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28 July

Satellite image obtained courtesy of Maxar Technologies shows a mockup aircraft carrier being prepared in the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas on February 15. Maxar Technologies/AFP

Iran Military Exercise in Gulf ‘Irresponsible and Reckless:’ US Navy

The US Navy criticized Iran as "irresponsible and reckless" for conducting an exercise involving firing a missile at a replica aircraft carrier in Gulf waters.

28 July

Armoured vehicles and 155 mm self-propelled howitzers deployed in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on the border with Lebanon on July 27, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Says Repelled Attempted Hezbollah Attack

Israel said it had repelled an attempt by Hezbollah fighters to penetrate its northern border on Monday, but the Lebanese group denied any involvement in the incident.

27 July

In this file photo from September 19, 2019, Lebanon's defence ministry displays an alleged Israeli drone that was captured by Lebanese forces after falling in a southern Beirut suburb

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli Drone Falls in Lebanese Territory: Army

The Israeli army said Sunday one of its drones had come down in Lebanese territory, following a reinforcement of its presence at its northern frontier near Lebanon.

23 July

US soldiers stand at the Qayyarah Air Base, where US-led troops in 2017 helped Iraqis plan out the fight against the Islamic State in nearby Mosul

Staff Writer With AFP

US General Sees Iraq Troop Drawdown as IS Threat Dims

A feared resurgence of the Islamic State has not so far materialized in Iraq, paving the way for a further coalition troop drawdown, a US commander said Wednesday.

21 July

Smoke billows following an alleged Israeli airstrike targeting south of Damascus, Syria, on July 20, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli Missile Strike Kills 5 Fighters In Syria: Monitor

Five Iran-backed fighters were killed in an Israeli missile strike south of the Syrian capital, a Britain-based war monitor said on Tuesday.

21 July

Islamic State supporters hold up the caliphate's flag

Staff Writer With AFP

Mawla the ‘Destroyer,’ Brutal New Head of IS Group

The Islamic State group's new head, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi or Mawla, has a reputation for brutality but otherwise remains largely an enigma.

20 July

Mourners hold up pictures of General Qassem Soleimani at his funeral in January 2020.

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Executes Man Convicted of Spying for CIA, Mossad

Iran executed a man convicted of spying for the US and Israel, including helping to locate former General Qassem Soleimani.

19 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Car Blast Kills 7 Near Syria-Turkey Border Post

At least seven people were killed and scores wounded on Sunday when a car bomb exploded in northern Syria near a Turkish border crossing, a war monitor said.

16 July