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  2022-12-06

  Three years later, Soleimani's death still haunts IRGC Quds Force

  Qassem Soleimani's successor, Email Qaani, has done little to improve his familiarity and influence with Quds Force's area of influence, leaving the group in a weakened state.

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  2022-11-22

  Tehran, Moscow agree to manufacture drones in Russia for Ukraine war

  New intelligence reveals Iran has agreed to help Russia build weaponised drones, with production potentially beginning within months.

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  2022-11-18

  With mounting losses, Russia recruits former Afghan forces to fight in Ukraine

  Recruiters are targeting former Afghan security forces living in Afghanistan and Iran, and leveraging desperate economic situations to convince the soldiers to fight in Ukraine.

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  2022-11-08

  Buried phones, bribes and paranoia: Life under Russian occupation

  The accounts of life under occupation by those who managed to escape tell a tale of near-total paranoia and subjugation to the whims of soldiers and Kremlin appointees.

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  2022-11-08

  Russian army faces 'catastrophic' conditions as winter approaches in Ukraine

  With its supply lines disrupted and ranks decimated, the Russian military faces a frigid winter with little fuel, food, shelter and medical supplies on the frontlines.

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  2022-10-25

  Pakistani forces thwart ISIS-K effort to shift operations to Balochistan

  A series of raids in Balochistan has set back the plans of ISIS-K terrorists to shift operations from Afghanistan and exploit the restive province.

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  2022-10-14

  Russia's invasion of Ukraine is giving US military greater leeway in Indian Ocean

  The ramifications for Russia's unprovoked war are countless, but one consequence is a stronger NATO, which has freed the US military to expand in other regions of the world.

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  2022-10-07

  Putin's 'nuclear blackmail' fails to intimidate the world

  Experts say Russia's nuclear weapons stockpile, like its military as shown in Ukraine conflict, is outdated, in disrepair, and not fit for war. 'And when launched, they may fall on Russia,' one noted.

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  2022-09-21

  As tensions rise, China's partners, debtors risk being dragged into conflict

  'China is employing its growing economic power as a means of coercing or enticing other states to comply with its foreign policy priorities or principles of international relations,' said one analyst.

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  2022-09-19

  Myth of powerful Russian army crumbles on live TV

  Ukraine's successful counter-offensive in Kharkiv province has exposed what many thought impossible: that the Russian military could be defeated.