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13 October

Rojda Felat surveys a flank of Tal al-Samam with other SDF commanders

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Syrian government forces set to enter Kobani and Manbij in SDF deal

Syrian government forces were poised to enter the northeastern Syrian cities of Kobani and Manbij to fight with the SDF against Turkey-backed rebels

13 October

Joanne Stocker

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US to withdraw 1,000 troops from northern Syria, Esper says

The US will pull back another 1,000 troops from northeast Syria as the risk of confrontation with Turkey-backed fighters increases, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said

13 October

Joanne Stocker

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ISIS families escape Ain Issa camp in northeast Syria after Turkish bombardment

Hundreds of family members of ISIS adherents held inside a camp in Ain Issa, northern Syria, have escaped following Turkish bombardment nearby

13 October

Joanne Stocker

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Turkey-backed Syrian rebels kill Kurdish politician, execute prisoners

Syrian rebel factions leading the Turkish ground incursion killed a Kurdish activist and politician and filmed themselves executing prisoners

13 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Kenyan police killed by roadside bomb in Garissa near Somalia border

A number of Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Garissa near the Somali border

11 October

Joanne Stocker

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Female ISIS adherents in Syria’s al-Hol camp attack security forces

Members of the Kurdish Asayish security force were attacked by women in a camp housing foreign female ISIS adherents

10 October

Jared Szuba

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‘The border is on fire’: Turkey battles Syria’s Kurds near Tal Abyad after ground invasion

Ground forces backed by Turkey entered northeast Syria to fight against the Syrian Democratic Forces as scores of civilians fled

9 October

Joanne Stocker

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Turkey launches start of ‘Operation Peace Spring’ targeting SDF in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of a long-anticipated military operation against the Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria

9 October

Afghan Special Security Forces and U.S. Special Operations Forces await exfiltration after night raids on compounds used by Taliban irreconcilables to plan and facilitate attacks in western Balkh province

Joanne Stocker

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US airstrikes on Afghanistan drug factories killed at least 30 civilians, UNAMA finds

US airstrikes on drug-production centers in Afghanistan's Farah province led to the deaths of at least 39 civilians and the facilities are not lawful targets.

9 October