Middle East • Page 92 of 296 • The Defense Post

May- 2023 -

1 May

Islamic State supporters hold up the caliphate's flag

Suspected Islamic State Group Chief Killed in Syria: Erdogan

The suspected leader of the Islamic State group has been killed in Syria in an operation carried out by Turkey's MIT intelligence agency, Erdogan said.

Apr- 2023 -

27 April

A man stands on a beach as tanker ships are seen in the waters of the Gulf of Oman

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Guards Seize Oil Tanker in Gulf of Oman: US Navy

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, the US Navy said, in the latest such incident in the commercially vital seaway.

25 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Hosts Talks With Iran, Syria, Turkey

Russia's defense minister hosted four-way talks aimed at normalizing ties between Ankara and Damascus, which were severed at the start of Syria's civil war in 2011.

25 April

Joe Saballa

Israel to Test New Missile Early Warning System in Ukraine

Israel will deploy its new missile warning system in Kyiv next month to detect incoming Russian attacks, according to Israeli and Ukrainian officials.

25 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Decrease in IS Attacks in Iraq, Syria: Coalition

The international coalition fighting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria said there has been a "reduction in attacks" by jihadists in both countries this year.

24 April

An Israeli Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter plane performs at an air show during the graduation of new cadet pilots at Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, on June 29, 2017

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Bombs Targets in Syria Near Golan Heights: Monitor

Israel's army shelled a position belonging to a pro-Iran group in southern Syria near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, a war monitor said.

21 April

Joe Saballa

Elbit to Supply Automated Howitzers to International Customer

Elbit Systems has received a $102 million contract to supply autonomous truck-mounted howitzers to an international customer.

20 April

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Army Gets 200 New ‘Strategic’ Drones: State Media

Iran's defense ministry has delivered the army with more than 200 new drones equipped with missile capabilities and electronic warfare systems.

20 April

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus

Hannah Wallace

Assad-ISIS Collusion Threatens US and Its Allies

The Assad regime could look to weaponize ISIS fighters in the northeast to attack a joint SDF-US gathering, both pleasing Turkey and sealing that friendship by pushing back the SDF and possibly spurring a US withdrawal.

19 April