BREAKING – North Korea says it successfully test fired what it described as newly developed long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, its first known testing activity in months, underscoring how it continues to expand its military capabilities."

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URGENT – 🇵🇭 Philippines: 2 Filipino soldiers were killed in an ambush by the Islamic State East Asia Province (ISEAP) in Bagindan (Basilan).

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Former US admiral says China 'their own worst enemy' as tensions rise in South China Sea

"The PRC, its own bad behaviour, that demonstrates to others just how bad it is. And so, you know, they are their own worst enemy."

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BREAKING – Nigeria: Gunmen killed 12 members of the Nigerian security forces before stealing weapons and burning buildings in a weekend attack on a military base in Zamfara state.

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🇺🇦⚡ UKRAINE – A photo of burning Kamaz truck belonging to Ukraine's 503rd Naval Infantry, which was hit with ATGM by separatists yesterday, resulting in 1 killed and 3 wounded on Ukrainian side, according to reports.

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🇰🇷 SOUTH KOREA – Practical shooting of the Israeli tactical missile system Rafael Spike-NLOS which is in service with the South Korean marines.

South Korea had purchased 67 sets of the Spike-NLOS complex under a 2011 contract. The complex has a firing range of up to 26 km.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine to buy 24 more Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs (4 complexes, each with 6 drone units) from Turkey, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny declared.

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Russia, Belarus continue massive military drills

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RUSSIAN ZAPAD-2021 EXERCISES – UPDATE

Combat robotic systems "Uran-9" and "Nerekhta" are firing at the objects of the imaginary enemy.

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SYRIA – Multipurpose helicopters MI-8AMTSh and Ka-52 Alligator of the Russian Aerospace Forces were spotted today over the city of Jarablus near the Turkish border.

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🇾🇪⚡ YEMEN – Iranian-backed Houthi militants claim that his air defenses shot down 1 Wing Loong 2 drone of the Saudi-led coalition in the region of Kitaf wa al Boqe'e, Sa'dah governorate.

The UAV was shot down with an "appropriate weapon" today.

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BREAKING – Iraq: Turkish T129 helicopters bombing Kurdish PKK positions in the Dohuk Governorate, Mitnia region.

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🇰🇿 KAZAKHSTAN – At the Aisha Bibi training ground, joint Kazakh-Indian exercise KazInd-2021 has ended.

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