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Turkish troops shell northern Aleppo, Afrin in Syria -- SOHR
Date: 2018-01-20 19:21:21 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7201720
Turkish troops have continued shelling Syria's Afrin and northern countryside of Aleppo controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Saturday. The Turkish army and the SDF exchanged ....
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Russia pulls back troops from Syria's Afrin
Date: 2018-01-20 18:36:01 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7201671
Russia's Defense Ministry said on Saturday that, it is pulling back troops that had been deployed near the Syrian city of Afrin after Turkish warplanes strike the area, ABC News reported. In a statement, the ministry said that, in order to ....
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Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile fired by Houthis
Date: 2018-01-20 13:42:33 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7201182
Spokesman for the Arab coalition on Yemen Col Turki al Malki announced on Saturday that a ballistic missile launched by Houthi militias towards the city of Najran was intercepted, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The missile was ....
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1,000 Kurdish troops deployed in Syria's Tal Abyad
Date: 2018-01-20 10:22:07 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7200704
Nearly 1,000 Kurdish troops have been deployed in the town of Tal Abyad in Syria’s northern city of Raqqah on the border with Turkey following stepped-up US reconnaissance activity in the area. The deployment comes after US armored vehicles ....
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Fatah calls for comprehensive strike after Trump decision on al Quds
Date: 2018-01-20 09:48:27 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7200612
The Palestinian movement of Fatah has called for a comprehensive strike on Tuesday in condemnation of US Donald Trump's recognition of al Quds as the capital of Israel. In a statement Saturday, Fatah also urged Arab countries to boycott a ....
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Weapons cache discovered in Anbar
Date: 2018-01-20 09:17:46 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7200592
Iraqi police discovered a weapons cache in al Karma district of Anbar earlier Saturday. Acting on a tip, the police were able to find the cache, which included explosive materials and ammunition, according to a statement by the Iraqi Defense ....
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Arab parl't speaker to visit China
Date: 2018-01-19 16:40:45 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7199905
Arab Parliament Speaker Meshal Faham Alsulami, leading a high-level delegation, will visit China from January 21 to 24, Xinhua reported. The visit comes at the invitation of Chinese top legislator Zhang Dejiang, the Standing Committee of China's ....
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10 displaced Syrians killed in snow storm near Lebanese-Syrian borders
Date: 2018-01-19 15:44:12 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7199835
DAMASCUS, Jan 19 (MENA) – Ten displaced Syrians found dead near the Lebanese-Syrian borders, due to the snow storms, Sky News reported. Smuggling routes are active between Lebanon and Syria. Smugglers tend to cross rough roads to and from Syria. ....
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Turkey launches military operation in Syria's Afrin district
Date: 2018-01-19 12:20:48 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7199368
Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli on Friday asserted that Turkey has already launched a military operation in Afrin district of Syria to remove all "terrorist presence" from northern Syria. The operation has already started by artillery ....
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Yemeni forces take control of mountain, hills in eastern Sanaa
Date: 2018-01-19 12:17:53 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7199356
The Yemeni legitimate forces took control of a mountain and a number of hills in Naham district in eastern Sanaa, Sky News channel reported on Friday. The channel gave no further details on the matter. Meanwhile, Houthi leader Ahmed al Mawhabi ....
