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Nov- 2019 -1 November
Turkey releases 18 Syrian soldiers after talks with Russia
Turkey freed 18 Syrian soldiers that its forces captured in northeastern Syria, the defense ministry said
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Oct- 2019 -31 October
The relevance of ground-based midcourse missile defense
Ground-based Midcourse Defense is a critical element of US national defense against ballistic missiles, David Daly argues
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30 October
Syria’s defense ministry calls on SDF to join government forces
Syria’s defense ministry called on Syrian Democratic Forces members to integrate into the army as its troops deployed on Turkish border
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30 October
Joint Russia-Turkey patrols to begin in northeast Syria on Friday
Turkish-Russian joint patrols will start in Syria on Friday, Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after a deadline for an SDF withdrawal expired
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29 October
18 ‘regime elements’ captured in northern Syria, Turkey’s defense ministry says
18 people who said they were Syrian government forces were captured near Ras al-Ayn in northern Syria, Turkey's defense ministry said
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29 October
Ukraine troops and Lugansk separatists begin withdrawal from Zolote
The Ukrainian army and Russia-backed separatists said they had begun to withdraw their troops from the key Zolote area ahead of a high-stakes summit
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29 October
SDF withdraws from northern Syria border zone ahead of schedule, Russia says
Russia's defense minister said that Kurdish forces in northern Syria had withdrawn from areas along Turkey's border ahead of schedule
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28 October
US to keep Deir Ezzor oilfields out of Syrian government hands, Esper says
US deployment to Syria's oilfields is aimed in part at denying them to Russia and the Syrian government, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said
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26 October
Consequences of the US withdrawal from Syria
The US will have to reckon with the consequences of Trump's greenlighting the Turkish invasion in northeast Syria, Jonathan Ruhe and Ari Cicure argue
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25 October
After years helping others, aid workers are Syria’s latest refugees
Syrians who worked for international NGOs are fleeing to Iraq, fearing conscription into the army, or reprisals from the regime or Turkey-backed rebels
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