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October, 2014

  • 1 October

    Turkey deploys tanks and armored vehicles to reinforce its border with Syria

    Turkey yesterday deployed tanks and armored vehicles to reinforce its border with Syria amid escalating violence by the Islamic State group, as parliament was set to consider whether to authorize military action against the jihadists. The army moved tanks and armored vehicles to the border town of Mursitpinar, which lies …

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  • 1 October

    France to decide on selling ships to Russia in late October

    Paris will take a decision on a deal with Russia on Mistral helicopter carriers in late October, regardless of the situation in Ukraine, a source in the French foreign ministry told ITAR-TASS on Tuesday. “President Francois Hollande made it absolutely clear that he would make a decision in late October, …

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  • 1 October

    Turkish parliament to vote on military action in Syria and Iraq

    Turkey’s parliament will vote on a motion that would allow foreign forces as well as Turkish soldiers to make incursions into Syria and Iraq from its territory, Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister said Tuesday, Sept 30. Parliament is scheduled to renew mandates Thursday that authorize Turkey’s military to carry out operations …

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  • 1 October

    UK Air Force conducts first air strikes against IS in Iraq

     The Royal Air Force (RAF) Tornado GR4 aircraft have been in action over Iraq in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). “This action is part of the international coalition’s operations to support the democratic Iraqi government,” the British Ministry of Defence said in a …

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  • 1 October

    US urges Russia to remove military forces, equipment from Ukraine

    US officials remain “deeply concerned” by the intensifying violence in eastern Ukraine, and call on Russia to remove all its military forces and equipment from inside Ukraine, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Tuesday. Russian military forces and equipment are still in Ukraine, and the Russia-Ukraine border is still …

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  • 1 October

    EU remains committed in pursuit to a lasting peace agreement in Mali

    The European Union “will remain committed” to the process of talks in Algiers with the various Malian groups to reach a lasting peace agreement in Mali, Chairman of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy said Monday in Brussels following his meeting with Malian Premier, Moussa Mara. “I assured the Prime …

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  • 1 October

    Islamist-allied militia in Libya reject UN talks

    Islamist-allied militias in control of the Libyan capital say they reject the United Nations’ call for a cease-fire. The announcement followed the first round of UN-brokered talks between Libya’s rival lawmakers on Monday.

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  • 1 October

    Obama, Modi discuss bilateral ties

    After their first meeting over dinner at the White House, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United States President Barack Obama unveiled a joint roadmap for Indo-U.S. ties by issuing a vision statement and writing a joint editorial, making “chalein saath saath,” or “forward together we go,” the central theme …

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September, 2014

  • 27 September

    Putin, Poroshenko to meet again within two weeks

    Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko are to have another face-to-face meeting, the Kremlin announced Friday. Putin’s foreign-policy advisor Yuri Ushakov said the two leaders had held several telephone calls since they meet in the Belarus capital, Minsk, last month and will meet within two weeks.

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  • 27 September

    Turkish President calls for no-fly zone over Syria

    President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan again insisted on the declaration of a no-fly zone inside Syria as the Turkish government considers how to be a part of a US-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Turkey said it will take measures, including military steps, in the …

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