BREAKING – The US has decided to send F-16 fighters from Denmark and the Netherlands to Ukraine as soon as pilot training is completed - Reuters

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IRAN – The IRGC Armed Forces recently held a military exercise near the borders
with Azerbaijan and Armenia.

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Taiwanese "Chien Hsiang" loitering munitions developed by NCSIST.

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AZERBAIJAN – A live firing exercise was carried out by air defense units at the combined arms training ground,
According to the training plan for 2023, approved by the Minister of Defense, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov

The tasks of detecting and practically destroying low-altitude, low-speed and small-sized air targets from the modernized S-125 2TM anti-aircraft missile systems were successfully completed. The main purpose of firing is to improve the practical skills of the personnel, as well as the skills to control anti-aircraft missile systems and further increase combat capability.

🔗 TG SOURCE

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IRAQ – The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) publishes a video clip targeting a number of Turkish soldiers during a sniping operation in the Matena Mountains in Dohuk Governorate.

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NORTHERN IRAQ – Kurdistan: An qualitative military operation was carried out by PKK forces against the Turkish army who were trying to advance in the northern Iraqi region.

As a result, 11 Turkish soldiers were eliminated and 7 others injured.

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UAE – Abu Dhabi advances in the Middle Corridor

➡️ UAE's AD Ports to invest in invest in the Grain terminal located at Kuryk (Quryq) Port in Kazakhstan.

🔗 Prof. Michael Tanchum

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ARMENIA - AZERBAIJAN: Armed Forces of the Azerbaijani Ground Forces fired at Armenian military outpost near #Yeraskh, on Aug 17, between 9:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., according to the Armenian MoD

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🔺Turkey leased Al Khums Port for 99 years to establish a military base in Libya

🔺Turkish Naval Forces will fight against terrorism, migration, smuggling & establish security in the Mediterranean.

🔺Turkey will also lease the Port of Sirte & clear terrorist forces in the region.

🔗 Kamran

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USA – Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced the successful launch of the Navy's third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128), on August 18th

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North Korea's latest Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile its first ICBM to use solid rocket fuel has ignited new debate over a possible Russian role in the nuclear-armed state’s dramatic missile development.

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NEW – Moldova regrets the decision of the Russian Federation to impose a ban on a number of officials from Chisinau - the country's Foreign Ministry

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