Middle East
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Jun- 2019 -29 June
Syrian Democratic Forces hands over alleged Italian ISIS member
Authorities in northeastern Syria have handed to Italy one of its citizens accused of belonging to Islamic State
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29 June
US deploys first F-22 fighter jets to Qatar, adding to Gulf buildup
The US has deployed F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar for the first time, adding to a buildup of US forces in the Gulf amid tensions with Iran
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28 June
Turkish military shells Syrian positions in retaliation for regime fire
Turkish forces struck Syrian positions in response to an artillery strike that killed a soldier and wounded three others in southwestern Idlib
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26 June
Turkey soldier killed in clashes with Syrian Kurdish militia
A Turkish soldier was killed and five were wounded in a clash with Syrian Kurdish militia forces, the defense ministry said
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25 June
Saudi-led coalition claims capture of senior Islamic State Yemen figure
Saudi and Yemeni special forces captured a senior leader of the Islamic State affiliate in Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition backing the Yemeni government said
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25 June
UK F-35 fighter jets fly first operational mission over Syria
UK F-35B fighter jets have flown their first operational mission flights over Syria as part of the mission against ISIS, the defense ministry said
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24 June
Eight orphan children of ISIS adherents to be returned to Australia from Syria
Eight orphans of Australian Islamic State fighters have been spirited out of a camp in Syria, Prime Minister Scott Morrison in an apparent U-turn
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24 June
Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport kills 1, wounds 21
A Yemeni rebel attack on an airport in southern Saudi Arabia killed a Syrian national and wounded 21 other people, the coalition fighting the Houthis said
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23 June
New Syrian military councils are the SDF’s latest push for decentralization
Military councils in Tal Abyad, Kobane, Tabqa, Raqqa, Qamishli and al-Hol are part of the SDF’s transition to a “new organizational structure” in northeast Syria
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21 June
Iraq: Suicide bomber targets Shiite mosque in Baghdad, killing 2
A suicide explosion at a Shiite mosque in eastern Baghdad killed two civilians and wounded nine other people, Iraqi police said
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