UK Launches Air Strikes Against IS In Iraq
Royal Air Force aircraft attacked caves in northern Iraq, where terrorists are believed to have been based.
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Iran Iran Increases Gulf Patrols Amid US Tensions
Iran has accused the US Navy of dangerous behaviour in the Gulf, and says it has increased its own patrols.
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Afghanistan Sitrep: How Could Coronavirus Affect Afghanistan?
An expert has told the BFBS Sitrep's podcast that the COVID-19 pandemic could cause conflict to "deteriorate in a terrible way".
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Syria Chemical Weapons Could Not Subdue Syria's People - But Biological Terror Of COVID Probably Will
After nine years of fighting, coronavirus may prove to be too much for those battling Bashar al-Assad's regime.
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Middle East UN Demands Ceasefire And Peace Talks In Yemen
The two warring parties have been urged to start negotiations "to comprehensively end the war".
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Iraq Rockets Land Near US Embassy In Baghdad
The rockets hit the Green Zone and fell at least 1.2 miles from the US embassy, according to a spokesman.
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Middle East How American Diplomacy Is Failing Its Military In The Middle East
A former diplomat gives a scathing assessment on the state of American diplomacy in the Middle East
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Middle East Sitrep: How, Where And Why Saudi Arabia Puts Money Into UK And US Defence
Military experts discuss Saudi Arabia’s dominance of the arms industry on BFBS Sitrep.
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News RAF Delivers Aid For Syrian Refugees
The supplies were delivered to the Turkey-Syria border on an RAF C-17 Globemaster aircraft.
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Syria Turkey Returns Fire In Syria As Latest Migrant Crisis Emerges
A monitoring group has said 19 Syrian soldiers were killed in a Turkish drone strike on Sunday.
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Middle East Israel Targets Gaza Strip And Syria
Anti-aircraft defences were called into action after incidents involving sites near Damascus.
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Middle East RFA Wave Knight Returns From Six-Month Middle East Mission
During the deployment, RFA Wave Knight refuelled ships from Britain, France, Spain and the United States.
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Navy HMS Montrose Captures Drugs Worth £6m In Gulf
Sailors and Royal Marines intercepted more than a tonne of cannabis in the Gulf of Oman.
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Islamic State Did The War Against Islamic State Just Get Worse?
Daesh is extending its operational effectiveness on three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa, warns defence analyst, Christopher Lee.
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Syria Syria: President Assad Predicts Total Victory
A continued advance follows the consolidation of control over Aleppo.
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Iraq Rockets Fired Towards US Embassy In Baghdad And Iraqi Base, Officials Say
US and Iraqi officials have said there were no casualties and only minor damage.