DAMASCUS -- The Syrian interim government on Friday accused the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of violating withdrawal arrangements in Aleppo and announced a military operation in the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood.
Pro-Damascus forces said SDF-linked fighters targeted evacuation buses on three occasions, shelled army positions, and attacked soldiers, leaving three servicemen dead and more than a dozen wounded, despite an earlier agreement allowing SDF fighters to leave the neighborhood with their personal weapons to ease tensions. (Syria-SDF Withdrawal Violation-Clearing Operation)
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JERUSALEM -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Friday that it killed two senior Hamas members in Thursday's airstrikes, while Gaza health officials reported 14 deaths across the enclave over the past 24 hours.
According to an IDF statement, the military killed Kamal Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Awad, identifying him as the head of Hamas' anti-tank missile unit. The military also reported the death of Ahmad Thabet, whom it described as a key figure in Hamas' weapons manufacturing department. (Israel-Gaza-Attacks)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's Supreme National Security Council on Friday accused the United States and Israel of organizing the unrest in the country, state-run IRIB news agency reported.
Although the recent protests began as demonstrations against economic instability, Israel has exploited them to destabilize the country, IRIB said, citing a statement by the security council. (Iran-Unrest-Culprits)
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ADEN, Yemen -- Yemen's pro-secession Southern Transitional Council (STC) announced on Friday its self-dissolution and the closure of all its offices inside and outside the country, state media said.
According to a statement released by the state-run Saba news agency, the decision was made during a meeting of the STC's presidency, general secretariat and other affiliated bodies in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh. The session reviewed the latest developments in Yemen's Hadramout and Al-Mahrah provinces and their "serious and painful repercussions." (Yemen-STC-Dissolution) Enditem
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