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August 23, 2019 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Syrian Civil War, 2019 Northwestern Syria offensive
- The Syrian Army captures the entire northern Hama-southern Idlib rebel pocket, asserting control over the strategic towns of Kafr Zita, Al-Lataminah and Murak, as well as numerous villages and an archaeological site, following the withdrawal of rebel forces. (Reuters) (Al Masdar)
- The Turkish observation post near Murak is encircled by government forces. (Asharq Al-Awsat) (Ansamed)
Al-Qaeda accuses "treacherous Pakistani forces" of detaining for more than a year the wife and two other relatives of the group's leader Ayman al Zawahiri. (Al Arabiya)
Iran–Israel proxy conflict
- U.S. officials confirm that an airstrike on an Iranian weapons depot in Amirli, Iraq on July 19 that killed two Iranian military commanders was conducted by Israel. The strike is the first known Israeli attack inside Iraq since Operation Opera in 1981. (Voice of America)

International relations

China–United States trade war
- China retaliates on the United States' latest tariff decisions by imposing tariffs of up to 25% on some American goods. (CNBC)
- U.S. President Donald Trump states on Twitter that he has "hereby ordered" that U.S. companies find an alternative for manufacturing in China and relocate "HOME". (Barron's) (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

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 *[[Al-Qaeda]] accuses "treacherous Pakistani forces" of detaining for more than a year the wife and two other relatives of the group's leader [[Ayman al Zawahiri]]. [https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2019/08/23/Al-Qaeda-claims-Pakistan-detained-wife-of-its-chief-Zawahiri.html (Al Arabiya)]
 *[[Iran–Israel proxy conflict]]
-**[[United States|U.S.]] officials confirm that an airstrike on an [[Iran]]ian weapons depot in [[Amirli]], [[Iraq]] on July 19 that killed two Iranian military commanders was conducted by [[Israel]]. The strike is the first known Israeli attack on Iraq since [[Operation Opera]] in 1981. [https://www.voanews.com/middle-east/us-officials-confirm-israeli-strike-iraq (''Voice of America'')]
+**[[United States|U.S.]] officials confirm that an airstrike on an [[Iran]]ian weapons depot in [[Amirli]], [[Iraq]] on July 19 that killed two Iranian military commanders was conducted by [[Israel]]. The strike is the first known Israeli attack inside Iraq since [[Operation Opera]] in 1981. [https://www.voanews.com/middle-east/us-officials-confirm-israeli-strike-iraq (''Voice of America'')]
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