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Nov- 2018 -

2 November

Iraq military reinforces Syria border against ISIS

Iraqi troops reinforced their positions along the frontier with neighboring war-torn Syria, fearing a spillover from clashes between ISIS and US-backed forces.

2 November

Staff Writer With AFP

Yemen: Saudi-led coalition attacks Houthi airbase in Sana’a

A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen it attacked Houthi airbase in the capital Sana'a, a day after the Yemeni government offered to restart peace talks

1 November

Yemeni forces and Saudi-led coalition send reinforcements toward Hodeidah port

Staff Writer With AFP

1

Yemen government says it is ready to ‘immediately’ resume peace talks with Houthis

Yemen's government said it was ready to re-start peace talks with Houthi rebels, amid growing international pressure to end the conflict

1 November

Turkish and US military vehicles apparently near Manbij, Syria

Fergus Kelly

5

Joint US-Turkey patrols begin near Manbij, Syria

US and Turkish forces began joint patrols around the northern Syrian city of Manbij as part of a "roadmap" reached earlier this year that saw the YPG withdraw

Oct- 2018 -

31 October

SDF Forces Conduct Live-Fire Training with Coalition

Fergus Kelly

7

SDF suspends anti-ISIS operation after Turkish attacks on northern Syria

The SDF said it temporarily halted its fight against ISIS due to a series of Turkish military attacks along the border with northern Syria that began on Sunday night

31 October

Asaf Day

1

Al-Fuqaha attack highlights Islamic State’s growing confidence in Libya

The Islamic State assault and brief seizure of al-Fuqaha in central Libya highlights the group's growing capacity, interest, and confidence in Libya

31 October

Zahra, whose husband was an ISIS fighter, sits in a camp for internally displaced people in Iraq

Staff Writer With AFP

Iraq court clears Swedish woman of belonging to ISIS

A court in the Iraqi capital cleared a Swedish woman, Victoria Lazar, of allegations that she belonged to ISIS due to lack of evidence

30 October

Fergus Kelly

2

Turkey military fires on Tal Abyad in northern Syria, killing at least one HXP member

At least one HXP conscript was killed and another injured after Turkey's armed forces fired into northern Syria near Tal Abyad

30 October

Staff Writer With AFP

3

Turkey finalizes plans to ‘destroy’ YPG in northern Syria, Erdogan says

Turkey has completed preparations for an operation in northern Syria to "destroy" the US-backed YPG that Ankara considers to be a terrorist group, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said

30 October