Middle East
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Apr- 2023 -20 April
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.
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20 April
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.
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19 April
Israeli Forces Shoot 7 in West Bank Raid After East Jerusalem Shooting
Seven Palestinians were injured in an Israeli army operation in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said.
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17 April
Best Chance for Peace in Yemen in Eight Years: UN Envoy
Yemen faces its best chance to strike a peace deal since its civil war started over eight years ago, although much work remains to be done, UN envoy Grundberg said.
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17 April
US Raid in Syria Kills Senior IS Leader: CENTCOM
A US helicopter raid killed a senior Islamic State group leader in Syria suspected of plotting attacks in Europe and the Middle East, US Central Command said.
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16 April
Two Killed in Iraqi Kurdistan in Drone Strikes Blamed on Turkey
At least two people have been killed and two others wounded in northern Iraq's Kurdistan region, officials said, blaming a drone strike carried out by neighboring Turkey.
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16 April
Syria Attacks Blamed on IS Kill at Least 41
Suspected Islamic State fighters killed at least 36 truffle hunters and five shepherds in Syria, a monitor said.
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12 April
Israel to Send Greece Spike Anti-Tank Systems for $400 Million
Israel has signed a $400 million deal with Greece to provide Spike anti-tank systems.
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11 April
Yemen Prisoner Swap to Start Thursday as Peace Hopes Rise
A prisoner exchange involving hundreds of detainees from Yemen's brutal civil war will start on Thursday against a backdrop of rising hopes for peace.
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11 April
Israel’s Netanyahu Vows to ‘Restore Security’ by Acting ‘On All Fronts’
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would "restore calm and security" to the country, after rising tensions over the last week in the Middle East.
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