Middle East • The Defense Post

Mar- 2023 -

24 March

Co-production for 28m Coastal Patrol Craft (CPC) in Egypt is moving forward in full speed. Swiftships 28m CPC is becoming the world's most co-produced vessel in its class. 50 are expected to be delivered by 2025.

Rojoef Manuel

Swiftships to Deliver Seven Additional Coastal Patrol Vessels for Egyptian Navy

Swiftships has received a contract to deliver seven additional coastal patrol craft for the Egyptian Navy.

23 March

Syrian regime forces manning a position in the countryside city of Kobane, also known as Ain al-Arab, along the border with Turkey

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Battle Between Army, Jihadists Kills 10: Monitor

Five Syrian soldiers and five fighters of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham jihadist group were kille during clashes in Aleppo, a war monitor said.

23 March

STRAIT OF HORMUZ (Feb. 8, 2019) The Cyclone-class coastal patrol ship USS Hurricane (PC 3) navigates through the Strait of Hormuz. Hurricane is forward deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dakota Young/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

Egyptian Navy Receives Three Cyclone-Class Coastal Patrol Craft From US

US Naval Forces Central Command has delivered three Cyclone-class coastal patrol vessels to the Egyptian Navy.

22 March

A pro-government fighter in Yemen during fighting with Houthis south of Marib

Staff Writer With AFP

10 Yemeni Troops Killed as New Fighting Clouds Peace Efforts

At least 10 soldiers were killed in renewed fighting in Yemen despite diplomatic efforts to halt the long-running war in the Arab world's poorest country.

22 March

Syrian Air defences respond to Israeli missiles targeting south of the capital Damascus, on July 20, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Missiles Hit Arms Depot in Syria’s Aleppo Airport: Monitor

An Israeli missile strike destroyed a suspected arms depot used by Iran-backed militias at Syria's Aleppo airport, a war monitor said.

20 March

A fighter loyal to Houthi rebels visits the grave of slain Houthi political leader Saleh al-Sammad in Yemen's Houthi rebel-held capital, Sanaa, on 31 January 2022

Staff Writer With AFP

Yemen Warring Parties Agree Prisoner Swap as Peace Efforts Accelerate

Yemen's Houthi rebels and its internationally recognized government reached an agreement to exchange more than 880 prisoners, the UN confirmed.

20 March

Aftermath of Turkish bombing in Jandaris, Afrin

Staff Writer With AFP

Pro-Turkey Fighters Kill 4 Syria Kurds Celebrating Nowruz: Monitor

Turkish-backed fighters shot at a family of Kurds celebrating the festival of Nowruz in northern Syria, killing at least four people, a war monitor said.

20 March