Syria
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May- 2018 -19 MayMiddle East
High-value target captured by SDF isn’t ISIS spokesperson Abu Hasan al-Muhajir
Reports that the Syrian Democratic Forces backed by the U.S.-led Coalition against Islamic State captured the group's spokesperson Abu Hasan al-Muhajir in a raid in Eastern Syria are untrue, a spokesperson for the Coalition said
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16 MayMiddle East
Russian navy to ‘permanently’ patrol the Mediterranean armed with Kalibr missiles, Putin says
Russian naval ships armed with Kalibr cruise missiles will patrol off the coast of Syria on a continuous basis in order to ward off terrorist threats, President Vladimir Putin said
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10 MayMiddle East
Israel strikes dozens of ‘Iranian military targets’ in Syria overnight
Israel said it hit dozens of Iranian military targets in Syria overnight, including one where a rocket attack on the Israeli army in the Golan Heights originated.
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8 MayMiddle East
Israel blamed for strikes near Damascus after ordering shelters open in the Golan
Israeli forces struck Syria on Tuesday night, shortly after recalling reserve units and ordered shelters open in the Golan Heights
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4 MayCommentary
Did the Kremlin influence Trump’s plan to withdraw from Syria?
In February, Putin and Trump spoke by phone. Around that time, Trump began telling White House personnel he wanted to pull out of Syria. Jared Szuba investigates Russia's role in his decision
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3 MayAir
Russian Su-30 crashes in Syria, both pilots killed,
Both pilots of a Russian Sukhoi-30SM were killed when the fighter jet crashed in Syria shortly after takeoff, the Russian Ministry of Defence said.
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2 MayAmericas
Pentagon prepares new policy for transferring terrorism detainees to Gitmo
The U.S. Department of Defense has developed new guidance on critera for transferring detainees to the military detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a Pentagon spokesperson said
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1 MayMiddle East
SDF to restart offensive operations against ISIS in the MERV and on Syria-Iraq border
The Syrian Democratic Forces announced its Operation Jazeera Storm would return to offensive operations against Islamic State in eastern Syria to the border with Iraq
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1 MayMiddle East
Signaling strength: Russia’s real Syria success is electronic warfare against the US
Syria has become Russia's “ultimate testing ground” for weapons, and Russian forces have been particularly successful at using electronic warfare technology to interfere with Coalition-led operations.
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1 MayMiddle East
Russia’s dangerous disregard to the growing Iran-Israel war in Syria
Neil Hauer investigates Russia’s contribution to de-escalating tensions between Iran and Israel in Syria, which appears negligible at best, and actively antagonistic at worst
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