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Why Putin’s ceasefire demand is designed to inflict maximum damage on Ukraine

The Daily Telegraph 19 Mar 2025
Their weapon of choice was an E-300 ... Pictures of the attack showed a FAB-250 high-explosive bomb mounted on a similar light aircraft, alongside a 120mm mortar shell, showing the scale of the weapons.
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The century-long reign of the machine gun is over, a Russian strategist argues

Business Insider 16 Mar 2025
A Russian strategist argues that small drones will replace infantry weapons like mortars and machine guns ... Jeffery Harris/US ArmyInfantry's heaviest weapons like mortars and machine guns are obsolete, ...
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Assam Rifles seizes smuggled foreign cigarettes worth Rs1.95 cr in Tripura's Khowai

Beijing News 15 Mar 2025
The major seizure occurred in Laijang, Chandel district, where the security forces personnel recovered 36 weapons, including 23 improvised mortars (Pompi), three AK-series rifles, one INSAS (Indian ...
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‘Inch by inch’: Myanmar rebels close in on key military base in Chin State

Al Jazeera 15 Mar 2025
list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4UN chief visits Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh as hunger fears rise ... In India’s Manipur, bombs and mortars are civilian weapons ... end of list ... We have limited weapons, and even some of them we can’t operate,” he added ... .
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Syria seizes weapons warehouse in Homs

Middle East Monitor 10 Mar 2025
“After searching and investigating, the General Security Forces in the Kafr Abd area seized a warehouse containing weapons and mortar ammunition of various ...
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Manipur: Joint ops by Army, other forces lead to recovery of 114 arms, explosives

The Siasat Daily 08 Mar 2025
In Nepali Basti of Bishnupur district, an operation by the Indian Army and Manipur Police resulted in recovery of seven weapons consisting of two Carbines, two Pistols, two Rifles and one improvised mortar, ammunition and other war-like stores.
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Clashes with Afghan forces continue along border

Dawn 06 Mar 2025
Civilian sources in the border region told Dawn that Ishaq Khan, a resident of Bacha Maina, received injuries, though not very fatal in nature, when he was hit by shrapnel of a mortar shell fired from the Afghan side.
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Today in Israeli History: March 7 – March 13

The American Israelite 06 Mar 2025
The Davidka, a mortar designed and manufactured at the Mikveh Israel agricultural school as a Palmach weapon for Israel’s fight for independence, is used in combat for the first time in an attack on Jaffa’s Abu Kabir neighborhood.
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US mounts bomb-blasting laser with 984-feet range on armored military truck

Interesting Engineering 05 Mar 2025
The Zeus 4 high-energy weapon. The new partnership will see Parsons supply its Zeuz 4 high-energy weapon for the JLTV. Zeus 4 is capable of clearing more than 50 types of unexploded weapons.
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Sir John Waters, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe and crucial Army leader in Northern Ireland

AOL 04 Mar 2025
The Provisional IRA was obtaining arms from Libya and manufacturing heavy mortars. Weapons were coming in across the border, one of the three infantry brigades had been stood down and the prime ...
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Sir John Waters, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Army leader in Northern Ireland – obituary

The Daily Telegraph 04 Mar 2025
The Provisional IRA was obtaining arms from Libya and manufacturing heavy mortars. Weapons were coming in across the border, one of the three infantry brigades had been stood down and the prime ...
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South Africa: Protect Civilians from Use of Explosive Weapons

Human Rights Watch 03 Mar 2025
South Africa should deepen its determination to protecting civilians by endorsing the declaration on the use of explosive weapons in populated areas and by encouraging other governments in the region to follow suit.”.
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The Ukraine aid crisis unaccounted funds and corruption in the War effort

Blitz 03 Mar 2025
... producing more weapons for Ukraine ... A report by the Ukrainian security service revealed that officials were working with Ukrainian weapons companies to embezzle $40 million earmarked for mortar shells.
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Manipur extends deadline to give up arms till Mar 6

Hindustan Times 01 Mar 2025
The numbers are extremely low given that at least 6,500 weapons and over 600,000 pieces of ammunition, including mortars and grenades, were looted from armouries across the state by civilians and ...
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