Middle East

Turkey will receive first Russian S-400 air defense systems in 2019

Russia has agreed to bring forward the delivery to Turkey of S-400 air defence missile systems, in a deal that has raised eyebrows among NATO allies

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Trump wants to ‘get out’ of Syria, bring US troops back home

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants American troops to "get out" of Syria, even as some of his top officials stressed the need to stay for the long term.

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Kurdish fighters’ withdrawal will not resolve Manbij conundrum, US envoy says

Kurdish fighters' withdrawal east of the Euphrates river in Syria is not going to resolve "incredibly complex" situation in the Manbij area, US-led Coalition Envoy Brett McGurk said.

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ISIS mines have killed about 200 civilians returning to Syria’s Raqqa

US-led Coalition Envoy Brett McGurk said improvised explosive devices have killed about 200 civilians returning to the Syrian city of Raqqa upon its liberation from Islamic State.

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‘French and US troops are operating on the ground,’ northern Syria official says

US and French troops are on the ground, a northern Syria official said, as the French and US governments offered differing messages about deployments that may deter Turkey

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6 Turkish women sentenced to death for ISIS membership in Iraq

A Iraqi court sentenced six Turkish women to death and a seventh to life in prison for ISIS membership after they surrendered to Kurdish Peshmerga after fleeing Tal Afar

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Bomb kills 2 Coalition personnel, injures 5 in Manbij, Syria

A car bomb in the northern Syrian town of Manbij killed two personnel from the U.S.-led Coalition against Islamic State and injured five others on Thursday, March 29.

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ISIS claims eastern Libya suicide bombing that killed 8

Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in eastern Libya that killed eight people, including civilians

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Israeli forces kill least 16 people in Gaza on first day of large-scale protests

At least 16 people were killed and hundreds reported injured during the first day of a planned six-week protest by Palestinians along the Gaza border with Israel

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France to send troops to Manbij as Trump says US coming out of Syria “very soon”

France is to "very quickly" send troops to Manbij in northern Syria to block the advance of Turkish forces, French media reported, as President Donald Trump said the U.S. would be coming out of Syria "very soon"

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