Middle East

Sep- 2020 -

15 September

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot (L) give a press conference in Tel Aviv, on December 4, 2018.

Wars and Peace: Israeli Ties With the Arab World

Israel, which on Tuesday is set to sign accords to normalize ties with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, has had a turbulent history with the Arab world, including eight wars.

15 September

A US Air Force MQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle carrying a Hellfire missile similar to the one believed to be used in the strike.

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Syria Drone Strike Kills Top Tunisian Jihadist Sayyaf al-Tunsi

A drone strike believed to have been carried out by the United States in northwestern Syria killed a prominent Tunisian jihadist, a monitor said.

14 September

Members of the Taliban delegation attend the opening session of peace talks with the Afghan government in Doha.

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Afghan Government Presses Truce Demand in Taliban Talks

The Afghan government on Monday pressed its calls for a truce with the Taliban, reiterating its desire for a long-term ceasefire at historic talks in Qatar.

14 September

The Turkish research vessel Oruc Reis operated for subsea geophysical exploration.

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Turkey Confirms Ship in Greece Row Has Returned to Coast

Turkey said the research ship at the center of a row with Greece over energy exploration had returned to the Turkish coast but insisted the move did not mean Ankara was "giving up."

14 September

United Nations peacekeeping forces (UNIFIL) patrol near the village of Mais el Jabal, along the southern Lebanese border with Israel.

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Ninety Lebanon Peacekeepers Contract Coronavirus: UNIFIL

Ninety UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon have tested positive for coronavirus, a spokesman for the UNIFIL force said.

11 September

Satellite image obtained courtesy of Maxar Technologies shows a mockup aircraft carrier being prepared in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas on February 15. Maxar Technologies/AFP

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Iran Deploys Submarine, Cruise Missile in Exercises Near Sensitive Strait of Hormuz

The Iranian navy on Friday deployed homegrown military equipment including a submarine and a cruise missile on the second day of exercises near the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

11 September

Houthi fighters guard a pro-rebel gathering in Sanaa on September 27, 2018

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Saudi Intercepts Yemeni Houthi Missiles, Drones: Coalition

The Saudi-led coalition Thursday intercepted multiple ballistic missiles and drones launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels towards the kingdom, state media said, after the insurgents claimed they had targeted the capital Riyadh.

9 September

US soldiers stand at the Qayyarah Air Base, where US-led troops in 2017 helped Iraqis plan out the fight against the Islamic State in nearby Mosul

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Trump to Announce US Troop Withdrawals From Iraq, Afghanistan

Trump is expected to announce further troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq, where several thousand US troops hunting down jihadist sleeper cells have faced increasing attacks blamed on pro-Iran factions.

9 September

A smoke plume rises following an explosion targeting the convoy of Afghanistan's vice president Amrullah Saleh in Kabul

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Afghanistan VP Lightly Wounded in Deadly Kabul Blast, Six Dead

Afghanistan's vice president Amrullah Saleh sustained minor injuries Wednesday when his convoy was targeted in Kabul in an explosion that killed at least six people and wounded a dozen more.

7 September

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24 Killed in Clashes in Yemen’s Northern Al-Jawf Province

More than 20 people were killed in clashes in Yemen's northern province of Al-Jawf late Sunday as government troops tried to reclaim positions lost months ago to Houthi rebels.