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Nov- 2019 -1 November
Turkey and Russia begin joint patrols on northern Syria border
Turkish and Russian forces on Friday, November 1 began joint patrols near the Syria-Turkey border under a deal agreed in Sochi for the border area. The first joint patrol with ground units and drones began on Friday in the Darbasiyah district of Hasakah governorate, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence tweeted along with photos of the patrol. Rusya Federasyonu ile 22 Ekim 2019 tarihinde Soçi’de varılan mutabakat çerçevesinde; Türk ve Rus askeri unsurlarının ve İHA’ların iştirakiyle ilk ortak devriye, Fırat’ın doğusundaki Derbesiye bölgesinde başladı.#MSB #TSK pic.twitter.com/tseFhBlERy — T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) November 1, 2019 The patrols were set to begin earlier this week but were delayed. After marathon talks between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Sochi on October 22, Russia and Turkey signed a deal that would see Russian military police and Syrian border guards “facilitate the removal” of Syrian Democratic Forces from border areas. On October 9, NATO-member Turkey and its Syrian proxy forces launched the Operation Peace Spring incursion into Syria to push the SDF and its predominantly-Kurdish YPG component south after U.S. President Donald Trump said American troops would withdraw from the immediate area. Ankara wants to clear a 30-km buffer zone to …
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1 November
UN extends Darfur peacekeeping mission UNAMID for one year
The UN Security Council extended the UNAMID peacekeeping mission in Sudan's Darfur region after a recommendation from the Khartoum government
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1 November
Turkey releases 18 Syrian soldiers after talks with Russia
Turkey freed 18 Syrian soldiers that its forces captured in northeastern Syria, the defense ministry said
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Oct- 2019 -31 October
DR Congo army launches ‘large-scale operations’ against militias in Beni territory
Democratic Republic of Congo's army said it had launched "large-scale operations" against armed militias in the troubled Beni region
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31 October
ISIS confirms death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, announces new leader
ISIS confirmed the death of its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the appointment of a new leader, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi
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31 October
Belgium court orders repatriation of ISIS-linked family from Roj camp in Syria
Belgian authorities were ordered to repatriate a woman who joined ISIS and her two children from Roj camp in Syria where she is being held
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31 October
Pentagon releases new details of raid that killed ISIS leader Baghdadi
ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died in a hole in northwest Syria, but the fight against the terror group is not over, CENTCOM commander Gen. McKenzie said
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30 October
Niger soldiers killed in attack on Blabrine military base in southeast Diffa region
Niger's defense ministry said 12 soldiers were killed in a predawn raid on a military base in Blabrine in the southeastern Diffa region near Lake Chad
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30 October
Syria’s defense ministry calls on SDF to join government forces
Syria’s defense ministry called on Syrian Democratic Forces members to integrate into the army as its troops deployed on Turkish border
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30 October
Joint Russia-Turkey patrols to begin in northeast Syria on Friday
Turkish-Russian joint patrols will start in Syria on Friday, Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after a deadline for an SDF withdrawal expired
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