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Thousands of Iranian Weapons Bound for Houthis in Yemen Seized in Gulf of Oman

France’s Navy seized thousands of Iranian-made weapons bound for the Houthi rebels in Yemen, The Associated Press reported, citing unnamed officials. The more than 3,000 assault rifles, 578,000 rounds of ammunition and 23 advanced anti-tank guided missiles believed to be coming from Iran were seized in the Gulf of Oman …

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Somalia’s neighbours to launch new operations against al Shabaab militants

Top leaders of Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya on Wednesday agreed to begin “search and destroy” operations to push al Shabaab militants out of neighbouring Somalia. The move follows an intensified offensive by Somalia’s federal government against the al Qaeda-affiliated group over the past few months. It has taken back control …

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Hayat Tahrir Al Sham kills 11 soldiers in north-west Syria

Militants are led by former members of a group linked to Al Qaeda Eleven Syrian soldiers were killed in the country’s north-western Idlib province in attacks carried out by the Hayat Tahrir Al Sham extremist group, a war monitor has reported. The group fired “shells and rockets at a Syrian …

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