BREAKING – Syria: Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, members of the US-led International Coalition, carried out a qualitative military operation against members of the The Syrian National Army (SNA) previously the Free Syrian Army (FSA) and also known as the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army (TFSA) in the village of Arisha in the Tal Tamr countryside.

As results, 6 members of the Turkish-backed militants were reportedly killed

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NEW – The German Ministry of Defense confirms that Rheinmetall has purchased the Leopard 1A5BE and has signed a contract with the German government in this regard.

This means that the 25 Leopard 1A5s announced in July (Vilnius package) should now be contractually committed.

🔗 deaidua.org

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MALI – Protests in the city of Bandiagara this morning against insecurity, caused by the junta, turns violent. The demonstrators demand more security against the jihadists who are increasing the abuses in the region.

Note: Wagner troops are in the country after the western alliance has been forced to leave.

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MALI – Islamic State in the Greater Sahel (ISGS) has published images of the execution of "two Wagner spies in Anderamboukane", in the Menaka region.

🔗 Casus Belli

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URGENT – The representative of Sudan: There is a regional force that supported the aggression against the Sudanese government and wanted Sudan to become a permissible land.

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Israel gets first of 2 military landing crafts acquired from US.

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Iran had conducted war games in the Arabian Gulf’s Abu Mussa island disputed with the UAE.

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Syrian President Assad: The Syrian Arab Army is the main target of the Israeli
attacks on Syria.

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TAIWAN – On August 9 , the 58th Artillery Command of the 10th Army of Taiwan conducted annual firing from positions in the Dajia River (Taichung City) and Qingshui areas. Self-propelled artillery mounts М110А2 and М109А2 were used. A total of 119 shots were fired.

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URGENT – Syria: The Turkish army targets Kurdish SDF in the Umm al-Kif area, west of Tal Tamr, and the villages of al-Asadiyya and Mushairfa in the northern countryside of Tal Tamr district, near the Syrian-Turkish border.

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Falcon 8X: The art and science of the aerodynamic ideal.

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BREAKING – North Korea: Kim Jong Un convenes an enlarged Central Military Commission meeting to discuss “more powerful striking means” against adversaries on the Korean Peninsula, announces next military parade for September - NK NEWS

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TAIWAN – 33 Chinese PLA aircraft and 6 PLAN vessels around Taiwan were detected by 6 a.m.(UTC+8) today.

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SYRIA – Extensive destruction and damage of electricity towers due to Turkish bombing of the northern countryside of Ain Issa, in the Raqqa region.

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Future USS John L. Canley (ESB-6) Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base leaving Pearl Harbor - August 9, 2023

🔗 WarshipCam

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Warships of the Russian Navy and the PLA Navy repelled an air raid of a conditional enemy during a joint patrol in the waters of the Pacific Ocean.

Deck helicopters of the two countries took off and landed on each other's warships.

🔗 Massimo Frantarelli

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RUSSIA – Finland's and, in the long term, Sweden's NATO membership is a serious destabilizing factor. After the accession of Helsinki, Russia's land border with NATO almost doubled. - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

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