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Zelensky Visits Frontlines - Ukraine

Handout photo shows Ukrainian workers build trenches and bunkers as they fortify the frontline positions during a major push by Russian forces to capture the area, November 18, 2024, in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Photo by Ukrainian Presidency via ABACAPRESS.COM

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The US-Supplied Bunker-Busting Bomb Israel Is Using In Lebanon

Handout file photo dated December 18, 2017 shows weapon specialists look on as a mock up of the Massive Ordnance Penetrator sits in bomb bay of the B-2 weapons load trainer at Whitman Air Force Base, MO, USA. The munitions Israel used to kill Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, have been identified as US-supplied “bunker-busting” bombs. A video published by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) showed eight planes taking off fitted with about 15 900kg bombs. Dr Nic Jenzen-Jones, director of arms intelligence consultancy Armament Research Services (ARES), identified the bombs as BLU-109s, also known as “bunker-busters” as they are capable of destroying military bunkers deep underground. U.S. Air Force photo via ABACAPRESS.COM

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The US-Supplied Bunker-Busting Bomb Israel Is Using In Lebanon

Handout photo shows October 16, 2012 shows a F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft completed the first in-flight weapons release of a 2,000 pound GBU-31 BLU-109 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) from a 5th Generation fighter. The munitions Israel used to kill Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, have been identified as US-supplied “bunker-busting” bombs. A video published by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) showed eight planes taking off fitted with about 15 900kg bombs. Dr Nic Jenzen-Jones, director of arms intelligence consultancy Armament Research Services (ARES), identified the bombs as BLU-109s, also known as “bunker-busters” as they are capable of destroying military bunkers deep underground. U.S. Air Force photo via ABACAPRESS.COM

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The US-Supplied Bunker-Busting Bomb Israel Is Using In Lebanon

Handout file photo dated May 25, 2010 shows senior Airmen Travis Talley and Derek White attach hooks to BLU-109 munitions before loading them onto a rolling rack to be assembled during the Combat Ammunitions Production Exercise at Osan Air Base, South Korea. The munitions Israel used to kill Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, have been identified as US-supplied “bunker-busting” bombs. A video published by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) showed eight planes taking off fitted with about 15 900kg bombs. Dr Nic Jenzen-Jones, director of arms intelligence consultancy Armament Research Services (ARES), identified the bombs as BLU-109s, also known as “bunker-busters” as they are capable of destroying military bunkers deep underground. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade via ABACAPRESS.COM

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The US-Supplied Bunker-Busting Bomb Israel Is Using In Lebanon

Handout file photo dated May 25, 2010 shows multiple munitions maintainers from around the Pacific assemble BLU-109 munitions in the small bomb pad during the Combat Ammunitions Production Exercise at Osan Air Base, South Korea. The munitions Israel used to kill Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, have been identified as US-supplied “bunker-busting” bombs. A video published by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) showed eight planes taking off fitted with about 15 900kg bombs. Dr Nic Jenzen-Jones, director of arms intelligence consultancy Armament Research Services (ARES), identified the bombs as BLU-109s, also known as “bunker-busters” as they are capable of destroying military bunkers deep underground. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Stephenie Wade via ABACAPRESS.COM

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The Transat CIC 2024 - Lorient

Lorient submarine base, also called Keroman base, built by the Germans between 1941 and 1944 during the Occupation. Today we simply call it Lorient La Base. It’s a major tourist attraction, hosting major nautical events, and we can also visit bunkers and museums. Picture taken at La Base marina in Lorient, Brittany, France, on April 26th, 2024, by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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TÜRKIYE-SANLIURFA-SECURITY FORCES-JOINT OPERATIONS-PKK

(240306) -- SANLIURFA (TÜRKIYE), March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Turkish security forces conduct an operation in Sanliurfa, Türkiye, on March 6, 2024. The Turkish gendarmerie and police destructed a total of 59 caves, bunkers, and explosive depots belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in joint operations across nine eastern and southern provinces, a cabinet minister said on Wednesday. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-SANLIURFA-SECURITY FORCES-JOINT OPERATIONS-PKK

(240306) -- SANLIURFA (TÜRKIYE), March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Turkish security forces conduct an operation in Sanliurfa, Türkiye, on March 6, 2024. The Turkish gendarmerie and police destructed a total of 59 caves, bunkers, and explosive depots belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in joint operations across nine eastern and southern provinces, a cabinet minister said on Wednesday. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-SANLIURFA-SECURITY FORCES-JOINT OPERATIONS-PKK

