Middle East – Page 260 – The Defense Post

Apr- 2022 -

11 April

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

Israel Strikes Government Positions in Syria: State Media

Israel carried out air strikes on government-held positions in Syria, the state news agency SANA said, without reporting any casualties.

6 April

KTCC Zerevani Peshmerga training in Bnaslawa

Staff Writer With AFP

Three Rockets Land Near Oil Refinery in Iraqi Kurdistan

Three rockets landed near an oil refinery in Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdistan region, with "no casualties or material damage reported," Kurdish counter-terrorism forces said.

6 April

US Army executes Iron Dome Defense System live fire at White Sands Missile Range

Hanan Zaffar

Israel, Middle Eastern Allies Working on Air Defense Pact: Report

Israel and Middle Eastern allies are reportedly working to develop a joint defense system to shield their territories against Iranian missiles and drones.

5 April

The reactor building at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant located 1,200 kilometers south of Tehran, Iran

Staff Writer With AFP

US, Iran Spar Over Stalled Nuclear Talks

The US and Iran blamed each other for an impasse that has sought to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons.

4 April

A child's teddy bear is pictured amidst the rubble of a house, following reported shelling by regime forces, in the village of Serja, in the southern part of Syria's Idlib province

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Regime Shelling Kills Four Children: Monitor

Four children were killed on their way to school after regime forces shelled a town in the Idlib region, Syria's last main rebel bastion.

3 April

Hanan Zaffar

Qatar Launches Fourth Al-Zubarah-Class Corvette

Qatar has launched its fourth Al Zubarah-class vessel, the Sumaysimah, in a ceremony at Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri’s Muggiano shipyard.

1 April

Joe Saballa

Lockheed Wins $4.7B Radar, THAAD Air Defense System Deal for US Ally

Lockheed Martin has clinched two contracts totaling $4.7 billion to manufacture radar and air defense systems for the US and allied nations.

1 April

A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces serving guard in a prison in al-Hasakah province in northeastern Syria

Staff Writer With AFP

100 Children Missing From Syria Jail Attacked by IS: UN

The fate of 100 children who had been detained in a Syrian prison is unknown more than two months after jihadists attacked the facility.

Mar- 2022 -

31 March

Hanan Zaffar

British Army Conducts Jungle Warfare Training With Thai Forces

The British Army and Thai Armed Forces are conducting Panther Gold 21, a jungle warfare exercise to boost military warfare tactics, navigation, and survival techniques.

30 March