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Oct- 2019 -23 October
China offers to host Afghanistan peace talks
China has invited the Taliban to an "intra-Afghan" conference after a prospective deal between the US and the insurgents collapsed last month
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23 October
Russian military police convoy heads for Syria-Turkey border
Russian forces crossed the Euphrates river in Syria and headed for the border with Turkey under a deal for the withdrawal of the SDF
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23 October
Several killed in clashes between Burundi security forces and RED-Tabara rebels
Several people died during clashes between Burundi security forces and the RED-Tabara rebel group which is based in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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22 October
US official warned Syrian Kurdish leader not to talk to Assad or Russia in heated meeting
A US State Department official warned Syrian Kurdish leader Ilham Ahmed not to engage with Bashar al-Assad's government or with Russia
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22 October
FULL TEXT: Memorandum of Understanding between Turkey and Russia on northern Syria
Memorandum of Understanding Between Turkey and the Russian Federation (Sochi, October 22, 2019)
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22 October
Russia and Turkey announce joint patrols in 10-km Syrian border security zone
Russia and Turkey have agreed to a plan for northeast Syria that will see Russian patrols of a buffer zone along the Syria-Turkey border
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22 October
SDF forces have left Syria-Turkey border buffer zone, spokesperson says
SDF fighters have left the area of operations in northern Syria in accordance with an agreement between Turkey and the US
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22 October
Assad says Idlib is key to ending Syrian war in rare visit
Defeating terrorists in Idlib is the key to ending Syria's civil war, President Bashar al-Assad said in a visit to the embattled northwestern region
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22 October
German coalition government divided over call for international Syria border security mission
Germany's coalition government was divided after defense minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer's surprise call for international troops to secure northeast Syria
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21 October
‘We can’t lose hope’ – SDF willing to work with US despite ‘huge blow’ in northeast Syria
Senior Syrian Kurdish leader called for a halt of Turkey’s invasion of northeast Syria, saying the SDF are willing to work with the US
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