Middle East
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Apr- 2019 -30 April
Coalition and Iraqi forces attack ISIS sleeper cells in Hamrin mountains
CJTF-OIR and Iraqi forces attacked ISIS sleeper cells in northern Iraq, destroying tunnel systems, buildings, caves, and command positions
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29 April
ISIS leader al-Baghdadi appears in first video since declaring caliphate in 2014
The elusive chief of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has appeared for the first time in five years in a propaganda video released by the jihadist organization
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26 April
Iraqi police officer killed by Coalition ‘friendly fire’ near Kirkuk
An Iraqi federal police officer was killed and two others wounded by US-led Coalition aircraft fire near Kirkuk
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23 April
ISIS steps up attacks on pro-Assad troops in Syria’s Badia desert
ISIS claims deadly attacks against Syrian government and pro-regime forces west of the Euphrates
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17 April
Israel’s defense exports top $7 billion in 2018
Israel's defense exports exceeded $7.5 billion in 2018, with the bulk going to Asia and the Pacific region, the government said
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15 April
Yemen government and Houthi rebels agree to Hodeidah plan, UN envoy says
Yemen's government and Houthi rebels have accepted a plan for a much-delayed pullback from the flashpoint city of Hodeidah, the UN envoy said
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15 April
Saudi Arabia and UAE use French weapons in Yemen, report reveals
French weapons are being used by the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in Yemen, according to a classified note revealed by French media
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15 April
France, UK and US navies hold Artemis Trident counter-mine exercise off Bahrain coast
The US, French and British navies launched 'Artemis Trident' anti-mine exercises off Bahrain in support of the free movement in Gulf waters
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14 April
ISIS brands global attacks as ‘Vengeance for Sham’
Robert Postings looks at the first few days of Islamic State’s ‘Vengeance for Sham’ global campaign
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13 April
Climate change: an increasingly dangerous recruiting sergeant for insurgent groups
Extreme weather conditions from climate change are enabling insurgents to more-easily recruit and exert control on populations
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