(240306) -- SANLIURFA (TÜRKIYE), March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Turkish security forces conduct an operation in Sanliurfa, Türkiye, on March 6, 2024. The Turkish gendarmerie and police destructed a total of 59 caves, bunkers, and explosive depots belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in joint operations across nine eastern and southern provinces, a cabinet minister said on Wednesday. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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U.S. shoots down Turkish drone approaching U.S. troops in Syria

STORY: U.S. shoots down Turkish drone approaching U.S. troops in Syria DATELINE: Oct. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): PAT RYDER, Pentagon Press Secretary 2. various of sky views STORYLINE: The U.S. Department of Defense said Thursday that the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish drone as it came in proximity to U.S. forces in Syria earlier in the day. Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said during a press briefing that U.S. commanders assessed that a Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flew "less than a half kilometer from U.S. forces" based in Syria. SOUNDBITE (English): PAT RYDER, Pentagon Press Secretary "At approximately 7:30 local time in Syria today, our forces had observed UAVs conducting airstrikes in the vicinity of Hasaka, Syria. Some of those strikes were inside a declared U.S.-restricted operating zone (ROZ) near Hasaka and were approximately a kilometer away from U.S. forces who relocated to bunkers. At approxima

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Türkiye hits 16 PKK targets in N. Iraq: minister

STORY: Türkiye hits 16 PKK targets in N. Iraq: minister DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. file footage of Turkish army against PKK in Northern Iraq STORYLINE: A total of 16 targets have been destroyed by the Turkish armed forces in a military operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Türkiye's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Thursday. The operation destroyed caves, bunkers, shelters and command posts of the PKK in the Asos Mountain region of Iraq on Tuesday, the minister said at a press conference in the southeastern Turkish province of Sirnak. The targets were hit by airstrikes of the Turkish Air Force, the local NTV broadcaster reported. Türkiye respects the territorial integrity and sovereignty rights of all its neighbors, especially Iraq and Syria, Akar emphasized. "Syrians are our brothers, Iraqis are our brothers. There is no problem with that. Our problem is terrorists. We are after terrorists. This struggl

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Turkey kills 26 PKK members in northern Iraq

STORY: Turkey kills 26 PKK members in northern Iraq DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the military operation 2. various of Turkish Defense Ministry STORYLINE: At least 26 members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been "neutralized" during Turkey's new ground and air cross-border offensive into northern Iraq, Turkey's Defense Ministry said Tuesday. One Turkish soldier was killed by a hand-made explosive in the conflict area on the first day of the operation, the ministry tweeted. Turkish authorities often use the term "neutralize" to imply terrorists are killed, wounded, or captured in security operations. Turkey launched Monday a military campaign, dubbed Claw-Lock, against the PKK's shelters, bunkers, caves, tunnels, ammunition depots and headquarters in Metina, Zap and Avasin-Basyan regions in northern Iraq. The operation was launched after the PKK was found to be planning a large-scale attack, the Turkish defense

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Turkey launches new cross-border operation in northern Iraq

STORY: Turkey launches new cross-border operation in northern Iraq DATELINE: April 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkey's cross-border anti-terror operation in northern Iraq (courtesy of Turkish Defense Ministry) 2. various of militants of PKK (file) STORYLINE: Turkey said Monday it has launched a new ground and air cross-border operation against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. Turkish air forces first hit the PKK's shelters, bunkers, caves, tunnels, ammunition depots and headquarters in the Metina, Zap and Avasin-Basyan regions in northern Iraq, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said in a video statement. While artillery units struck the targets, the commando troops and special forces, supported by helicopters and drones, entered the regions by infiltration from land, Akar said. "So far, our operation continues successfully as planned. The targets set in the first phase were achieved," he said. In a separate state

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GLOBALink | Bomb shelters revamped in Ukraine's Lviv for possible bombardment

Bomb shelters built in the Cold War era have been dug out in a park in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv for possible bombardment amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Air raid sirens blared in the early mornings on Friday and Saturday in Lviv. Local people went to bunkers for shelter. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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St Ives, Bunkers Hill 1892

St Ives, Bunkers Hill 1892 Date: 1892