Middle East
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Oct- 2018 -31 October
SDF suspends anti-ISIS operation after Turkish attacks on northern Syria
The SDF said it temporarily halted its fight against ISIS due to a series of Turkish military attacks along the border with northern Syria that began on Sunday night
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31 October
Al-Fuqaha attack highlights Islamic State’s growing confidence in Libya
The Islamic State assault and brief seizure of al-Fuqaha in central Libya highlights the group's growing capacity, interest, and confidence in Libya
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31 October
Iraq court clears Swedish woman of belonging to ISIS
A court in the Iraqi capital cleared a Swedish woman, Victoria Lazar, of allegations that she belonged to ISIS due to lack of evidence
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30 October
Turkey military fires on Tal Abyad in northern Syria, killing at least one HXP member
At least one HXP conscript was killed and another injured after Turkey's armed forces fired into northern Syria near Tal Abyad
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30 October
Turkey finalizes plans to ‘destroy’ YPG in northern Syria, Erdogan says
Turkey has completed preparations for an operation in northern Syria to "destroy" the US-backed YPG that Ankara considers to be a terrorist group, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said
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30 October
Turkey’s Cavusoglu rejects demands to close Qatar military base
Turkey dismissed as "unrealistic" demands to close a military base in Qatar as sought by a Saudi-led bloc caught up in a row with the emirate
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28 October
Turkey shells ‘YPG positions’ in northern Syria, killing one HXP member
Turkey's armed forces fired artillery shells into northern Syria, with state media saying the shelling targeted positions held by the YPG
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26 October
UN investigates origin of arms seized off Yemen coast by US Navy in August
United Nations experts are working to establish the origin of 2,521 AK-type assault rifles seized off of Yemen's coast by a U.S. Navy vessel in August
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25 October
Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after rocket fire evades Iron Dome
Israeli warplanes hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire from the territory into southern Israel, the IDF said
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24 October
France seeks to repatriate some children of ISIS foreign fighters
France is seeking to repatriate some of the 150 children of French ISIS fighters identified as being in Syria
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