Middle East
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Nov- 2019 -11 November
Turkey begins deporting ‘foreign terrorist fighters’ to Europe and the US
Turkey's government intends to deport at least 25 citizens of Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland and the US
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11 November
US and SDF resume joint operations against ISIS sleeper cells in Syria
US forces and the SDF have begun operations against ISIS sleeper cells in northern Syria, foreign affairs official Aldar Xelil said
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11 November
A familiar adversary emerges in Israel’s proxy war with Iran
An old enemy – anti-aircraft missile systems – features again in Israel's latest proxy war with Iran in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq
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11 November
Dozens injured as multiple explosions hit Qamishli in northeast Syria
A series of bombs exploded in the northeast Syrian border town of Qamishli, killing at least one person
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11 November
Car bomb hits Suluk near Syria-Turkey border
A car bomb in northeast Syria killed eight people and wounded more than 20 people in an area of the country recently invaded by Turkey
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10 November
Five Italian special forces personnel injured in IED explosion in northern Iraq
Five Italian special forces personnel were wounded when they were struck by an IED while supporting Kurdish Peshmerga in northern Iraq
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8 November
Estonia parliament approves Mali troop increase for Operation Barkhane
Estonia's parliament agreed to increase to 95 the country's troop deployment to the France-led Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission in the Sahel
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7 November
US approves sale to UAE of 10 Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters for $830 million
The US approved a possible sale of 10 Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy lift helicopters to the United Arab Emirates for more than $830 million
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7 November
New US-led coalition launches Operation Sentinel to protect Persian Gulf shipping
The new US-led naval International Maritime Security Construct launched Operation Sentinel to protect shipping in the Persian Gulf
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7 November
Houthi missile strike on Yemen military base kills 6, forces hospital closure
Six people, including four civilians, were killed in an attack by Yemeni rebels on a military base in the Red Sea coastal town of Mokha
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