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3 Turkish soldiers killed in northern IraqTurkey's official news agency is reporting that three Turkish soldiers were killed in northern Iraq in clashes with Kurdish militants

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A man stands inside a damaged media office in a stronghold of the Lebanese Hezbollah group, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. Two Israeli drones crashed in a Hezbollah stronghold in the Lebanese capital overnight without the militants firing on them, a spokesman for the group said Sunday, saying the first fell on the roof of a building housing Hezbollah's media office while the second landed in a plot behind it. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

2 Israeli drones crash over Beirut, Hezbollah denies firingHezbollah says two Israeli drones crashed in the Lebanese capital overnight without the militants firing on them, hours after Israel said it struck Iranian targets in neighboring Syria to foil an imminent attack

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Lebanese security stand at the site where an Israeli drone was said to have crashed in a stronghold of the Lebanese Hezbollah group, in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. A Hezbollah official said Sunday that an Israeli drone went down over the Lebanese capital of Beirut and another exploded in the air, amid regional tensions between Israel and Iran. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

The Latest: Lebanese PM condemns Israeli 'aggression'Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has described the crash of two Israeli reconnaissance drones over Beirut as a violation and "aggression" against Lebanese sovereignty

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IS mortar attack on soccer field kills 6 in IraqPolice in Iraq say Islamic State militants have fired mortar rounds at a soccer field near a Shiite shrine, killing six civilians and wounding nine others

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Hezbollah says it did not shoot either of the 2 Israeli drones over Beirut; one fell on building housing media office.Hezbollah says it did not shoot either of the 2 Israeli drones over Beirut; one fell on building housing media office.

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A view of the Grace 1 supertanker is seen through the sea fog, in the British territory of Gibraltar, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, seized last month in a British Royal Navy operation off Gibraltar. The United States moved on Thursday to halt the release of the Iranian supertanker Grace 1, detained in Gibraltar for breaching EU sanctions on oil shipments to Syria, thwarting efforts by authorities in London and the British overseas territory to defuse tensions with Tehran. (AP Photo/Marcos Moreno)

Iranian oil tanker pursued by US says it is going to TurkeyAn Iranian-flagged oil tanker pursued by the U.S. amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington now lists its destination as a port in Turkey

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Hezbollah: Israeli drone falls, another explodes over BeirutA Hezbollah official in Lebanon says an Israeli drone has gone down over Beirut and another exploded in the air, amid regional tensions between Israel and Iran

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A Hezbollah official says an Israeli drone went down over Beirut, another crashed and exploded amid regional tensionsA Hezbollah official says an Israeli drone went down over Beirut, another crashed and exploded amid regional tensions

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Explosion shakes Hezbollah stronghold in southern part of Lebanon's capital; cause is unclearExplosion shakes Hezbollah stronghold in southern part of Lebanon's capital; cause is unclear

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Israel says it thwarts imminent Iranian attack from SyriaThe Israeli military says it has attacked targets near Damascus in what was a successful effort to thwart an imminent Iranian drone strike on Israel, stepping up an already heightened campaign against Iranian military activity in the region

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A Syrian soldier in the northwestern town of Khan Sheikoun, Syria, stands on the highway that links the capital Damascus with the northern city of Aleppo. Syrian troops captured Khan Sheikhoun this week and are pushing in their offensive north of the town in an attempt to reopen the highway that has been cut by rebels since 2012. (AP Photo/Albert Aji)

Syrian troops surround Turkish post in country's northwestSyrian authorities took a group of journalists to tour a Turkish observation post, several newly captured villages and the town of Khan Sheikhoun.

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Yemen officials: Government forces take separatist campsYemeni military officials say forces loyal to the country's internationally recognized government have taken control of a military camp from a separatist militia backed by the United Arab Emirates just outside a key southern city

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Minister says Turkey, US have begun work on Syria safe zoneTurkey's defense minister says that military officials from Turkey and the United States have begun work to create a "safe zone" in northeastern Syria

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Tunisia: Media mogul's arrest rocks presidential raceSupporters of an arrested Tunisian media magnate who is running for president say he's being targeted for political reasons

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The Latest: Iran imposes sanctions on US think tankIran's Foreign Ministry says it has imposed sanctions on the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies and its CEO for its role in promoting sanctions and "economic terrorism" against Iran

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