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Oct- 2019 -24 OctoberMiddle East
NATO defense ministers criticize Turkey’s northern Syria incursion
NATO defense ministers slammed Turkey's military operation in Syria but recognized they have few options to sanction the strategic ally
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21 OctoberMiddle East
‘We can’t lose hope’ – SDF willing to work with US despite ‘huge blow’ in northeast Syria
Senior Syrian Kurdish leader called for a halt of Turkey’s invasion of northeast Syria, saying the SDF are willing to work with the US
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13 OctoberMiddle East
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
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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
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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Sep- 2019 -24 SeptemberMiddle East
US and Turkey conduct second joint ground patrols in northeast Syria
The US and Turkey launched a second round of joint patrols in northeastern Syria on as part of plans to create a "safe" buffer zone
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20 SeptemberMiddle East
INTERVIEW: US envoy James Jeffrey on ISIS, the Syrian border, Idlib, Rukban and Iraq
US envoy James Jeffrey talks about the US role in Syria and the effort to fully dismantle ISIS in Iraq in a wide-ranging interview
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19 SeptemberMiddle East
Pentagon official: makeshift jails for captured ISIS adherents in Syria ‘not sustainable’
A US official said the detainment of tens of thousands ISIS members in makeshift prisons in Syria is “not sustainable"
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17 SeptemberMiddle East
Syrian tribes call for Coalition help after Rukban aid convoy met with ‘aggression’
Tribal representatives in Syria's Rukban camp asked the US-led Coalition to take control after the UN and SARC were forced to cut short an aid mission
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10 SeptemberMiddle East
US drops 80,000 pounds of bombs to clear ISIS from Iraqi island
US and Iraqi forces dropped 36,000 kg (80,000 pounds) of bombs on Qanus island along the Tigris river occupied by ISIS fighters
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