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Jan- 2018 -16 JanuaryMiddle East
Australia ends air strike campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria
Australia carried out its final airstrikes in Iraq, concluding its air campaign against ISIS as part of Operation Inherent Resolve
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15 JanuaryMiddle East
Iran’s Kurds avoid full-blown insurgency against Tehran
Iranian Kurds aren't planning an armed uprising yet, but fear retaliation from Tehran after supporting anti-government protests in Iran
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15 JanuaryPeace
UN Security Council members meet Afghan leaders during 3-day visit
Representatives of the United Nations Security Council held talks with Afghanistan's top leaders during a three-day visit to the country
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15 JanuaryMiddle East
Abadi calls for elimination of ISIS ‘sleeper cells’ after Baghdad twin suicide bombings kill 31
Iraq's Prime Minister Abadi called for the elimination of jihadist "sleeper cells" after a twin suicide bombing killed 31 people in Baghdad
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15 JanuaryMiddle East
Erdogan: Turkey will ‘kill’ Syrian border security force
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the U.S.-led Coalition decision to form a Syrian border security force under the leadership of the SDF, and vowed to squash the new force.
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15 JanuaryAir
Qatari fighter jets intercept UAE passenger plane en route to Bahrain
Qatari fighter jets intercepted a UAE commercial flight en route to Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates civil aviation authority said.
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14 JanuaryMiddle East
Russian lawmakers outraged over Coalition plans to build a Syrian border security force
Russian politicians said Moscow will take steps in response to U.S.-led Coalition plans to build a Syrian border security force with the SDF
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14 JanuaryMiddle East
Turkey slams “unacceptable” Coalition plan to build Syrian Border Security Force
Turkish presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin heavily criticised the United States and the Coalition, saying that the Syrian Border Security Force is "legitimizing the PKK."
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13 JanuaryWar
Coalition retraining 15,000 veteran SDF fighters to serve as Syrian border force
The US-led Coalition against ISIS and Syrian Democratic Forces are training a 30,000-strong Syrian border security force made of Kurds and Arabs
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13 JanuaryMiddle East
Syria: Erdogan warns of Turkey military operation in Efrin and Manbij ‘in about a week’
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan strongly signalled an imminent military operation against Manbij and Efrin in northern Syria
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