Middle East
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May- 2021 -5 May
Turkey Converts Simsek System Into Autonomous ‘Kamikaze’ Drone
The Simsek System has been converted into a kamikaze drone, Turkish Aerospace Industries head Temel Kotil said during an interview with CNN Turk last week.
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5 May
One Dead in Israeli Air Strikes Targeting Assad Home Region: Syrian Media
One civilian was killed and six wounded after a rare Israeli air raid on a northeastern Syrian region home to the longtime ruling Assad family, Syria's state media said Wednesday.
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3 May
Blast in Syria’s Idlib Hits Jihadist Arms Depot, Kills 3
A blast at a jihadist-run arms depot in Syria's northwestern Idlib region killed two fighters and a civilian Monday, a war monitor said.
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Apr- 2021 -28 April
US Navy Fired Warning Shots on Iran Boats in Gulf: Pentagon
A US Navy vessel fired warning shots toward three Iranian military speed boats in the Gulf this week to warn them after they sped close to the ship, the navy said.
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26 April
Houthis Launch Drone Attack on Saudi Military Base, Says Spokesman
Yemen's Houthi militia said on Twitter that they launched a drone attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushit at dawn on Monday.
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26 April
Turkey Launches New Raid in Northern Iraq
The Turkish army has launched a new ground and air offensive against outlawed Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, officials and local media reported on Saturday.
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26 April
Yemen Houthis Advance on Marib, Dozens Dead: Military Sources
Yemen's Houthi rebels have made major gains in the battle for the government's last northern stronghold, advancing close to the center of Marib city despite heavy casualties, military sources said Sunday.
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23 April
3 Rockets Hit Baghdad Airport Base Housing US Troops: Security Sources
Three rockets crashed into a base at the Iraqi capital's airport housing US troops Friday, security sources said, in the latest attack coinciding with tensions between Baghdad's allies Tehran and Washington.
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22 April
IDF Strikes Syria After ‘Missile’ Targets Southern Israel
Multiple defense batteries in Syria were struck by Israeli forces, the military said Thursday, after a missile targeted a village near a secretive nuclear site in southern Israel.
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21 April
General: Small Drones Dent US Air Superiority
The US military is operating without complete air superiority “for the first time since the Korean War” because of the proliferation of inexpensive, small drones, Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie said.
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