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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IRAQ – NATO mission: "Our mission in Iraq will expand to include strengthening the capabilities of the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Interior and the Federal Police, at the request of the Iraqi side."

Sounds like something happens soon.

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BELARUS – On the eve of the Air Force Day of the Republic of Belarus, which is celebrated this year on August 20, Belarusian military aviators held an air parade over one of the airfields of the Republic of Belarus.

📅 August 18,2023.
📹 Alexander Sots
🔗 Massimo Frantarelli

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North Korea seems to be planning or preparing for something serious this time. The changes in its leadership and its military provocations are alarming. Seems like more than saber rattling lately.

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Turkey is completing the construction of the second ship for the Ukrainian Navy

The construction of the MILGEM type corvette is taking place at the shipyard in Istanbul. The first such ship was launched in October 2020.

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URGENT – The U.S. is considering the evacuating key military assets, including attack drones, from Niger in the event of an escalation.

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Large Scale Exercise 2023 Was Custom Built to Push Fleet to the Limit - USNI

Exercise planners have cranked up the realism by having the 25,000 sailors and Marines join the fight as they are – just like the crew of Ike – with very little preparation outside of normal training.

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