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Russia's engagement with the Houthis as they lob missiles at ships is getting 'serious,' US official says

The US Special Envoy for Yemen told Business Insider that Russia could make the Houthis even more d…

Jake Epstein   


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The Pentagon wants to use special operators in new ways to train Taiwan and others for a different kind of fight

There's a push to get special operations forces involved in training partners to fight more than te…

Stavros Atlamazoglou   


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US Army Rangers have been training for a different kind of fight: neutralizing enemy underground nuclear facilities

Shifting their role, US Army Rangers linked up with a little-known unit to practice taking down an …

Stavros Atlamazoglou   


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Satellite images show North Korean special forces sent to Russia disguised as Russian soldiers with fake IDs, South Korean spies say

South Korea's spy agency said North Korea sent some 1,500 special forces troops to Russia for train…

Jake Epstein   


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US commander appeared to suggest UK special forces were operating in Ukraine

A UK Ministry of Defence spokesperson told BI: "It is the longstanding policy of successive governm…

Nathan Rennolds   


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Israeli commandos raid Lebanon — the latest sign Netanyahu is ignoring Biden's warnings

Benjamin Netanyahu is rapidly escalating Israel's campaign against its regional foes, and trampling…

Tom Porter   


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US sting operation catches crypto firms 'wash trading' to boost token values

Federal prosecutors set up a fake company to bust four crypto market makers, who they say artificia…

Kelly Cloonan   


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With eyes on China, US special operators are back to battling the jungle

Jungle warfare skills were dulled by over 20 years fighting in the desert, but US special operators…

Stavros Atlamazoglou   


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US warships and aircraft are readying for a fight as further violence grips the Middle East

The Pentagon said it is keeping a carrier strike group and an amphibious ready group in the Middle …

Jake Epstein   


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North Korea's new drones use a 'reverse-engineered copy' of Hellfire missiles from the MQ-9 Reaper, US Army general says

Brig. Gen. Patrick Costello said the US military is "very closely" watching the new drones, likely …

Matthew Loh   


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US Air Force says war with China in the Pacific is not 'imminent or inevitable' but the threat is growing

Frank Kendall, the US Air Force Secretary, said that the likelihood of war with China in the Pacifi…

Thibault Spirlet   


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Israel's special forces hostage rescue was aided by US intelligence, report says

US intelligence helped Israeli special forces rescue four hostages held captive in Gaza for eight m…

Rebecca Rommen   


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Shifting focus to threats from China and Russia starts with people, not tech, US special operations leaders say

SOCOM is facing the arduous task of shifting focus to near-peer threats after over two decades of c…

Stavros Atlamazoglou   


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Egypt looks elsewhere to get the stealth fighters the US reneged on

Egypt's seeking 4th and 5th-generation stealth fighter jets from China after the US reneged on an o…

Paul Iddon   


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USS White River: How the US Navy transformed a landing vessel into a legendary rocket artillery ship

Today's US Navy is poorly equipped to support a landing force, but that wasn't the case decades ago…

Benjamin Brimelow   


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Video appears to show a Ukrainian Leopard tank taking out a column of Russian armored vehicles

Video footage shared by Ukraine's 33rd Separate Mechanized Brigade appears to show a devastating at…

Sinéad Baker   


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China is taking over the South China Sea, and the US isn't doing enough to stop it, experts say

China has ramped up confrontations with the Philippines in the South China Sea. The US has largely …

Thibault Spirlet   


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Trump's first term avoided a fight in the South China Sea. It's only getting harder.

Donald Trump faces a more confrontational China in the South China Sea in his second term, escalati…

Thibault Spirlet   


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Photo hints a big US Air Force Reaper drone competition was focused on one of China's fake islands in the South China Sea

A photo from the recent exercise reveals a map of Mischief Reef, an artificial island that China ha…

Jake Epstein   


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Russia and China are gaining ground on the US in Latin America, US commander says

Russia and China are competing for influence with the US in Latin America, according to the top US …

Thibault Spirlet