SYRIA – The Russian Aerospace Forces, for the second day in a row, launched airstrikes against Hayat Tahrir al Sham targets in Al-Bara, Idlib governorate.

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WATCH – Once again, Russian airstrikes in the vicinity of the town of Al-Bara in southern Idlib, Syria

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🇩🇪 German General Arlt, the man in charge of Germany's evacuation from 🇦🇫 Afghanistan with his assault rifle during a press statement. Category rare!

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SYRIA – Satellite images of two (n🚫n-Iranian) tankers unloading fuel at Al-Zahrani facility.

Officials have promised that petrol will improve from Monday.

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IRAN – Today, the range of the Iranian Sayad 4 🚀 missile was officially announced as 200 km.

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🇮🇶 IRAQ – US Chinooks and Apaches military transport helicopters has been spotted, flying in low altitude over ISIS dominated territory in Hawija.

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🇸🇪 Saab has today received a further order from the Swedish Defence Material Administration (FMV) to continue the development and production, as well as expand the capabilities, of the two A26 Blekinge class submarines previously ordered by Sweden.

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🇺🇸⚓ U.S. Navy, Coast Guard send ships through Taiwan Strait in wake of assault drills by China

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China protests US Navy, Coast Guard ships in Taiwan Strait

China’s defense ministry has protested the passage of a U.S. Navy warship and Coast Guard cutter through the waters between China and Taiwan, a self-governing island claimed by China

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A U.S. warship and a U.S. Coast Guard cutter sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Friday, Aug. 27, the latest in what Washington calls routine operations through the sensitive waterway that separates Taiwan from China, which claims the self-ruled island.

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🚨 BREAKING – 🇦🇫⚡ Taliban using US biometric data which has left behind from afghan government, carrying out door-to-door manhunt for Afghans on blacklist, in Afghanistan

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Bashir Ahmad Rostam Zay is appointed by Taliban as their Minister of Sports. He is the mastermind of assassination of Afghanistan's sportsmen & women. He also has been behind several terror plots against sport centers & stadiums.

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🇦🇫⚡ The current situation near the approaches to Kabul airport…

The map shows the main entrances, exits, and control sites for the forces controlling the airport from all sides, marked in red.

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🇦🇫⚡ Protest in Kabul during Taliban rule. Youth and women participated in the demonstration against economic issues.

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🇦🇫⚡ At least a couple of seemingly whole MD-530F helicopters went to the Taliban at the Shorabak military base (formerly Camp Bastion) in Helmand province.

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