Middle East
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Nov- 2018 -15 November
Yemen’s president Hadi backs UN calls for peace talks but vows to ‘liberate’ Hodeidah
Yemen's president supported a UN push for fresh peace talks to end almost four years of fighting, but vowed to oust Houthi rebels from the city of Hodeidah
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15 November
Iraq will pay Popular Mobilization militias the same as their army counterparts
Iraq announced that the Hashd al-Shaabi militias, also called the Popular Mobilization Units, will receive a salary equal to their equivalents in the Iraqi military
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15 November
Israel defense minister resigns after Gaza ceasefire announcement
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigned and called for early elections after a sharp disagreement over a Gaza ceasefire deal
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14 November
Ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian groups begins following worst Gaza violence in years
An Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Palestinian groups and Israel took effect, putting an end to a brief yet intense flare-up with Gaza
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13 November
Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes in renewed Gaza violence
Renewed violence in Gaza threatened to thwart efforts to end unrest as Israeli airstrikes killed five Palestinians and destroyed a TV building while a barrage of rocket fire from the enclave left one dead
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12 November
SDF resumes offensive operations against ISIS in eastern Syria
The Syrian Democratic Forces said that it was resuming its offensive against Islamic State in eastern Syria
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10 November
Saudi coalition ends US fueling of planes for Yemen airstrikes
Saudi Arabia ended a controversial refueling arrangement between the United States and the coalition that is bombing Yemen
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8 November
Court jails 65 for membership in Upper Egypt ISIS ‘cell’
An court sentenced 65 suspected Islamic State members to between five years and life in prison for setting up a "terrorist cell" in Upper Egypt
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8 November
Car bomb strikes Mosul, first since city was retaken from ISIS
A car bomb explosion near a Mosul restaurant killed at least two people and injured a dozen more in the first such attack since the city was retaken from ISIS
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8 November
Syrian army rescues 19 Druze women and children from ISIS, state media says
Syrian state media said the army has freed all remaining Druze women and children abducted by ISIS from the southern province of Sweida
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