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Feb- 2019 -

1 February

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US to pull out of Cold War INF missile treaty, Trump says

US President Donald Trump said the US was withdrawing from the Cold War INF missile treaty with Russia, saying Moscow was in violation

Jan- 2019 -

25 January

Generals Mazlum Kobane and Paul E. Funk meet

Staff Writer With AFP

SDF’s ‘special status’ should be preserved in Syria political settlement, commander says

Mazloum Kobane, commander of the SDF spearheading the battle against ISIS, said the force's "special status" should be preserved in talks with the Damascus government

17 January

Staff Writer With AFP

Yemen government and Houthis rebels meet on prisoner swap details

Yemeni government and rebel representatives met in Jordan for a second day to thrash out the details of a major prisoner exchange

14 January

Turkish and US military vehicles apparently near Manbij, Syria

Jared Szuba

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US presses for deal with Turkey to protect Syrian Kurdish partners

US officials are stepping up diplomatic efforts to reach a settlement with Turkey to protect the Coalition’s partner in the war against ISIS

Dec- 2018 -

24 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Order signed to withdraw US troops from Syria

The order to withdraw US troops from Syria has been signed, the military said after President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart agreed to prevent a power vacuum

23 December

An SDF commander prepares his unit to enter Tal al-Samam

Jared Szuba

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“What can we tell them?”: US general pressed for reassurance for SDF after Syria withdrawal decision

After Trump’s decision to withdraw US troops from Syria, a CJTF-OIR commander sought direction on what to tell their SDF partners

23 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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Afghanistan president replaces defense and interior ministers in surprise shake-up

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani replaced two of the country's top security chiefs with staunch anti-Taliban officials, Amrullah Saleh and Assadullah Khaled

21 December