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Feb- 2018 -21 FebruaryAsia Pacific
No official reports of civilian casualties in Kandahar raid, NATO Afghanistan mission says
NATO's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan said it had not been informed through official channels of allegations of civilian deaths in a raid in Kandahar earlier this month
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21 FebruaryMiddle East
Turkey says forces aiding YPG are ‘legitimate targets’ after pro-regime militias enter Efrin
Turkey said it will consider any groups aiding the YPG in the majority Kurdish Efrin canton in Syria as "legitimate targets" a day after pro-government militias entered the enclave.
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17 FebruaryCommentary
An experimental playground: The footprint of Russian private military companies in Syria
The footprint of Russian private military contractors in Syria is significant and has demonstrated the capacity of the Kremlin to apply military pressure abroad without officially deploying regular troops
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13 FebruaryCommentary
The Manbij Conundrum
The collapse, or eviction by military force, of the SDF from Manbij would have dire consequences for the stability of the SDF, and by extension, the entire US mission to build stability in the wake of the Islamic State in Syria.
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12 FebruaryAfrica
70 children released by South Sudan armed groups remain in interim care center
Most of 300 children released by armed groups in South Sudan on Wednesday have been reunited with their families.
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11 FebruaryMiddle East
Syrian Kurds say Russia gave Turkey the green light to bomb Efrin after Coalition strikes in Deir Ezzor
Syrian Kurds suspect that the US response to an apparent attempt by Syrian government forces to take an oil field from the SDF played a role in Russia giving Turkey the green light to resume airstrikes on the Kurdish enclave of Afrin
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10 FebruaryMiddle East
UPDATED: More than 200 Russians may have been killed in Coalition strikes against ‘pro-regime’ forces in Syria
More than 200 Russians may have been killed by Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces strikes in Deir Ezzor, Syria, according to audio shared on Russian social media
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10 FebruaryCommentary
Egypt’s new Sinai campaign unlikely to achieve long-term stability
It is nearly inconceivable to think that the Egyptian military could support a sustained presence to the level it will demonstrate over the next days in Sinai, Allison McManus writes
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10 FebruaryMiddle East
Turkish T129 ATAK helicopter shot down near Efrin-Turkey border
Kurd-led forces shot down one of a pair of Turkish T129 ATAK helicopters operating in the Rajo district of Efrin in Syria.
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10 FebruaryMiddle East
Israeli F-16 crashes while attacking Iranian targets in Syria
An Israeli Defence Forces F-16 fighter jet crashed on Saturday while it was attacking Syrian and Iranian targets in Syria, the IDF and Syrian military said
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