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Dec- 2018 -21 DecemberMiddle East
‘We need time’: Incredulous US officials hustled to alert ‘shocked’ allies about Trump’s Syria withdrawal
US State and Defense departments hurried to rework plans in the wake of Trump’s shock decision to pull troops from Syria
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19 DecemberBusiness
US approves $3.5 billion sale to Turkey of Patriot missile systems
The US State Department cleared a possible $3.5 billion sale of Patriot air defense systems to Turkey, the DSCA said
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Nov- 2018 -28 NovemberBusiness
Egypt Abrams tank rounds price doubles to $201 million
The US adjusted the estimated cost for the sale of 60,500 tank rounds to Egypt to $201 million, more than double the $99 million value placed on the proposed sale in September
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20 NovemberBusiness
US approves $321 million sale to NATO agency of precision guided bomb kits
The US State Department approved the estimated $320.5 million sale to the NATO Support and Procurement Agency of precision guided munitions kits, the DSCA said
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6 NovemberMiddle East
US offers rewards of up to $5 million for information on 3 senior PKK leaders
The US State Department offered rewards for information on senior PKK leaders Murat Karayilan, Cemil Bayik and Duran Kalkan under its Rewards for Justice program
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5 NovemberAfrica
US counter-terrorism assistance to G5 Sahel member states almost doubles to $111 million
The US has increased its military assistance to G5 Sahel Joint Force member states Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger to $111 million
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Oct- 2018 -13 OctoberAsia Pacific
Taliban confirms talks with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in Qatar
A Taliban delegation met with US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad in Qatar to discuss ending the Afghan conflict
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1 OctoberMiddle East
Trump administration struggles to explain US military role in Syria
Recent Pentagon, State Department and White House statements send mixed signals about a future US military presence in Syria, and if it is focused on countering Iran
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Sep- 2018 -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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Aug- 2018 -24 AugustMiddle East
Slowly rising from the rubble, Raqqa rebuilds in the face of funding uncertainty
Raqqa faces obstacles to rebuild, Sirwan Kajjo reports from Syria, as Saudi Arabia pledges to fill the gap left by Trump’s stabilization funding cut
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