Middle East
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Feb- 2022 -2 February
‘Silent Arrow’ Drones Deliver Cargo in First Foreign Deployment
Yates Electrospace Corporation’s GD-2000 “Silent Arrow” drones have completed an autonomous cargo delivery operation in the Middle East.
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2 February
Egypt Signs $1.7B Deal for South Korean Howitzers
Egypt has signed a $1.66 billion deal for South Korean howitzers, a week after Washington approved a major arms sale to Cairo.
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2 February
US to Send Warship, Fighter Jets to UAE After Yemen Attacks
The US will deploy a guided-missile destroyer and fighter jets to help defend the UAE after a series of missile attacks by Yemeni rebels.
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1 February
Casualties After Turkish Air Raids Target PKK: Iraqi Kurds
Turkey carried out air strikes in northern Iraq against PKK positions, causing casualties, authorities in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region said.
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1 February
US Navy Begins Operating ‘Explorer’ Unmanned Saildrone
The US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) has begun operating the Saildrone Explorer Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) in the Arabian Gulf as a part of an initiative to expand its 5th Fleet with new unmanned systems.
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1 February
US Urges Direct Nuclear Talks With Iran, Says Time Running Out
A senior US official said time was running out for nuclear negotiations with Iran and urged Tehran to agree to direct talks to help forge a deal.
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Jan- 2022 -31 January
Israel Strikes Hezbollah Positions Near Damascus: Monitor
Israeli strikes hit a military outpost and weapons depot operated by Lebanon's Hezbollah movement near the Syrian capital Damascus.
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31 January
UAE Intercepts Yemen Rebel Ballistic Missile: Defense Ministry
The UAE said it intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels towards the Gulf country.
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28 January
Kurdish Fighters Found Dead in Syria Jail Hit by IS: Monitor
Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria found the bodies of 18 fellow fighters inside a prison that the Islamic State group attacked last week.
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28 January
Six Rockets Target Baghdad Airport, Damaging Plane
Six rockets were fired at the Iraqi capital's airport, causing damage but no casualties, security sources said.
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