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6 February 2018

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Babylon Reports – Chemical bombing in Syria, Iraqi Parliament pushes provincial elections, Drake surprises students

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Nine people were treated for breathing difficulties after a bomb believed to be filled with chlorine was dropped on a rebel-held town in Syria. The Syria Civil Defence said three of its rescue workers were among the casualties from the attack on Saraqeb, in the north-western province of Idlib. The Syrian opposition said the bomb […]

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5 February 2018

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Babylon Reports – Macron calls Erdogan, Hashd displace ISIS families, Kylie Jenner is a mom

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Macron held a phone call with his Turkish counterpart on Saturday night in light of French concerns about the Turkish military operation against Kurdish fighters in Afrin, northwestern Syria. The two presidents agreed to work on a diplomatic road map for Syria in the coming weeks.” Several rounds of talks under the watch of the […]

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4 February 2018

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Babylon Reports – Russian plane shot in Syria, Turkey’s deadliest day in Afrin, Rihanna and Macron friends

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A Russian Sukhoi-25 ground-attack aircraft has been shot down in a rebel-held area in Syria’s north-western province of Idlib. The Russian defence ministry said the pilot had ejected into an area believed to be controlled by the jihadist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham alliance. Although he survived the crash he was killed in a ground fight. Hayat […]

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31 January 2018

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Babylon Reports – Taliban controls most of Afghanistan, Turkey bombs Ain Dara, Glee actor found dead

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Taliban fighters, whom US-led forces spent billions of dollars trying to defeat, are now openly active in 70% of Afghanistan, a BBC study has found. Months of research across the country show how areas the Taliban threaten or control have surged since foreign combat troops left in 2014. The Afghan government played down the report, […]

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28 January 2018

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Babylon Reports – Turkey says US out of Syria, Coalition strike kills Iraqi forces, Drake boycotts Grammys

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Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu on Saturday said the United States needed to pull its troops immediately out of the Syrian town of Manbij, another target of an ongoing military campaign against the Washington-backed Kurdish forces in Afrin. The Foreign Minister said the US must cut all ties with the terrorist group and […]

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25 January 2018

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Babylon Reports – Trump talks to Erdogan, Coalition kills hundreds of militants, Elton John retires from touring

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US President Donald Trump conveyed to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan increasing concern about Turkey’s assault on Syrian Kurdistan as the two leaders spoke by telephone on Wednesday. The White House summary of the call explained that Trump had “urged Turkey to exercise caution [and] avoid any action that might risk conflict between Turkish and […]

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24 January 2018

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Babylon Reports – Thousands flee Afrin, Iraqi forces fight IS near Mosul, Drake releases new songs

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 An estimated 5,000 people have been displaced by clashes between Turkish-led forces and Kurdish fighters in north-western Syria. The civilians have fled communities near the border since Turkey launched an offensive to drive a Kurdish militia out of the Afrin region on Saturday. Some are reported to have been prevented from crossing into territory controlled […]

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22 January 2018

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Babylon Reports – Emergency UN security meeting, Afghan attack kills over 15, Morgan Freeman gets lifetime achievement award

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The United Nations Security Council said it would hold an emergency session on Monday to discuss the situation in Syria following Turkish cross-border operations at France’s request. The French Foreign Ministry called for a session to address Turkey’s attack on the Syrian Kurds in Afrin and added that all issues need to be resolved through […]

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17 January 2018

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Babylon Reports – Turkish troops at Syrian border, Kurdish parties boycott Iraqi Parliament, Kim and Kanye welcome baby girl

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Turkey’s president has warned of imminent military offensives on two Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria, as tanks and troops gather on the border. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Syrian rebels would support Turkish efforts to clear the “terror nests” of Afrin and Manbij. The areas are controlled by the YPG, which Ankara considers a terrorist group […]

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