Syria
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Oct- 2018 -9 OctoberMiddle East
Syria: US and Turkish forces begin training for Manbij joint patrols
US and Turkish forces have begun training for joint patrols around Manbij in northern Syria, Turkey's national defense minister said
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8 OctoberMiddle East
Turkey-backed Syrian rebels ‘complete’ heavy weapons withdrawal from Idlib
Syrian rebels have completed the withdrawal of heavy weapons from a planned Demilitarized Zone in opposition-held Idlib, under a deal agreed by Turkey and Russia
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1 OctoberMiddle East
Trump administration struggles to explain US military role in Syria
Recent Pentagon, State Department and White House statements send mixed signals about a future US military presence in Syria, and if it is focused on countering Iran
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1 OctoberMiddle East
Iran fires ballistic missiles at eastern Syria in retaliation for Ahvaz attack
Iran's IRGC said they launched ballistic missiles attack at a "terrorist" headquarters in Syria in retaliation for a September attack on Ahvaz
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Sep- 2018 -24 SeptemberMiddle East
Syria to get S-300 missile defense system within weeks, Russian defense minister says
Russia will provide Syria with an S-300 missile defense system within the next two weeks, days after Syrian air defenses accidentally downed a Russian electronic signals aircraft.
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23 SeptemberMiddle East
Israel ‘misled’ Russia in Il-20 plane downing over Syria, defense ministry says
Russia's military blamed "misleading" information from Israel's air force for the downing of a Russian Ilyushin Il-20 electronic signals intelligence aircraft in Syria
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20 SeptemberMiddle East
Sudan takes custody of woman accused of belonging to ISIS in Syria
Syria's Kurds said they handed over a Sudanese woman accused of belonging to Islamic State and her baby to a Sudanese diplomat
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18 SeptemberMiddle East
Russia says Syria air defense shot down Il-20 military aircraft after Israeli airstrikes
A Russian spy plane that disappeared from radar was shot down by Syrian air defense systems responding to Israeli strikes, Russia's Ministry of Defense said
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17 SeptemberMiddle East
Russian Il-20 military aircraft disappears off Syria coast with 14 people on board
A Russian Ilyushin Il-20 military aircraft with 14 personnel aboard disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea while returning to Hmeimim air base, as Israel attacked targets in Latakia province
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17 SeptemberMiddle East
Russia and Turkey agree to create Idlib demilitarized zone, Putin says
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to implement a 15 km demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib province
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