The deal will see the gradual integration of Kurdish forces and administration into the Syrian state.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Syrian government reaches deal with Kurdish-led forces
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US-Iran talks on the table, Iranian FM announces
Iran is prepared to resume talks with the United States, but negotiations should be “fair and equitable,” Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday during a press conference with his Turkish counterpart.Araghchi , who described his…
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Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to reopen on Sunday, Israel says
JERUSALEM, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Israel will reopen the Rafah border crossing on Sunday for people to travel between Gaza and Egypt, the Israeli government agency that coordinates civilian policy in Gaza, COGAT, said on Friday.
“The return of…
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‘Standing over ER workers’ heads with a gun’: Iranians describe brutal protest crackdown
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — This time felt different.
The 25-year-old Iranian fashion designer hoped that mass protests nearly four years ago — the ones that erupted after a young woman was arrested and died in custody for not wearing the…
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BBC visits Syrian camp holding wives and children of suspected IS fighters
Following the downfall of the so-called Islamic State in Syria, Kurdish-run prisons hold about 8,000 suspected IS fighters and around 34,000 of their family members in camps.
But there is growing instability in the region as the central government…
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US changes CMCC leaders amid uncertainty as to its future
The US military and civilian leaders of Washington’s flagship mission for Gaza are stepping aside and their replacements have yet to be made public, diplomats said, as European countries rethink their presence in the initiative to shape post-war…
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Trump confirms talks with Tehran, is reportedly mulling raids by troops on Iranian facilities
US President Donald Trump on Friday confirmed he has had dialogue with Iran, as The New York Times reported he was considering potential raids by American troops on facilities within the Islamic Republic.
“We have a lot of very big, very…
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Why Iran’s response to a US attack could be different this time
President Donald Trump’s recent threats, made in the context of Iran’s violent suppression of domestic unrest, come at a moment of exceptional internal strain for the Islamic Republic. As a result, any US attack now carries a significantly higher…
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US changes leadership of Gaza mission amid uncertainty over role
By Alexander Cornwell
JERUSALEM, Jan 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. military and civilian leaders of Washington’s flagship mission for Gaza are stepping aside and their replacements have yet to be made public, diplomats said, as European countries…
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Worried families in India urge return of crew on seized ship
On 8 December, Iranian authorities seized an oil tanker, MT Valiant Roar, while it was in international waters. They alleged that the ship, operated by Dubai-based Prime Tankers LLC, was carrying 6,000 metric tonnes of illegal diesel. The company…
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