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🌅 COMBATE Morning Roundup | June 10, 2026
• Iran strikes US bases in Bahrain and Jordan — The IRGC launched ballistic missiles and drones at the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and the Al-Azraq airbase in Jordan, targeting F-35 hangars. An Iranian military source claimed 70 percent of designated targets were successfully hit.
• US completes retaliatory strikes against Iran — CENTCOM announced the conclusion of its self-defense strikes against Iranian air defense and radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian authorities reported the destruction of water infrastructure in Sirik, leaving 20,000 residents without drinking water.
• Iranian air defenses down US MQ-9 Reaper — The IRGC announced it intercepted and destroyed an American MQ-9 drone over the city of Jam in Bushehr province as it attempted to enter Iranian airspace from the Persian Gulf.
• Trump declares Iranian military completely defeated — Former US President Donald Trump stated that Iran's Navy and Air Force no longer exist and warned that Tehran will pay a heavy price for delaying nuclear negotiations, declaring the "Bully of the Middle East is dead."
• Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 13 — The Taliban government reported that Pakistani bombing runs across Khost, Paktika, and Kunar provinces killed at least 13 people, including 11 children, and wounded 14 others.
• Maritime incidents reported off coasts of Yemen and Oman — A cargo ship exchanged fire with a small boat carrying six armed individuals 88 miles southwest of Balhaf, Yemen. Separately, an oil tanker's engine room caught fire 20 miles northeast of Sohar, Oman, forcing the crew to evacuate.
• Albania halts Kushner luxury resort project — Tirana temporarily suspended a $4.7 billion tourism development led by Jared Kushner on Sazan Island following European Union warnings about environmental impacts and ongoing domestic anti-corruption protests.
• Anti-immigrant riots erupt in Northern Ireland — Protesters in Belfast set fire to vehicles and a building housing foreign families following the stabbing of a local resident by a Sudanese asylum seeker.
• Philippines earthquake death toll rises to 45 — Authorities confirmed 45 fatalities, 487 injuries, and 17 missing persons following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Mindanao island.
📖 Full report: https://telegra.ph/COMBATE-Digest---June-10-2026-1201-UTC-06-10
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🇱🇧🇮🇱 Martyr Hamza Tarek Hamoud from Markaba, southern Lebanon, is one of the Ridhwan commandos who infiltrated the northern border near Ramim Ridge.💔
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📝Pokemon GO kills📝
Or at least helps do it
Remember that mobile game Pokemon Go, where you had to scan the area through your camera looking for rare Pokemon? Back then people laughed at conspiracy theorists who claimed the game was created by Western intelligence agencies to obtain photos and videos of objects of interest to them.
Well, it turned out that the company transferred 30 billion 3D scans of terrain to an American military contractor. Now they are being used to train neural networks that allow military drones to navigate space perfectly and lock onto targets even with complete GPS signal jamming.
The Niantic studio itself predictably denies all accusations, but it's obvious that collecting such a massive and detailed database without the direct participation of millions of gamers would have been physically impossible.
📌 It's worth remembering another important detail here: Niantic founder John Hanke once created the mapping company Keyhole, which was directly sponsored by the CIA's venture fund. Later, Google bought this startup and turned it into Google Earth. So the game developers' connections to the American defense sector and intelligence services go back a very long time.
❗️So "harmless entertainment" and augmented reality technologies have ultimately become a tool for collecting strategic intelligence. While ordinary users were searching for virtual monsters, they worked completely for free as cartographers for the American defense industry, helping create a new generation of autonomous weapons.
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⚡️Two Majors #Summary On the morning of June 9, 2026
▪️ During the night, the enemy attacked Sevastopol and Crimea with drones, targeting the peninsula's energy and logistics infrastructure. The Armed Forces of Ukraine are disseminating footage of the new strike UAV "Behemoth", used to attack the peninsula (claimed range - up to 300 km, speed - up to 200 km/h, combat load - up to 75 kg). Several drones flying towards Moscow and Sochi were shot down. In total, over the night, 140 UAVs were destroyed over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Orel, Tula regions, the Moscow region, Crimea, the Azov and Black Seas.
▪️ The Russian Armed Forces attacked targets in Kharkov and Chuguiv. In Kharkov, the city administration confirms a dozen hit "administrative and production premises". The enemy notes an increase in fire impact on the Kharkiv-Sumy logistics.
▪️ On the Sumy front, in the Shostka district, the assault aircraft of the Northern Military District are engaged in firefights in Bachevsk. In the Sumy region, our forces are advancing in Ivolzhansk, Pisarevka, in the village of Nova Sich and its surroundings.
▪️ From the Belgorod region, footage of a powerful strike has emerged. In the village of Borisovka, an FPV drone attacked a commercial facility, and two victims were taken to the hospital. In the Grayvoron district, in the village of Glotovo, a woman received multiple shrapnel injuries during the detonation of an FPV drone. In the village of Belovskoe, preliminarily, five civilian women were injured. In the village of Dunayka in the Grayvoron district, an FPV drone attacked a private house, injuring a 14-year-old boy.
