SYRIA – Militants of the pro-Turkish terrorist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham held a military parade in Idlib to show their "determination and readiness to repel" attacks from government forces.

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Unconfirmed news: Reports of a new agreement between Armenia- Azerbaijan- Russia shared by RBK channel (Russian media group).
According to the new agreement, Agdere / Martakert, Khojavend / Martuni and Khojaly will be handed over to Azerbaijan.

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🇭🇷 CROATIA – A US Army UH-60 Helicopter (Black Hawk) prepares to land in Split, for the Adriatic Sea Defense and Aerospace Exhibition.

The U.S. is participating in ASDA, which runs from 29 Sept. - 1 Oct. Stay tuned for more updates soon.

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URGENT – Syria: A Russian air defense system Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and cannon system successfully destroyed a drone launched by militants from Idlib towards the Russian Khmeimim airbase.

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The United States has tested an air-breathing hypersonic weapon capable of speeds faster than five times the speed of sound, marking the first successful test of the class of weapon since 2013, the Pentagon said on Monday, Reuters

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NEW – The Czech Ministry of Defense announced that the country has purchased from Israel an air defense system developed by Rafael, worth about $ 630 million.

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INDIA – A new version of the Akash missile was successfully flight-tested on Monday from the integrated test range at Chandipur in Odisha. The missile -- 'Akash Prime' -- intercepted and destroyed an unmanned aerial target mimicking an enemy aircraft in its maiden flight test. The modified ground system of the existing Akash weapon system was for the flight test.

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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has stressed that whole foreign troops corps are being deployed in Poland on the border with Belarus.

"It is clear that wherever you deploy troops in Poland it won’t be against Germany. Meanwhile, it is foreign troops, primarily US ones," he said on Monday as quoted by BelTA news agency.

"We see Lithuania getting into every crack to prove their loyalty to NATO and the US. But the saddest thing is Ukraine. We have a new front opening."

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RUSSIA – The Kremlin warned on Monday that any expansion of NATO military infrastructure in Ukraine would cross one of President Vladimir Putin's "red lines", and Belarus said it had agreed to take action with Moscow to counter growing NATO activity.

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🇹🇼 TAIWAN – 6 Chinese PLA aircraft entered Taiwan’s southwest ADIZ on September 27, 2021.

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🇺🇦 Ukrainian soldier participates in "Rapid Trident-2021" Exercise, which continues this week with over 6,200 personnel from NATO Allies and partners to support joint interoperability.

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🇺🇸 700 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters delivered to customers... 🌐

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