Middle East
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Nov- 2019 -14 November
“The sky is against us” – Syrian Christian fighters struggle to hold their lines in Tel Tamer
Syriac Military Council's Aram Hanna says resisting Turkey-backed rebels in northern Syria is impossible without heavy weapons
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14 November
Russia moves helicopters to new Syria base in Qamishli near Turkey border
Russia has begun moving helicopters and other equipment to a new base in Qamishli in northeastern Syria near the Turkey border
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13 November
SDF secures ‘ticking time-bomb’ ISIS prisoners in Syria against alarming odds
The Syrian Democratic Forces struggles to contain ISIS prisoners in northeast Syria as the US warns their conditions are a ticking time-bomb
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11 November
Turkey begins deporting ‘foreign terrorist fighters’ to Europe and the US
Turkey's government intends to deport at least 25 citizens of Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland and the US
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11 November
US and SDF resume joint operations against ISIS sleeper cells in Syria
US forces and the SDF have begun operations against ISIS sleeper cells in northern Syria, foreign affairs official Aldar Xelil said
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11 November
A familiar adversary emerges in Israel’s proxy war with Iran
An old enemy – anti-aircraft missile systems – features again in Israel's latest proxy war with Iran in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq
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11 November
Dozens injured as multiple explosions hit Qamishli in northeast Syria
A series of bombs exploded in the northeast Syrian border town of Qamishli, killing at least one person
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11 November
Car bomb hits Suluk near Syria-Turkey border
A car bomb in northeast Syria killed eight people and wounded more than 20 people in an area of the country recently invaded by Turkey
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10 November
Five Italian special forces personnel injured in IED explosion in northern Iraq
Five Italian special forces personnel were wounded when they were struck by an IED while supporting Kurdish Peshmerga in northern Iraq
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8 November
Estonia parliament approves Mali troop increase for Operation Barkhane
Estonia's parliament agreed to increase to 95 the country's troop deployment to the France-led Operation Barkhane counter-terrorism mission in the Sahel
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