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Oct- 2019 -13 OctoberMiddle East
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
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13 OctoberAfrica
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
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11 OctoberMiddle East
US to deploy additional troops, Patriot batteries and THAAD system to Saudi Arabia
The Pentagon will deploy additional troops and equipment to Saudi Arabia and US Central Command amid tensions with Iran
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11 OctoberMiddle East
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
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11 OctoberMiddle East
Uzbekistan repatriates 64 children of ‘terrorists’ from Iraq
Uzbekistan announced that 64 children had arrived from Iraq where their parents are serving life sentences "as members of terrorist organizations"
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10 OctoberAsia Pacific
Indonesia says ISIS-linked militants stabbed security minister Wiranto
Suspected Jamaah Ansharut Daulah militants stabbed Indonesia's chief security minister Wiranto, leaving two deep wounds in his stomach and injuring three others
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10 OctoberMiddle East
‘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
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9 OctoberMiddle East
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
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9 OctoberAsia Pacific
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.
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9 OctoberMiddle East
Trump approval for Turkey’s attack on Syria’s Kurds was ‘waiting to happen,’ Western official says
Trump’s approval for Turkey to attack Kurdish-led fighters in Syria vindicated European allies' refusals to send new troops, a diplomat said
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