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27 September

Smoke billows during clashes between forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed government and Houthi rebel fighters in al-Jadaan area 50 kilometres northwest of Marib in central Yemen on February 11, 2021.

Staff Writer With AFP

More Than 60 Killed in Fierce Fighting for Yemen’s Marib

Sixty-seven Yemeni rebels and pro-government troops have been killed as fighting intensifies for the key city of Marib.

24 September

Israel's Iron Dome aerial defense system intercepts rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, controlled by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, above the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, on May 10, 2021

Staff Writer With AFP

US House Approves $1 Billion for Israel’s Iron Dome

US lawmakers green-lit $1 billion to resupply Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system.

21 September

The Assault Rifle Combat Application System

Inder Singh Bisht

Elbit Systems Rifle Tech Allows Soldier to ‘Shoot From the Hip’

Israel’s Elbit Systems has unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system that allows soldiers to fire accurately around corners and from the hip.

21 September

File photo of Syria's last major rebel bastion of Idlib

Staff Writer With AFP

Two Jihadist Commanders Killed in Syria Drone Strikes: Monitor

Drone strikes killed two jihadist commanders close to Al-Qaeda in the Idlib region of northwest Syria.

20 September

Staff Writer With AFP

Haftar’s East Libya Forces Say Two Dead in Helicopter Crash

Two people died in Libya after helicopters belonging to forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar collided in the country's east.

17 September

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in Saudi Arabia

Staff Writer With AFP

US Approves $500M Helicopter Maintenance Deal for Saudis

The US State Department announced the approval of a maintenance contract worth up to $500 million for Saudi Arabia's military helicopter fleet.

16 September

Staff Writer With AFP

At Least 50 Killed in Yemen Clashes: Military Sources

At least 50 rebels and pro-government troops, including a high-ranking officer, have been killed in clashes in Yemen's central province of Al-Bayda.

15 September

A tank belonging to Turkish soldiers and rebel Free Syrian Army fighters is seen in the Kurdish-majority city of Afrin, in northwestern Syria, after they took control of the city from the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), on March 18, 2018

Rebecca Anne Proctor

Afrin’s Syrian Kurds Continue to Pay Price of Turkey’s Occupation

Throughout Syria's Turkish-occupied territories, a cycle of violence has become common as Turkish-backed opposition groups are turning to exploiting citizens, particularly Syrian Kurds and Yazidis.

15 September