Middle East • Page 9 of 275 • The Defense Post

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8 July

Hezbollah Targets Israeli Mountain Base in ‘Largest’ Air Attack

Lebanon's Hezbollah movement said it launched its "largest" air operation, sending attack drones at a mountaintop Israeli military intelligence base.

5 July

Staff Writer With AFP

Putin Says Taliban ‘Our Allies’ in Fighting Terrorism

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Taliban, a banned group in Russia, are Moscow's "allies" in fighting terrorism because they are in control of Afghanistan.

5 July

Staff Writer With AFP

IS Jihadists Kill Eight in Syria Desert: Monitor

Islamic State killed eight people, including two civilians, in an ambush on pro-government militiamen in Syria's Badia desert, a war monitor reported.

2 July

Smoke billows following Israeli bombardment in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Pounds Gaza After Evacuation Order

Israeli forces carried out deadly strikes on southern Gaza and battled militants after the army again ordered Palestinians to leave areas near the besieged territory's border with Israel and Egypt.

1 July

Al Emarat, the UAE Navy's second Gowind-class corvette, is seen docked at a pier. The ship is decorated with colors and flags attached to a banner hoisted up the ship's mast.

Juster Domingo

Naval Group Delivers Second Gowind Corvette to UAE Navy

Naval Group has handed over the second Gowind-class multi-mission corvette to the UAE Navy in Lorient, western France.

1 July

Israeli Merkava tanks are positioned in the north of Israel near the border with Lebanon.

Staff Writer With AFP

Iran Warns Israel of ‘Obliterating’ War if Lebanon Attacked

Iran warned that "all Resistance Fronts," a grouping of Iran and its regional allies, would confront Israel if it attacked Lebanon.

Jun- 2024 -

28 June

Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fire an M777 Howitzer during a fire mission in northern Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve

Scott Howell, Blaise Misztal, and Jacob Olidort

In Syria, the US Must Prioritize Countering Iran

Instead of withdrawing, US troops in Syria should be tasked with countering nefarious Iranian activities while also keeping ISIS on the back foot.

28 June

Staff Writer With AFP

Houthi Rebels Claim Attack on Ship off Yemen

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed an attack targeting a merchant ship in the Red Sea, which two British maritime security agencies said caused no casualties.

27 June

Syrian government forces deploy near the Damascus-Aleppo highway in the southern part of Syria's northern Aleppo province on February 10, 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria to Demobilize Tens of Thousands of Reservists: Defense Official

Syria plans the phased demobilization of tens of thousands of reservists from next month, a defense ministry official said, as fighting in the civil war has wound down in recent years.

27 June