Middle East
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Dec- 2018 -18 December
Yemen ceasefire monitors to deploy in Hodeidah
A team including members of Yemen's warring sides will be dispatched within a day to monitor a truce in Hodeidah, a UN official said
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17 December
Ceasefire in Yemen’s Hodeidah to begin at midnight
A ceasefire in Yemen's battleground port city of Hodeidah will start at midnight, a UN official said, after renewed fighting threatened the hard-won accord
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15 December
EU expects Turkey to refrain from ‘unilateral’ Syria military action, Mogherini says
The European Union's chief diplomat Federica Mogherini said the EU expects Turkey to refrain from any unilateral military action in northeast Syria
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14 December
SDF continues advance in Hajin but threat of coordinated ISIS attacks remains
The SDF continued its advance into the center of Hajin as it continued to battle ISIS in one of their last pockets in northern Syria
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13 December
Yemen’s warring parties agree to ceasefire, deal for Hodeidah, UN says
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced breakthroughs in peace talks with the warring parties in Yemen, including a ceasefire for Hodeidah
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12 December
Erdogan announces new operation against YPG in Syria ‘within days’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned he will launch a new operation in Syria within days against the YPG risking renewed tensions with the US
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12 December
Syria uncovers more mass graves near former ISIS stronghold of Al Bukamal
Seven mass graves containing hundreds of unidentified bodies were unearthed near the former ISIS stronghold of Al Bukamal in eastern Syria
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12 December
UN at Yemen talks pushes for truce to allow aid deliveries
Before the scheduled close of UN-brokered talks on Yemen, mediators pushed for a truce between warring parties to allow aid deliveries
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12 December
UN identifies suspected Iranian anti-tank guided missiles in Yemen
More suspected Iranian-made weapons have been found in Yemen, the UN said in a report that will be discussed by the Security Council
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11 December
ISIS and al-Qaeda clash not only on the battlefield, but also in their propaganda
As fighting between ISIS and al-Qaeda is liable to persist, rhetorical exchanges in the form of propaganda will likely continue, Asaf Day says
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