With the Middle East on the edge and Iran and its proxies riled up, US forces in Iraq and Syria are again taking hits

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US soldiers dismount from a M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle in Syria on Nov. 2, 2020.
US soldiers dismount from a M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle in Syria in November 2020.

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China got 'very dramatic' after the US military flew a new missile system out to the Western Pacific, ally says

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A missile launcher on wheels being unloaded from a military aircraft at night.
The US deployed its Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher to the Philippines earlier this year.

US Army photo by Captain Ryan DeBooy

Ukrainian paratroopers put out a new video they say shows the first hours of the invasion of Russia

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A tank is seen next to defensive fortifications in a video said to show Ukrainian forces during the early hours of their Kursk invasion on August 6.
A tank is seen next to defensive fortifications in a video said to show Ukrainian forces during the early hours of their Kursk invasion on August 6, 2024.

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Ukraine's F-16s may be getting long-range cruise missiles to hit targets hundreds of miles away: report

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F-16 Fighting Falcons perform in the sky as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivers a speech congratulating the Ukrainian military.
The US is in talks with Ukraine to send long-range cruise missiles for its F-16s.

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Russia has likely diverted thousands of soldiers to counter Ukraine offensive, US officials say

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In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, soldiers sit in a military truck as a column of the Russian Armed Forces move to build up forces conducting active combat operations with Ukrainian formations in the Sudzhansky district of Kursk region of Russia. One solider waves at the camera.
Russia is moving troops to defend Kursk — though many are likely conscripts from within the country.

Ukraine's invasion of Russia is showing how good it is at hitting Putin's weak spots

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Russian President Vladimir Putin's meets top military officials in the Kremlin amid the Ukrainian incursion in Kursk in August, 2024.

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Ukraine is developing its own armored combat vehicle, the Inguar-3, to rival US-made gear like the MaxxPro

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Soldiers of the Azov Brigade tested an Inguar-3 in the Serebryansky forest in the Luhansk region.
Soldiers of the Azov Brigade tested an Inguar-3 in the Serebryansky forest in the Luhansk region.

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Ukraine says over 100 Russian soldiers surrendered in one go after being abandoned by their commanders in Kursk

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Blindfolded men in uniforms sit in a covered facility.
Ukraine posted footage of men in uniforms being held by its troops, saying it seized over 100 Russian soldiers who surrendered in Kursk.

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Maps show how much Russian territory Ukraine is thought to have captured just over a week into its invasion

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Two Ukrainians in an infantry fighting vehicle. One is holding a peace sign, houses in the background.
Ukrainian service members riding in a BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle near the Russian border on Saturday.

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Russian troops likely facing water shortages in Ukraine, with some now drinking from 'stagnant puddles': UK intel

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A puddle in Orikhiv, Ukraine.
A puddle in Orikhiv, Ukraine.

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