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16 August

Ronald Watkins

HMS Lancaster Sets Sail on Three-Year Middle East Security Mission

The HMS Lancaster Type 23 frigate embarked from Portsmouth on Monday to fulfill a mission lasting until at least 2025.

16 August

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Army Says Found, Blocked ‘Attack’ Tunnel From Gaza

Israel's army said Monday it had discovered and blocked a tunnel leading out of the Gaza Strip that had been dug by the Palestinian enclave's Hamas rulers.

15 August

Syrian Air defences respond to Israeli missiles targeting south of the capital Damascus, on July 20, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Israeli Strikes on Syria Kills Three Soldiers: State Media

Israeli air strikes on Syria killed three soldiers and wounded three others on Friday, state media said, after the latest such incident in the war-torn country.

11 August

A discarded Islamic State flag lying on the ground in the Syrian village of Baghouz

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Says IS Leader Killed in South

A leader of the Islamic State group blew himself up in southern Syria after being surrounded by government forces, state media reported.

10 August

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Scoffs at Claims Russia-Launched Satellite for ‘Spying’

Iran dismissed as "childish" Wednesday claims by the US that an Iranian satellite launched by Russia is intended for spying.

10 August

Iranian navy vessel IRIS Lavan carrying a stack of military unmanned aerial vehicles

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Navy Says Repelled Attack on Ship in Red Sea

An Iranian naval flotilla thwarted an overnight attack on an Iranian vessel in the Red Sea, a senior commander said.

10 August

Members of the Israeli border guards block the entrance to the village of Al-Lubban Al-Sharqiah, south of Nablus, during a demonstration by settlers at the entrance to the village

Staff Writer With AFP

Four Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces in West Bank

Israeli forces killed four people in the occupied West Bank, including two teens and a man Israel said was a senior militant commander.

9 August

Smoke plumes rise from buildings in the village of Kansafra, in the southern countryside of Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province, on October 23, 2020.

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkish Drone Strike Kills 4 in Northeast Syria: Monitor

A Turkish drone strike killed at least four people in a northeast Syrian city held by Kurdish forces, the latest in a flurry of attacks, a war monitor said.

9 August

Ronald Watkins

Czech Republic to Purchase Three Heron Drones From Israel

The Czech Republic will begin negotiations with Israel to purchase three Heron drones including ground control stations, data terminals, and shipping containers.

8 August