Middle East
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Aug- 2019 -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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5 August
UK joins US in new Persian Gulf maritime security mission
The UK said it would join the US in a "maritime security mission" to protect vessels in the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Iran
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5 August
Syria resumes military operations in Idlib province
Syria's army said it would resume operations against the Idlib region, just days after it agreed to a truce ending months of deadly airstrikes
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3 August
A ticking time bomb: Meeting the ISIS women of al-Hol
Mutlu Civiroglu found al-Hol camp in Syria to be a "ticking time bomb" – overcrowded, too large to control, and full of children deeply at risk
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1 August
Dozens of Yemen police killed in twin attacks in Aden
Separate attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels and an ISIS suicide bomber killed at least 49 people in Aden, many of them newly trained police cadets
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1 August
Israeli rocket hits southern Syria near Golan Heights, no injuries reported
An Israeli rocket hit near Bariqa in southern Syria without causing any casualties, Syrian state media said
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Jul- 2019 -31 July
Bahrain hosts first Gulf maritime security conference
Bahrain hosted a conference on Gulf maritime security after multiple attacks on shipping in the strategic Strait of Hormuz
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31 July
Germany ‘reluctant’ to join US-led Persian Gulf maritime surveillance mission
Germany said it is "reluctant" to join a US maritime surveillance mission in the Persian Gulf but would consider taking part in a European mission
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