War and Armed Conflicts – Page 49 – War Watch

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A Weakened Hezbollah Resists Pressure to Give Up Its Weapons
ByNeil MacFarquhar and Hwaida Saad August 4, 2025August 6, 2025

The Lebanese militant group has lost much of its power since the recent war with Israel. But it is balking at demands to surrender whatever is left of its once formidable arsenal.

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More Than 60 Migrants Dead After Boat Capsizes Off the Coast of Yemen
BySaeed Al-Batati and Vivian Nereim August 3, 2025

The trip across the Gulf of Aden is the first leg of one of the world’s riskiest — and busiest — migration and smuggling routes.

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U.S. and Israeli Officials Float Idea of ‘All or Nothing’ Gaza Deal
ByIsabel Kershner and Aaron Boxerman August 3, 2025August 3, 2025

The apparent shift in tone comes as cease-fire negotiations have hit a wall and pressure is mounting on Israel over the hunger crisis in Gaza. But Israel and Hamas remain far apart on the terms of any deal.

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Sykes-Picot, the 109-Year-Old Pact That Looms Over French and British Moves to Recognize a Palestinian State
ByMark Landler August 3, 2025August 3, 2025

The Sykes-Picot Agreement was a secret treaty Britain and France signed more than a century ago. Many consider it to have seeded a legacy of strife in the Middle East.

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Houthis in Yemen Confirm in Video They Are Holding 11 Mariners Hostage
ByShuaib Almosawa and Vivian Nereim July 29, 2025

The video was the first confirmation of the number of hostages, who had been sailing through the Red Sea on a ship attacked by the Houthis on July 7.

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Houthis in Yemen Confirm in Video They Are Holding 11 Mariners Hostage
ByShuaib Almosawa and Vivian Nereim July 29, 2025July 29, 2025

The video was the first confirmation of the number of hostages, who had been sailing through the Red Sea on a ship attacked by the Houthis on July 7.

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A Series of Mysterious Explosions Unnerves Syrians
ByRaja Abdulrahim and Muhammad Haj Kadour July 24, 2025July 24, 2025

Many of the blasts, some of them deadly, have been at weapons storage sites, raising questions about whether ordnance from Syria’s civil war has been properly secured.

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Iran Says It Could Exit Nuclear Treaty if Europe Reimposes Sanctions
ByFarnaz Fassihi July 23, 2025

The warning from Iran’s deputy foreign minister came days before he is set to travel to Istanbul for nuclear talks with European counterparts.

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Iran Says It Could Exit Nuclear Treaty if Europe Reimposes Sanctions
ByFarnaz Fassihi July 23, 2025

The warning from Iran’s deputy foreign minister came days before he is set to travel to Istanbul for nuclear talks with European counterparts.

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A Long, Overdue Reporting Trip Through Syria
ByBen Hubbard July 23, 2025

After the fall of Bashar al-Assad, parts of the country that had been closed to outside journalists for a decade suddenly opened up.

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