▪️In Kupyansk, small groups of Russian forces are infiltrating into the southeast of the city. The enemy is deploying reserves and conducting active operations with tactical UAVs.
▪️ In Krasnyi Liman, our troops are fighting in the city center and in the area of the Liman railway station, and small groups of infantry are infiltrating around the city.
▪️Northeast of Konstantinovka, the Russian Defense Ministry announced the liberation of the Khimik (Molocharka) settlement. Fierce battles for multi-story buildings are taking place on the western outskirts of the city. High-intensity combat is ongoing.
▪️In the south of the Dobropillia direction, clashes are reported in the Grishino area.
▪️ In the Dnepropetrovsk region, on the northern section of the Eastern Group of Forces, troops are penetrating the enemy's defense lines northwest of the village of Alexandrograd, conducting offensive operations in a forested area beyond the Volchya River.
▪️In the Zaporozhye region, a significant part of small settlements in the frontline areas of the Zaporozhye region are facing prolonged power outages - the infrastructure is under constant attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
▪️The Chongar Bridge to Crimea was almost immediately attacked after the heads of the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions announced the resumption of reverse traffic for cars. The enemy managed to break through the fire of the State Emergency Service (SES). The enemy reacted instantly as part of its military operation to blockade the peninsula. As a result, the bridge from the Kherson region was again damaged.
▪️In the Kherson region, the AFU attacked a gas station where there was a queue for refueling at the time, and a man was killed.
The summary was compiled by: ⚡️Two Majors
🌆 COMBATE Evening Roundup | June 09, 2026
• Israel halts strikes on Iran at Trump's request — Tel Aviv agreed to suspend direct attacks on Iranian territory following a phone call with US President Donald Trump, who warned against further escalation. Israeli officials stated that military operations in southern Lebanon will continue with full force.
• US disables oil tanker in Gulf of Oman — CENTCOM announced that an F/A-18 Super Hornet from the USS Abraham Lincoln fired on the Palau-flagged M/T Marivex, disabling its steering and engineering spaces. The US military stated the vessel was attempting to breach the ongoing blockade by sailing to an Iranian port.
• Pentagon deploys infantry battalion to Israel — The United States quietly deployed elements of the 82nd Airborne Division's 2nd Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment to Israel on "temporary duty." The deployment is reportedly linked to US-Israeli contingency planning for potential ground operations.
• Iran and US exchange ceasefire drafts via Pakistan — Iran's UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani confirmed that Tehran and Washington are actively exchanging views through Islamabad to finalize a comprehensive regional ceasefire text, though no final agreement has been reached.
• EU sanctions IRGC Navy over Strait of Hormuz — Brussels imposed sanctions on the IRGC Navy's Hormozgan Provincial Command and two Iranian officials for allegedly threatening freedom of navigation. Tehran rejected the measures and vowed to maintain its sovereignty over the strategic waterway.
• France and Germany suspend joint fighter jet project — Paris and Berlin halted development of the 100 billion euro Future Combat Air System (FCAS). The next-generation fighter program collapsed due to unresolved disputes between Airbus and Dassault over intellectual property and work division.
• Colombian presidential election heads to runoff — Right-wing candidate Abelardo De la Espriella secured 43 percent of the vote in the first round of the presidential election. He will face left-wing Historical Pact candidate Ivan Cepeda, who took 40.9 percent, in a June 21 runoff.
• Nigerian military frees 360 Boko Haram hostages — Army forces rescued hundreds of hostages, primarily women and children, who had been held by the militant group in Borno State since March.
📖 Full report: https://telegra.ph/COMBATE-Digest---June-09-2026-0002-UTC-06-09
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🌅 COMBATE Morning Roundup | June 08, 2026
• Iran halts operations after mutual strikes with Israel — Following Israeli airstrikes on Iranian military sites and a petrochemical complex in Mahshahr, the IRGC launched "Operation Nasr" against Israel's Tel Nof and Nevatim airbases, as well as Haifa's petrochemical industry. Tehran subsequently announced a halt to military operations, warning that further Israeli aggression would trigger strikes on all regional US and Israeli energy infrastructure.
• Yemen declares total ban on Israeli shipping in Red Sea — Houthi armed forces announced an absolute prohibition on Israeli-linked maritime navigation in the Red Sea and claimed missile strikes on sensitive targets in Jaffa. Separately, an Indian-flagged oil tanker caught fire in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Oman following a reported drone attack.
• Xi Jinping arrives in North Korea for state visit — Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Pyongyang for his first state visit to the country in seven years. Xi stated that China and North Korea will strengthen military, diplomatic, and law enforcement exchanges to combat hegemony and militarism.
• NATO launches major air exercise near Russian borders — The alliance initiated "Ramstein Flag 2026," a large-scale aerial drill involving air forces from up to 19 member states. The exercises focus on complex air operations across Nordic nations, including Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.
