Middle East
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Dec- 2017 -7 December
Qatar signs €2.6 billion deals with France for 12 Rafale aircraft, 490 armored vehicles
Qatar signed deals to buy 12 French-built Rafale fighter jets and 490 VBCI armoured vehicles for €2.6 billion
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6 December
Israel says Adir F-35 stealth fighter jets operational
Israel's military declared its Adir F-35 stealth fighters operational, making it the first country outside the U.S. to put the jets into service
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5 December
First 6 Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopter pilots graduate training
The first six Afghan Air Force pilots qualified to pilot the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter graduated from Aircraft Qualification Training in November
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5 December
Syria peace talks resume in Geneva, without government delegation
U.N.-backed peace talks for war-ravaged Syria were set to resume in Geneva Tuesday, but without Syrian government negotiators, who sources said have yet to determine if they will return.
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4 December
Former Yemen president Saleh killed by Houthi fighters
Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed Monday after Houthi rebels reportedly blew up his house in the capital Sanaa.
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4 December
Yemen rattled by air raids as clashes spread
A wave of air raids rattled Yemen's crisis-hit capital Monday, witnesses said, as clashes between rebels and supporters of ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh also spread beyond Sanaa.
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3 December
YPG declares eastern Deir Ezzor free of ISIS at press conference with Russian officials
The mainly Kurdish Syrian YPG declared eastern Deir Ezzor free from Islamic State at a press conference with Russian military officials
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1 December
De Mistura plans for Syrian parties to discuss elections next week
UN envoy Staffan de Mistura released a statement outlining 'points of commonalities' the Syrian parties in the Geneva talks
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Nov- 2017 -30 November
US Marine Corps artillery battalion leaves Syria
More than 400 U.S. Marines who provided artillery support to the SDF have been ordered home from Syria and will not be replaced, the Coalition said
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30 November
Egypt air base deal bolsters Russia’s presence in Middle East
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev approved a draft agreement between Russia and Egypt on the mutual use of airspace and airfields in both countries, laying the groundwork for a final deal
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