Middle East
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Dec- 2017 -11 December
Putin orders partial Russia troop withdrawal from Syria during surprise visit to Hmeimim air base
President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the partial withdrawal of Russian troops from Syria during a surprise visit to the country en route to Egypt
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10 December
Qatar signs £6 billion deal with UK for 24 Typhoon fighter jets, missiles and bombs
Qatar signed a contract with the UK to purchase 24 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighter jets, Brimstone and Meteor missiles and Paveway IV bombs
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9 December
Prime Minister Abadi declares ‘end of war’ against ISIS in Iraq
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday declared victory in the three-year war by Iraqi forces to expel Islamic State
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8 December
US airstrikes kill 5 al-Qaeda militants in Yemen’s al-Bayda – Pentagon
U.S. military airstrikes in Yemen killed five al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula militants in the al-Bayda governorate, the Department of Defense said on Friday.
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7 December
Syrian government to rejoin Geneva talks on Sunday
Syrian government negotiators will return to Geneva this weekend to rejoin United Nations-backed peace talks, after leaving the city in protest last week, U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura said.
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7 December
Qatar signs €2.6 billion deals with France for 12 Rafale aircraft, 490 armored vehicles
Qatar signed deals to buy 12 French-built Rafale fighter jets and 490 VBCI armoured vehicles for €2.6 billion
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6 December
Israel says Adir F-35 stealth fighter jets operational
Israel's military declared its Adir F-35 stealth fighters operational, making it the first country outside the U.S. to put the jets into service
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5 December
First 6 Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopter pilots graduate training
The first six Afghan Air Force pilots qualified to pilot the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter graduated from Aircraft Qualification Training in November
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5 December
Syria peace talks resume in Geneva, without government delegation
U.N.-backed peace talks for war-ravaged Syria were set to resume in Geneva Tuesday, but without Syrian government negotiators, who sources said have yet to determine if they will return.
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4 December
Former Yemen president Saleh killed by Houthi fighters
Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed Monday after Houthi rebels reportedly blew up his house in the capital Sanaa.
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