Middle East • Page 272 of 288 • The Defense Post

Jan- 2018 -

4 January

Saudi-led strikes on Yemen kill dozens of Houthi fighters and civilians

Saudi-led air strikes have killed dozens of rebels and civilians in the past 24 hours in Yemen's Hodeidah province, medical sources said

4 January

Russian President Vladimir Putin at Hmeimim air base in Syria

Staff Writer With AFP

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Two Russian servicemen killed in Syria mortar attack

Russia's defence ministry said 2 servicemen were killed in an attack in Syria on New Year's Eve, but denied reports planes had been destroyed

3 January

A guard on the border between Yemen and Saudi Arabia

Staff Writer With AFP

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Norway suspends arms exports to UAE over Yemen war

Norway announced it has suspended arms and ammunition exports to the UAE because of the nation's involvement in the Yemen war.

3 January

Joanne Stocker

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Russian military Mi-24 helicopter crashes in Syria, killing pilots

A Russian military Mi-24 helicopter crashed in Syria, killing both pilots, a crash the defence ministry blamed on a technical fault.

2 January

Explosions rock West Mosul during Iraqi offensive

Joanne Stocker

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Civilian casualties in Iraq remained steady in December

The number of civilians killed and wounded in Iraq in December rose slightly from the previous month, a figure that the United Nations special envoy said was disappointing

Dec- 2017 -

29 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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Gunman kills 9 in attack on Coptic church in Egypt

A gunman opened fire on a church south of Cairo on Friday, killing at least nine people in an apparent Islamist attack on Egypt's Christian minority

28 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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US-led Coalition in Iraq and Syria acknowledges 16 more civilian deaths, bringing total to at least 817

The U.S.-led Coalition fighting ISIS in Syria and Iraq acknowledged 16 more civilian deaths in air or artillery strikes, increasing the number killed to at least 817

28 December