Middle East
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Sep- 2018 -27 September
Lebanon detains Palestinian man over ISIS-directed poisoning plots
Lebanon's security forces said they detained a Palestinian refugee allegedly linked to Islamic State over two poisoning plots
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25 September
Iran blames ‘jihadist separatists’ for Ahvaz military parade attack
Iran's intelligence ministry blamed "jihadist separatists" for last week's deadly attack on a military parade in the southwestern city of Ahvaz
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24 September
Yemen Houthis mass-produced mines and IEDs using Iranian components, CAR report finds
A Conflict Armament Research report has found that Yemen's Houthi rebels have standardized and mass-produced improvised explosive devices
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24 September
Syria to get S-300 missile defense system within weeks, Russian defense minister says
Russia will provide Syria with an S-300 missile defense system within the next two weeks, days after Syrian air defenses accidentally downed a Russian electronic signals aircraft.
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23 September
Israel ‘misled’ Russia in Il-20 plane downing over Syria, defense ministry says
Russia's military blamed "misleading" information from Israel's air force for the downing of a Russian Ilyushin Il-20 electronic signals intelligence aircraft in Syria
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23 September
US to supply Lebanon and Austria with high explosive 155mm howitzer rounds
American Ordnance has been awarded an almost $57 million contract to supply 155mm high explosive projectiles to Austria and Lebanon, the US Department of Defense said
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22 September
Armed gunmen attack Iran military parade, killing soldiers and civilians
An attack on a military parade Iran's Khuzestan province killed a number of soldiers and civilians, with officials blaming the deaths on "terrorists"
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20 September
Sudan takes custody of woman accused of belonging to ISIS in Syria
Syria's Kurds said they handed over a Sudanese woman accused of belonging to Islamic State and her baby to a Sudanese diplomat
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20 September
Hezbollah ‘owns precision missiles,’ leader Nasrallah says
The head of Lebanon's Hezbollah said it had acquired "precision missiles" despite efforts by Israel to prevent it developing this capability
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20 September
Israel air force commander to brief Russia on Il-20 downing in Syria
Israel's air force commander led a delegation to Russia to share the military's findings on the downing of an Il-20 plane in Syria
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