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China offers to host Afghanistan peace talks

Staff Writer With AFP -
China has invited the Taliban to an "intra-Afghan" conference after a prospective deal between the US and the insurgents collapsed last month
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Russian military police convoy heads for Syria-Turkey border

Staff Writer With AFP -
Russian forces crossed the Euphrates river in Syria and headed for the border with Turkey under a deal for the withdrawal of the SDF
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Africa

Several killed in clashes between Burundi security forces and RED-Tabara rebels

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Several people died during clashes between Burundi security forces and the RED-Tabara rebel group which is based in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Middle East

US official warned Syrian Kurdish leader not to talk to Assad or Russia in heated meeting

Jared Szuba -
A US State Department official warned Syrian Kurdish leader Ilham Ahmed not to engage with Bashar al-Assad's government or with Russia
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Middle East

FULL TEXT: Memorandum of Understanding between Turkey and Russia on northern Syria

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Memorandum of Understanding Between Turkey and the Russian Federation (Sochi, October 22, 2019)
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Middle East

Russia and Turkey announce joint patrols in 10-km Syrian border security zone

Joanne Stocker -
Russia and Turkey have agreed to a plan for northeast Syria that will see Russian patrols of a buffer zone along the Syria-Turkey border
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Middle East

SDF forces have left Syria-Turkey border buffer zone, spokesperson says

Fergus Kelly -
SDF fighters have left the area of operations in northern Syria in accordance with an agreement between Turkey and the US
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Middle East

Assad says Idlib is key to ending Syrian war in rare visit

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Defeating terrorists in Idlib is the key to ending Syria's civil war, President Bashar al-Assad said in a visit to the embattled northwestern region
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Middle East

German coalition government divided over call for international Syria border security mission

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Germany's coalition government was divided after defense minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer's surprise call for international troops to secure northeast Syria
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Middle East

‘We can’t lose hope’ – SDF willing to work with US despite ‘huge blow’ in northeast Syria

Jared Szuba -
Senior Syrian Kurdish leader called for a halt of Turkey’s invasion of northeast Syria, saying the SDF are willing to work with the US
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Middle East

Germany to pitch international control of Syria-Turkey border zone to NATO allies

Fergus Kelly -
Germany's defense minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will present a proposal for an internationally controlled security zone on the Syria-Turkey border to NATO allies
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Middle East

Bahrain hosts Gulf maritime security conference with Israel in attendance

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Representatives from more than 60 countries including met in Bahrain to discuss maritime security following attacks on tankers in the Gulf and Saudi oil installations
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Middle East

US may leave troops to protect eastern Syria oil fields, Esper says

Joanne Stocker -
Some US forces could remain in eastern Syria to secure oil fields controlled by the SDF, U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said
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Iran slams Turkish plan for northeast Syria military bases

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Iran denounced as "unacceptable" any move by Turkey to establish military bases in northeast Syria, saying such a step would face opposition
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Africa

ISWAP fighters kill Nigeria troops in clashes near Jakana

Fergus Kelly -
At least four Nigerian soldiers and a militia fighter were killed in clashes with Islamic State West Africa Province fighters near Jakana in Borno state
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Middle East

SDF forces withdraw from Ras al-Ayn on Syria-Turkey border

Joanne Stocker -
SDF fighters have left Ras al-Ayn following two days of evacuations of wounded civilians from the border city, Redur Xelil said
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