Middle East
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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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27 November
Saudi-Led Coalition Bombs Yemen Houthi Rebel Sites After Aramco Attack
The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen bombed rebel camps including in the capital Sanaa on Friday, days after the Houthis attacked an oil facility in Saudi Arabia.
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26 November
Air Strikes Kill 19 Iran-Backed Fighters in Syria: Monitor
Air strikes likely carried out by Israel killed at least 19 pro-Iran militia fighters in war-torn eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday.
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25 November
Israeli Strikes in Syria Kill 8 Pro-Iran Fighters: Monitor
Israeli air strikes in Syria overnight killed at least eight fighters operating in pro-Iran militias, a war monitoring group said Wednesday.
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24 November
Car Bomb in North Syria Kills 5: Monitor
A car bomb on Tuesday killed five people, mostly local police, on the outskirts of the Turkish-controlled town of Al-Bab in northern Syria, a war monitor said.
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23 November
Yemen’s Houthis Claim Missile Attack on Saudi Aramco Site
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they launched a missile that struck a Saudi Aramco oil distribution facility in the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Monday.
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23 November
Iraq Arrests IS ‘Administrative Chief’ Abu Naba at Baghdad Airport
Iraq's elite Counter-Terrorism Service said on Monday it had arrested the "administrative chief" of the Islamic State group after his arrival at Baghdad airport.
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19 November
No Limit to Where Iran Can Defend Itself, Guards Say
Iran's Revolutionary Guards are not tied to "a specific geographical area" in defending the "vital interests" of the Islamic republic, its commander said Thursday, in an apparent retort to Washington.
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18 November
IS Kills 11 Pro-Regime Fighters in Syria Clashes: Monitor
Clashes in the Syrian desert between Russia-backed Syrian government forces and Islamic State group jihadists killed 11 regime loyalists Wednesday, a Britain-based war monitor said.
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18 November
US to Slash Troop Levels in Iraq, Afghanistan
The US will slash troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to their lowest levels in nearly 20 years of war after President Donald Trump pledged to end conflicts abroad, the Pentagon announced.
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