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Feb- 2018 -28 February
Turkey is using refugees to justify attacks on Efrin, Syrian Kurds say
Syrian Kurdish officials, including those opposed to the PYD, say Turkey is using refugees to justify its attacks on the enclave of Afrin and wants to use Operation Olive Branch to change the demographics of the region
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28 February
Red Army in the grey zone: Russia’s greatest threat to the US is ‘less-than-war’
Crispin Burke argues that a credible US military deterrent may encourage Russia to use less-than-war measures, including military contractors and cyber power – designed to create plausible deniability and preclude the US from striking back
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27 February
US airstrike on al-Shabaab in Somalia kills 2 near Jilib, Africom says
An airstrike targeting al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabaab in Somalia killed two fighters and injured a third on February 26, the U.S. military’s Africa Command said.
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27 February
Afghanistan: Taliban calls for direct peace talks with United States
The Taliban has called for direct talks with the United States to find a "peaceful solution" to the conflict in Afghanistan which it said "has been imposed upon us"
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26 February
Russia vetoes UN draft resolution pressuring Iran over Yemen, China abstains
Russia vetoed a UN draft resolution presented by the UK that would have pressured Iran over its failure to block supplies of missiles to Yemen's Houthi rebels
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26 February
Putin orders daily ‘humanitarian pause’ in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a daily 5-hour "humanitarian pause" in air strikes on the rebel-held Syrian enclave of Eastern Ghouta beginning on Tuesday, Russia's Minister of Defence Sergey Shoygu said
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23 February
Turkey says it struck a ‘terrorist’ convoy in Syria; Kurds say it was civilian
Turkey's armed forces struck a convoy it said was "carrying terrorists, weapons and ammunition" near mainly Kurdish Efrin in Syria, but Kurds say the it was civilian and carrying humanitarian supplies
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23 February
EU to double support for joint Sahel security force with €50 million contribution
The European Union is set to double its contribution to the G5 Sahel joint force, a multinational counter-terrorism force in West Africa's Sahel region.
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22 February
Turkey says armed unmanned ground vehicles to be used in Efrin operation
Turkey's armed forces will use armed unmanned ground vehicles during its Operation Olive Branch in Efrin, Syria, a government department said.
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22 February
Lithuania to deploy special operations forces to Afghanistan in NATO train and assist role
Lithuania is to deploy special operations forces to Afghanistan in a train and assist role in support of NATO's Resolute Support Mission following requests from NATO and allies
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