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NATO hammers Turkey on Syria operation
Oct 24, 2019 (AFP)
The first day of a two-day meeting of the ministers in Brussels was dominated by the issue, with Turkey isolated among the 29 member states because of its incur...
Russian military police conduct Syria patrol
Oct 23, 2019 (AFP)
"Residents of Syrian settlements greeted the Russian military police," the defence ministry said in a statement, Russian news agencies reported. Ahead of the pa...
US hails German idea of international 'safe zone' in Syria
Oct 23, 2019 (AFP)
NATO member Turkey's military operation in northern Syria is to dominate a meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation defence ministers in Brussels on Thursd...
Berlin divided over call for Syria peacekeeping force
Oct 22, 2019 (AFP)
The initiative had provoked "a certain degree of irritation" among Germany's NATO allies, foreign minister Heiko Maas said. Maas represents Merkel's junior, cen...
US troops exiting Syria to stay 'temporarily' in Iraq: Esper
Oct 22, 2019 (AFP)
In an interview with CNN, Esper said the US forces were pulling out in phases, and had now moved from the "immediate zone of attack" to a northeastern corridor ...
Trump says 'small' number of US troops remain in Syria; As US troops enter Iraq from Syria
Oct 21, 2019 (AFP)
Trump's statement at a cabinet meeting in the White House contradicted his repeated insistence that he wants all US soldiers out of Syria, adding to an already ...
Nigerian troops killed in clashes with jihadists
Oct 20, 2019 (AFP)
Fighting erupted late Saturday when troops ambushed a convoy of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) near Jakana village, 42 kilometres (26 miles) fro...
Deadly Turkey air strikes shatter NE Syria truce
Oct 18, 2019 (AFP)
The ceasefire announced late Thursday was meant to provide a pause for the evacuation of Kurdish fighters from the battleground border town of Ras al-Ain and ot...
No US ground force to enforce Syria safe zone: Pentagon
Oct 18, 2019 (AFP)
US forces will remain in contact with Turkey and Syrian Kurdish fighters that were allies of the US in the fight against the Islamic State group, Defense Secret...
Haftar forces say strike military sites in Libya's Misrata
Oct 18, 2019 (AFP)
The city of Misrata is 200 kilometres (120 miles) east of the Libyan capital, and the source of the main armed groups supporting the Tripoli-based GNA in the mo...
Japanese minister visits controversial Tokyo war shrine
Oct 17, 2019 (AFP)
Seiichi Eto, the minister in charge of Okinawa and what Japan calls "the Northern Territories" -- disputed with Russia -- visited the shrine at the start of the...
Swiss exhibit catalogues draw of war, desire for peace
Oct 17, 2019 (AFP)
They are among 135 priceless manuscripts, books, documents and other items on display at a new exhibit near Geneva, housed in the sprawling basement of the Mart...
US says wants to keep helping Kurds in IS fight
Oct 16, 2019 (AFP)
The SDF were the main ground partner in the US-led campaign against the Islamic State group, and US President Donald Trump has faced a firestorm of criticism fo...
Russian forces patrolling between Syrian, Turkish troops
Oct 15, 2019 (AFP)
Russia's defence ministry said the patrols were taking place after Syrian government troops took control of the city of Manbij. "The Syrian government army has ...
Russia denies US news report it bombed 4 Syria hospitals in 12 hours
Oct 14, 2019 (AFP)
The Russian defence ministry rubbished the claim in a report by The New York Times, saying "the alleged 'evidence' provided by the NYT is not worth even the pap...
US troops in northern Syria ordered to leave country: US official
Oct 14, 2019 (AFP)
Nearly 1,000 troops will vacate the country, leaving behind only a small contingent of 150 in the southern Syria base at Al Tanf, the official said. "We are exe...
Three children killed in Libya air strike
Oct 14, 2019 (AFP)
Spokesman Lamine al-Hachemi said another child was seriously wounded and the parents of the dead children were also injured in the air strike that hit their hom...
Erdogan says US Syria withdrawal 'positive'
Oct 14, 2019 (AFP)
"This is a positive approach," Erdogan told reporters, when asked about Sunday's statement from US Pentagon chief Mark Esper. Turkey is in the sixth day of an o...
Pentagon says up to 1,000 US troops to withdraw from northern Syria
Oct 14, 2019 (AFP)
Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the move came after the US learned that Turkey was pressing further into Syria than expected. The Kurds -- with whom the US pa...
Russia bombed four Syria hospitals in 12 hours: report
Oct 13, 2019 (AFP)
The May strikes -- which the newspaper tied to Moscow through Russian radio recordings, plane spotter logs and accounts by witnesses -- are part of a larger pat...
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