Middle East
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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
Israeli killed by IED near West Bank settlement
An IED blast killed one Israeli and seriously wounded two of her family members in an attack near a settlement in the West Bank
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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
Military escalation in Syria’s Idlib province tests Turkey’s resolve
Turkey warned the Syrian government not to “play with fire” following a strike on one of its military convoys and the regime advance in Idlib
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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
UAE denies it supports Yemen’s southern separatists capture of Aden
The UAE rejected accusations it supported Yemeni separatists in their seizure of the government's de facto capital Aden
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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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20 August
Yemen separatists seize two government military camps outside Aden
Yemeni separatists seized two government military camps days after agreeing to partially withdraw from government buildings in the capital
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19 August
Syria: Airstrikes hit Turkish military convoy moving towards Idlib front
Aircraft supporting the Syrian army struck a Turkish military convoy attempting to resupply an outpost in Syria’s embattled Idlib province
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