Military
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Abdullah: Massoud Devoted His Life to National Unity and Consensus
DID Press: Dr. Abdullah, former chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation, described Ahmad Shah Massoud as a “national hero” and a selfless figure who devoted his life to Afghanistan in a message marking the 25th anniversary of Massoud’s…
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IRGC Captures US Unmanned Submarine in Strait of Hormuz
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has announced the capture of a U.S. smart, unmanned submarine at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. officials have acknowledged the loss of the underwater vehicle but said the…
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Iran Responds to US Strikes With Extensive Missile Attacks
DID Press: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched a wave of retaliatory operations overnight in response to U.S. missile and naval attacks on Iranian oil tankers near Kharg Island and Jask. News reports said Iranian forces fired a large…
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Rockets Strike Taliban Police Headquarters in Badakhshan
DID Press: Several rockets were fired at the Taliban police headquarters in Kohistan Rag district of Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, local sources said. The attack was accompanied by a series of explosions, but no casualties have been reported. Local sources…
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Balkhi: US Military Equipment Left in Afghanistan Belongs to Afghan Government
DID Press: Taliban Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi said military equipment left behind by US forces in Afghanistan belongs to the Afghan government, adding that Kabul has no intention of negotiating or trading the equipment. Balkhi, speaking about the…
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CNN: US Considers Reducing Military Presence in the Middle East After Iran War
DID Press: US military and intelligence officials have held informal discussions in recent weeks about reducing the number of American troops and facilities in the Middle East, a move that, if the conflict with Iran ends, could signal another shift…
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Ansarullah Launches Heavy Attacks on Saudi Aramco and Military Targets
DID Press: Yemen’s Houthi movement said it had targeted several sites in Saudi Arabia in the latest wave of its attacks, including oil facilities belonging to Saudi Aramco. According to local media reports, the Jizan refinery and a bulk plant…
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Russia, Ukraine Exchange Strikes as Kyiv and Saratov Oil Refinery Are Targeted
DID Press: Russia and Ukraine exchanged overnight strikes on Tuesday, with Ukrainian drones reportedly targeting the Saratov oil refinery in southwestern Russia while Russian forces launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Kyiv, killing at least two people and…
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China Expands Remote Lop Nur Base for Next-Generation Aircraft Testing
DID Press: China is rapidly expanding a remote flight-test facility near the Lop Nur nuclear test site in western China, with satellite imagery showing new hangars, taxiways and other infrastructure that analysts say could support testing of advanced next-generation military…
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Lloyd’s of London Faces £1.4B in Persian Gulf Losses From US-Iran Conflict
DID Press: Lloyd’s of London has estimated that insurance losses linked to the US-Iran conflict in the Gulf region could reach around £1.4 billion, with much of the damage stemming from attacks on land-based infrastructure rather than maritime losses. According…
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