Middle East
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Oct- 2019 -11 October
Female ISIS adherents in Syria’s al-Hol camp attack security forces
Members of the Kurdish Asayish security force were attacked by women in a camp housing foreign female ISIS adherents
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11 October
Uzbekistan repatriates 64 children of ‘terrorists’ from Iraq
Uzbekistan announced that 64 children had arrived from Iraq where their parents are serving life sentences "as members of terrorist organizations"
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10 October
‘The border is on fire’: Turkey battles Syria’s Kurds near Tal Abyad after ground invasion
Ground forces backed by Turkey entered northeast Syria to fight against the Syrian Democratic Forces as scores of civilians fled
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9 October
Turkey launches start of ‘Operation Peace Spring’ targeting SDF in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the start of a long-anticipated military operation against the Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria
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9 October
Trump approval for Turkey’s attack on Syria’s Kurds was ‘waiting to happen,’ Western official says
Trump’s approval for Turkey to attack Kurdish-led fighters in Syria vindicated European allies' refusals to send new troops, a diplomat said
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8 October
Isolated Manbij faces rival Syrian factions on two fronts
Forces loyal to the Syrian government and Turkey-backed rebels mobilized near Manbij ahead of an expected Turkish incursion into Syria
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7 October
SDF unable to secure ISIS prisons in Syria if Turkey attacks
The US decision to clear the way for a Turkish invasion of Syria will jeopardize security at the prisons holding tens of thousands of ISIS suspects
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7 October
Amid Iraqi protests, Kurdish region balances Iran’s IRGC
The US partnering with the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is a force multiplier to keep stability in the region as Baghdad grapples with protests, Seth Frantzman and Dr. Eric Mandel argue
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7 October
Yemen’s government and southern separatists close to power-sharing deal
Yemen's government and southern separatists are holding indirect negotiations and are close to reaching a power-sharing agreement
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7 October
Iraq’s military admits ‘excessive force’ in protest deaths
Iraq's military admitted it had used "excessive force" in deadly protests, as PMUs said they were ready to back the government
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