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🇮🇷 #Iran - 🇮🇱 #Israel: Footage showing one of the impacts in Kiryat Ono, Tel Aviv District, after Iran has launched a wave of ballistic missiles with cluster munitions towards Israel.

🇮🇷 #Iran - 🇮🇱 #Israel: Iran has launched a new wave of ballistic missiles (with cluster warheads) at Israel. Footage taken by Israeli netizens shows such rockets over central Israel just moments ago.

🇫🇷 #France / 🇬🇧 #UK - 🇷🇺 #Russia: The French Navy, with intelligence from the UK's Royal Navy, have seized a Russian oil tanker earlier today in the Western Mediterranean Sea. The vessel, named Deyna, was part of Russia's "shadow fleet" and was sailing under a Mozambique false flag, transporting oil from Murmansk, Russia. (via Reuters & Royal Navy MoD)

🇨🇿 #CzechRepublic: A newly emerged underground group, identifying itself as the "Earthquake Faction," set fire overnight to a Czech arms company called LPP Holdings, which has been cooperating since 2023 with the largest Israeli military manufacturer, Elbit Systems. The Czech company also built a "Center of Excellence" in the targeted complex and was involved in drone production with the Israeli company. Footage shows members of the Earthquake Faction breaking into the facility and setting fire to equipment allegedly used in drone production. After the attack, the group released a statement on its website, claiming to be a newly formed internationalist underground network that targets "key sites critical to the Zionist entity." They justified their action by stating that the Czech company is used as a means to develop weaponry used by Israel to massacre people daily in Palestine.

🇮🇷 #Iran - 🇮🇱 #Israel: Iran has launched a wave of ballistic missiles equipped with cluster munitions toward Israel. Footage shows what is described as a fragment from a missile that struck Jerusalem's Old City, in the Jewish Quarter near the Western Wall and Al-Aqsa Mosque.

🇪🇹 #Ethiopia: FANO militants have started a major offensive in the South Gondar Zone of the Amhara region in Ethiopia, targeting government forces. Some regional sources claim that up to 650 government soldiers have been killed, and that 418 troops were captured on March 18th alone. The offensive was launched as a memorial for Major General Wubante Abate, a prominent Fano rebel leader who was killed in 2024. (via @AmharaWarUpdates on X)

🇩🇰 #Denmark / 🇬🇱 #Greenland - 🇺🇸 #US: Danish troops deployed to Greenland in January were reportedly prepared to destroy key airport runways and brought blood supplies, amid fears of a possible US military annexation of the island. According to multiple reports, the explosives were intended to prevent US aircraft from landing in the event of an invasion, while the blood supplies were stockpiled to treat the wounded. (via BBC & The Guardian)

🇮🇷 #Iran - 🇺🇸 #US: Footage posted by the IRGC claiming to show a US F-35 fighter jet being struck by an Iranian missile. According to US Central Command, the jet was flying a "combat mission" over Iran when it was hit by what was described as Iranian Air Defence. Following the strike, the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing. The jet reportedly landed safely, and the pilot is in stable condition. This would mark the first time that Iran has directly hit a US aircraft in the ongoing conflict. Footage of the strike was widely shared and discussed on the Iranian Broadcasting Agency’s channel, as shown in the second clip. (via CNN & 📹 released by IRGC-media)

🇲🇽 #Mexico: Chest-rig footage shows a firefight between SEDENA Mexican special forces and a group of sicarios in Guadalupe y Calvo municipality, in the mountainous region of Chihuahua, three days ago. During a surveillance operation on a road connecting El Ocote and Atascaderos, the troops discovered a position held by 15 sicarios. Upon spotting the security forces, the gunmen opened fire. In the exchange of gunfire, two sicarios were killed on the spot, while three others were captured. No casualties were reported among the security forces, although one officer was injured by what was described as shrapnel from a grenade. (via @blogdelnarcomex)

