Middle East
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Jan- 2021 -4 January
Iran Revolutionary Guards Seize South Korean-Flagged Tanker
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Monday it had seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Gulf waters for breaking "maritime environmental laws."
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4 January
At Least 15 Killed in Syria Road Attack: Monitor
Gunmen killed at least 15 people in Syria, mostly government soldiers traveling on a bus in the second such road ambush in recent days, a war monitor said Monday.
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Dec- 2020 -30 December
Israel’s Rafael Unveils AI-Driven Drone System for Indoor Fighting
Israeli defense firm Rafael last week displayed an artificial intelligence-driven system that involves drones and robots entering a building and scanning its interiors.
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30 December
Yemen’s Aden Airport Blasts Kill 26 as New Government Arrives
At least 26 people were killed as explosions rocked Yemen's Aden airport moments after a new unity government flew in, in what officials charged was a "cowardly" attack by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
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30 December
Israel Strikes Kill Syrian Soldier, Wound Five: Monitor
Israeli air strikes in Syria targeting Hezbollah and Syrian air defense forces killed one Syrian soldier and wounded five others, a war monitor said.
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29 December
Gaza Forces Fire Rockets to Mark Israel Conflict Anniversary
Palestinian armed groups staged military exercises in Gaza on Tuesday, including firing rockets into the sea, to mark the anniversary of the start of the 2008 conflict with Israel.
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28 December
Iran Warns Israel Not to Cross Gulf ‘Red Lines’
Iran warned Israel not to cross its "red lines" in the Gulf in the final days of Trump's presidency and following a reported Israeli submarine deployment.
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24 December
Trump Warns Iran Over Rocket Strike on Embassy in Iraq
US President Donald Trump warned Wednesday he would hold "Iran responsible" in the event of a fatal attack on Americans in Iraq.
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23 December
Houthis Claim Saudi CH-4 Drone Downed Near Border
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have shot down a Chinese-made Saudi drone over the country’s central province of Ma’rib, a Houthi spokesman said.
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22 December
US Nuclear Submarine Crosses Strait of Hormuz in Show of Force to Iran
The USS Georgia, a nuclear submarine capable of carrying 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles and 66 special forces soldiers, crossed the Strait of Hormuz in a new show of force directed at Iran.
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