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Ceasefire between Islamic Jihad movement and Israel after Egyptian mediation
Middle East
November 14, 2019
Ceasefire between Islamic Jihad movement and Israel after Egyptian mediation
A ceasefire between the Islamic Jihad movement in Gaza and Israel came into effect in the early hours of Thursday…
Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits ‘blood-stained’ Syria
Middle East
October 24, 2019
Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits ‘blood-stained’ Syria
President Donald Trump ended sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday, drawing a line under American involvement in “blood-stained” Syria, as Turkish…
70,000 children displaced by NE Syrian violence: the latest
Middle East
October 22, 2019
70,000 children displaced by NE Syrian violence: the latest
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria (all times local): 4:00 p.m. An international aid group…
US troops in Syria going to Iraq, not home as Trump claims
Middle East
October 21, 2019
US troops in Syria going to Iraq, not home as Trump claims
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — While President Donald Trump insists he’s bringing home Americans from “endless wars” in the Mideast, his…
All US troops withdrawing from Syria expected to go to western Iraq: Pentagon chief
Middle East
October 20, 2019
All US troops withdrawing from Syria expected to go to western Iraq: Pentagon chief
ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) – US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday that all of the nearly…
Turkey says Kurdish militia kills soldier in northeast Syria despite ceasefire
Middle East
October 20, 2019
Turkey says Kurdish militia kills soldier in northeast Syria despite ceasefire
ANKARA (Reuters) – One Turkish soldier was killed and another was wounded on Sunday after an attack by the Syrian…
Calm reigns in northeast Syria as fragile US-Turkey ceasefire holds
Middle East
October 19, 2019
Calm reigns in northeast Syria as fragile US-Turkey ceasefire holds
ANKARA (Reuters) – A fragile ceasefire was holding along Turkey’s border with Syria on Saturday, two days after President Tayyip…
Fighting in Kurdish-held Syrian town despite cease-fire
Middle East
October 18, 2019
Fighting in Kurdish-held Syrian town despite cease-fire
CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (AP) — Associated Press journalists witnessed continued fighting Friday morning in a northeast Syrian town at the center…
Turkey defies its NATO allies in Syria, as Russia steps in
Middle East
October 16, 2019
Turkey defies its NATO allies in Syria, as Russia steps in
AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Russia said it was working to prevent a conflict between advancing Turkish and Syrian government forces…
Syrian Kurds defend key town as Pence, Pompeo sent to press Turkey
Middle East
October 16, 2019
Syrian Kurds defend key town as Pence, Pompeo sent to press Turkey
Kurdish fighters battled to defend a key Syrian border town from Turkish-backed forces in a flare-up of violence Tuesday as…