Middle East
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Apr- 2019 -5 April
Germany repatriates children of ISIS fighters from Iraq
Germany has repatriated from Iraq children of jailed ISIS adherents, the foreign ministry said, as the war against ISIS draws to a close
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4 April
US House votes to end military support for Yemen war
The US House voted to end military support for the Yemen war, dealing a rebuke to Donald Trump and curtailing a president's war-making powers
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4 April
Lebanon receives 6 Scan Eagle drone systems from US
Lebanon received six Boeing Insitu Scan Eagle unmanned aerial systems from the US, the Lebanese Armed Forces and the US Embassy in Beirut said
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4 April
‘We have no choice but to liberate Efrin’ – Aldar Xelil on northern Syria’s next moves
Syrian Kurdish official Aldar Xelil says his forces are not counting on outside powers to protect them from Turkey
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2 April
S-400: A symbol of disobedience in the Middle East
Russia's S-400 defense system undermines US authority as ties between America and its Middle East partners get weaker
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1 April
Israel’s Rafael posts record $2.6 billion in sales for 2018
Israeli defense contractor Rafael posted record sales of nearly $2.6 billion in fiscal year 2018, up from around $2.2 billion the year before
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1 April
From Caliphate to International Criminal Tribunal? ISIS detainees raise complicated questions under international law
Delivering justice to ISIS victims is a challenging task that must account for international human rights law and political realities
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Mar- 2019 -29 March
ISIS’s ‘caliphate’ was crushed. Now Syria’s Kurd-led alliance faces bigger battles
Reporting from Syria in the dying days of the ISIS caliphate, Jared Szuba talks to Kurds and Arabs about the fight for their shared future
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29 March
Germany extends ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia by a further six months
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition government extended an embargo on weapons exports to Saudi Arabia until the end of September
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29 March
US Marine Corps General McKenzie replaces retiring Votel as CENTCOM Commander
Newly promoted General Kenneth F. McKenzie took over the leadership of US Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East
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