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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SYRIA – Syrian government forces send new “large” military convoys to the countryside of Deir Ezzor Governorate - NPA

This came days after ISIS attack against the government forces, killing and injuring dozens.

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US, Japan to develop hypersonic missile interceptor - The Straight Times

Japan and the United States will agree this week to jointly develop an interceptor missile to counter hypersonic warheads being developed by China, Russia and North Korea, Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper said on Sunday.

The agreement on interceptors to target weapons designed to evade existing ballistic missile defences is expected when US President Joe Biden meets Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the US on Friday, the report said, without giving any source for the information.

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LEBANON – Videos of Hezbollah tanks and heavy equipment in the Bekaa Valley are spread across social media.

The Organisation is preparing for a military parade, during which it reveals the possession of specific weapons, including air defense weapons.

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NIGER – A Burkina Faso military helicopter just arrived at Niamey Airport, coming from Ougadougou.

🔗 Fabian

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The Central African Republic, (CAR) celebrates Independence Day, along with some Wagner troops in the capital of Bangui.

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NEW – On a visit to Teheran, a delegation from Serbia’s MFA announces the purchase of 20K Shahed-136 drones.

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JAPAN – From August 10th to 12th, in the East China Sea, fighters from the ASDF Southwestern Air Defense Force scrambled to respond to the threat of territorial infringement.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects weapons factories, calls for an increase in missiles production - Anadolu English

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BREAKING – British RAF tanker aircraft supporting an ongoing QRA for a Russian bomber in international airspace above the North Sea. RDAF (🇩🇰) and RNLAF (🇳🇱) fighter jets were scrambled.

🔗 Aerospace Intelligence

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