Middle East – Page 383 – The Defense Post

Jul- 2018 -

4 July

Iraqi Counter Terrorism troops inspect their weapons before conducting a cordon and search training exercise outside Mosul, Iraq

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Iraqi forces launch major operation against ISIS over civilian executions

Iraqi forces launched a major operation against remnants of Islamic State following public anger over the jihadists' murder of a group of abducted civilians.

4 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Iraq urges repatriation of children of ISIS fighters

Iraq has called for the home countries of foreign ISIS fighters held in its jails to repatriate hundreds of children of the captured militants

2 July

Joanne Stocker

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Fighting in southern Syria displaces 270,000 people, UN says

The number of people who have fled their homes in Syria's Daraa over the last two weeks of fighting has climbed to 270,000, the UN said

1 July

Fire at the World Food Programme warehouse in Hodeidah, Yemen

Staff Writer With AFP

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UAE pauses assault on Yemen’s Hodeidah as UN pushes for Houthi withdrawal

The UAE announced it halted the offensive it is backing against Houthi rebels in Yemen's port city of Hodeidah, to give a chance to UN efforts

Jun- 2018 -

28 June

Joanne Stocker

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Boeing awarded $1.5 billion contract for Kuwait F-18 production

The US Navy awarded Boeing a $1.5 billion contract to produce and deliver 28 F-18 Super Hornets to Kuwait, the Pentagon said

27 June

Fergus Kelly

Trump could block F-35 fighter transfer if Turkey acquires Russia’s S-400 system

The United States could block the transfer of F-35 stealth fighter jets to Turkey if Ankara buys Russia's S-400 air defense system, a senior official said

26 June

Neil Hauer

Russia’s poisoned chalice in southern Syria

Russia has few good options for curtailing the behavior of its Iranian and Hezbollah allies against Israel in Syria

26 June

Joanne Stocker

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Here’s photos of US and Turkish vehicles patrolling Manbij (but not together)

The Pentagon has posted photos of U.S. military vehicles in Manbij, the Syrian city until recently at the heart of a dispute between Turkey and America.

23 June