Middle East
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Oct- 2019 -24 October
Five Turkish soldiers injured in northeast Syria attack
Five Turkish soldiers were wounded after an SDF attack n a northeastern Syrian border town, the defense ministry said
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24 October
Turkey-backed rebels launch ‘large-scale’ assault on 3 Syrian villages, SDF says
Turkey-backed rebels launched an assault on three villages outside the area of Ankara's military operations in northeast Syria, the SDF said
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23 October
Turkey in talks to buy more S-400 missile defense systems from Russia
Turkey is in talks to buy more S-400 missile defense systems from Russia, state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said
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23 October
Yemen government and Houthi rebels establish joint observation posts in Hodeidah
Yemen's government and the Houthi rebels established joint observation posts in the key port city of Hodeidah as part of a UN-brokered deal
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23 October
Russian military police convoy heads for Syria-Turkey border
Russian forces crossed the Euphrates river in Syria and headed for the border with Turkey under a deal for the withdrawal of the SDF
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22 October
US official warned Syrian Kurdish leader not to talk to Assad or Russia in heated meeting
A US State Department official warned Syrian Kurdish leader Ilham Ahmed not to engage with Bashar al-Assad's government or with Russia
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22 October
FULL TEXT: Memorandum of Understanding between Turkey and Russia on northern Syria
Memorandum of Understanding Between Turkey and the Russian Federation (Sochi, October 22, 2019)
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22 October
Russia and Turkey announce joint patrols in 10-km Syrian border security zone
Russia and Turkey have agreed to a plan for northeast Syria that will see Russian patrols of a buffer zone along the Syria-Turkey border
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22 October
SDF forces have left Syria-Turkey border buffer zone, spokesperson says
SDF fighters have left the area of operations in northern Syria in accordance with an agreement between Turkey and the US
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22 October
Assad says Idlib is key to ending Syrian war in rare visit
Defeating terrorists in Idlib is the key to ending Syria's civil war, President Bashar al-Assad said in a visit to the embattled northwestern region
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