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Aug- 2019 -25 August
Israel claims preemptive strike on Iranian drone operation in Syria
The IDF said it launched preemptive airstrikes against Iranian positions southeast of Damascus, thwarting a planned drone attack on Israel
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23 August
China launches JARI combat drone boat
The state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation launched the JARI combat unmanned surface vessel
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22 August
Iran officially unveils Bavar-373 air defense system
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani inducted the Bavar-373 air defense system at an official unveiling ceremony in Tehran
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22 August
Iraq PMU leaders blame ‘external’ forces for mysterious base explosions
The deputy leader of Iraq's Hashd al-Shaabi militias said the US bore responsibility for a series of recent explosions at their bases
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21 August
Houthi rebels down US Reaper drone over Yemen
An American drone was shot down over Houthi rebel territory in Yemen, US officials said. The Houthis claimed credit
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21 August
Hashd al-Shaabi ammunition cache explodes in Iraq, fourth in recent months
The head of Iraq's Civil Defense said that a "materiel stockpile" belonging to a Hashd al-Shaabi militia exploded at an airbase in northern Iraq
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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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