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17 December

A guard on the border between Yemen and Saudi Arabia

Staff Writer With AFP

Saudi-led strike ‘kills at least three Yemen civilians’

A Saudi-led air strike has killed at least three civilians in Yemen's Marib province, a local official said on Sunday.

15 December

Staff Writer With AFP

Airstrikes and clashes kill 51 in Yemen

Saudi-led air strikes have killed 28 Houthi rebels around Yemen's west coast, medics and security sources close to the insurgents said Friday, as government forces reported deadly clashes in the south.

14 December

UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura

Staff Writer With AFP

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‘Golden opportunity missed’ at Syria peace talks – UN mediator

The latest round of Syria peace talks in Geneva was a "golden opportunity missed," the country's U.N. mediator lamented Thursday.

14 December

Numbers mark features that identify an Iranian Qiam-class ballistic missile section

Anna Varfolomeeva

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US will create a coalition to push back against Iran – Haley

US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said Washington would establish a coalition to push back against Iran.

14 December

Fergus Kelly

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New UK-based RAF Typhoon squadron will temporarily integrate Qatari personnel

The U.K. is to create a new Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon squadron that will temporarily integrate personnel from Qatar

14 December

PG-9 rockets in an ISIS propaganda video

Joanne StockerFergus Kelly

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Did ISIS kill Iraqis with weapons the US gave to Syrian fighters?

ISIS captured European weapons given by the US to Syrian rebels and later used them against the Iraqi Security Forces in the battles of Mosul and Fallujah

13 December

Fergus Kelly

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Lebanon to get $120 million in US military aid including ScanEagle drones and helicopters

The United States is to give the Lebanese Armed Forces more than $120 million in additional military aid for border security and counter-terrorism operations

13 December

The remains of an ISIS vehicle after an attack on At Tanf deconfliction zone

Fergus Kelly

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UPDATED ISIS attack on Tanf deconfliction zone repelled by MaT

The U.S.-backed vetted Syrian opposition group Jaysh Maghawir al-Thawra (MaT) repelled ISIS attacks on the deconfliction zone near At Tanf in southern Syria

13 December

Staff Writer With AFP

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Israel hits Gaza after rocket fire, three wounded

The Israeli air force hit the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Wednesday lightly wounding three people, after Palestinians fired at southern Israel, the military and Gaza security officials said.

12 December