Middle East
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Dec- 2024 -21 December
American Strike Killed Islamic State Group Leader in Syria: US Military
American forces killed an Islamic State group leader and another of the group's members in a strike in Syria.
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20 December
UAE Promises Not to Arm Sudan Paramilitaries as US Warns of Arms Export Ban
The United Arab Emirates, under fire in Washington, has told the US it has cut off weapons to paramilitaries in Sudan's brutal civil war.
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20 December
Pentagon Says US Doubled Troops in Syria Earlier This Year
The US doubled the number of troops it has in Syria as part of operations against the Islamic State group to around 2,000 earlier this year, the Pentagon said.
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19 December
Israel Hits Port, Energy Sites in Yemen After Missile Intercepted
Israel said it struck ports and energy infrastructure used by Houthi rebels in Yemen after intercepting a missile fired from the country.
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18 December
Syria Ex-Rebel Military Chief Says to Dissolve Armed Wing
The military chief of Syria's victorious Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham said it would be "the first" to dissolve its armed wing and integrate into the armed forces.
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18 December
Bahrain Orders Nine H145 Helicopters From Airbus
Bahrain has purchased nine H145 Airbus helicopters to support law enforcement missions and emergency medical operations.
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17 December
Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Fire Missile Toward Israel
The Israeli military said sirens sounded across central Israel on Monday as it intercepted a missile in an attack later claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels.
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17 December
Israel Defense Forces to Receive ‘Thousands’ of Elbit Communication Systems
Elbit Systems has signed a $130-million contract to supply “thousands” of advanced communication systems for the Israel Defense Forces.
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17 December
Saudi Arabia Buys Three More Corvettes From Spain
Saudi Arabia has signed a contract with Spanish state-owned shipbuilder Navantia to construct three Avante 2200 corvettes.
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17 December
US Strikes Houthi Command and Control Facility in Yemen
American forces carried out an air strike on Monday against a Houthi command-and-control facility that was used by the Yemeni rebels to coordinate attacks.
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