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Spike in Russian flights from Syria to Libyan desert base as Moscow eyes new Mediterranean hub

CNN — In the weeks since Bashar al-Assad was ousted as Syrian leader, Russia has launched multiple flights to an airbase in the Libyan desert. Moscow’s goal appears to be to find an alternative stopover for its growing military involvement in Africa – and a way to retain its military presence in the Mediterranean. For …

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Egypt Independent January 1, 2025

Trump’s base goes to war with incoming officials over US visas for foreign talent

Trump’s base goes to war with incoming officials over US visas for foreign talent The US president-elect’s ‘government efficiency’ team,

Middle East Eye December 29, 2024

Russian foreign ministry says major air defense base in Poland is on list of potential targets

A spokesperson for Russia’s Foreign Ministry has said Moscow could target a major Western military base in Poland, as Russian officials continue to ramp up their rhetoric in an escalatory week. The air defense base opened in the Polish town of Redzikowo on the Baltic coast on November 13. Known as “Aegis Ashore,” the site …

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Egypt Independent November 22, 2024

Finland handed control of 15 military bases to the US

For nearly half a century, Scandinavia’s neutrality (with the obvious exception of Norway) was an important segment of keeping various

Weekly Blitz July 8, 2024

Iraq: One killed in explosion in base housing pro-Iran Popular Mobilisation Forces

Iraq: One killed in explosion in base housing pro-Iran Popular Mobilisation Forces The cause of the blast was not immediately

Middle East Eye April 21, 2024

Member of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units killed in blast at base, Iraqi army says

CNN — The Iraqi army said on Saturday that a command post at Kalsu military base, south of the capital Baghdad, had been hit by an explosion overnight, killing one member of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) and injuring eight other people. The PMU, also known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, is a predominantly Shiite …

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Egypt Independent April 20, 2024