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December 22nd, 2020

US Offering Indonesia Billions to Normalize With Israel Israel and Gulf States Want in on Future US-Iran Talks
The United States Purchased Its Embassy From the Iraqi Government Number of Journalists Murdered in Retaliation for Their Work More Than Doubled in 2020: Report
Turkey Authorizes 18-Month Extension of Libya Troop Deployment US Considering Legal Immunity for Saudi Crown Prince in Alleged Assassination Plot
Riyadh Court Dismisses Saudi Female Prisoner's Torture, Harassment Claims District Police Chief in Kunduz Killed in Clash: Sources
Kabul Politics Could Disrupt Talks: Negotiator 14 War Prisoners Exchanged Following Tribal Mediation in Southern Yemen
Here Are the New Toys That Congress Is Giving the Pentagon for Christmas Acting SecDef Visits Afghanistan Amid Troop Drawdown
US Implements More Sanctions on Syria Google Denies Wrongdoings in Response to US Lawsuits
Israeli High Court Hears Challenge to Jewish Nation Law Yemeni Houthis: Fighters Shot Down Saudi-Run Drone Near Border
Colombia Confirms Exit of Russian Officials, Local Media Alleges Spying Somali Hotel Rises Again After Al Shabaab Bombing
Leonardo Hack Targeted Military Plane Details, Arrest Warrant Shows Ultra-Orthodox Protesters Surround Car of IDF General, Who Pulls Out Pistol
European Parliament Petition Urges End to Israel's Blockade on Gaza Amid 'Catastrophic' Covid Spike Iraq Inks Preliminary Deal for Pfizer-Biontech Vaccine
Spain Calls on Morocco to Explain Comments on Disputed Ceuta, Melilla Enclaves Britain Has One Last Contract for Its Sentinel Spy Planes: Breaking Them Up
Obama Said He Couldn't Afford to Look Soft on Terrorism as a 'Liberal President' Congress Resurrects MQ-9 Reaper Program, Adding 16 Drones for the Air Force
A US Naval Armada and 2,500 Marines Are Off Somalia to Cover Troop Withdrawal In Pictures: War Forces Thousands of Ethiopians Into Sudan
Kosovo Set for Snap Vote as Court Rules Govt Elected Illegally Central African Republic Rebels Seize Bambari City, Russia Confirms Sending Military
Sudan, Ethiopia Hold Border Talks; Area Near Tigray Contested US Authorizes Aid to Sudan and Restores Sovereign Immunity
Microsoft and Google Join Facebook's Legal Battle Against Israeli NSO Group France Opens Door to Talks With Some African Jihadists
Russian Soldiers Train With AI-Enabled Moving Targets Sudan, Ethiopia Start Border Talks One Week After Clash
US Sanctions London-Based Family of Assad's Wife Under Caesar Act Israel, Morocco Ink Deals, Agree to Reopen Mutual Liaison Offices Within Weeks
Biden Faults Trump Administration on Cybersecurity Following Massive Hack US Warship Sails Near Chinese-Claimed Island in South China Sea
Tunisia Says It Does Not Intend to Normalize Relations With Israel Netanyahu: We Did Not Want This Election, but We Will Win Big
Knesset Rejects Bill to Delay Budget Deadline, Sending Israel to Elections Settlers, Police Clash in Protest Over Car Chase Death of Teen; 40 Arrested
After Murder, IDF Sends Reinforcements to West Bank, Halts Home Leave for Troops Hiding in the Parking Lot and Ignoring Calls, Rebel MKs Send Israel to Elections
US Warns Chinese Investments in Israeli Tech Could Pose a Security Threat US Congress Approves $250m for Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue Programs in Omnibus
Portuguese FM: We'll Move Embassy When Jerusalem Is Capital of Two States Acting SecDef Visits Afghanistan, Helps Set the Stage for the US Withdrawal
The US Is Helping India Keep an Eye on China's Military, Top US Commanders Say 7 Civilians, 2 Afghan Soldiers Killed in Faryab, Khost
Kabul Politics Could Disrupt Talks: Negotiator Zarif's Remarks on Afghans in Syria Sparks Outcry
Afghan Media Responds to Ghazni Journalist's Death Mullah Baradar: Taliban Meets in Pakistan Over Peace Talks
Kushner Leads US-Israeli Delegation to Morocco to Mark Normalization Deal US Offers Mediation Between Lebanon and Israel Following Stalemate
Clock Ticking Towards Israeli Election That Netanyahu May Well Lose 'Caught on TV': Philippines Police Officer Charged Over Shootings
Afghanistan: at Least Five Killed in Kabul Car Bomb Blast UN Probe in Mali Sees War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity: Report
Palestinian Teen Killed by Israeli Forces in Jerusalem's Old City US Dangles Billions for Indonesia Normalizing Ties With Israel
UN Aims to Send Team to Ethiopia's Tigray to Probe War Crimes Russian and Chinese Bombers Fly Joint Patrol Over Pacific
Arab States, Israel Say They Want in on Biden's Future Iran Talks Canada Rejects Bid by China's Shandong for Arctic Gold Mine on Security Grounds
China Says Will Take Countermeasures in Response to US Visa Bans Tibetan Leader Welcomes US Bill That Reaffirms Rights, Angering China
Russia Bars More EU Officials Over 'Unacceptable' Navalny Sanctions Kremlin Says New US Sanctions Are Hostile Act by Outgoing Trump Administration
Russia Sends Extra 300 Military Instructors to Central Africa Republic US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Syria in Push for Assad to End War
South Korea Scrambles Jets as Chinese, Russian Aircraft Enter Air Defence Zone Roadside Bomb Kills Prison Doctors in Afghan Capital
Airwars Monthly Assessment - November 2020

December 21st, 2020

Attorney General Barr Says Russia 'Appears' to Be Behind Hack Iran FM: Afghans in Syria Not There on Iran's Behalf
Election Prevention Bill Fails, Israel Headed to Elections on March 23
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