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Syrian anti-aircraft fire following the US-led airstrikes on Damascus in April 2018 (Photo: SANA via AP)

Syria Says Air Defenses Intercepted Missile Attack

The missile was reportedly fired from the direction of northern Lebanon toward the Masyaf area, which has been repeatedly targeted in recent years in attacks attributed to Israel

IsraelDefense | 16/08/2019

Photo: AP

Bahrain to Purchase Patriot Systems from US Army

IsraelDefense | 15/08/2019

Photo: AP

Report: Huawei Employees Helped African Governments Spy on Opponents

An investigation by the Wall Street Journal claims Huawei technicians helped the Ugandan and Zambian governments spy on political opponents, leading to their arrest

IsraelDefense | 15/08/2019

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Report: Russia behind Cyberattack on Czech Foreign Ministry

The Czech daily Denik N reported that the June cyberattack on the Foreign Ministry was likely the work of Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU

IsraelDefense | 15/08/2019

Elbit President and CEO Bezhalel (Butzi) Machlis (Photo: Elbit Systems)

Elbit Reports Revenue Growth in Q2 2019

The company reports a solid revenue growth of over 19%, driven mainly by the acquisition of IMI Systems

IsraelDefense | 15/08/2019

Source: ImageSat International

Satellite Images Indicate Iraqi Weapons Depot Hit by Airstrike

Israeli imaging company ISI assesses that the blast in the Saqr military base in Baghdad was caused by an airstrike, “followed by secondary explosions of the explosives stored in the depot”

IsraelDefense | 15/08/2019

Smoke rises from the explosion site near Baghdad (Screen capture: Twitter)

Iraqi Official Blames Israel for Arms Depot Explosions in Baghdad

“All signs indicate that Israel is completing, with US backing, what it started in Syria by striking Iranian targets,” an Iraqi defense official told Asharq Al-Awsat

IsraelDefense | 14/08/2019