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Hezbollah Leader, Linked To 2007 US Soldiers' Deaths, Killed In Israeli Airstrike: Report
An Israeli airstrike in Syria has reportedly killed senior Hezbollah commander Ali Mussa Daqduq, who's linked to one of the most daring attacks on American forces during the Iraq War, according to a senior US defence official, reported NBC News.
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Israel's Long-Distance Strike On Iran Has Parallels To 1981 Attack On Iraq
An Israeli attack on Iran targeted military sites today, killing two soldiers, almost a month after Israel vowed to avenge a missile barrage that raised fears of a full-scale Middle East war. The airstrikes hit Iran's missile manufacturing units.
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Airstrike On Vehicle Kills 5 Pro-Iran Fighters In Syria: Report
An airstrike on a vehicle in eastern Syria near the porous border with Iraq killed at least five fighters from pro-Iran units, two security sources in the region told Reuters.
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US Carries Out Strike In Iraq Amid Middle East Tensions
The United States on Tuesday carried out a strike in Iraq in self defence, a U.S. official told Reuters, as regional tensions rose after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut that Israel said killed Hezbollah's most senior commander.
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Russia, China Accuse US Of "Deliberately" Escalating Middle East Tensions
Russia and China accused the United States during a UN Security Council meeting on Monday of stoking already high tensions in the Middle East with its recent retaliatory strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria.
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Iraq Condemns US Strikes, Calls It "Violation Of Sovereignty"
After the US airstrikes targeting militia positions in both Iraq and Syria, the spokesman for the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi armed forces said these strikes come at a time when Iraq is "striving to ensure stability in the region"
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Who Stands Where: What US, China, India Said On Iran-Pak Airstrikes
At least 11 people were killed after Iran and Pakistan traded airstrikes this week, signalling a worrying escalation of armed conflict in a Middle East already wracked by bloodshed, after Israel's war on Gaza and attacks by the Houthi militants.
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After Iraq, Iran Targets Baluchi Group With Missiles In Pakistan
Two children were killed and three others injured in an "illegal" airstrike by Iran, Pakistan's foreign ministry said Wednesday, adding it had summoned Tehran's top diplomat in Islamabad to protest the "unprovoked violation of its airspace".
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10 Kurdish Terrorists Killed In Suspected Airstrike By Turkey On Iraq
Ten fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in air strikes on northern Iraq suspected to have been launched by Turkey, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Thursday.
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Turkish Airstrikes Destroy 89 "Kurdish Militant Targets" In Syria, Iraq
Turkey's defence ministry said on Sunday that 89 targets, including shelters and ammunition depots, were destroyed in air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Iraq and northern Syria.
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Iran Denies Role In Attacks On US Forces In Iraq, Syria
Iran denied on Saturday US accusations that Tehran supported attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria, and condemned US airstrikes on Iranian-backed militants there, state media reported.
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Thousands Gather In Iraq To Mourn Iran General Killed In US Airstrike
Thousands of Iraqis chanting "Death to America" joined the funeral procession Saturday for Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, both killed in a US air strike.
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After Airstrike, US Embassy In Baghdad Asks Citizens To Leave Iraq
The US embassy in Baghdad urged American citizens in Iraq on Friday to "depart immediately", for fear of fallout from a US strike that killed top Iranian and Iraqi commanders.
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US Airstrike That Killed Officials May Spark "Devastating War": Iraq
Iraq's caretaker prime minister Adel Abdel Mahdi slammed a US strike that killed top Iraqi and Iranian commanders in Baghdad on Friday as an "aggression" that would "spark a devastating war".
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US Shares Video Of Iraqis "Dancing" After Iran Military Official Killed
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo posted a video on Twitter Thursday he said showed Iraqis "dancing in the street" after the United States killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.
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Hezbollah Leader, Linked To 2007 US Soldiers' Deaths, Killed In Israeli Airstrike: Report
An Israeli airstrike in Syria has reportedly killed senior Hezbollah commander Ali Mussa Daqduq, who's linked to one of the most daring attacks on American forces during the Iraq War, according to a senior US defence official, reported NBC News.
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Israel's Long-Distance Strike On Iran Has Parallels To 1981 Attack On Iraq
An Israeli attack on Iran targeted military sites today, killing two soldiers, almost a month after Israel vowed to avenge a missile barrage that raised fears of a full-scale Middle East war. The airstrikes hit Iran's missile manufacturing units.
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Airstrike On Vehicle Kills 5 Pro-Iran Fighters In Syria: Report
An airstrike on a vehicle in eastern Syria near the porous border with Iraq killed at least five fighters from pro-Iran units, two security sources in the region told Reuters.
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US Carries Out Strike In Iraq Amid Middle East Tensions
The United States on Tuesday carried out a strike in Iraq in self defence, a U.S. official told Reuters, as regional tensions rose after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut that Israel said killed Hezbollah's most senior commander.
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Russia, China Accuse US Of "Deliberately" Escalating Middle East Tensions
Russia and China accused the United States during a UN Security Council meeting on Monday of stoking already high tensions in the Middle East with its recent retaliatory strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria.
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Iraq Condemns US Strikes, Calls It "Violation Of Sovereignty"
After the US airstrikes targeting militia positions in both Iraq and Syria, the spokesman for the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi armed forces said these strikes come at a time when Iraq is "striving to ensure stability in the region"
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Who Stands Where: What US, China, India Said On Iran-Pak Airstrikes
At least 11 people were killed after Iran and Pakistan traded airstrikes this week, signalling a worrying escalation of armed conflict in a Middle East already wracked by bloodshed, after Israel's war on Gaza and attacks by the Houthi militants.
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After Iraq, Iran Targets Baluchi Group With Missiles In Pakistan
Two children were killed and three others injured in an "illegal" airstrike by Iran, Pakistan's foreign ministry said Wednesday, adding it had summoned Tehran's top diplomat in Islamabad to protest the "unprovoked violation of its airspace".
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10 Kurdish Terrorists Killed In Suspected Airstrike By Turkey On Iraq
Ten fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in air strikes on northern Iraq suspected to have been launched by Turkey, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said Thursday.
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Turkish Airstrikes Destroy 89 "Kurdish Militant Targets" In Syria, Iraq
Turkey's defence ministry said on Sunday that 89 targets, including shelters and ammunition depots, were destroyed in air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Iraq and northern Syria.
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Iran Denies Role In Attacks On US Forces In Iraq, Syria
Iran denied on Saturday US accusations that Tehran supported attacks on US forces in Iraq and Syria, and condemned US airstrikes on Iranian-backed militants there, state media reported.
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Thousands Gather In Iraq To Mourn Iran General Killed In US Airstrike
Thousands of Iraqis chanting "Death to America" joined the funeral procession Saturday for Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, both killed in a US air strike.
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After Airstrike, US Embassy In Baghdad Asks Citizens To Leave Iraq
The US embassy in Baghdad urged American citizens in Iraq on Friday to "depart immediately", for fear of fallout from a US strike that killed top Iranian and Iraqi commanders.
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US Airstrike That Killed Officials May Spark "Devastating War": Iraq
Iraq's caretaker prime minister Adel Abdel Mahdi slammed a US strike that killed top Iraqi and Iranian commanders in Baghdad on Friday as an "aggression" that would "spark a devastating war".
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US Shares Video Of Iraqis "Dancing" After Iran Military Official Killed
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo posted a video on Twitter Thursday he said showed Iraqis "dancing in the street" after the United States killed top Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani.
