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Israel claims preemptive strike on Iranian drone operation in Syria

The IDF said it launched preemptive airstrikes against Iranian positions southeast of Damascus, thwarting a planned drone attack on Israel

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US and ASEAN navies to hold first maritime exercises in September

The US and 10 Southeast Asian states will hold their first-ever joint maritime exercises in September, aimed at preventing "wrongdoing"

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China launches JARI combat drone boat

The state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation launched the JARI combat unmanned surface vessel

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Israeli killed by IED near West Bank settlement

An IED blast killed one Israeli and seriously wounded two of her family members in an attack near a settlement in the West Bank

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South Korea agrees to share military intelligence with Japan through US

South Korea said it will share military intelligence with Japan through the US after terminating a pact to exchange information directly

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Sri Lanka ends state of emergency declared after Easter attacks

Sri Lanka has ended a four-month state of emergency declared after Easter suicide bombings by Islamist extremists that killed 258 people

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South Korea to end military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan

South Korea said it will terminate its military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan amid intensifying trade and diplomatic disputes

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Iran officially unveils Bavar-373 air defense system

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani inducted the Bavar-373 air defense system at an official unveiling ceremony in Tehran

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Iraq PMU leaders blame ‘external’ forces for mysterious base explosions

The deputy leader of Iraq's Hashd al-Shaabi militias said the US bore responsibility for a series of recent explosions at their bases

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Military escalation in Syria’s Idlib province tests Turkey’s resolve

Turkey warned the Syrian government not to “play with fire” following a strike on one of its military convoys and the regime advance in Idlib

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