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Libya’s Eastern Parliament Approves the 2019 Maritime Deal With Türkiye: What the Vote Changes
Libya’s Eastern Parliament Approves the 2019 Maritime Deal With Türkiye: What the Vote Changes
What the Mecca Defence Pact Says: Inside the 16-Article Text Türkiye Sent to Parliament
What the Mecca Defence Pact Says: Inside the 16-Article Text Türkiye Sent to Parliament
Nigerian Air Force Says Lake Chad Strike Killed Senior ISWAP Figures: What It Claims and What Is Unverified
Nigerian Air Force Says Lake Chad Strike Killed Senior ISWAP Figures: What It Claims and What Is Unverified
Iran Claims Its 54th US MQ-9 Shoot-Down Over Hormuz. The US Has Not Confirmed It
Iran Claims Its 54th US MQ-9 Shoot-Down Over Hormuz. The US Has Not Confirmed It
Abyei’s Amiet Market Drone Strike: Death Toll Rises to 153. What Is Confirmed and Who Is Blamed
Abyei’s Amiet Market Drone Strike: Death Toll Rises to 153. What Is Confirmed and Who Is Blamed
What Is HIMARS, and Which Countries Operate It?
What Is HIMARS, and Which Countries Operate It?
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Libya’s Eastern Parliament Approves the 2019 Maritime Deal With Türkiye: What the Vote Changes

Libya’s Eastern Parliament Approves the 2019 Maritime Deal With Türkiye: What the Vote Changes

Libya's House of Representatives voted unanimously on 20 October 2026 to approve the 2019 Türkiye–Libya maritime memorandum and lift its 2020 boycott of Ankara. What was approved, what was not,...

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What the Mecca Defence Pact Says: Inside the 16-Article Text Türkiye Sent to Parliament

What the Mecca Defence Pact Says: Inside the 16-Article Text Türkiye Sent to Parliament

Türkiye sent the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to parliament on 20 October 2026. The 16-article text treats an external attack on one as an attack...

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Nigerian Air Force Says Lake Chad Strike Killed Senior ISWAP Figures: What It Claims and What Is Unverified

Nigerian Air Force Says Lake Chad Strike Killed Senior ISWAP Figures: What It Claims and What Is Unverified

The Nigerian Air Force says a 19 October 2026 strike under Operation Hadin Kai killed an ISWAP Shura Council member and the security chief of a figure called Abu Saleem...

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Iran Claims Its 54th US MQ-9 Shoot-Down Over Hormuz. The US Has Not Confirmed It

Iran Claims Its 54th US MQ-9 Shoot-Down Over Hormuz. The US Has Not Confirmed It

The IRGC says it shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper over the Strait of Hormuz on 20 October 2026 and calls it the 54th. The US has not confirmed it,...

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Abyei’s Amiet Market Drone Strike: Death Toll Rises to 153. What Is Confirmed and Who Is Blamed

Abyei’s Amiet Market Drone Strike: Death Toll Rises to 153. What Is Confirmed and Who Is Blamed

Drone strikes on Amiet Common Market in the disputed Abyei Area killed at least 73 people on 19 October 2026, local officials say. Abyei officials and Juba blame the Sudanese...

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What Is HIMARS, and Which Countries Operate It?

What Is HIMARS, and Which Countries Operate It?

HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) is a wheeled, truck-mounted rocket artillery launcher built by Lockheed Martin, carrying one pod of guided rockets or a single long-range missile and transportable...

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