Middle East
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Dec- 2020 -8 December
Hezbollah Claims It Flew Drone Into Israel During Military Exercise
An armed drone belonging to Hezbollah made an incursion into Israeli territory and filmed two of the country’s military bases, the Lebanon-based terrorist organization has claimed.
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8 December
IS Built up Arsenal After ‘Red Flags’ Ignored: Study
Islamic State jihadists build up a major arsenal of explosives, weapons, and drones through a sophisticated procurement process that saw "red flags" ignored by governments and suppliers, a monitoring group said.
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7 December
Gunmen Kill 5 South Yemen Separatists: Security Official
Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen killed five south Yemen separatists in Abyan province on Monday, in the terror group's biggest attack in the region for months.
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7 December
Iran Says Scientist Killed by Satellite-Controlled Machine Gun
A satellite-controlled machine gun with "artificial intelligence" was used in last week's assassination of a top nuclear scientist in Iran, the deputy commander of the Revolutionary Guards told local media Sunday.
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4 December
Eight People Killed in Shelling in Yemen’s Hodeidah
At least eight people were killed in the shelling of an industrial compound in Yemen's strategic port of Hodeidah, the government said Friday, pointing the finger at the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
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2 December
Israel Gets New Missile Boat as Iran Tensions Surge
Israel received the first of its new missile boats, with a top naval officer saying the fleet upgrade "dramatically" improves the country's ability to counter regional rivals, including Iran.
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2 December
More Than 900 Syrian Fighters Return Home From Karabakh: Monitor
More than 900 pro-Turkish Syrian fighters have returned to Syria after the end of fighting in the disputed area of Nagorno Karabakh.
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1 December
Rebel Shelling Kills Seven Yemen Children: Medics
Rebel shelling of government-held districts of Yemen has killed seven children over the past two days, medics and relief agencies said.
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1 December
Drone Strike Reportedly Kills Iran Commander Near Iraq-Syria Border
A drone strike has reportedly killed a senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, along with three other officers, near the border of Iraq and Syria.
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Nov- 2020 -30 November
Iran Says Scientist Was Killed in ‘New, Complex’ Operation: Top Official
A top Iranian official said nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed in a new type of "complex operation," blaming arch-foe Israel and an exiled opposition group.
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