🇦🇿 AZERBAIJAN – President Ilham Aliyev : “All refugees must return to their native lands. Our native land is Zangazur ( Syunik ), our native land is Goycha district ( Sevan ), Irevan ( Yerevan ). Of course we will return.”

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CHINA FLOODED 🌊🌊🌊

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Takeoff of the US Air Force C-17 from airfield near the Syrian city of Kobani.

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🇦🇫 AFGHANISTAN – On the border with Turkmenistan, Taliban fighters shot 22 ANA Commando soldiers who were captured by the militants.

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🇸🇾 SYRIA – Combat helicopter Ka-52 "Alligator" accompanies the convoy of the Armed Forces of Turkey and the Armed Forces of Russia during joint patrols in the security zone in northern Syria.

The use of the Ka-52 as a combat escort for such events is a rather rare event. Usually, the Mi-8AMTSh is involved (it was also this time), as well as the Mi-35.

Both types of helicopters involved in patrolling are based at the regional base of the RF Armed Forces in El-Kamyshlo.

The appearance of the "Alligator" in the patrol may indicate their transfer also to Qamishly

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🇦🇫 AFGHANISTAN – Attack helicopter MD-530 NIAC over the Chahansoor area of ​​Nimruz province, where the Afghan military announced the conduct of massive air and ground operations against the Taliban.

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🇾🇪 YEMEN – Houthi militants operations against Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in Zahir, Al Bayda governorate.

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🇺🇦 UKRAINE – The ⚓ Ukrainian Navy received its first TB2 drone.

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🇸🇾 SYRIA – T-55s of the Syrian Army were destroyed by an anti-tank missile from jihadist groups south of Idlib province.

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Iran responded with a cartoon...

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Russia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan will conduct a series of joint training exercises in August-September on the border with Afghanistan designed to counter illegal armed groups and attempts to destabilize the region.

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