Middle East
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Jan- 2018 -14 January
Turkey slams “unacceptable” Coalition plan to build Syrian Border Security Force
Turkish presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin heavily criticised the United States and the Coalition, saying that the Syrian Border Security Force is "legitimizing the PKK."
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13 January
Coalition retraining 15,000 veteran SDF fighters to serve as Syrian border force
The US-led Coalition against ISIS and Syrian Democratic Forces are training a 30,000-strong Syrian border security force made of Kurds and Arabs
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13 January
Syria: Erdogan warns of Turkey military operation in Efrin and Manbij ‘in about a week’
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan strongly signalled an imminent military operation against Manbij and Efrin in northern Syria
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12 January
Russia destroys drone factory and kills militants its says shelled Hmeimim air base
The Russian military destroyed a drone assembly facility and killed militants it said attacked its Hmeimim air base in Syria on December 31 in separate strikes
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12 January
Saudi Arabia to buy 17 Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters for $194 million
Lockheed subsidiary Sikorsky has been awarded a $194 million contract for 17 UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters for Saudi Arabia
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11 January
UN Security Council considers trip to Afghanistan
The United Nations Security Council is considering a visit to Afghanistan to help develop a new strategy, Kazakhstan's UN ambassador said
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10 January
US airstrikes kill 3 ‘key’ al-Qaeda leaders in Yemen – Pentagon
US airstrikes in Yemen killed three senior al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leaders in Yemen, the Department of Defense said
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10 January
Turkey warns Iran and Russia over Idlib as Syria tensions mount ahead of Sochi and Geneva talks
Turkey warned Iran and Russia to hold back the Syrian regime in rebel-held Idlib province, as tensions mounted ahead of peace talks in Sochi
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10 January
Captured French militant claims ISIS fighters in Syria aim to reach Europe through Turkey
Captured French foreign fighter Thomas Barnouin told the YPG that ISIS is trying to reach Europe through Turkey to carry out attacks
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9 January
Israeli air strikes, rockets hit Syria, Syrian army says
The Israeli army carried out air strikes and fired rockets in Syria, causing damage near a "military position," the Syrian army said
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