Middle East • Page 208 of 221 • The Defense Post

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9 December

Haider al-Abadi, Prime Minister of Iraq, at the Munich Security Conference

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Prime Minister Abadi declares ‘end of war’ against ISIS in Iraq

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday declared victory in the three-year war by Iraqi forces to expel Islamic State

8 December

Joanne Stocker

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US airstrikes kill 5 al-Qaeda militants in Yemen’s al-Bayda – Pentagon

U.S. military airstrikes in Yemen killed five al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula militants in the al-Bayda governorate, the Department of Defense said on Friday.

7 December

UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura

Staff Writer With AFP

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Syrian government to rejoin Geneva talks on Sunday

Syrian government negotiators will return to Geneva this weekend to rejoin United Nations-backed peace talks, after leaving the city in protest last week, U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura said.

7 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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Qatar signs €2.6 billion deals with France for 12 Rafale aircraft, 490 armored vehicles

Qatar signed deals to buy 12 French-built Rafale fighter jets and 490 VBCI armoured vehicles for €2.6 billion

6 December

Israel Receives First Two Adir F-35 Fighters

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel says Adir F-35 stealth fighter jets operational

Israel's military declared its Adir F-35 stealth fighters operational, making it the first country outside the U.S. to put the jets into service

5 December

Afghan Air Force UH-60 Black Hawk pilots graduate

Fergus Kelly

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First 6 Afghan Air Force Black Hawk helicopter pilots graduate training

The first six Afghan Air Force pilots qualified to pilot the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter graduated from Aircraft Qualification Training in November

5 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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Syria peace talks resume in Geneva, without government delegation

U.N.-backed peace talks for war-ravaged Syria were set to resume in Geneva Tuesday, but without Syrian government negotiators, who sources said have yet to determine if they will return.

4 December

Ali Abdullah Saleh, former president of Yemen

Joanne Stocker

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Former Yemen president Saleh killed by Houthi fighters

Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed Monday after Houthi rebels reportedly blew up his house in the capital Sanaa.

4 December

A guard on the border between Yemen and Saudi Arabia

Staff Writer With AFP

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Yemen rattled by air raids as clashes spread

A wave of air raids rattled Yemen's crisis-hit capital Monday, witnesses said, as clashes between rebels and supporters of ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh also spread beyond Sanaa.

3 December