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Ukraine to dispatch counter-drone teams to Middle East as demand surges after ‘Operation Epic Fury’ Ukraine is sending drone defense specialists to the Middle East this week after 11 countries requested help countering Iranian-made drones fired in retaliation for U.S.-Israeli strikes launched under Operation Epic Fury, Ukrainian officials said. Speaking at the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, Ambassador Olha Stefanishyna said Kyiv’s response is designed to provide immediate, practical support rather than “concern or…

UAE says consulate attacked by drone amid fraught Middle East security climate The United Arab Emirates said one of its consulates was targeted by a drone, an incident the government described as a serious breach of diplomatic protections as authorities worked to assess the impact and circumstances. Initial information released by the UAE did not specify the consulate’s location, the extent of any damage, or whether there were casualties. The government indicated that relevant authorities were investigating and coordinating…

Suspected drone strike kills at least four children in southern Djibouti Thursday March 5, 2026 DJIBOUTI — At least four children were killed in a suspected drone strike in southern Djibouti, authorities and a local human rights group said Tuesday. The explosion occurred in the Dikhil region of Afar, according to Public Prosecutor Hassan Mohamed Hassan. In a statement, Hassan said a team has been dispatched to investigate the circumstances surrounding the blast and determine its cause. The Djiboutian League for Human Rights…

UAE, Qatar say they downed waves of Iranian missiles and drones as Tehran’s cross-border campaign entered a fifth day on Tuesday, while Iran’s opaque succession process quickened after the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and Israel expanded strikes across Iran and Lebanon. The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Defence said its air defenses “successfully engaged” three ballistic missiles and detected 129 drones, intercepting 121 while eight fell on Emirati territory. Qatar’s military said it intercepted all 10 drones…

Human Rights Watch Urges Investigation into Deadly Drone Attack in Niger Human Rights Watch (HRW) is pressing Nigerien authorities to undertake an independent investigation into a drone strike conducted by the army in January, which the organization claims resulted in the deaths of approximately 17 civilians, including four children. In a recent statement, HRW emphasized that, while the attack may have also claimed the lives of several militants, it breaches international law. The incident occurred on January 6, when…

Russia launched a massive overnight air assault on Ukraine’s energy network, striking electricity generation and distribution facilities with more than 400 drones and about 40 missiles, Ukrainian officials said Thursday. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the barrage targeted the grid, generation sites and distribution substations across the country, as winter temperatures begin to plunge. “Every day, Russia could choose real diplomacy, but it chooses new strikes,” he posted on X. Moscow did not immediately comment on the…

WASHINGTON — A U.S. fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone near the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday, the Pentagon’s Central Command said, even as President Donald Trump said Washington is engaged in talks with Tehran to defuse tensions across the Gulf. U.S. Central Command said the drone, identified as a Shahed-139, “aggressively approached” the carrier and continued toward it despite measures taken by U.S. forces in international waters. CENTCOM said the jet acted in self-defense. The command did not…

Drone strikes hit towns in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, killing one ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Drone strikes hit two towns and one district in the central zone of Ethiopia’s Tigray region late Friday and early Saturday, killing one person and wounding another, according to local police and information obtained by the BBC. The fatal strike occurred in the town of Entcho, where one civilian was killed and another injured, police told BBC Tigrinya. The reported attacks came amid renewed clashes between federal government forces and…

One killed in Tigray drone strikes amid renewed fighting, officials say Saturday January 31, 2026 At least one person was killed and another injured in drone strikes in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on Saturday, a senior Tigrayan official and a humanitarian worker said, the latest sign of renewed confrontation between regional and national forces. The officials, who requested anonymity because of security concerns, said two strikes hit Isuzu trucks near Enticho and Gendebta, towns roughly 20 kilometers apart in Tigray.…

Ukrainian and Russian drone strikes battered energy infrastructure and residential areas on both sides of the front, leaving more than 200,000 people without power in occupied Zaporizhzhia and killing at least two across Ukraine, as U.S. and Ukrainian officials met in Miami to discuss security guarantees and a post-war recovery package. In Ukraine’s southeast, a Ukrainian drone strike cut electricity to more than 200,000 consumers in the Russian-held portion of the Zaporizhzhia region, according to Moscow-installed regional…