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US Navy Sends Guided-missile Submarine to Middle East

US Navy 5th Fleet spokesman Commander Tim Hawkins at 5th Fleet headquarters in the Bahraini capital Manama in 2021. AFP
US Navy 5th Fleet spokesman Commander Tim Hawkins at 5th Fleet headquarters in the Bahraini capital Manama in 2021. AFP
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US Navy Sends Guided-missile Submarine to Middle East

US Navy 5th Fleet spokesman Commander Tim Hawkins at 5th Fleet headquarters in the Bahraini capital Manama in 2021. AFP
US Navy 5th Fleet spokesman Commander Tim Hawkins at 5th Fleet headquarters in the Bahraini capital Manama in 2021. AFP

The US Navy said on Saturday a nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine was operating in the Middle East in support of the Bahrain-based US Fifth Fleet.

The USS Florida entered the region on Thursday and began transiting the Suez Canal, Commander Timothy Hawkins said in a statement.

"It is capable of carrying up to 154 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles and is deployed to US 5th Fleet to help ensure regional maritime security and stability," Hawkins said.

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Israeli Strikes Cause Damage to Bridges in Syria’s Homs Province, State Media Says

A man rides a motorbike past a damaged building in Homs, Syria November 7, 2024. (Reuters)
A man rides a motorbike past a damaged building in Homs, Syria November 7, 2024. (Reuters)
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Israeli Strikes Cause Damage to Bridges in Syria’s Homs Province, State Media Says

A man rides a motorbike past a damaged building in Homs, Syria November 7, 2024. (Reuters)
A man rides a motorbike past a damaged building in Homs, Syria November 7, 2024. (Reuters)

Syrian state media reported damage to several bridges in the Qusayr countryside of Homs province, attributing it to an Israeli attack on Monday.

Earlier, blasts were heard in and around Qusayr, a town in the southern Homs province, and authorities had said they were investigating the cause.

The Israeli military earlier on Monday confirmed a series of strikes targeting what they said were Iranian weapons smuggling routes through Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon, adding that the operations disrupted efforts to transfer arms via Syrian territory.