Middle East • Page 189 of 286 • The Defense Post

Jan- 2020 -

2 January

Supporters of the Southern Transitional Council attend a rally in Aden, Yemen

Yemen southern separatists quit agreement to secure pro-government alliance

Southern separatists in Yemen declared their withdrawal from Saudi-brokered talks to shore up the Riyadh-led military coalition

Dec- 2019 -

31 December

Joanne Stocker

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US sending additional forces to protect embassy personnel in Iraq

The US is sending additional military personnel to support staff at the American embassy in Iraq, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said

30 December

Hashd al Shaabi deputy commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis

Jared Szuba

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Iraqi PMU leader vows retaliation for US airstrikes on Kataib Hezbollah

Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a senior Iraqi militia official with ties to Iran, vowed retaliation for US airstrikes on Kataib Hezbollah fighters in Iraq and Syria

30 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkey arrests 100 ISIS suspects in raids in 6 provinces

Turkey arrested more than 40 Iraqis, around 20 Syrians and a Moroccan and other ISIS suspects across six provinces in recent days

29 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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US strikes Kataib Hizbollah militia targets in Iraq and Syria

US forces struck five targets of the Kataib Hizbollah militia that is accused of carrying out a deadly attack on US and Iraqi forces near Kirkuk

29 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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Turkey will not pull out of Idlib observation posts in Syria, Akar says

Turkey will not withdraw from its observation posts in Syrian rebel bastion province of Idlib which has seen an increase in violence carried out by regime forces

27 December

Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force P-3C Orion in Japan

Staff Writer With AFP

Japan to send military assets to the Gulf but won’t join US coalition

Japan will send a military vessel and two patrol planes to help protect waterways in the Middle East but will not join a US-led coalition in the region

19 December