Middle East
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Apr- 2021 -21 April
General: Small Drones Dent US Air Superiority
The US military is operating without complete air superiority “for the first time since the Korean War” because of the proliferation of inexpensive, small drones, Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie said.
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21 April
Germany Plans to Pull Troops Out of Afghanistan by July 4
Germany's defense ministry on Wednesday said it planned to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan in early July, after the United States announced plans to pull out by September 11.
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21 April
Greece to Lend Patriot Battery to Saudi as Houthi Attacks Spike
Greece will lend a Patriot missile battery to Saudi Arabia to protect its critical energy infrastructure as the Gulf kingdom grapples with growing attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels.
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20 April
Morocco to Receive 13 Bayraktar TB2 Combat Drones From Turkey
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces has signed a contract to buy 13 Bayraktar TB2 combat drones from Turkey, the service confirmed on social media.
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19 April
Israel, Greece Sign Record Defense Deal Worth $1.65 Billion
In “the biggest defense agreement to date” between Israel and Greece, the two Mediterranean countries signed a $1.65 billion defense procurement deal on Sunday.
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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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