Pence announce northeast Syria ‘ceasefire’ deal
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US Vice President Mike Pence announced a ceasefire deal in northeast Syria which the SDF will support
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17 October
SDC calls for humanitarian corridor to evacuate Syrian civilians from Ras al-Ayn
The Syrian Democratic Council called for a humanitarian corridor to evacuate Ras al-Ayn (Sere Kaniye) as clashes with Turkey-backed rebels continue
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16 October
Syrian army troops enter symbolic Kurdish city of Kobani
Syrian Arab Army troops entered the northeastern Syrian city of Kobani, a stronghold of the Syrian Democratic Forces
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16 October
Erdogan rules out ceasefire with SDF in northern Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan firmly ruled out any negotiations with the SDF in Syria, saying their only option was to lay down arms and retreat
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