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Jan- 2018 -28 JanuaryMiddle East
Syrian Kurds ask regime to shoot down Turkish jets to save civilians in Efrin
The local administration in Afrin called on the Syrian government to shoot down Turkish jets to protect civilians in the Kurdish enclave
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27 JanuaryAfrica
14 Malian soldiers killed in attack on Soumpi camp
Fourteen soldiers were killed and 18 wounded on Saturday in an attack on their camp in Mali's restive north, the army said.
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27 JanuaryMiddle East
Turkey tells US to “immediately withdraw” from Manbij, Syria
Turkey urged the United States to withdraw military personnel from Manbij, Syria after Ankara said the US said it would stop arming the predominantly Kurdish YPG
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27 JanuaryMiddle East
UN Syria envoy De Mistura to attend Sochi congress
The United Nations' Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will attend a peace conference in Sochi, Russia next week
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27 JanuaryAir
Eight killed after Iraqi forces call in US airstrike on friendly convoy
Eight Iraqis, most of them security personnel, were killed in a US air strike that apparently targeted them by mistake, an official said
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26 JanuaryBusiness
Netanyahu and Plenkovic agree to promote Israeli F-16s in Croatia
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Croatian Andrej Plenkovic agreed to promote the sale of F-16D Barak fighter jets to Croatia
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25 JanuaryCommentary
Will Turkey attack Manbij?
Experts discuss whether Turkey's Operation Olive Branch incursion into Syria's Afrin will also target Manbij
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25 JanuaryExercises
China invited to take part in US-led RIMPAC naval exercise
China has been invited to participate in RIMPAC, a major US-led naval exercise, officials said, despite tensions over the South China Sea.
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25 JanuaryEurope
Spain plans 73% defense spending increase by 2024
Spain plans to increase defense spending by 73 percent to €18 billion ($22 billion) by 2024, defense minister Maria Dolores de Cospeda said
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25 JanuaryEurope
Germany postpones tank upgrade plans with Turkey after Leopards spotted in Efrin offensive
Germany has decided to postpone plans to upgrade Turkish military tanks after they were spotted in Operation Olive Branch in Efrin, Syria
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