#MiddleEast – The War Desk

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Taiwan Rehearses Blockade, Sabotage and Invasion in ‘Nightmare Scenario’ DrillTaiwan Tells Ships to Ignore Chinese Coast Guard Boarding DemandsPoland Warns Russia May Exploit Ukraine Tensions for SabotageUkraine Prepares for Possible Northern Russian Attack as Fuel Sites Come Under FireSudan Extends Adré Crossing as Army Claims Blue Nile GainsPutin Says Russia Is Winning. Ukraine Is Making That Harder to ProvePoland’s Defense Industry Eyes Ukraine Aircraft Repairs as MiG Transfer StallsNigerian Military Says Senior ISWAP Figures Surrender in North-East OffensiveTaiwan Rehearses Blockade, Sabotage and Invasion in ‘Nightmare Scenario’ DrillTaiwan Tells Ships to Ignore Chinese Coast Guard Boarding DemandsPoland Warns Russia May Exploit Ukraine Tensions for SabotageUkraine Prepares for Possible Northern Russian Attack as Fuel Sites Come Under FireSudan Extends Adré Crossing as Army Claims Blue Nile GainsPutin Says Russia Is Winning. Ukraine Is Making That Harder to ProvePoland’s Defense Industry Eyes Ukraine Aircraft Repairs as MiG Transfer StallsNigerian Military Says Senior ISWAP Figures Surrender in North-East Offensive

Houthis Claim They Repelled Saudi Warplanes Near Sanaa, Threaten Retaliation

Yemen’s Houthi-aligned armed forces said they confronted Saudi military aircraft that allegedly tried to enter Yemeni airspace near Sanaa early...

Damascus Café Bombing Strikes at Heart of Syria’s Post-Assad Justice System

3 July 2026 A bomb tore through a crowded café near Damascus’s Palace of Justice on Thursday, killing at least...

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Rain runs down a sculpture of George Washington at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Friday, July 3, 2026, in…

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