WASHINGTON — Despite a decade of self-rule, Iraq’s Kurdistan continues to be saddled with a weak military, a report said. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy asserted that (more…)
CAIRO — The leader of Egypt’s largest insurgency group has again been reported killed in the Sinai Peninsula. The Egyptian military has again asserted that its units killed the (more…)
MOSCOW — Russia has been preparing to send additional fighter-jets to Iraq. Officials said the Kremlin approved plans to export the Su-25 ground attack aircraft to Baghdad. They said (more…)
WASHINGTON — Egypt and the United States have renewed military cooperation talks. On July 21, a senior U.S. defense official arrived in Cairo to review military projects with the (more…)
CAIRO — Libya has reaffirmed its need for international military and security cooperation. The Tripoli government said it was reaching out to Western and Arab allies for training, equipment (more…)
TEL AVIV — Israel’s intelligence community failed to forecast the latest rocket war with the Gaza Strip. Sources acknowledged that the intelligence community did not predict the current Hamas (more…)
CAIRO — President Abbed Rabbo Mansour has fired military commanders amid the Shi’ite revolt in Yemen. On July 13, Hadi dismissed at least two commanders in Yemen responsible for (more…)
CAIRO — Iranian-backed Shi’ite rebels have captured a leading city in Yemen. On July 8, units of the Shi’ite rebel Al Houthi movement seized Omran. Al Houthi was said (more…)
JERUSALEM — Syria has been expelling much of its majority Sunni community, a report said. The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs asserted that the regime of President Bashar Assad (more…)
