Upgraded Iranian low- to mid-range air defence system 'Mersad-16 SAM'.

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The CIA's Eagle Base, near Kabul, Afghanistan

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🇸🇾 SYRIA – Russian Air Force hits the route of Turkish Armed forces in Idlib, where Turks sit together with Al Qaeda cells.

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🇰🇷 South Korea has successfully test-fired a homegrown submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from a new submarine to become the world's eighth country to possess the weapon, sources said Tuesday.

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🇰🇬 KYRGYZSTAN – At the Edelweiss training ground, the Frontier-2021 exercise took place, within the framework of which the mock terrorists who entered the territory of Kyrgyzstan were destroyed with the support of the Russian Armed Forces units.

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IRAN –The Quds Mohajer-6 drones, equipped with both reconnaissance and offensive capabilities, will be marketed for export.

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Iranian air defense systems

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SYRIA – Russian Aerospace Forces launched airstrikes on pro-Turkish militants, west of Maarrat-Misrin in the Syrian province of Idlib.

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SYRIA – Shelling today north of Manbij by the Turkish army and TFSA.

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Russia-Led CSTO Starts Military Drills In Kyrgyzstan Due To Situation In Afghanistan

The Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) has started three days of military exercises in Kyrgyzstan it says are needed in response to the ongoing situation in Afghanistan.

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🇺🇸⚓ US Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson has entered South China Sea as of Sep. 6.

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CHINA – PLA troops training with new artillery systems in the Xinjiang military region.

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🇵🇰 PAKISTAN – 🇺🇸⚡Military transport helicopters CH-47 Chinook of the US Armed Forces are seen yesterday over the city of Karachi.

Apparently, the covert evacuation of American citizens and possibly Afghans continues.

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🇾🇪⚡YEMEN – Several sources report air raids by Saudi Arabian warplanes which were allegedly carried hours ago.

19 raids reportedly targeted the areas of Al-Hawban, Mawiyah Al-Dimna, the new airport & Hamzah camp, in the governorate of Taiz.

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