By James M. Dorsey Israel and Gulf states struggle not to fall off the tightrope they walk as a Russian attack on Ukraine makes hedging bets increa
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On 21 January 2021, local Syrian sources reported that the Syrian government had deployed new military reinforcements and mercenaries from its units
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On 13 January 2021, the Lebanese Army reported that the Lebanese Armed Forces Commander, General Joseph Aoun, had inspected a helicopter, Type 212 - A
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On 11 January 2021, the Egyptian military spokesman reported that the Egyptian Navy had received the "Port Said" Gowind-class corvette from the Al
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On 10 January 2021, Turkish Ministry of Defence released a video saying that the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) had carried out a total of 43 operations d
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On 8 January 21, the Saudi Ministry of Defence released footage documenting aerial manoeuvres of Saudi aircraft, B-52 strategic bombers, and F-16 airc
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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ushered in the new year, pledging to employ his country’s military to secure Turkey’s place in a rebalanced new world o
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On 3 June 2020, Russia confirmed the delivery of more MiG-29 combat aircraft to Syria; just days after the US military had accused Moscow of using S
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Forced to acknowledge that Iran is complying with the nuclear agreement it concluded two years ago with the world’s major powers, US President Donald
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US to deploy "specialized expeditionary targeting force" to combat ISIS. Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter, appearing before the House Armed Service
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