Middle East
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Sep- 2019 -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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15 September
Syrian government labels SDF ‘separatist terrorist militias’ ahead of Ankara talks
In a rare shift of rhetoric, Syria's foreign ministry called the Syrian Democratic Forces "terrorists" ahead of a Russia-Iran-Turkey summit in Ankara
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13 September
UAE soldiers killed in military vehicle collision in ‘operations field’
The UAE, a key member of the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen, said six of its soldiers were killed in a "collision of military vehicles" while on duty
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12 September
UN report details possible ‘war crimes’ by many sides in Syrian war
The US rejected a UN report alleging complicity in possible "war crimes" in Syria's civil war, including during airstrikes and raids
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10 September
US drops 80,000 pounds of bombs to clear ISIS from Iraqi island
US and Iraqi forces dropped 36,000 kg (80,000 pounds) of bombs on Qanus island along the Tigris river occupied by ISIS fighters
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8 September
Joint US-Turkey ground patrols begin in Syria border zone
U.S. and Turkish troops began joint ground patrols in the Tal Abyad area of northeast Syria, near the Turkish border
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7 September
Denmark plans to boost military contributions to Syria, the Sahel and NATO
Denmark plans to increase military contributions to missions around the world, including in the Sahel, Syria, Lithuania and Estonia
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6 September
Joint US-Turkey ground patrols set to start in Syria buffer zone, Akar says
Joint US-Turkey ground patrols along Syria's northeastern border will begin on September 8, Turkey's defense minister said
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5 September
US begins talks with Houthi rebels in bid to end Yemen’s civil war
The United States has begun talks with Yemen's Houthi rebels in an effort to end the country's four-year civil war
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5 September
Nigeria repatriates 3 orphan children of ISIS adherents in northeast Syria
Three orphans born to Nigerian Islamic State adherents were handed over to Nigerian officials in northeast Syria
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