Middle East
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Jun- 2019 -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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20 June
UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia unlawful, court rules
A UK court handed a partial victory to campaigners trying to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia over the kingdom's bombing campaign in Yemen
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20 June
Houthis recruit 50,000 Yemen child soldiers in 3 months, minister says
About 50,000 children have recently been recruited by the Houthi rebels to fight in Yemen’s bloody civil war, information minister claims
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20 June
Iran shoots down US RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drone
Iran said it had shot down a US surveillance drone that violated its airspace near the Strait of Hormuz
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18 June
Houthi landmines: A tool of terrorism in Yemen
Yemen Minister of Information Moamar Al-Eryani calls for the Houthis to be held accountable for their use of landmines
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17 June
Syria: Civilians injured in car bomb blast near Qamishli Asayish HQ
A vehicle bomb exploded in the city of Qamishli in Al-Hasakah governorate of northeastern Syria with civilian casualties reported
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17 June
Syria: HTS rocket fire kills 12 people south of Aleppo
Rocket fire killed 12 civilians in a regime-held village in Syria, state news agency SANA has said blaming al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
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