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23 July

US and Turkey conduct joint patrol near Manbij, Syria

US and Turkey begin Syria ‘security zone’ talks in Ankara

Turkey and the US began talks to establish a "security zone" in northern Syria aimed at creating a buffer between Kurdish fighters and the Turkish border

22 July

Fergus KellyJoanne Stocker

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UK seeks to form Europe-led Gulf maritime protection force

The UK is prepared to form a Europe-led maritime protection force in the Gulf, foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said as tensions increase with Iran

18 July

Staff Writer With AFP

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US House votes to block $8.1 billion in Saudi Arabia arms sales

The US House voted to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other allies, a rebuke of Donald Trump that will likely lead to a veto by the president

18 July

Staff Writer With AFP

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Turkey excluded from F-35 stealth jet program after S-400 deliveries from Russia

The US confirmed Turkey is to be excluded from the F-35 stealth fighter jet program after it purchased the Russian S-400 air defense missile system

17 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Merkel favorite AKK tapped for German defense minister

CDU party leader and Chancellor Angela Merkel's likely successor Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will become the Germany's next defense minister

16 July

Acting US Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrives at the Pentagon

Staff Writer With AFP

US gets third acting defense secretary as Trump nominates Esper for permanent job

US President Donald Trump's administration named its third acting defense secretary in seven months as he nominates Mark Esper for a permanent job

12 July

S-400 Triumf air defense missile launchers

Joanne Stocker

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Turkey takes delivery of Russian-made S-400 missile defense system parts

Turkey took delivery of components for the S-400 air defense missile system from Russia

11 July

Bryan Bowman

Why America’s limited conflicts become ‘forever wars’

Interview with Donald Stoker, Naval War College professor and author of "Why America Loses Wars: Limited War and US Strategy from the Korean War to the Present"

10 July