Middle East
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Mar- 2019 -12 March
Iraq’s PUK Peshmerga willing to help Syrian Kurdish forces if Turkey attacks
A senior Iraqi Kurdistan PUK Peshmerga official said his party is willing to provide material aid to the YPG in northern Syria if they are attacked by Turkey
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11 March
SDF resumes offensive on final ISIS territory in eastern Syria
The SDF pounded the last scrap of land held by ISIS, a scattering of tents and destroyed buildings near the Syrian town of Baghuz
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6 March
Former Iraqi PM falsely claims only 8 women and children killed in battle of Mosul
Former Iraq Prime Minister Abadi said only 8 women and children were killed in the battle to recapture Mosul from ISIS
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5 March
SDF prepares to resume civilian evacuations from last ISIS redoubt in Syria
The SDF prepared to evacuate more civilians from Baghuz, the last ISIS stronghold in Syria, after evacuating almost 3,000 people including hundreds of fighters over the past 48 hours
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4 March
US deploys THAAD missile defense system to Israel
US European Command deployed a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to Israel as part of a deployment readiness exercise
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4 March
New Zealand ISIS member likely stuck in Syria, prime minister says
A New Zealander dubbed "the bumbling jihadi" can expect little help from his homeland after being captured in Syria by forces fighting ISIS
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Feb- 2019 -28 February
Israeli warplanes strike Gaza after ‘explosive balloon’ damages house
Israeli aircraft targeted military sites in Gaza after an "explosive balloon" damaged a house in Israel, the army said
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25 February
Iraq will prosecute 13 French ISIS fighters captured in Syria, president says
Iraqi courts will prosecute 13 French citizens captured while fighting for ISIS in Syria, Iraq's President Barham Salih said
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22 February
Around 200 US “peacekeeping” troops will stay in Syria
The US military will keep around 200 "peacekeeping" troops in Syria, the White House said, weeks after President Trump announced US forces would withdraw
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22 February
Family of UK ISIS member Shamima Begum says they will fight move to strip her citizenship
The family of London teenager Shamima Begum, who joined ISIS in Syria, said they would challenge the UK's decision to revoke her citizenship
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