Middle East
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Oct- 2019 -9 October
Trump approval for Turkey’s attack on Syria’s Kurds was ‘waiting to happen,’ Western official says
Trump’s approval for Turkey to attack Kurdish-led fighters in Syria vindicated European allies' refusals to send new troops, a diplomat said
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8 October
Isolated Manbij faces rival Syrian factions on two fronts
Forces loyal to the Syrian government and Turkey-backed rebels mobilized near Manbij ahead of an expected Turkish incursion into Syria
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7 October
SDF unable to secure ISIS prisons in Syria if Turkey attacks
The US decision to clear the way for a Turkish invasion of Syria will jeopardize security at the prisons holding tens of thousands of ISIS suspects
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7 October
Amid Iraqi protests, Kurdish region balances Iran’s IRGC
The US partnering with the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is a force multiplier to keep stability in the region as Baghdad grapples with protests, Seth Frantzman and Dr. Eric Mandel argue
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7 October
Yemen’s government and southern separatists close to power-sharing deal
Yemen's government and southern separatists are holding indirect negotiations and are close to reaching a power-sharing agreement
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7 October
Iraq’s military admits ‘excessive force’ in protest deaths
Iraq's military admitted it had used "excessive force" in deadly protests, as PMUs said they were ready to back the government
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7 October
Trump approves Turkish incursion into northern Syria
US President Donald Trump looks set to allow a Turkish incursion into northeast Syria after announcing that US troops will pull back from the border
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4 October
Turkey-backed rebels announce unification under ‘Syrian National Army’
Representatives of various Syrian rebel groups supported by Turkey announced their formal unification as the Syrian National Army
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1 October
Erdogan suggests unilateral Turkish military incursion into northern Syria is imminent
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated a military operation against Western-backed Kurdish-led forces in Syria was imminent
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Sep- 2019 -30 September
‘Indications’ Israel behind PMU base strikes, Iraq PM Abdul Mahdi says
Iraq's prime minister has said his government had "indications" Israel was behind some attacks on Hashd al-Shaabi bases this summer
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