Middle East
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Oct- 2018 -5 October
US approves sale of 5 armed Bell 407GX helicopters to Iraq
The US approved the sale to Iraq of five Armed Bell 407GX utility helicopters for the Iraqi Security Forces, the DSCA said
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4 October
Israel military sends reinforcements to Gaza border area
The Israeli Defense Forces sent reinforcements to the Gaza border area to "thwart terror" as protests continue in the strip
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4 October
Turkish soldiers killed and wounded in IED attack in southeast
Turkish soldiers were killed in an attack caused by an improvised explosive device in southeastern Turkey blamed on "terrorists," the provincial governor said.
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3 October
ISIS says senior Sinai leader in killed in Egypt army air strike
Islamic State announced the death of one of its leaders in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, where a source said 15 jihadists were also killed
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1 October
Trump administration struggles to explain US military role in Syria
Recent Pentagon, State Department and White House statements send mixed signals about a future US military presence in Syria, and if it is focused on countering Iran
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1 October
Iran fires ballistic missiles at eastern Syria in retaliation for Ahvaz attack
Iran's IRGC said they launched ballistic missiles attack at a "terrorist" headquarters in Syria in retaliation for a September attack on Ahvaz
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Sep- 2018 -28 September
UN Human Rights Council extends Yemen war crimes investigation
The UN Human Rights Council voted to extend a probe of alleged war crimes committed in Yemen despite opposition from Saudi Arabia and allies
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27 September
Lebanon detains Palestinian man over ISIS-directed poisoning plots
Lebanon's security forces said they detained a Palestinian refugee allegedly linked to Islamic State over two poisoning plots
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25 September
Iran blames ‘jihadist separatists’ for Ahvaz military parade attack
Iran's intelligence ministry blamed "jihadist separatists" for last week's deadly attack on a military parade in the southwestern city of Ahvaz
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24 September
Yemen Houthis mass-produced mines and IEDs using Iranian components, CAR report finds
A Conflict Armament Research report has found that Yemen's Houthi rebels have standardized and mass-produced improvised explosive devices
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