March, 2018

• 7 March

  Iran, Russia talk on Sukhoi passenger planes purchase

  Iranian and Russian officials during a recent joint economic commission meeting in Moscow, have discussed joining the Russian-made Sukhoi Super Jet 100 passenger planes into Iran’s air fleet, said a Russian minister.

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• 7 March

  NATO Secretary-General commends Jordan's role in defeating Daesh

  NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg praised Jordan’s role in the fight against Daesh, stressing that Jordan played a key role in defeating the terrorist group.

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• 7 March

  King, NATO chief discuss ties, regional crises

  His Majesty King Abdullah II, on Tuesday, received NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and discussed with him ways to boost cooperation and the latest developments in the Middle East region.

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• 6 March

  Middle east events and news

  EXCLUSIVE: With The Establishment Of The ‘Front For The Liberation Of Syria’: Are Rebel Factions In Northern Syria Headed For A Clash? On February 18, 2018, the two armed rebel factions in northern Syria, Ahrar al-Sham Islamic Movement and Nour Al-Din Al-Zenki, announced their merger under a new umbrella organization, …

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• 6 March

  Middle east events and news

  ISIS Releases Video Documenting Deaths Of U.S. Special Forces Soldiers In Niger Ambush On March 4, 2018, the Islamic State (ISIS) media distributed a video with the title “The Attack of the Brave on the U.S. Army: Tongo Tongo Battle.” The nine-minute video shows footage of an ambush that occurred …

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• 2 March

  NIGERIA: THREAT ASSESSMENT 2018

  Nearly four years after the Chibok attack, from which an estimated 112 of the abducted students are still held hostage, the February 2018 attack against the Government Girls Science and Technical Secondary School in the town of Dapchi (Yobe state) by Boko Haram brought again to the attention the situation …

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February, 2018

• 23 February

  German official calls on Turkey to withdraw from Afrin

  Jürgen Hardt, Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) foreign relations spokesperson, has called on Turkey to halt its attack and withdraw its troops from the Kurdish enclave of Afrin in northwest of Syria.

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• 23 February

  Washington reiterates support for Baghdad in face of terrorism

  US Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Robert Karem reiterated on Wednesday his country’s support for Iraq in the face of security challenges. This came during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi today, a government statement said.

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• 23 February

  US Central: 195 civilians killed last month in IS strikes in Syria, Iraq

  Last month coalition strikes in Iraq and Syria against so-called Islamic State terrorists killed 195 civilians, rising the total number of possible civilian deaths to 601, according to the latest figures released by US Central Command on Thursday. “In the month of January, CJTF-OIR carried over 406 open reports of …

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• 23 February

  Egypt calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta

  Egypt’s Foreign Ministry called Wednesday for an immediate ceasefire in Eastern Ghouta, on the eastern outskirts of Damascus, to allow delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid and evacuation of critically wounded people. In a press statement, the ministry condemned the bombardment and shelling of civilian targets in Eastern Ghouta, Damascus …

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