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8 July

The new Shaldag MK V fast-patrol vessel.

Inder Singh Bisht

Israeli Navy to Receive Four Upgraded Patrol Vessels

Israel Shipyards is supplying four Shaldag MK V fast patrol vessels to the Israeli Navy, the shipbuilder announced.

8 July

Iraqi security forces stand guard in front of the US embassy in Baghdad, on January 1, 2020. Thousands of pro-Iran demonstrators had vandalized the compound after US air strikes killed 25 of their fighters. Photo: Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP.

Staff Writer With AFP

Rockets Fired at US Embassy in Iraq After Attacks on Bases

Three rockets were fired at the US embassy in Iraq early Thursday that was marked by rocket and drone attacks on bases hosting American forces in Iraq and Syria.

7 July

Members of the special forces of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Kurds Say Thwarted Drone Attacks Near Coalition Base

Syrian Kurdish forces said they repelled drone attacks Wednesday near a major base of the US-led coalition battling Islamic State group remnants, in the second such attack in days.

7 July

Taliban militants in a line holding guns and explosives

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban Launch Assault on Afghan Provincial Capital Qala-i-Naw

The Taliban launched their first assault on a provincial capital in Afghanistan, since waging a major offensive against government forces.

7 July

This file photo from 2019 shows an Iranian flag at Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran

Staff Writer With AFP

US Calls on Iran to Stop Nuclear ‘Brinksmanship’

The United States warned Iran to stop nuclear "brinksmanship," saying the country's latest efforts to enrich uranium could complicate its return to talks aimed at restarting the 2015 nuclear accord.

6 July

Staff Writer With AFP

US Forces Shoot Down Armed Drone Over Iraq Embassy

US forces shot down an armed drone above their embassy in Baghdad, hours after a rocket attack on a base housing US soldiers in the west of the country.

5 July

Joe Saballa

Egypt Unveils New Naval Base on Mediterranean Sea

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday led the inauguration of a new strategic naval base located on the Mediterranean Sea, near the country’s border with Libya.

2 July

US Marine Sgt. Bryan Early, a squad leader with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, leads his squad of Marines to the next compound while patrolling in Helmand province, Afghanistan

Staff Writer With AFP

All US and NATO Troops Leave Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan: US Defense Official

All US and NATO troops have left Bagram Air Base, signaling the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan was imminent.

2 July

An incendiary balloon is pictured being launched from the Gaza Strip.

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Strikes Gaza After Incendiary Balloon Launch

Israel hit Islamist militant sites in Gaza with air strikes in retaliation for incendiary balloon launches from the Palestinian enclave, in the latest unrest since a ceasefire ended May's conflict.

1 July