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Oct- 2019 -27 OctoberMiddle East
US kills ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria, Trump says
US forces killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in an operation in northwest Syria's Idlib province, Donald Trump announced
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25 OctoberMiddle East
After years helping others, aid workers are Syria’s latest refugees
Syrians who worked for international NGOs are fleeing to Iraq, fearing conscription into the army, or reprisals from the regime or Turkey-backed rebels
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25 OctoberMiddle East
US to send ‘additional military assets’ to Syria’s oil region amid troop withdrawal
The US said it planned to increase up its presence in eastern Syria in order to protect oil fields from being retaken by ISIS
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22 OctoberMiddle East
Russia and Turkey announce joint patrols in 10-km Syrian border security zone
Russia and Turkey have agreed to a plan for northeast Syria that will see Russian patrols of a buffer zone along the Syria-Turkey border
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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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20 OctoberMiddle East
SDF forces withdraw from Ras al-Ayn on Syria-Turkey border
SDF fighters have left Ras al-Ayn following two days of evacuations of wounded civilians from the border city, Redur Xelil said
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18 OctoberMiddle East
Details emerge of ISIS families taken by Turkey-backed Syrian rebels from Ain Issa camp
New details about the escape of women connected to ISIS from a camp in northeast Syria suggest they were taken by Turkey-backed rebels who may now be holding them for ransom
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17 OctoberAfrica
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
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13 OctoberMiddle East
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
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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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