MILITARY CONFLICTS

Two Israeli special forces officers killed by “friendly fire”

Two Israeli special forces officers killed by “friendly fire”

Two officers of an Israeli Army Special Forces unit were killed by “friendly fire” outside their camp in the Jordan Valley, in the occupied West Bank, in the early hours of today. The officers were on patrol or exercising outside their base when they were “misidentified” and “killed by Israeli” gunfire from a soldier who […]

Five Syrian soldiers killed, 20 injured by Daesh

Five Syrian soldiers killed, 20 injured by Daesh

DUBA: Five Syrian soldiers were killed and 20 were injured in a rocket attack by Daesh militants on a military transport bus on Sunday in the east of the country at approximately 7 p.m. local time (1700 GMT), Syrian state media said on Monday.  Daesh, the hardline Islamist group that declared a caliphate straddling parts of Syria […]

Over 190 Houthis killed as Arab Coalition targets militants in Marib

Over 190 Houthis killed as Arab Coalition targets militants in Marib

RIYADH: Over 190 Houthi militants were killed after the Arab Coalition carried 26 operations against the group in Marib over the past 24 hours, Al Arabiya TV reported Saturday.   The attacks in Marib destroyed 20 military vehicles and drone control units, it said.

Turkey hits PKK targets in Iraq after three of its troops killed

Turkey hits PKK targets in Iraq after three of its troops killed

At least three Turkish soldiers have been killed in an attack in northern Iraq launched by outlawed Kurdish fighters, prompting a retaliatory air attack, according to the Turkish defence ministry. “Three of our heroic soldiers were killed in an attack staged by the terrorists in the north of Iraq,” the ministry said on Thursday, referring […]

Fierce fighting in Northern Iraq: the Turks use drones to locate Kurdish fighters

Fierce fighting in Northern Iraq: the Turks use drones to locate Kurdish fighters

Three Turkish soldiers were killed during the military operation “Claw Lightning” in northern Iraq, according to astatement by the Turkish Ministry of Defence. As noted, 6 Kurdish fighters were killed in air strikesby the Turkish air force. The targets were spotted in the area by UAVs, hit andthe first determinations killed 6 “terrorists” asAnkara callsthe Kurdish […]

Arab coalition carries out biggest operation in Marib in 24 hours

Arab coalition carries out biggest operation in Marib in 24 hours

More than 280 Houthi militia members were killed in one of the largest operations targeting the Iran-backed group in Marib in just 24 hours, the Arab coalition said Monday. The Arab coalition said it conducted 47 operations against the Houthi militants in Marib, during which34 Houthi vehicles were destroyed as well as ammunition storage sites, […]

Four Iraqi Kurdish fighters killed in attack blamed on Daesh

Four Iraqi Kurdish fighters killed in attack blamed on Daesh

BAGHDAD: Four Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga fighters were killed in an attack blamed on the Daesh group, a security official said Monday, the third such assault in less than two weeks. Five other Peshmerga fighters were wounded in the violence late Sunday in northern Iraq that targeted an outpost north of Kirkuk, the source said. Kurdish […]