September, 2014

• 16 September

  Turkey considers buffer zone to defend borders against Islamic State

  Turkey could establish a buffer zone to defend its borders with Iraq and Syria from Islamic State (IS) militants, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. After a trip to Qatar Erdogan told journalists the Turkish army is now developing the plan which will have to be inspected by the government, according to the Daily Sabah.

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• 16 September

  Ukraine passes Donbass self-determination bill

  Lawmakers in Ukraine have passed a bill introduced by President Petro Poroshenko envisaging limited self-determination for the country’s east. Ukraine’s government is now calling for local elections (both municipal and general) to be held on December 7 in self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics”.

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• 16 September

  Egypt President, French Defence Minister discuss bilateral relations

  Egypt’s President Abdulfatah Al-Sisi discussed with French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian bilateral relations on several fields, namely combatting terrorism. The encounter was held in the attendance of Egypt’s Minister of Defence Sedki Sobhi. The two sides discussed regional and international affairs of mutual significance, particularly m

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• 16 September

  French Defence Minister visits Egypt

  Egypt Defence Minister Sedki Sobhi met with his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Monday to discuss cooperation between the two countries in various fields, with terrorism given utmost priority. The two officials exchanged their visions on the latest developments in the regional and international arenas and their repercussions on security …

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• 15 September

  NATO to hold war games in northwestern Ukraine

  US-led military exercises involving 1,300 troops from 15 countries started on Monday in northwestern Ukraine. The drill dubbed Rapid Trident-2014 will be conducted until 26 September near Yavoriv, some 60 kilometers from the city of Lviv, near the border with Poland, as Kiev government forces continue to fight pro- Russian rebels in the country’s restive eastern regions.

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• 15 September

  French jets to start reconnaissance flights over Iraq

  French aircraft will begin reconnaissance flights over Iraq on Monday, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said before a conference bringing together some 30 countries to discuss how to fight against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants.

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• 15 September

  Turkey says it has a clear position on terror groups

  Turkey’s stance towards all terror groups, including those in its territory as well as foreign-based ones, has always been clear and such sensitivity will always continue, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared. Erdogan’s comments came at a press conference at Istanbul Ataturk Airport on Sunday as he left for …

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• 15 September

  Turkey’s EU Minister calls for normalizing ties with Armenia

  Turkey’s EU Minister Volkan Bozkır said that Turkey did its share to promote relations with Armenia and that everyone needs to live together by avoiding the mention of what happened in the past. While paying a visit to Lisbon, Turkish EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Volkan Bozkır touched upon normalizing …

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• 15 September

  United States creates global coalition to counter ISIL

  US Secretary of State John Kerry announced a new Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) that will be served by military expert General John Allen.

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• 15 September

  Kerry says US and world won’t permit ISIS to spread its evil

  Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday that neither the United States nor the rest of the world will stand by and watch the Islamic State militant group spread its evil. “This is a fight that the Iraqi people must win, but it’s also a fight that the rest …

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