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Aug- 2019 -11 August
Saudi coalition launches airstrike against Yemen separatists in Aden
A Saudi-led coalition launched a strike against southern separatists in Yemen after they seized the presidential palace in second city Aden
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1 August
Dozens of Yemen police killed in twin attacks in Aden
Separate attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels and an ISIS suicide bomber killed at least 49 people in Aden, many of them newly trained police cadets
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Jul- 2019 -29 July
Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan arrives in Persian Gulf to escort UK tankers
The Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan dispatched to the Gulf to escort UK-flagged ships amid heightened tensions with Iran arrived in the region
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22 July
UK seeks to form Europe-led Gulf maritime protection force
The UK is prepared to form a Europe-led maritime protection force in the Gulf, foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said as tensions increase with Iran
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19 July
Iran seizes UK-flagged Stena Impero tanker in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran's IRGC said it impounded a British-flagged oil tanker the Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz
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19 July
Mali: ‘Terrorists’ killed in French airstrike near Niger border
Aircraft attached to the France-led Operation Barkhane in the Sahel struck "terrorists" in Mali near the border with Niger, killing nine, the armed forces said
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19 July
Hashd al-Shaabi militia bombed in northern Iraq
A drone bombed a base belonging to a Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Units) militia in Tuz Khurmatu, northern Iraq
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18 July
USS Boxer downs Iranian drone near Strait of Hormuz, Pentagon says
The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer brought down an Iranian drone near the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon and President Donald Trump said
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18 July
Iran’s IRGC seizes foreign tanker accused of smuggling fuel in Persian Gulf
Iran's IRGC has seized a tanker carrying fuel that the Islamic Republic claims was being smuggled through the Persian Gulf
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17 July
UK to send second Type 23 frigate HMS Kent to Gulf
The UK Royal Navy said it will send a second Type 23 frigate, the HMS Kent, to the Persian Gulf this autumn
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