MAP UPDATE – About the ongoing counter-terrorist operation of the Turkish Armed Forces

Yesterday started the counter-terrorist operation regime for 15 days in the border regions of Shirnak province with Iraq and Syria.

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ISRAEL – The new 155/52 caliber Elbit Roem wheeled howitzer have entered IDF artillery forces.

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The war in Ukraine has not reached a stalemate, but it is going hard against Russia - Jake Sullivan, US national security advisor

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UKRAINE WAR – Video shows the soldiers of the Odesa 28th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in battle against Russian army in Kurdyumivka, Bakhmut axis, Donbas region.

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BREAKING – Turkish President Erdogan called Turkey's withdrawal from northern Syria unacceptable, as Ankara is fighting terrorism in this region.

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Ukrainian forces have taken back nearly 18 square km (7 square miles) of territory in the east and the south in the past week in their counteroffensive against Russian forces, a senior defence official said on Monday - Reuters

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An analogue of the Israeli Iron Dome air defense system is presented in China

The launcher is placed on a wheeled chassis and is equipped with 48 interceptor missiles.

Israel fears that Chinese hackers gained access to secret documents of the Israeli complex more than a year ago.

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Germany is confident it will have the best equipped army division amongst European NATO allies in 2025, Army Chief Alfons Mais told Reuters, as countries are scrambling to gear up their troops in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

At the moment, Berlin does not have a single combat-ready division, a military unit comprising more than 20,000 troops. It aims to have the first of three divisions operational by 2025, with the second to follow in 2027.

🔗 Reuters

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SYRIA – The Turkish army targeted a Syrian army base near Ayn Issa in north of Raqqa this morning; two Syrian soldiers wounded

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The NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defense System is being tested in Lithuania

Ground air defense / missile defense systems of the German, Spanish and Lithuanian Armed Forces worked out defensive measures with fighters from Finland, France, Belgium, Great Britain and Germany. Target designation was provided by long-range radar detection and control aircraft, refueling was provided by air tankers.

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A naval flotilla belonging to China set off to join Russia’s air and naval forces in the Sea of Japan

China sent out a total of five warships as well as four ship-borne helicopters to join the Russian military. The codename for the combined operations is North/Interaction-2023.

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BREAKING – Belarus has ratified an agreement with Russia on creating and operating combat training centers for the joint training of military personnel of the armed forces. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has signed the relevant law - BELATA

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BREAKING – Syria: The Syrian army, along with the Russian army has launched a military operation with heavy machine guns in the outskirts of Al-Wasata village, rural Aleppo

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JAPAN – Marine Day 2023 - Yesterday's Marine Day in the port of Nagoya: Sōryū-class submarine (16SS)

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KAZAKHSTAN – Turkey is about to sell 834 Arma III armored vehicles from the producer Otokar for an amount of $4.5 billion to Kazakhstan.

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🇹🇷 🇰🇿 Allegedly; Kazakhstan plans to purchase 834 Otokar ARMA Armored Combat Vehicles with a value of 4.4 billion dollars. This purchase may be the largest single item export of the Turkish defense industry.

Turkish military land platform manufacturer Otokar's ARMA Armored Combat Vehicle (ZMA) has been tested by the Kazakhstan Army for a while. Kazakh media Orda claimed that Kazakhstan plans to procure 834 ARMA Armored Combat Vehicles worth $4.4 billion.

COBRA Armored Vehicles, which were exported to Kazakhstan by Otokar a long time ago, are currently actively used by the Kazakh Army.

https://www.savunmasanayist.com/bomba-iddia-kazakistana-4-4-milyar-dolara-834-otokar-arma/

TAIWAN – 4 Chinese PLA aircraft and 6 PLA Navy vessels around Taiwan were detected at 6 a.m., July, 18, 2023

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