Middle East
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Jul- 2019 -3 July
Raqqa civil authorities uncover new mass grave of ISIS victims
Two hundred corpses, including those of people believed to have been executed by Islamic State, were found near the Syrian city of Raqqa
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3 July
Mahdi orders full integration of Shia militias into Iraq’s armed forces
Iraq’s Prime Minister Adil Abdul Mahdi ordered the Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units) to integrate into the Iraqi armed forces or disarm
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2 July
SDF signs UN plan to end use of children in Syrian conflict
SDF commander General Mazloum Abdi signed a plan with the UN to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children in the war in Syria
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1 July
US targets Al-Qaeda leadership in northwestern Syria
US Central Command said it carried out airstrikes targeting al-Qaeda leadership at a training facility in northwest Syria
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1 July
Israel missile strikes near Syria capital and Homs kill 4 civilians
Four civilians, including a toddler, were killed and 21 injured in Israeli missile strikes near Damascus, Syria's state news agency SANA reported
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Jun- 2019 -29 June
Syrian Democratic Forces hands over alleged Italian ISIS member
Authorities in northeastern Syria have handed to Italy one of its citizens accused of belonging to Islamic State
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29 June
US deploys first F-22 fighter jets to Qatar, adding to Gulf buildup
The US has deployed F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar for the first time, adding to a buildup of US forces in the Gulf amid tensions with Iran
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28 June
Turkish military shells Syrian positions in retaliation for regime fire
Turkish forces struck Syrian positions in response to an artillery strike that killed a soldier and wounded three others in southwestern Idlib
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26 June
Turkey soldier killed in clashes with Syrian Kurdish militia
A Turkish soldier was killed and five were wounded in a clash with Syrian Kurdish militia forces, the defense ministry said
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25 June
Saudi-led coalition claims capture of senior Islamic State Yemen figure
Saudi and Yemeni special forces captured a senior leader of the Islamic State affiliate in Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition backing the Yemeni government said
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