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Aug- 2021 -

30 August

Air

30 Loyalists Killed in Strikes on Yemen’s Biggest Airbase

Strikes by Iran-backed Huthi rebels on Yemen's largest airbase killed at least 30 pro-government troops and wounded scores more.

24 August

Middle East

An Israeli F-15 I fighter jet launches anti-missile flares during an air show near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Strikes Gaza After Incendiary Balloon Attacks

Israel launched airstrikes against Gaza after incendiary balloons launched from the strip started fires in the country's south.

20 August

Middle East

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

Syria Says Air Defense Shot Down Israeli Missiles

Syria's air defense system engaged "hostile targets" over the capital Damascus.

13 August

Middle East

Armoured vehicles and 155 mm self-propelled howitzers deployed in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on the border with Lebanon on July 27, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Says It Shot Down Drone From Lebanon’s Hezbollah

The Israeli army shot down a drone from the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah that had crossed into Israeli airspace.

9 August

Asia Pacific

Afghan militia gather with their weapons to support Afghanistan security forces against the Taliban

Staff Writer With AFP

Taliban Seize Three More Afghan Provincial Capitals in Northern Blitz

The Taliban tightened the noose around northern Afghanistan, capturing three more provincial capitals.

4 August

Air

Staff Writer With AFP

Rocket Fire From Lebanon Prompts Israeli Shelling: Army

Rocket fire from Lebanon hit northern Israel prompting retaliatory shelling.

3 August

Asia Pacific

Afghan officials and mourners perform funeral prayers over the coffin of Angiza Shinwari, a provincial member, in Jalalabad

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghan Fighting Rages as US and UK Accuse Taliban of Massacring Civilians

The United States and Britain accused the Taliban of atrocities that may amount to "war crimes" in the town of Spin Boldak.

2 August

Asia Pacific

Smoke rises from the site of an attack after a massive explosion the night before near the Green Village in Kabul

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghan Forces Bomb Taliban Fighters to Repel Assaults on Key Cities

Afghan forces fought fierce street battles and bombed Taliban positions while insurgents swarmed major cities as they stepped up their nationwide offensive.

Jul- 2021 -

27 July

Middle East

A Palestinian youth looks for salvageable items amid the rubble of the Kuhail building, which was destroyed in an early morning Israeli airstrike on Gaza City

Staff Writer With AFP

HRW Accuses Israel, Hamas of ‘Apparent War Crimes’ in Gaza Conflict

Human Rights Watch said both Israel and Hamas "apparently" committed "war crimes" during a May conflict, calling for the incidents to be probed as part of ongoing international investigations.

23 July

Asia Pacific