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Aug- 2020 -27 AugustMiddle East
US Troops Injured in Tense Confrontation With Russians in Syria
Russian military vehicles and attack helicopters surrounded two US armored cars in a tense confrontation in northeastern Syria Wednesday, leaving US troops injured.
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26 AugustMiddle East
Turkey Says ‘No Concessions’ in East Mediterranean Row
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday warned Turkey would make "no concessions" in the eastern Mediterranean and told Greece to avoid taking steps that could lead to its "ruin."
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26 AugustMiddle East
Yemen’s Southern Separatists Withdraw From Peace Talks
Yemen's southern separatists have withdrawn from talks over a Saudi-sponsored power-sharing deal with the internationally recognized government, in the latest setback for the troubled process.
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26 AugustExercises
Greece, Cyprus, Italy, France to Hold Military Exercises From Wednesday
Greece said it will launch military exercises Wednesday with France, Italy, and Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean, the focus of escalating tensions between Athens and Ankara.
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26 AugustMiddle East
Israeli Army Claims Air Strikes on Hezbollah Positions in Lebanon
Israel's army said it had conducted air strikes on Hezbollah observation posts in Lebanon in response to fire from across the border directed at its troops.
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25 AugustAfrica
Gunmen Kidnap Students in Northern Nigeria: Locals
Gunmen have kidnapped seven students along with their female teacher from a secondary school in northern Nigeria's Kaduna state, killing a vigilante and vandalizing a church.
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25 AugustMiddle East
Taliban Attacks Afghan Base as Pakistan Pushes for Talks
A Taliban-claimed suicide attack killed at least three people in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday as neighboring Pakistan pushed for delayed peace talks to begin.
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25 AugustMiddle East
Al-Qaeda Blows up Yemen Clinic After Executing Dentist
Al-Qaeda blew up a medical center in war-torn Yemen, 10 days after executing a dentist it accused of guiding US drone strikes against its militants.
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25 AugustTerrorism
Virus Lockdowns Limit IS Attacks in Many Nations: UN
Coronavirus lockdowns appear to have reduced the threat of Islamic State group attacks in many countries, but the risk is greater in Iraq and Syria, a UN official said.
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24 AugustMiddle East
Iran Guards Say Three US-Linked Infiltrators Killed
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Monday that its forces killed three gunmen with links to the United States who tried to infiltrate its territory in the country's far northwest.
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