Middle East
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Nov- 2018 -19 November
Yemen: Senior Houthi rebel leader calls for end of military operations ahead of peace talks
A high-ranking Yemeni Houthi official urged his leadership to freeze military operations and stop firing missiles into Saudi Arabia as the UN prepares for peace talks
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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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