November, 2014

• 12 November

  Kurds block an ISIL supply route to Kobane

  Kurdish forces blocked a road Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants use to resupply their forces in a Syrian town on the Turkish border, a town official and a monitoring group said on Nov. 12, the first major gain against the jihadists after weeks of violence. Iraqi-Kurdish …

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• 12 November

  Egypt, US army officials discuss bilateral relations

  Egyptian Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Mahmoud Hegazy and deputy commander of US Central Command Mark Fox met on Wednesday. The army officials discussed military relations between the two countries.

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• 12 November

  Baghdad hit by series of attacks

  Suspected Sunni militants struck in and around Baghdad today, killing 17 people including 11 soldiers and policemen, and injuring about 40 in three separate attacks, including two suicide bombings, according to police and hospital officials. The largest of today’s attacks was in the turbulent Youssifiyah district south of Baghdad where …

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• 12 November

  Pakistani military jets carry aerial strikes in northwest region

  19 militants including some top commanders were killed today and five of their hideouts were destroyed in aerial strikes by Pakistani military jets in volatile Khyber Agency

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• 12 November

  Heavy artillery fire today rocked Donetsk bastion

  Heavy artillery fire today rocked east Ukraine’s main rebel bastion of Donetsk in the fiercest fighting around the city in days. The explosion of outgoing mortars being fired from near the centre towards government positions at the ruined airport could be heard from early in the morning, setting off car …

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• 10 November

  24 jihadists killed in Mali during French military operation

  The French military says 24 jihadists were killed in a recent operation carried out in northern Mali that left one French soldier dead. A news release from Operation Barkhane said Saturday, Nov 8, that two other extremists had been captured during the offensive carried out in the region of Kidal.

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• 10 November

  France calls for cease-fire in Ukraine

  Amid increased violence in eastern Ukraine and allegations of Russian reinforcements moving into the area, France on Monday urged full respect for agreements between Russia and Ukraine, including a cease-fire in the region. “We are concerned about information from the Organisation for Security Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on the situation …

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• 10 November

  US conducts airstrikes against IS in Syria and Iraq

  U.S and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria from Friday through Monday using bomber, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft to conduct 23 airstrikes, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted 18 airstrikes in Iraq during the same period using …

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• 10 November

  Libya’s parliament reconvenes, sacks Muslim cleric

  Libya’s internationally recognised parliament, declared invalid by the country’s top court, reconvened on Sunday and sacked the key state Muslim cleric, Libyan media reported, fuelling a major power struggle in the country. The House of Representatives met in the eastern city of Tobruk and voted to remove Sheikh al-Sadeq al-Ghariani, …

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• 10 November

  US to consider sanctions on Libya factions

  The United States is considering imposing sanctions on Libya’s combative factions to try to prevent a proxy conflict fuelled by regional powers from erupting into full-blown civil war and force militant leaders to negotiate, US officials said. Three years after Muammar Gaddafi’s downfall, outside intervention has exacerbated the fighting, with …

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