Editor's Picks • Page 26 of 38

Oct- 2019 -

21 October

‘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

17 October

Africa

Fergus Kelly

G5 Sahel Joint Force makes ‘major’ weapons seizure in northern Niger

The G5 Sahel Joint Force (FCG5S) said Nigerien troops had made a "major arms seizure" during a 10-day military operation in northern Niger

13 October

Middle East

Rojda Felat surveys a flank of Tal al-Samam with other SDF commanders

Joanne Stocker

9

Syrian government forces set to enter Kobani and Manbij in SDF deal

Syrian government forces were poised to enter the northeastern Syrian cities of Kobani and Manbij to fight with the SDF against Turkey-backed rebels

10 October

Middle East

Jared Szuba

3

‘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

3 October

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

13

France seeks international support for Sahel military coalition

France is asking European partners to send special forces to the Sahel for a coalition to shore up local forces increasingly targeted by jihadist attacks

Sep- 2019 -

24 September

Middle East

Jared Szuba

2

INTERVIEW: Kurdish leader Ilham Ahmed on security in North and East Syria

Ilham Ahmed, President of the Executive Committee of the Syrian Democratic Council, speaks to Jared Szuba about the buffer zone, Turkey, constitutional committee and security in northern Syria

20 September

Middle East

Elizabeth Hagedorn

5

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

18 September

Africa

Joanne Stocker

2

US AFRICOM commander Townsend meets G5 Sahel leaders in inaugural trip

US AFRICOM chief General Townsend made his first trip to the Sahel, meeting with the heads of the G5 Sahel joint force tasked with fighting insurgents

17 September

Middle East

Jared Szuba

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

13 September

Africa