Middle East
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Jul- 2018 -18 July
Three civilians killed by mortar in Yemen’s Taiz, MSF says
Three civilians were killed and nine wounded when a mortar shell hit a crowded market in southwestern Yemen, Doctors Without Borders said
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11 July
Patriot missile intercepts drone fired from Syria, Israeli army says
The IDF said it fired a Patriot missile and intercepted a drone that was flown from Syrian territory toward the Golan Heights
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11 July
Canada will lead new NATO training mission in Iraq, Trudeau says
Canada will lead a new NATO training mission in Iraq, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced at the NATO Summit in Brussels
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6 July
South Syria rebels agree to surrender in Daraa
After a two-week offensive, Syrian rebels have agreed to a negotiated surrender in southern Daraa province, opposition and state media said
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6 July
Israel targets Syrian military post after shell lands in Golan buffer zone
The IDF fired on a Syrian military post after a shell fired during fighting between the regime and rebels landed in the buffer zone
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5 July
Two US-led Coalition vehicles damaged in Deir Ezzor explosion
Two U.S.-led Coalition vehicles were damaged in an explosion in Syria's Deir Ezzor province but there were no casualties as a result of the blast, a spokesperson said.
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4 July
South Syria rebels say negotiations with Russia have failed
Rebels from south Syria said talks with Russia had collapsed after Moscow threatened a renewed military offensive if they did not agree to tough surrender terms
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4 July
Iraqi forces launch major operation against ISIS over civilian executions
Iraqi forces launched a major operation against remnants of Islamic State following public anger over the jihadists' murder of a group of abducted civilians.
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4 July
Iraq urges repatriation of children of ISIS fighters
Iraq has called for the home countries of foreign ISIS fighters held in its jails to repatriate hundreds of children of the captured militants
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2 July
Fighting in southern Syria displaces 270,000 people, UN says
The number of people who have fled their homes in Syria's Daraa over the last two weeks of fighting has climbed to 270,000, the UN said
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