Middle East
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Jan- 2025 -9 January
37 Killed in North Syria Clashes Between Pro-Turkey, Kurdish Forces: Monitor
Battles between Turkish-backed groups, supported by air strikes, and Kurdish-led forces killed 37 people in Syria's northern Manbij region.
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8 January
Iran Begins Military Drills Near Natanz Nuclear Site: State Media
Iran's military has begun drills near the Natanz nuclear enrichment plant in the center of the country, state media reported.
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8 January
Turkey Threatens Military Operation Against Syrian Kurdish Fighters
Turkey threatened to launch a military operation against Kurdish forces in Syria unless they accept its conditions for "bloodless" transition.
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7 January
Iran Launches Major Military Drills, Prepares for ‘Anti-Terror Campaign’
Iran has begun the "Great Prophet 19" large-scale military exercise and announced an upcoming anti-terror campaign, state media reported.
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7 January
US Envoy Says Israeli Forces Begin Withdrawal From 2nd South Lebanon Town
Visiting US envoy Amos Hochstein said on Monday Israeli forces began withdrawing from a south Lebanon border town.
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6 January
Turkey Says Syrian Kurdish Fighters Will Be ‘Eliminated’
Turkey said it's "a matter of time" before Syrian Kurdish fighters - seen by the West as crucial against the Islamic State - to be wiped out.
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6 January
US Greenlights $78.5M Lightweight Torpedo Sale to Saudi Arabia
The US government has authorized the potential sale of MK 54 MOD 0 lightweight torpedoes to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under a $78.5-million deal.
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5 January
Syria Monitor Says Fighting Between Pro-Turkey, Kurdish Forces Kills 101
More than 100 combatants were killed over the last two days in northern Syria in fighting between Turkish-backed groups and Syrian Kurdish forces.
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4 January
Elaborate Military Tunnel Complex Linked to Assad’s Palace
On the slopes of Mount Qasyun, a network of tunnels links a military complex to the presidential palace facing it.
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4 January
Biden Administration Announces $8B Arms Sale to Israel
The administration of US President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a planned $8-billion arms sale to Israel, a source familiar with the plan said.
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