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Oct- 2023 -

2 October

A 2018 file photo shows fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) manning a roadblock in the Qandil Mountains, the groups's main rear-base in northern Iraq

Turkey Strikes PKK Bases in Iraq After Ankara Bombing

Turkish jets launched air strikes inside Iraqi Kurdistan after a blast earlier the same day injured two police officers near the parliament building in Ankara.

Sep- 2023 -

29 September

BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system

Joe Saballa

Ukraine Moves Missile Factory Abroad to Avoid Russian Strikes: Official

A Ukrainian official said the country has moved part of its missile production facilities abroad to keep them from being targeted by Russian strikes.

28 September

Inder Singh Bisht

NATO Jets Deployed in Lithuania to Track Russian Movements

NATO is deploying surveillance planes in Lithuania to keep an eye on Russian military activity near the alliance’s borders.

28 September

Russian President Vladimir Putin with army officials

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia to Hike Defense Spending by Almost 70% in 2024: Ministry

Russia is set to hike defense spending by almost 70 percent in 2024, a finance ministry document showed, as Moscow pours resources into its full-scale offensive in Ukraine.

28 September

An Azerbaijani soldier takes a selfie with the national flag in Fuzuli, a liberated city, last November 26, 2020.

Staff Writer With AFP

Breakaway Republic of Karabakh Says Will Cease to ‘Exist’

The self-proclaimed republic of Nagorno-Karabakh announced it would cease to exist, after a military defeat by Azerbaijan followed by an exodus of over half of the enclave's population.

27 September

Ukrainians fleeing Russian shelling in Irpin

Joe Saballa

Russian Hackers Accessing War Crime Evidence Obtained by Ukraine: Cyber Chief

Russian hackers are targeting computer systems of Ukrainian law enforcement agencies to access war crime evidence obtained by Kyiv.

26 September

Joe Saballa

UK Training Ukrainians to Clear Russian Minefields

The British military is training Ukrainian engineers on how to clear the vast minefields created by Russian forces.

26 September

Staff Writer With AFP

Kremlin Says US Abrams Tanks Will ‘Burn’ in Ukraine

The Kremlin said US Abrams tanks supplied to Ukraine would not change the outcome of its offensive and would "burn" after Kyiv received shipments of the vehicles.

26 September

A Syrian soldier gestures during the evacuation of insurgents from a rebel-held area of Aleppo toward rebel-held territory in the west of Aleppo province

Staff Writer With AFP

25 Dead as Damascus Loyalists Clash With Kurdish-Led Forces: Monitor

Fighters loyal to the Syrian government have clashed with Kurdish-led forces in a mainly Arab district of eastern Syria, leaving 25 people dead in two days, a war monitor said.

26 September