🇵🇰 #Pakistan - 🇦🇫 #Afghanistan: Footage released by Pakistani media shows what was described as a "Taliban military vehicle" which was carrying "four suicide bombers" getting struck by a mortar shell dropped from a drone somewhere in Angoor Ada (which is in South Waziristan of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). (📹 via @ThePakistanNews on TG)

🇪🇪 #Estonia - 🇷🇺 #Russia: A Russian Su-30 fighter jet briefly entered Estonian airspace yesterday near Vaindloo Island in the Gulf of Finland, staying for about one minute. NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission responded by deploying Italian Air Force units. This is the first such incident involving Estonia this year. A similar violation occurred in September last year, when three Russian jets entered Estonian airspace for 12 minutes, although Russia's Defence Ministry denied it. (via Reuters)

🇮🇷 #Iran - 🇮🇱 #Israel: Footage shows smoke rising from the Haifa oil refinery in northern Israel after several missiles were launched both from Iran and Lebanon earlier today.

🇮🇶 #Iraq - 🇯🇴 #Jordan: Footage released by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq shows a swarm of drones targeting US military sites in Jordan. The footage was posted following targeted strikes on US military infrastructure yesterday. (📹 via @Mena_live on TG)

🇮🇷 #Iran – 🇮🇱 #Israel: Iran has launched a wave of missile strikes targeting Tel Aviv overnight. As usual, despite attempts to intercept the missiles, cluster submunitions have managed to hit several positions on the ground. (via @war_noir & @mena_live)

🇷🇸 #Serbia – 🇦🇱 #Albania: Footage has emerged showing Serbian paratroopers and helicopters being deployed over the Preševo Valley, near the border with Kosovo, as part of ongoing military exercises. Authorities in Albania have issued a statement describing the drills as “dangerous” and “provocative,” claiming they may be intended to intimidate the Albanian-majority population in southern Serbia, particularly in areas close to the Kosovo border. The region was previously affected by an insurgency that lasted for approximately two years between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and ethnic Albanian separatist groups from 1999 to 2001. Outbursts of violence reportedly continued between 2002 and 2014, including targeted attacks on police using grenades and mortars, as well as bombings of schools, amid tensions between ethnic Serb and Albanian communities. (📹 @balkanspectator & @admirim)

🇳🇬 #Nigeria: Up to 75 ISWAP militants were reportedly killed following a failed infiltration and raid attempt on a Nigerian military base in Malam Fatori, Borno State. The militants attempted to storm the positions of the 68 Battalion’s “Bravo Company” on foot, while also deploying several explosive-laden drones in an effort to breach defensive fortifications in the area. In the early hours of today, Nigerian troops engaged the militants in a fierce firefight. In coordination with ground forces, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) also conducted airstrikes on the jihadists. Forces from neighboring Niger also carried out airstrikes in support of the operation. A large amount of equipment was confiscated following the failed raid, with Nigerian media releasing footage showing the aftermath of the fighting. (📸 via @ZagazOlaMakama)

🇮🇷 #Iran - 🇮🇱 #Israel: Iran launched a renewed missile attack across central Israel earlier today. Multiple residential buildings were hit as a result of the strike. Although many missiles were "intercepted", their cluster sub-munitions still struck targets on the ground. According to Israeli media, at least three people were reported to have been “lightly injured.”

🇲🇲 #Myanmar: A displaced mother (50) and her 13-year-old daughter were killed in a military junta airstrike in northern Gangaw Township. Yaw Alin Tan reported that fighter jets dropped bombs on the area without ongoing clashes, leaving multiple civilians injured and homes destroyed. (via @PVTVMYANMAR on TG)

🇮🇶 #Iraq: Overnight attacks were reported in the Bashur (Kurdistan Region of Iraq). Four loud explosions were heard near the US Consulate General in the Serbesti neighborhood in Erbil. Meanwhile, in western Kirkuk, the Imam Ali Brigades (part of the PMF) were also attacked last night. (via @Intel_Rojava)