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11 October

Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) train

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Iraq and Kurdistan Region security forces arrest ISIS financial network members

Iraq's Special Operations Forces arrested members of the al-Rawi network, an Islamic State financial facilitation group, CJTF-OIR said

10 October

Staff Writer With AFP

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Turkey says Syria rebels pull heavy arms from Idlib province

Turkey said a planned buffer zone in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib has been cleared of heavy weapons as part of a deal reached between Moscow and Ankara

9 October

Joanne Stocker

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Syria: US and Turkish forces begin training for Manbij joint patrols

US and Turkish forces have begun training for joint patrols around Manbij in northern Syria, Turkey's national defense minister said

8 October

Staff Writer With AFP

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Turkey-backed Syrian rebels ‘complete’ heavy weapons withdrawal from Idlib

Syrian rebels have completed the withdrawal of heavy weapons from a planned Demilitarized Zone in opposition-held Idlib, under a deal agreed by Turkey and Russia

8 October

Staff Writer With AFP

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Three Egypt Army soldiers killed in Sinai counterterrorism operation

Egyptian security forces have killed 52 suspected jihadists in the Sinai Peninsula in operations in which three soldiers also died

6 October

US Army AH-64E Apache helicopter in Afghanistan

Staff Writer With AFP

Boeing awarded $242 million for 17 AH-64E Apache helicopters for UAE

The US Army awarded Boeing a $242 million contract modification to provide 17 new and remanufactured Apache AH-64E helicopters to the UAE

5 October

Staff Writer With AFP

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US approves sale of 5 armed Bell 407GX helicopters to Iraq

The US approved the sale to Iraq of five Armed Bell 407GX utility helicopters for the Iraqi Security Forces, the DSCA said

4 October

Israel Defense Forces Karakal Battalion in southern Israel

Joanne Stocker

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Israel military sends reinforcements to Gaza border area

The Israeli Defense Forces sent reinforcements to the Gaza border area to "thwart terror" as protests continue in the strip

4 October

Staff Writer With AFP

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Turkish soldiers killed and wounded in IED attack in southeast

Turkish soldiers were killed in an attack caused by an improvised explosive device in southeastern Turkey blamed on "terrorists," the provincial governor said.

3 October