Middle East
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Mar- 2021 -5 March
Iran Guards Say Foiled Plane Hijacking
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Friday that they foiled the hijacking of a plane by an assailant who intended to have the internal flight redirected to a neighboring Gulf Arab country.
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4 March
Yemen’s Houthis Claim Missile Strike on Saudi Aramco Plant
Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed a missile strike Thursday on a plant of energy giant Saudi Aramco in the western Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah amid an escalation in cross-border attacks on the kingdom.
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3 March
UK Defends Yemen Aid Cuts and Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday defended his government's plan to halve humanitarian aid for war-torn Yemen while continuing to sell arms to Saudi Arabia, despite a US freeze on its weapons' exports.
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3 March
One Dead in Rocket Attack on Iraq Base Hosting US Troops
At least 10 rockets hit a military base in western Iraq hosting US-led coalition troops on Wednesday, security sources said.
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2 March
One Militant Killed in US Bombing in Syria: Pentagon
The US Defense Department said one member of a pro-Iran militia was killed and two were injured in last week's bombing of a border station inside Syria.
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1 March
Yemen Rebels Claim Saudi Strikes, Threaten New Attacks
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Sunday claimed missile and drone strikes that targeted neighboring Saudi Arabia overnight and threatened more attacks, as fighting in the grinding civil war escalates.
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Feb- 2021 -26 February
US Strikes ‘Iranian-Backed Militant’ Site in Syria: Pentagon
The US military struck facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran-backed armed groups Thursday, saying President Joe Biden's new administration was sending Tehran a message after recent rocket attacks on US troop locations in Iraq.
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24 February
Iran Police Arrest ‘Bomber’ Plotting Attacks in Tehran
Iranian police said they had arrested a man plotting bomb attacks in Tehran, calling him a "suicide bomber" linked to "opponents" of the Islamic republic.
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24 February
Nigerian Troops Reclaim Town Seized by Jihadists: Army
Nigerian soldiers backed by fighter jets on Tuesday recaptured a town in the restive northeast seized last week by jihadists after they overran a military base, the army said.
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23 February
Victims’ Families Sue Saudi Arabia Over Naval Base Attack
Families of three men killed in 2019 at a Florida naval base by a Saudi airman sued Saudi Arabia, saying its government knew of the shooter's radicalization and association with Al-Qaeda.
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