Middle East
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Aug- 2020 -17 August
11 Yemen Soldiers Killed in Clashes and Rebel Attack
Eleven Yemeni government troops, including a senior officer, were killed in a militia attack by Houthi rebels in Sanaa.
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14 August
Turkish Strikes Kill Three Kurds in Iraq: Mayor
Turkish bombardment killed three Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq, a local official said Friday, as Baghdad seeks to rally support to end Ankara's offensive on its soil.
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14 August
Jihadists Detain American In NW Syria: Monitor
An American self-described journalist accused of having ties to jihadists has been detained by Al-Qaeda-linked hardliners in northwest Syria.
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13 August
Iraq Seeks Arab Help to Push Turkish Troops Out
Iraq has urged its Arab allies to help persuade Turkey to withdraw its troops from Iraqi territory, where they have been raiding Kurdish militant positions, the foreign ministry said Thursday.
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12 August
Iran’s Rouhani Hopeful US Arms Embargo Push Will Fail
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani expressed "great hopes" Wednesday that a US bid to extend an arms embargo on his country will fail, warning of consequences if the UN Security Council backs it.
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12 August
Israel Strikes Hamas Positions in Gaza Over Fire Balloons
The Israeli military said it carried out overnight strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip after incendiary balloons were launched across the border from the Palestinian enclave.
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12 August
Iraq Fumes Against Turkey Over Drone Strike That Killed Two Iraqi Officers
Iraq canceled a ministerial visit and summoned Turkey's ambassador as it blamed Ankara for a drone strike that killed two high-ranking Iraqi officers on Tuesday.
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10 August
Hamas Fires Rockets Into Sea in ‘Message’ to Israel
The Gaza Strip's rulers Hamas fired rockets into the sea on Monday after repeated exchanges of fire with Israel in recent days, Palestinian security sources and eyewitnesses said.
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7 August
Israeli Army Says Downs Drone Arriving From Lebanon
The Israeli army said it had shot down a drone overnight Thursday into Friday that came from Lebanon, a border on heightened military alert due to recent skirmishes.
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6 August
Iran Says US, Israel Are Nuclear ‘Threat’ to Region
Iran's foreign minister said Thursday that the US and its ally Israel constitute a nuclear threat to the Middle East, on the 75th anniversary of the atomic attack on Hiroshima.
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