War
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Oct- 2019 -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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24 October
Burkina Faso troops killed in ambushes in Barsalogho, Centre-Nord region
Gunmen killed six Burkina Faso soldiers in ambushes in Guiendbila and Sidogo in the Centre-Nord region
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23 October
Central African Republic asks Russia to ‘intervene’ on UN arms embargo
CAR's Faustin-Archange Touadera asked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to extend military aid and work to overturn a UN arms embargo
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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
China offers to host Afghanistan peace talks
China has invited the Taliban to an "intra-Afghan" conference after a prospective deal between the US and the insurgents collapsed last month
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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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23 October
Several killed in clashes between Burundi security forces and RED-Tabara rebels
Several people died during clashes between Burundi security forces and the RED-Tabara rebel group which is based in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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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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