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17 August

Taliban fighters holding weapons stand in a queue

Rebel Taliban Commander Killed Trying to Flee to Iran: Officials

A rebel Taliban commander from Afghanistan's minority Shiite Hazara community was killed while attempting to flee to Iran, the defense ministry said.

17 August

Joe Saballa

BAE Systems Delivers First Eurofighter Typhoon Aircraft to Qatar

BAE Systems delivered its first Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft to the Qatar Armed Forces during a roll-out ceremony in the UK.

17 August

SDF Forces Conduct Live-Fire Training with Coalition

Staff Writer With AFP

17 Dead in Turkish Raids on Syria Border Posts: Monitor

Turkish air strikes on Syria border posts run by regime forces killed 17 fighters, according to a war monitor.

16 August

Joe Saballa

Iran Hosts Military Drone Tournament With Russia, Other Allies

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has launched a two-week drone competition with strategic allies Russia, Belarus, and Armenia.

16 August

Ronald Watkins

HMS Lancaster Sets Sail on Three-Year Middle East Security Mission

The HMS Lancaster Type 23 frigate embarked from Portsmouth on Monday to fulfill a mission lasting until at least 2025.

16 August

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Army Says Found, Blocked ‘Attack’ Tunnel From Gaza

Israel's army said Monday it had discovered and blocked a tunnel leading out of the Gaza Strip that had been dug by the Palestinian enclave's Hamas rulers.

15 August

Syrian Air defences respond to Israeli missiles targeting south of the capital Damascus, on July 20, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli Strikes on Syria Kills Three Soldiers: State Media

Israeli air strikes on Syria killed three soldiers and wounded three others on Friday, state media said, after the latest such incident in the war-torn country.

11 August