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By Friedrich Seiltgen Officers from the San Diego police department along with FBI Agents conducted raids using redacted warrants at several locations throughout San Diego County, California last week, residents said. The redactions included the location and the people being searched by the warrants, according to a CBS affiliate in San Diego. …

by Charles Nwoke MINNA, NIGERIA – Nigerian military troops have killed eight people believed to be members of the Islamic State terrorists after repelling what would have been bloody assault on a military base in Niger state Central Senatorial District, where many jihadists are being held.  According to two military …

By Safiullah Stanikzai and Soldier of Fortune A former Afghan Defense Ministry official has reiterated claims that Afghan commandos have been recruited to fight as mercenaries in Ukraine. Reports began circulating late last week that the shadowy Wagner group, a private Russian mercenary force with close ties to the Kremlin, is …

by Owen Thorne KYIV – Early this morning, Russian air attacks began across Ukraine. These attacks have beenanticipated in response to the losses inflicted on the Russian Navy at their base in Sevastopol inthe occupied Ukrainian territory of Crimea. With air raid sirens beginning around midnight wewitnessed waves of attacks …

Closed circuit camera broadcasts from Sevastopol have been blocked in the wake of explosions at the Russian naval base there, a Russian official said. “All broadcasts from CCTV cameras in Sevastopol that were previously available to civilians will be closed,” according to Mikhail Razvozhaev, the governor of Sevastopol. His remarks …

by Nadia Beard, RFE/RL KAZBEGI, Georgia — The picturesque road that climbs vertiginously through the Caucasus Mountains leads to Stepantsminda, a small town where traditionally the stylish hotels serve as a starting-off point for holidaymakers, hikers, and the more adventurous climbers. But if you drive farther, passing through Stepantsminda to …

By A.R. Fomenko Ukrainian forces took a bite out of another alligator this week, when anti-aircraft gunners shot down an additional Russian Ka-52 helicopter. Soldier of Fortune saw the helicopter go down on Monday in the Beryslav district of Kherson. It was the third Ka-52 alligator to be shot down …

by Mike Eckel, RFE/RL In late June 2019, a Russian man named Yury Orekhov met in a European hotel with a businessman representing a California-based company involved in consulting and logistics. Orekhov, the co-owner of a German industrial equipment and commodities trading company, told the businessman that he wanted to …

The FH70 155-millimeter howitzer has been used by NATO countries for more than 40 years. The designation stands for Field Howitzer for the 1970s. Ukrainian forces first got their hands on them courtesy of Italy in May, and received training in Estonia. These are in addition to the U.S. supplied …

This hunk of heavy metal was one of the buzz-worthy items on display in Washington, D.C. this week at the annual meeting of the Association of the United States Army. The “AbramsX” main battle tank from General Dynamics Land Systems has a new look that we heard described at AUSA …