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Missiles hit US-led coalition base in Iraq: security sources


Saturday, 20 January, 2024 , 17:17 AFP At least a dozen missiles were fired on Saturday at a military base used by US-led coalition forces in western Iraq, a US defence source and Iraqi police told AFP.

Iran blames Israel, vows revenge after Guards die in Syria strike


Saturday, 20 January, 2024 , 17:06 AFP Iran on Saturday accused Israel of a strike in Damascus that killed five Revolutionary Guards members, and vowed to avenge the latest attack on the Islamic republic's personnel abroad.

Iran says 'reserves right' to avenge deadly Israeli strike on Damascus


Saturday, 20 January, 2024 , 16:04 AFP Iran on Saturday blamed Israel for a strike on Damascus, saying it "reserves the right to respond" after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed four of its members had died.

Syria faces upsurge in strikes amid Gaza war


Saturday, 20 January, 2024 , 13:24 AFP Soaring tensions triggered by the Israel-Hamas war are being felt in Syria, which has been targeted by air raids and other attacks launched from several countries.

Iran says Israel strike kills Guards' Syria intel chief, 3 others


Saturday, 20 January, 2024 , 11:43 AFP An Israeli strike on Damascus killed the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' intelligence chief for Syria and his deputy as well as two other Guards members on Saturday, Iranian media reported.

Iran displays missile capability amid Gaza war


Friday, 19 January, 2024 , 14:10 AFP Iran's strikes this week in Pakistan, Iraq and Syria have brought back into the spotlight its ballistic missile programme, which has ground forward over the past 40 years despite sanctions.

Pakistan-Iran raids raise stakes amid regional tensions


Thursday, 18 January, 2024 , 15:13 AFP Pakistan and Iran's cross-border air raids this week targeting militants on each other's soil mark an unprecedented flare-up at a time when the region is already a tinderbox of tensions, analysts say.

Gaza 'close-quarters combat' leaves dozens of militants dead: army


Thursday, 18 January, 2024 , 15:03 AFP Israeli ground troops killed dozens of militants in "close-quarters combat" Thursday, the army said, as it intensified operations in Khan Yunis, south Gaza's biggest city.

Erdogan picks nationalist to run for Ankara mayor


Thursday, 18 January, 2024 , 14:25 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday picked a nationalist former member of a hard-right party to run for mayor of Ankara in closely watched March 31 local elections.

German lawsuit targets pro-Turkish militias in Syria


Thursday, 18 January, 2024 , 13:49 AFP Two human rights organisations said Thursday they had filed a legal case in Germany calling for an investigation into crimes committed by pro-Turkish militias against the Kurdish population in northern Syria.