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Unknown Projectile Reported to Hit Tanker in Strait of Hormuz
MIDDLE EAST - On October 1 a maritime reporting center received a third-party report that an unknown projectile had struck a tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the waterw...
U.S. Forces Leave Erbil Air Base, Ending Inherent Resolve Mission in Iraq
MIDDLE EAST - U.S. Central Command completed the orderly departure of U.S. forces and equipment from Erbil Air Base in northern Iraq on September 30, marking the end of the Op...
Navy Recovers Two Aviators After Eisenhower Aircraft-Recovery Mishap Off Virginia
VIRGINIA - A mishap during aircraft recovery operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) occurred at approximately 6:18 p.m. EDT (10:...
AFRICOM Struck al-Shabaab Near Qumbi, Somalia
SOMALIA - On September 28, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Public Affairs stated that U.S. forces conducted airstrikes on September 24 targeting al-Shabaab, which the United Sta...
Carrier Theodore Roosevelt Leaves San Diego for Arabian Sea, Trump Confirms Iran Mediator Contact
MIDDLE EAST - The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9, left Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego on Septem...
UK Police Arrest Five Men Near RAF Fairford on Suspicion of Preparing a Terrorist Act
UNITED KINGDOM - The U.S. Embassy in London said on September 27 that it is aware of arrests on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act near the Royal Air Force (RAF) base at F...
West Bank: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem Reports Checkpoint Closures Through October 3
WEST BANK - On September 27, U.S. Embassy Jerusalem said checkpoints across the entire West Bank region will be closed from September 27 to October 3, and that there is no reg...
U.S. Embassy Advises Against Travel to Amhara, Tigray, and Afar, Fighting Near Lalibela
ETHIOPIA - On September 25, the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa said it was aware of reports of active fighting near Lalibela in the Amhara Region, a halt of Ethiopian Airlines fl...
Latvian National Armed Forces Issue Yellow Airspace Notice for Krāslava Municipality
LATVIA - The National Armed Forces of Latvia issued a yellow-level notice of a possible air threat in Krāslava Municipality and told the public that no further action is requi...
Inbound Tanker Struck in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Restricts Travel to Taif and Yanbu
MIDDLE EAST - On September 21, a tanker on an inbound transit through the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unknown projectile. Two crew members received minor injuries, after...
North Korea Fires Two East-Coast Ballistic Missiles Into the Sea of Japan
KOREAN PENINSULA - On September 20 at about 8:54 AM UTC (5:54 PM Japan time), North Korea launched at least one ballistic missile from the vicinity of its east coast toward th...
US Issues Security Alert For Middle East Due To Regional Tensions: Potential For Rapid Conflict Escalation
US Issues Security Alert For Middle East Due To Regional Tensions: Potential For Rapid Conflict Escalation
Putin Sets Nuclear and Air-Defense Priorities and Denies Plans to Attack Europe
EUROPE - Russian President Vladimir Putin told the Military-Industrial Commission in the Kremlin on September 18 that a new State Armament Program and a companion defense-indu...
IAEA: Drone Hits Kursk Reactor Cooling Tower, Tusk Warns of Hybrid Strikes On NATO Countries
EUROPE - The International Atomic Energy Agency said on September 18 that it had been informed a drone struck the cooling tower of a reactor unit at the Kursk Nuclear Power Pl...
Ethiopia Travel Advisory: U.S. Embassy Advises Against Travel to Doolo Zone After Possible Threats to Foreigners
ETHIOPIA - The U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa said on September 16 that it is aware of possible threats to foreigners, including U.S. citizens, in Doolo Zone, also spelled Dollo ...
Coalition Says Air Defenses Brought Down Drone South of Mecca, U.S. Restates Saudi Arabia Level 3
SAUDI ARABIA - The Joint Forces of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen said Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces brought down a drone south of Mecca at 6:50 p.m. Saudi time...
Saudi Civil Defense Lifts Abha and Khamis Mushait Alerts After Repeat Warnings
MIDDLE EAST - Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Civil Defense posted all-clear notices for Abha city and Khamis Mushait Governorate at about 4:01 AM UTC on September 14, m...
Yemeni Air Force Bombs Declared Kill Zone Around Mokha and Dhubab
YEMEN - Staff Colonel Majid Abdullah Al-Nuzaily, official spokesperson for the internationally recognized Yemeni Armed Forces, said on September 13 that the air force was stil...
Saudi Civil Defense Lifts Shelter Alerts After Houthi Projectile Hits Jazan
JAZAN, SAUDI ARABIA - The General Directorate of Civil Defense said that on September 12 a projectile launched by Houthi forces struck Al-Tuwal Governorate in the Jazan Region...
Drone Crosses Ukraine and Moldova, Crashes in Romanian Cornfield
EASTERN EUROPE - Romania’s Ministry of National Defense said on September 12 that a drone which had already crossed Ukrainian and Moldovan airspace came down in a cornfield ne...
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