Middle East
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Dec- 2018 -21 December
Turkey postpones Syria military operation against YPG pending US withdrawal
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a military operation in northern Syria against the YPG had been postponed, but warned the 'waiting period' was not open-ended
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21 December
‘We need time’: Incredulous US officials hustled to alert ‘shocked’ allies about Trump’s Syria withdrawal
US State and Defense departments hurried to rework plans in the wake of Trump’s shock decision to pull troops from Syria
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20 December
Syrian Democratic Council leaders set for Paris talks on US withdrawal
Two top leaders of the SDC, the political arm of the SDF alliance that is battling ISIS, are to visit France for talks on the U.S. military withdrawal from Syria
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20 December
US will continue Syria air campaign as long as American troops are on the ground
Pentagon says the US will continue its air campaign against ISIS in Syria as long as American troops are on the ground, but will not "speculate on future operations"
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20 December
SDF to keep fighting ISIS unless Turkey attacks
The SDF said it will keep fighting ISIS in Syria unless it comes under Turkish attack, after US President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of troops
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20 December
France will ‘continue’ anti-ISIS operations in Syria despite US pullout
France will maintain its participation in the Coalition fighting ISIS in Syria, a government minister said after President Donald Trump ordered US troops home.
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19 December
US to leave Syria-Turkey border observation posts in effort to buy withdrawal time
US officials plan to dismantle recently-built observation posts on the Syria-Turkey border after President Donald Trump announced US troops are to withdraw
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19 December
US will withdraw troops from Syria
US President Donald Trump will withdraw US forces deployed to Syria with the Coaltion against ISIS
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19 December
Saudi-led coalition ‘destroys drone’ in airstrike at Yemen’s Sana’a airport
The Saudi-led coalition fighting on the side of Yemen's government said it launched an airstrike at the airport in the capital Sanaa, destroying a drone
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19 December
US approves $3.5 billion sale to Turkey of Patriot missile systems
The US State Department cleared a possible $3.5 billion sale of Patriot air defense systems to Turkey, the DSCA said
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