Middle East
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Mar- 2023 -20 March
Yemen Warring Parties Agree Prisoner Swap as Peace Efforts Accelerate
Yemen's Houthi rebels and its internationally recognized government reached an agreement to exchange more than 880 prisoners, the UN confirmed.
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20 March
Pro-Turkey Fighters Kill 4 Syria Kurds Celebrating Nowruz: Monitor
Turkish-backed fighters shot at a family of Kurds celebrating the festival of Nowruz in northern Syria, killing at least four people, a war monitor said.
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20 March
Israel Approves Counter-Drone System Sale for Ukraine: Report
Israel has reportedly approved an export license for the possible sale of a counter-drone system to Ukraine.
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20 March
Islamic Jihad Says Israel Killed Commander in Syria
Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad said one of its commanders had been shot dead in Syria in an assassination it blamed on Israeli agents.
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17 March
Bahrain Air Force Receives Three Ranger X Helicopters From Bell
Bell Textron has delivered three Bell 505 Jet Ranger X five-seater light helicopters to the Royal Bahrain Air Force.
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16 March
Germany Moving Ahead With Israeli Arrow-3 Defense System Purchase: Report
Germany is reportedly moving ahead with its planned acquisition of the Israeli-made Arrow-3 anti-ballistic missile defense system.
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15 March
Russia Begins Naval Drills With China, Iran
Russia said it had started naval exercises with China and Iran in the Arabian Sea as it seeks to shore up ties with Beijing and Tehran.
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14 March
Up to 500 IS Fighters Still Active in Iraq: Military
Islamic State still has up to 500 active fighters in Iraq, a senior military official estimated in the country where jihadist cells continue to launch sporadic attacks.
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13 March
Lockheed Martin Completes First F-16 Block 70 Aircraft for Bahrain
Lockheed Martin has completed developing the first export version of its F-16 Block 70 fighter aircraft for the Royal Bahraini Air Force.
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13 March
Russia Sending Captured US Weapons to Iran to ‘Reverse-Engineer’: Report
Russia is reportedly sending Iran some of the US-made weapons and equipment it captured in Ukraine to undergo “reverse-engineering.”
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