Middle East
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Jul- 2025 -14 July
Drone Downed Near Iraq Airport Hosting US Troops: Kurd Forces
A drone packed with explosives was shot down near Arbil airport, which hosts US troops from the international anti-jihadist coalition.
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14 July
Syria Deploys Forces After Dozens Killed in Bedouin-Druze Clashes
Syria deployed security forces in the province of Sweida after 50 people died in clashes between Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze fighters.
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13 July
Gaza Civil Defense Says Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 29
Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli air strikes killed at least 29 Palestinians, including six children near a water distribution point.
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12 July
Lebanese President Rules Out Normalization With Israel: Statement
Lebanese President Aoun played down the prospects of normalization with Israel, for the time being, while expressing hope for peaceful relations with the country which still occupies parts of southern Lebanon.
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12 July
Death Toll Rises to Four in Red Sea Houthi Ship Attack: EU Naval Force
Four crew members of a cargo ship attacked and sunk by Yemeni rebels earlier this week are presumed dead, an EU naval force said Friday, with search operations ongoing in the Red Sea.
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11 July
Kurdish PKK Fighters to Begin Disarming at Key Ceremony
PKK fighters were to begin laying down their weapons at a ceremony in Iraqi Kurdistan Friday, two months after the Kurdish rebels ended their decades-long armed struggle against the Turkish state.
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11 July
Israel PM Sets Out Red Lines for Lasting End to War in Gaza
Israel is ready to negotiate a lasting deal with Hamas to end the Gaza war when a temporary halt to hostilities begins, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.
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10 July
DR Congo, M23 Rebels in Qatar for Talks on Broader Truce: Diplomat
Negotiators from the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 armed group were in Qatar Wednesday for talks on a broader truce, a diplomat with knowledge of the talks told AFP.
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10 July
Hamas Agrees Partial Hostage Release in ‘Difficult’ Truce Talks
Hamas on Wednesday said it would release 10 hostages as part of Gaza ceasefire talks after Israel struck an upbeat note about the prospects for a deal to stop the fighting in the embattled Palestinian territory.
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9 July
Israel Refines Arrow Air Defense System After Every Iranian Attack: IAI Chief
Israel’s homegrown Arrow ballistic missile shield has been receiving improvements with each deployment in the country’s conflict with Iran, according to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
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