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Turkish soldiers fire an upgraded M60 tank during fighting alongside members of the Free Syrian Army against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists near the northern Syrian village of Beraan, north of the embattled city of Aleppo, on October 24, 2016. / AFP / Nazeer al-Khatib (Photo credit should read NAZEER AL-KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)

Turkey Extends Mandate on Troop Deployment in Iraq, Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 23, 2017 | Middle East

Turkey’s parliament voted on Saturday to extend by a year a mandate authorising the deployment of Turkish troops in Iraq and Syria, two days before a planned independence referendum in northern Iraq’s Kurdish region. Turkey said earlier it would take security,...

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Bahrain has ordered Qatari troops to leave its territory, a source with knowledge of the situation said.(AFP/File Photo)

Bahrain Orders Qatari Soldiers to Leave

by Nayef Al-Rasheed | Jun 19, 2017 | Middle East

Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Manama-Manama ordered on Sunday Qatari troops serving with the US Naval Forces Central Command to leave its territory within the next 48 hours, the same day a deadline offered by each of Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain for Qatari nationals to leave...

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This file photo taken on January 26, 2016 shows US soldiers speaking as they train Iraq’s 72nd Brigade taking part in a live-fire exercise in Basmaya base, southeast of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, AFP

U.S. to Send More Troops to Iraq Ahead of Mosul Battle

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 28, 2016 | Middle East

The United States announced on Wednesday that President Obama had approved sending an additional 600 new troops to Iraq to assist local forces in the battle to retake Mosul from ISIS that is expected later this year. “American President Barack Obama was...

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Iranian and Hezbollah Militias Fight against the Kurds of Iraq – ASHARQ AL-AWSAT

After Tripartite Tehran Meeting, Hezbollah Deploys Hundreds of Added Militants to Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 14, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut- Reports issued from the tripartite Iranian-Russian-Syrian meeting held in Tehran last week highlighted the decision on reinforcing battlefronts, especially those at Aleppo and Raqqa, in Syria with more so-called Hezbollah militants. The so-called Hezbollah,...

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Obama to Send More Forces to Syria, Opposition Welcomes Move

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 25, 2016 | Middle East

President Barack Obama announced on Monday that his administration would deploy an extra 250 special forces soldiers to build on successes against ISIS, a step that represents the biggest expansion of U.S. ground troops in Syria since the civil war there began. The...