fighters

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But for the first time, the evacuation order included the Christian quarter, in the city's north-west, where the military alleged that Hezbollah fighters were operating last week.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Airline boss Richard Molloy told national broadcaster RNZ that fire fighters had secured the plane to the ground.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Chinese and Russian stealth fighters, plugging a hole in Europe’s armories and possibly surpassing the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The biggest cheers of the night came for the hometown fighters with Bournemouth middleweight Lee Cutler also picking up a win.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Lilya Litvyak, Katya Budanova, Mariya Kuznetsova, and Raisa Belyaeva—the four pilots who’d transferred with their solo Yak fighters from the 586th to the men’s 437th Fighter Aviation Regiment—didn’t stay in the 437th very long.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein