Middle East • Page 202 of 286 • The Defense Post

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30 September

Quds Force: A center of gravity for Iranian insurgency

Targeting the IRGC Quds Force proxies and exploiting the regime's vulnerabilities at home should be part of any campaign against Iran, Ram Yavne argues

30 September

Yemen's Houthi rebels captured pro-government fighters' vehicles

Staff Writer With AFP

Houthis kill and capture ‘hundreds’ of pro-Yemen government forces in August operation

Houthi rebels killed 200 pro-government fighters in Yemen and captured more than 1,000 in an August offensive near the Saudi border

28 September

Staff Writer With AFP

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ISIS claims attack on Egyptian security checkpoint in Sinai as Cairo braces for protests

ISIS said Sinai Province fighters attacked an Egyptian security checkpoint in North Sinai, killing 15 soldiers

27 September

Staff Writer With AFP

US ramps up airstrikes against ISIS in southwest Libya

US forces conducted the third airstrike in a week against Islamic State in southwest Libya, AFRICOM said

27 September

Staff Writer With AFP

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US to deploy new Patriot missile battery, 4 Sentinel radars to Saudi Arabia

The US will deploy a new Patriot missile battery and four Sentinel radar systems to Saudi Arabia in response to attacks on oil facilities

26 September

Staff Writer With AFP

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UN Human Rights Council votes to extend Yemen war crimes investigation

The UN Human Rights Council voted to extend the mandate of war crimes investigators in Yemen, after the group found evidence of grave violations by all sides in the conflict

24 September

Jared Szuba

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INTERVIEW: Kurdish leader Ilham Ahmed on security in North and East Syria

Ilham Ahmed, President of the Executive Committee of the Syrian Democratic Council, speaks to Jared Szuba about the buffer zone, Turkey, constitutional committee and security in northern Syria

24 September