Middle East

Israel to Purchase US Military Aircraft for $3.1 Billion

Israel has signed two agreements with the US to purchase 12 CH-53K helicopters and two Boeing KC-46 refueling aircraft.

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US-Led Coalition in Iraq Targeted 2 Years After Soleimani Killing

The US-led coalition against the Islamic State group in Iraq shot down two armed drones targeting a compound at Baghdad airport.

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IS Attack Near Syria Oil Wells Kills 9 Fighters: Monitor

Jihadist fighters killed nine Syrian soldiers and allied militiamen in an ambush near oil installations in eastern Syria.

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Iran’s Guards Say 9 Killed in Shootout in Southeast

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they killed six "armed bandits" in a shootout in the country's southeast that also left three members of a Guards-linked paramilitary force dead.

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IS Extremists Murder Iraqi Police Officer

An Iraqi police officer was murdered about two weeks after the Islamic State jihadist group kidnapped him.

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Palestinian President Makes Rare Israel Visit for Talks

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz hosted talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on his first visit in years.

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Iranian Missiles Strike Israeli Sites in Simulated Attack

Iran unleashed a volley of ballistic missiles at Israeli weapons of mass destruction sites in a simulated attack Friday.

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Strike Blamed on Israel Sets Ablaze Syrian Port of Latakia

An Israeli air strike hit the Syrian port of Latakia, the second such attack on the key facility this month.

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Hezbollah Brushes off Saudi Charges of Yemen Rebel Aid

Hezbollah dismissed as "ridiculous" Saudi charges that it aids Yemen's Houthi rebels in launching strikes against the kingdom.

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Saudi-Led Coalition Hits Yemen Rebel Camp in Ramped up Air War

The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said struck a Houthi rebel camp in the capital Sanaa, as it intensified an aerial bombing campaign against the Iran-backed insurgents.

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