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Sep- 2018 -17 SeptemberMiddle East
Russia and Turkey agree to create Idlib demilitarized zone, Putin says
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to implement a 15 km demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib province
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11 SeptemberMiddle East
US sanctions on Syria’s oil procurement network reaffirm America’s post-ISIS strategy
With most of Syria’s oil and gas under US partner force control, new sanctions raise questions about post-ISIS strategy, the Assad regime and Russia, Jared Szuba reports
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8 SeptemberAsia Pacific
2+2 = Closer ties between US and India but Iranian oil looms
India and the US committed to strengthen defense ties during a historic “2+2” dialogue despite outstanding issues such as Iran
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5 SeptemberMiddle East
Syria: Calls mount to avoid ‘massacre’ in rebel-held Idlib
International calls mounted to avoid a "massacre" by Syria regime forces in the last rebel-held province of Idlib
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Aug- 2018 -31 AugustAfrica
Rival Central African Republic militias agree demands in ‘positive’ African Union meeting
Representatives from 14 militias in Central African Republic have held "positive" talks with an African Union panel that could lead to negotiations with the government
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29 AugustAfrica
Central African Republic militias sign agreement brokered by Russia and Sudan
Russia and Sudan hosted talks between Central African Republic's rival militias while documents showed the armed groups signed a preliminary agreement to "converge towards peace"
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28 AugustMiddle East
UN plans second Syria constitution meeting for September
The UN envoy for Syria will host senior officials from a range of countries for talks on drafting a new constitution in September
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21 AugustAfrica
Russia signs military cooperation pact with Central African Republic
Russia and the Central African Republic signed a military cooperation agreement on the sidelines of Army-2018 defense expo outside Moscow
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20 AugustEurope
Police officers injured in multiple attacks in Chechnya
Armed assailants attacked and injured police officers in several locations in the Russian republic of Chechnya, including the capital Grozny and the town of Shali, the region's leader Ramzan Kadyrov said
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17 AugustCommentary
Does the murder of 3 journalists in Central African Republic expose Russia’s ‘raid, seize and exploit’ strategy?
The murky murder of three journalists in Central African Republic highlights Russia’s ‘raid, seize and exploit’ armed adventurism, Kiril Avramov and Ruslan Trad argue
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