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Ex-US Army Reservist Secretly Worked For China

A federal jury convicted a Chinese national and former Army Reservist for acting within the United States as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Ji Chaoqun, 31, of Chicago, was found guilty on one count of conspiracy to …

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Iran Attacks Kurdish Region in Iraq, Kills Nine

An Iranian bombing campaign targeted Iraq’s northern Kurdish region on Sept. 28, killing least nine people and wounding 32 others, the Kurdish Regional Government’s Health Ministry said. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) fired on targets in Iraq’s northern Kurdish regional capital of Irbil and the eastern Iraqi city of …

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Rocket Attack Targets Green Village in Northeast Syria; Fails to Strike US, Coalition Forces

At approximately 7:05 pm in Syria on September 18th, a rocket attack targeting the Green Village base in northeast Syria failed to strike US or Coalition forces or equipment. Three 107mm rockets targeted the base. A fourth rocket along with rocket tubes was found at the launch point, approximately 5 …

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Putin’s Chef Comes Clean About Founding the Wagner Mercenary Group

Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close associate of President Vladimir Putin, has admitted he founded the private paramilitary Vagner group after years of denying any links to the mercenaries who have been involved in the ongoing war in Ukraine, as well as conflicts in Syria and Africa. In response to a question …

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Fighting Rages in Ukraine as Moscow Cracks Down on Anti-Mobilization Protests

Heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces is under way in parts of eastern Ukraine and the northeast Kharkiv region as Moscow continues a crackdown on protests against a partial mobilization decreed by President Vladimir Putin last week. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the eastern Donetsk region remained Ukraine’s — and …

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Nord Stream Pipelines Were Sabotaged, Officials Say

The two Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea were the result of sabotage, Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said. “It is now the clear assessment by authorities that these are deliberate actions. It was not an accident,” Frederiksen said when speaking to journalists. “There is no information yet to …

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School Shooting Roils Russia Amid Anti-Mobilization Protests

The death toll from a school shooting in Russia has increased to 15 people, including 11 children, while 24 people were injured, including 22 minors, officials said on Monday. The shootings occurred amid widespread resistance to mobilization orders from Moscow, for men to fight in Ukraine. “By this point, the …

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Ukraine Used ‘3-D Chess’ Techniques Against Russia: Urban Warfare Expert John Spencer

A Ukrainian counter-offensive has forced Russia out of key eastern positions they had taken months to occupy. Reportedly underpinned by Western intelligence, the push also featured wartime methods familiar to British and American forces. Former U.S. Army Major John Spencer, now Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Madison Policy …

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Gun Rights Advocates Re-File Lawsuit Against New York’s Concealed Carry Act

Two gun rights advocacy groups have taken legal action against a New York law regarding concealed carry of firearms inside the state.  The Gun Owners of America (GOA) and Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) re-filed a federal lawsuit in the Northern District of New York over the so-called Concealed Carry Improvement …

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Iran Fires Into Northern Iraq, Targeting Kurdish Separatist Base

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has attacked a militant group’s base located in the north of neighboring Iraq, state media reported. Iran has faced more than a week of protests and unrest over the death of a 22-year-old woman, Mahsa Amini, who died in custody after being detained by …

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