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Jan- 2025 -3 JanuaryMiddle East
Australia Ends Middle East Presence Against Islamic State
Australia’s remaining military personnel under an international coalition in Iraq and Syria have returned home, officially ending the country’s posture against the Islamic State in the region.
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Dec- 2024 -28 DecemberPolitics
Turkey’s Pro-Kurd Party to Meet Jailed PKK Leader on Saturday
Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party delegates will visit jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is serving life on a prison island off Istanbul.
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26 DecemberAir
Iraq Orders Surion Helicopters From South Korea
Korea Aerospace Industries has signed a contract to deliver KUH-1 Surion utility transport helicopters to Iraq.
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8 DecemberMiddle East
Rebels Declare End of Assad Rule in Syria
Islamist-led rebels declared that they have taken Damascus in a lightning offensive on Sunday, sending President Bashar al-Assad fleeing and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria.
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3 DecemberMiddle East
Iraqi Armed Group Urges Government to Deploy Troops to Syria
Iraq's powerful Iran-aligned Kataeb Hezbollah armed group has called on Baghdad to send troops to Syria to support the Damascus government against a rebel offensive.
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Nov- 2024 -27 NovemberAmericas
US Struck Iran-Aligned Group’s Weapons Storage Facility in Syria: CENTCOM
The US military said Tuesday it conducted a strike against an unnamed Iranian-aligned group's weapons storage facility in Syria in response to an attack on American forces a day earlier.
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11 NovemberMiddle East
Saudi Arabia, Iraq Ink Defense Pact to Enhance Cooperation and Security
The defense ministers of Saudi Arabia and Iraq met to sign a military agreement, discussed security and cooperation amid increasing tensions.
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Oct- 2024 -24 OctoberMiddle East
Turkey Strikes Kurdish Militants After Deadly Attack on Defense Firm
Turkey said it launched strikes on Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria after blaming them for an attack that killed five people at a defense firm near Ankara.
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22 OctoberMiddle East
Iraq Says Killed 9 Islamic State Commanders, Including Top Figure
Iraqi forces have killed nine Islamic State group commanders, including the jihadists' top figure in the country, Baghdad announced.
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20 OctoberMiddle East
Iraqi Strikes Killed Senior Islamic State Leader: US
Iraqi air strikes killed a senior Islamic State leader and three other militants, the US military announced, saying intel from the international anti-jihadist coalition enabled the strikes.
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