Syria
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Nov- 2020 -23 NovemberMiddle East
Iraq Arrests IS ‘Administrative Chief’ Abu Naba at Baghdad Airport
Iraq's elite Counter-Terrorism Service said on Monday it had arrested the "administrative chief" of the Islamic State group after his arrival at Baghdad airport.
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23 NovemberAsia Pacific
Taliban Rigging Drones to Drop Bombs, Afghan Spy Chief Says
The Taliban have deployed small drones to drop bombs on government forces in some recent attacks, Afghanistan's spy chief said Monday, illustrating a new fighting method used by the insurgents.
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18 NovemberMiddle East
IS Kills 11 Pro-Regime Fighters in Syria Clashes: Monitor
Clashes in the Syrian desert between Russia-backed Syrian government forces and Islamic State group jihadists killed 11 regime loyalists Wednesday, a Britain-based war monitor said.
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18 NovemberMiddle East
Israel Strikes Kill 10 Syrian, Foreign Fighters: Monitor
Israeli strikes on Syria killed 10 fighters on Wednesday, including three Syrian air defense officers and seven allied foreign fighters, a Britain-based war monitor said in a new toll.
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Oct- 2020 -28 OctoberMiddle East
Syria Rebels Kill 15 Regime Loyalists After Russia Air Strike: Monitor
Pro-Turkish Syrian rebels have killed at least 15 Moscow-backed Syrian regime fighters in retaliation for Russian strikes that left dozens dead among their ranks.
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26 OctoberMiddle East
Russia Strikes Kill 78 Turkey-Backed Rebels in Syria: Monitor
Air strikes by Damascus regime ally Russia killed 78 Turkey-backed rebels in northwestern Syria on Monday, a monitor said, in the bloodiest surge in violence since a truce almost eight months ago.
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23 OctoberAmericas
US Drone Strike Kills 17 Jihadists in NW Syria Near Turkish Border
The US army said Thursday it carried out a drone strike against Al-Qaeda leaders in northwestern Syria near the Turkish border, killing 17 jihadists, according to a war monitor.
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7 OctoberMiddle East
90 Dead as Syria Govt Forces Clash With IS: Monitor
Clashes in the Syrian Desert between pro-government forces and holdouts of the Islamic State group have killed at least 90 combatants this month, a war monitor said.
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6 OctoberCommentary
Russia’s Curious Silence in Nagorno Karabakh: Missing in Action or Biding Its Time?
One would have to be careful not to hastily read Russia's lack of public reaction as an indication that it has given up on Nagorno Karabakh and the South Caucasus.
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1 OctoberMiddle East
Russia Says Syria, Libya Fighters Deployed to Karabakh Conflict
Russia's foreign ministry said that fighters from Syria and Libya were being deployed to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and that it was "deeply concerned" by the development.
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