URGENT – The US Embassy in Ethiopia: We are concerned about the violence in Amhara and Oromo and the civilian casualties.

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NIGER COUP – The African Union says it firmly supports all ECOWAS decisions concerning Niger and calls on the international community to save the life of President Mohamed Bazoum.

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BREAKING – The British Ministry of Defense announces that it will train 900 Ukrainian soldiers from the Navy to carry out raids on the coast and operations on land and sea.

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France will consider any request for military support from ECOWAS

France has 1,500 soldiers in Niamey, engaged in the fight against jihadists under Nigerien command, while the United States has a force of a thousand men.

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Niger - Regional monitoring map (11 August 2023).

🚩 More details about the ECOWAS standby force are emerging. RFI reports it will be constituted of 25.000 troops, with most coming from 🇳🇬 Nigeria.

🔹🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire announced it will commit up to 1100 troops.

🔹 RFI reports that 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau would also participate to the force.

🔹 🌍🇫🇷🇺🇸 The AU, France, and the US all announced backing the ECOWAS decisions.

🔹 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso suspended Radio Omega, a popular radio, after it aired the interview of a pro-Bazoum supporter.

🔹 The security around Bazoum’s residence was reportedly heightened on Aug 9, with 70 guards now stationed in the vicinity.

🔗 Jules Duhamel

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Turkish drone targeted a vehicle belongs to the PKK in Penjwen, Sulemaniyah, northern Iraq. The airstrike resulted 3 casualties.

🔗 Tammuz Intel

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China highly concerned after Japanese Navy guided missile destroyer visits India's Port Blair near Malacca strait.

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The Russian amphibious Beriev Be-200 Altair aircraft designed for fire fighting, search and rescue and maritime patrol.

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Hezbollah unveils its new anti tank guided missile called “TharAllah”. It is a version of Iranian Dehlavieh missile that has a range of 5km.

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SYRIA – The Syrian army deploys massive reinforcements to the Idlib region in response to escalating tensions. The reinforcements include tanks and rocket launchers.

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IRAQ – The Turkish army puts pressure from the north and advances against the Kurdish PKKK. The PKK in response retreats towards the south.

Rare: the Kurdish Peshmergas of the forces of Iraqi Kurdistan are on their way to fight against the PKK

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JUST IN – Poland: Defense Minister, Mariusz Błaszczak, decided to create a military working group near the border with Belarus. The purpose of the operation is mainly to train the soldiers of the Polish army.

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POLAND – A parade dedicated to the 103rd anniversary of the Polish Army and the defeat of Soviet occupants took place in Warsaw, with participation of the U.S. Army.

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POLAND – This is what a morning in Warsaw looks like today, just before the 103rd anniversary of the Polish Army & the
defeat of Soviet occupants take place.

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BREAKING – Turkey successfully tests an indigenous probe rocket developed by the Turkish defense company ROKETSAN

🔗 Anadolu English

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POLAND – The general rehearsal of the "Great Parade" on August 15, due to the 103rd anniversary of the Polish Army took place today.

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JUST IN – The German defense concern Rheinmetall intends to supply Ukraine with a Luna New Generation reconnaissance drone by the end of the year, a Bild am Sonntag source said.

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SYRIA – Turkish forces send a new military convoy consisting of military and logistic equipment to the de-escalation zone in NW Syria. This comes after Syrian government reinforcements arrived in Idlib and Aleppo - NPA

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