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An Israeli F-15 I fighter jet takes off during an air show at the graduation ceremony of Israeli air force pilots at the Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beersheva on December 26, 2013. Jack Guez/AFP

Israeli Airstrike Hits ‘Iranian Chemical Factory’

by Kifah Zaboun, Youssef Diab | Sep 8, 2017 | Middle East

Ramallah, Beirut- Israeli Minister of Army Avigdor Lieberman hinted on Thursday that Tel Aviv was behind the attack that hit a military site in Hama in central Syria on Thursday, saying that Israel “is determined to prevent enemies from crossing the red lines.” His...

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How Do Weapons Reach Terrorists?

by Leonid Bershidsky | Jul 24, 2017 | Opinion

The permissiveness of US gun laws is not just a domestic problem. Judging from a new study of internet gun sales, it’s also making the country a source of illicit weapons in Europe. Following reports that guns for the 2016 Munich shootings and the 2015 Paris...

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Displaced Iraqis flee their homes as Iraqi forces battle with Islamic State militants, in western Mosul, Iraq March 18, 2017. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

Heavy Weapons Halted in Mosul to Avoid Massacres

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 31, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad – Iraqi military sources uncovered on Thursday that the Joint Operations Command (JOC) was ordered by the Armed Forces leadership not to use heavy weapons in their operations to liberate the remaining areas of Mosul. Brigadier-General Mohamed al-Jubouri...

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A ballistic missile is launched and tested in an undisclosed location, Iran, on March 8, 2016. REUTERS

Report of Military Balance: ISIS Threatens Europe, Iran’s Missiles Raise Global Concern

by Raneem Hannoush | Feb 16, 2017 | Features

London- The International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS)’s annual report said that security challenges facing our world have not diminished and still require action from policymakers. The 2017 report that was released in London also said conflicts continued to...

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U.N.: ‘Houthi Rebels Plundered 68% of Yemen’s Weapons’

by Jordan Dakamseh | Jan 31, 2017 | Middle East

New York- The expert team of the Sanctions Committee, which was established pursuant to U.N. Security Council resolution 2140 for those hindering peaceful political transfer in Yemen, revealed new details in its final report. The report said that Houthi rebels are...