Middle East
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Jan- 2018 -31 January
South Yemen separatists pin down government in de facto capital Aden
Yemeni ministers were holed up in Aden's after separatist forces seized effective control of the southern port city
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31 January
Syriac Military Council plans imminent deployment to defend “our democratic project” in Efrin
Syriac Military Council (MFS) fighters will leave Hasakah to defend northern Syria's Afrin against Turkish incursion
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30 January
Turkey confirms use of German Leopard tanks in Efrin operation
Turkey confirmed it used German Leopard 2 tanks in the operation in Syria's Efrin, according to a report from the German economic ministry
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29 January
Tank battle rocks Yemen’s ‘coup-hit’ Aden
At least 9 people were killed in fighting between separatists and Yemen government troops as a tank battle broke out in Aden
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29 January
Syria peace talks to begin in Russia despite opposition boycott
Delegates arrived for the first Syria peace talks in Russia, but expectations were low after the main opposition group said it would boycott
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28 January
Syrian Kurds ask regime to shoot down Turkish jets to save civilians in Efrin
The local administration in Afrin called on the Syrian government to shoot down Turkish jets to protect civilians in the Kurdish enclave
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27 January
Turkey tells US to “immediately withdraw” from Manbij, Syria
Turkey urged the United States to withdraw military personnel from Manbij, Syria after Ankara said the US said it would stop arming the predominantly Kurdish YPG
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27 January
UN Syria envoy De Mistura to attend Sochi congress
The United Nations' Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will attend a peace conference in Sochi, Russia next week
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27 January
Eight killed after Iraqi forces call in US airstrike on friendly convoy
Eight Iraqis, most of them security personnel, were killed in a US air strike that apparently targeted them by mistake, an official said
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25 January
Will Turkey attack Manbij?
Experts discuss whether Turkey's Operation Olive Branch incursion into Syria's Afrin will also target Manbij
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