Middle East
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Apr- 2021 -19 April
Five Wounded in Rocket Attack on Iraq Base Hosting Americans
Five rockets targeted an Iraqi airbase hosting US soldiers Sunday, wounding two foreign contractors and three Iraqi soldiers, in the latest attack coinciding with tensions between Baghdad's allies Tehran and Washington.
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16 April
Heavy Fighting Near Yemen’s Marib Leaves 96 Dead: Loyalists
Heavy fighting near the Yemeni city of Marib has killed 96 combatants over the past two days, loyalist commanders said Friday.
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16 April
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza After Rocket Attack
The Israeli military said early Friday it had carried out airstrikes on military targets in the Gaza Strip after a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave hit southern Israel.
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15 April
Drone Attack Targets Kurdish Iraq’s Arbil Airport
An attack Wednesday on an airport in Arbil was carried out by drone, the Kurdish interior ministry said, in an unprecedented escalation of the arms used to target US soldiers based there.
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14 April
Biden Admin to Push Through with $23 Billion Weapons Sale to UAE
The administration of US President Joe Biden is moving forward with the sale of high-powered weapons and military equipment worth $23 billion to the UAE.
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12 April
Israel ‘of Course’ Behind Nuclear Site Attack: Iran Foreign Ministry
Iran's foreign ministry said Monday Israel was "of course" behind an attack on the Natanz uranium enrichment plant the previous day, and promised vengeance.
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8 April
US Agrees to Move ‘Remaining Combat Troops’ From Iraq
The United States agreed with Iraq to remove all remaining combat forces deployed to fight Islamic State extremists, although US forces will still provide training.
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8 April
Syria Responds to ‘Israeli Aggression:’ State Media
Syrian air defense responded early Thursday to "Israeli aggression" over Damascus, state media reported, adding that four soldiers were wounded in the attack.
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6 April
Palestinian Killed by Israeli Fire in West Bank: Palestinians
A Palestinian motorist was killed and his wife wounded by Israeli fire in what the Israeli army described as an "attempted car-ramming attack."
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Mar- 2021 -26 March
Shadowy Drone Program Gives Yemen Rebels Regional Reach
Six years after Saudi Arabia intervened in Yemen, booby-trapped drones have made the Houthi rebels a potent threat, enabling them to target distant Saudi cities and heavily guarded oil facilities.
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