Middle East
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Aug- 2019 -16 August
Khan Sheikhoun a ghost town as Syrian regime advances
As the Syrian government inches closer to rebel-held Khan Sheikhoun, scores of people have fled the once-vibrant town in Idlib province
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15 August
Yemen’s southern separatists expose cracks in Saudi-UAE alliance
A Saudi-Emirati delegation met with Yemen's Southern Transitional Council separatists who seized control of Aden
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14 August
Syrian regime advances on Khan Sheikhoun in embattled Idlib
Syrian government forces advanced on the strategic town of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib, threatening to encircle a pocket of Islamist rebels
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13 August
Bahrain signs agreement to purchase Patriot air defense system
Bahrain has signed an agreement to purchase the Patriot missile defense system from the US Army, Raytheon said
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12 August
US and Turkey start work on Syria border zone
A US delegation arrived in Turkey to begin work on creating a buffer zone in northern Syria, under a plan strongly rejected by Damascus
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12 August
UN special rapporteur calls on France to repatriate citizens sentenced to death in Iraq
A UN special rapporteur called on the French government to repatriate and try seven French nationals sentenced to death in Iraq
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11 August
Saudi coalition launches airstrike against Yemen separatists in Aden
A Saudi-led coalition launched a strike against southern separatists in Yemen after they seized the presidential palace in second city Aden
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8 August
Syria government ‘categorically rejects’ US-Turkey buffer zone plans
Damascus said it rejects a US-Turkish plan to establish a buffer zone in northern Syria, blaming Syria's Kurds for the proposal
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7 August
Turkey and US agree to jointly administer northern Syria border zone
The US and Turkey agreed to establish a joint operations center to administer a proposed buffer zone on Syria’s northeastern border
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6 August
Esper says US would prevent ‘unilateral’ Turkish action against SDF in northern Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to "eliminate" the YPG in northeast Syria – a move deemed "unacceptable" by the Pentagon
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