army
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“The Russian army continues to deliver supplies there using heavy drones.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
Eritrean soldiers have crossed into northern Ethiopia heading towards an area where clashes have been taking place between national army troops and regional forces, residents in the Tigrayan town of Adigrat have told the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
In May 2021, Nigeria's army chief, Lt-Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, was killed in a plane crash alongside 10 other officers in the north-western state of Kaduna amid bad weather.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
On Monday, Turkish officials and Pakistan’s foreign and defense ministers and army chief met with their counterparts in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to discuss how to “institutionalize” the pact, according to official statements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
In October, a combined Austrian-German-Bulgarian invasion finally succeeded in crushing Serbia, occupying the kingdom and driving the defeated remnants of the Serbian army out completely.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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"They have armies, they have the police, they have the powers," says Massicella, 18, as she marches through Lille.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
If these richest Americans on average have trouble consistently beating the S&P 500, given the armies of high-paid investment professionals helping to manage their finances, what makes you think you can do any better?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
It should come as no surprise that wars break armies.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Both Moscow and Kyiv have recruited thousands of foreign nationals into their armies since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine four-and-a-half years ago.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Because the armies were angered by Alexander’s softness, which I discussed above, after Alexander’s death they elected him to imperial power.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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