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Oct 11 2019
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Iranian oil tanker 'is hit by two MISSILES' in 'terrorist' attack off of Saudi Arabia that caused explosion and heavy damage
An Iranian oil tanker has been hit by two explosions off the coast of Saudi Arabia.
Tehran said a supertanker called Sabiti, owned by The National Iran Oil Company, was struck by two missiles 60 miles from the port of Jeddah around 5am Friday.
The explosions badly damaged two tanks on board the vessel, causing them to leak into the Red Sea.
'Experts believe it was a
Daily MailJan 12 2024
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American, British militaries bomb 16 sites in Yemen, targeting Houthis who have disrupted international trade in Red Sea
The U.S. and British militaries bombed more than a dozen sites used by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen on Thursday, in a massive retaliatory strike using warship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets, U.S. officials said. The U.S. Air Force’s Mideast command said it struck over 60 targets at 16 sites in Yemen, including “command-and-control nodes, munitions depots,
FortuneJan 24 2024
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Russian jet crashes carrying Ukrainian PoWs - Moscow
A Russian Ilyushin-76 military transport plane has crashed in the southern Belgorod region bordering Ukraine.
Russia's ministry of defence said 65 captured Ukrainian military were on the plane heading to Belgorod region for a prisoner exchange.
None of the details surrounding those on board can be independently verified.
Ria Novosti news agency said another nine people
BBC NewsJan 11 2024
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U.S. failed to track $1 billion in Ukraine military aid, watchdog says
The Defense Department has not properly kept tabs on more than $1 billion worth of shoulder-fired missiles, night-vision goggles, one-way attack drones and other sensitive equipment that the United States has provided to Ukraine in its fight against Russia, the Pentagon’s inspector general said in a report released Thursday. Sign up for Fact Checker, our weekly review of what's true, false or
Washington PostJan 18 2024
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Which are the armed groups Iran and Pakistan have bombed — and why?
Iran and Pakistan have carried out air attacks on each other’s territories, targeting armed groups near their 900km-long (559-mile) volatile border, which they say were meant to ensure their respective national security.
Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted an armed group in Panjgur town of Pakistan’s Balochistan province late on Tuesday, prompting Pakistan
Al JazeeraJan 10 2024
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US and UK navies repel largest Houthi attack on Red Sea shipping
UK and US naval forces have repelled the largest attack yet by Yemen's Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea, the UK defence secretary says.
The Iran-backed group launched at least 21 drones and missiles overnight, according to the US military.
They were shot down by carrier-based jets and four warships, it added. No injuries or damage were reported.
The Houthis have
BBC NewsDec 30 2023
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Russia's biggest air attack of war kills 31 in Ukraine, officials say
Russia unleashed its biggest air attack of the war on Ukraine on Friday, killing 31 civilians, wounding more than 160 others and hitting cities and infrastructure across the country, officials said.
NATO member Poland said a Russian missile appeared to have flown into its airspace for some 40 km before returning to Ukraine under three minutes later.
But the Russian charge d'
ReutersJan 12 2024
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Austin ordered strikes from hospital where he continues to get prostate cancer care, Pentagon says
From his hospital room, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin first orchestrated and then watched in real time as the U.S. retaliatory attack on Yemen-based Houthi militants unfolded Thursday night.
Austin’s hospital-room leadership was the latest in a series of actions the defense chief has carried out from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he has been recovering from
Associated PressJan 12 2024
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Republicans, Democrats React to US, UK Strikes Against Houthis in Yemen
Members of Congress have responded to a series of strikes conducted by U.S. and UK military forces on Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen on Jan. 11, with some lawmakers declaring them “unconstitutional.”
President Joe Biden ordered Thursday’s strikes in response to a series of drone and missile attacks by the Houthis. The attacks targeted U.S. and international commercial ships in the
The Epoch TimesJan 16 2024
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Iran says Revolutionary Guards attack Israel's 'spy HQ' in Iraq, vow more revenge
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they attacked the "spy headquarters" of Israel in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, state media reported late on Monday, while the elite force said they also struck in Syria against the Islamic State.
The strikes come amid concerns about the escalation of a conflict that has spread through the Middle East since the war between Israel and
Reuters