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Syrian Kurds ask regime to shoot down Turkish jets to save civilians in Efrin

Wladimir Van Wilgenburg -
The local administration in Afrin called on the Syrian government to shoot down Turkish jets to protect civilians in the Kurdish enclave
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Africa

14 Malian soldiers killed in attack on Soumpi camp

Staff Writer With AFP -
Fourteen soldiers were killed and 18 wounded on Saturday in an attack on their camp in Mali's restive north, the army said.
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Middle East

Turkey tells US to “immediately withdraw” from Manbij, Syria

Fergus Kelly -
Turkey urged the United States to withdraw military personnel from Manbij, Syria after Ankara said the US said it would stop arming the predominantly Kurdish YPG
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Middle East

UN Syria envoy De Mistura to attend Sochi congress

Staff Writer With AFP -
The United Nations' Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura will attend a peace conference in Sochi, Russia next week
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Air

Eight killed after Iraqi forces call in US airstrike on friendly convoy

Staff Writer With AFP -
Eight Iraqis, most of them security personnel, were killed in a US air strike that apparently targeted them by mistake, an official said
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Air

Netanyahu and Plenkovic agree to promote Israeli F-16s in Croatia

Joanne Stocker -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Croatian Andrej Plenkovic agreed to promote the sale of F-16D Barak fighter jets to Croatia
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Commentary

Will Turkey attack Manbij?

Fergus Kelly -
Experts discuss whether Turkey's Operation Olive Branch incursion into Syria's Afrin will also target Manbij
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Asia Pacific

China invited to take part in US-led RIMPAC naval exercise

Staff Writer With AFP -
China has been invited to participate in RIMPAC, a major US-led naval exercise, officials said, despite tensions over the South China Sea.
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Europe

Spain plans 73% defense spending increase by 2024

Joanne Stocker -
Spain plans to increase defense spending by 73 percent to €18 billion ($22 billion) by 2024, defense minister Maria Dolores de Cospeda said
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Europe

Germany postpones tank upgrade plans with Turkey after Leopards spotted in Efrin offensive

Joanne Stocker -
Germany has decided to postpone plans to upgrade Turkish military tanks after they were spotted in Operation Olive Branch in Efrin, Syria
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Americas

White House account of Trump’s call with Erdogan highlights risk of clash in Syria

Joanne Stocker -
Trump's call with Erdogan appeared to signal a shift in the US approach to Syria and prompted rebuke from Ankara, which denied details
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Air

US denies hitting Afghan refugee camp in Pakistan drone strike

Staff Writer With AFP -
Pakistan's claim that the US hit an Afghan refugee camp in a drone strike is "false," a US embassy spokesman said
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Asia Pacific

Qatar in talks to purchase S-400 missile defense system from Russia

Joanne Stocker -
Negotiations for Qatar to purchase an S-400 missile defense system from Russia are in advanced stages, Fahad bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah said
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Air

Coalition airstrikes kill up to 150 ISIS fighters in Syria’s Middle Euphrates River Valley

Joanne Stocker -
Coalition airstrikes in Syria's Middle Euphrates River Valley killed up to 150 ISIS fighters who were attempting to regroup in a building
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Air

Haqqani militant killed by drone strike in Pakistan: officials

Joanne Stocker -
A mid-level Afghan commander of the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network was killed in a drone strike in Pakistan, officials said
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Middle East

After Efrin, Turkey will target all of northern Syria, envoy says

Anna Varfolomeeva -
Turkey's Operation Olive Branch could bring about a war that will engulf all of Syria, Democratic Federation of Northern Syria representative Sinam Mohamed said
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