• UPDATE: Pashinyan loses absolute majority in Armenian parliament — Following the complete counting of ballots, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party secured 49.81 percent of the vote, falling short of the absolute majority required to form a government independently.
• Malian forces destroy terrorist hideouts near Gao — Mali's military conducted successful strikes against armed groups in the Sandaré and Doro areas, destroying militant encampments, motorcycles, and logistical equipment.
📖 Full report: https://telegra.ph/COMBATE-Digest---June-08-2026-1201-UTC-06-08
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🇮🇷🇮🇱The IRGC Aerospace Force Commander Seyed Majid Mousavi, appears to have made a point of ordering launches from all the missile bases that the Trump & Netanyahu regimes claimed they'd destroyed. Kermanshah, Tabriz, Kerman and Isfahan were all savagely targeted by bunker busters of all sizes throughout the Iran War.
@SimurghRes
🌆 COMBATE Evening Roundup | June 08, 2026
• Iran strikes Israeli airbase with ballistic missiles — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced it targeted the Ramat David Airbase using Khaibar Shekan ballistic missiles. Tehran stated the operation was a response to an Israeli strike on Beirut's Dahieh suburb that killed two people, warning that further Israeli aggression would trigger strikes on all US and Israeli targets in the region.
• Trump urges Netanyahu against military retaliation — US President Donald Trump stated he would call the Israeli Prime Minister to advise against responding to the Iranian missile strike, noting that "each of them had their fun." Trump asserted that Washington and Tehran are "very close" to a final nuclear deal and he does not want it derailed by further escalation.
• Tehran closes western airspace amid escalation — Following its missile launches toward Israel, Iran halted all flights at Imam Khomeini Airport and closed its western airspace to commercial traffic. The Iranian Red Crescent Society also placed over 110,000 aid workers on full alert nationwide.
• IRGC strikes terrorist headquarters in Iraqi Kurdistan — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced it targeted the headquarters of terrorist groups in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, amidst the broader regional escalation.
• Kataib Hezbollah threatens US bases if Washington intervenes — The Iraqi resistance faction warned that if the United States enters the current conflict between Israel and Iran, American bases and interests across Iraq and the region will be targeted. Separately, an American MQ-1 drone was reportedly downed in the Karbala desert.
• France and Cyprus to sign troop deployment agreement — The French and Cypriot defense ministers are set to sign an agreement allowing Paris to station military forces on the Mediterranean island. Officials stated the deployment is exclusively for humanitarian purposes.
• Pashinyan claims victory in Armenian parliamentary elections — Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared victory for his ruling Civil Contract party with 20 percent of the vote counted, following an election period marked by mass arrests of opposition figures.
• Bolivian parliament authorizes military deployment against protests — Lawmakers approved legislation granting President Rodrigo Paz the authority to deploy the army to suppress ongoing road blockades and protests by supporters of former President Evo Morales.
📖 Full report: https://telegra.ph/COMBATE-Digest---June-08-2026-0001-UTC-06-08
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Iran Military Spox.: "We had warned. If crimes in Dahiyeh expand — we strike occupied territories. Should they respond to Iran's action, devastating strikes against the regime and its backers will begin."
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Second wave of Iranian missiles fired at Israel in retaliation for Israeli bombings of Beirut
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Iranian missiles now over northern Israel
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🌅 COMBATE Morning Roundup | June 07, 2026
• Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei severely injured in recent war — An Iranian Assembly of Experts member revealed that the Supreme Leader's son sustained severe leg injuries during the February conflict with the US and Israel. Medical efforts reportedly saved the leg from amputation.
• CENTCOM downs Iranian drones in Strait of Hormuz — US forces intercepted two Iranian suicide drones that Washington claimed threatened international maritime traffic. Iran's Foreign Ministry subsequently warned that its armed forces will respond forcefully to any ceasefire violations.
• Resistance drone obliterates US facility in Erbil — Satellite imagery confirmed the complete destruction of an American Baker Hughes energy technology warehouse in Iraqi Kurdistan following a kamikaze drone strike by the Axis of Resistance.
• Baghdad warns of financial collapse if regional war continues — Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein stated the country faces a financial disaster and will struggle to pay salaries if the US-Iran conflict extends through 2026, citing severe inflation risks from printing 25 trillion dinars.
• Israel crossed red line spying on Trump officials — The New York Times reported that Israeli intelligence escalated surveillance on US officials involved in Iran negotiations, including Steve Witkoff and Elbridge Colby. US sources indicated the espionage efforts spiraled out of control.
• Palestinian shooter targets Israelis near Qalqilya — An armed attack across multiple settlements including Kokhav Yair left one Israeli dead and six wounded. The IDF neutralized the attacker, while Hamas praised the operation as a response to ongoing settlement expansion.
• French intelligence aids Armenian crackdown amid elections — As Armenians voted in parliamentary elections marked by mass detentions of opposition candidates, reports emerged that France's VIGINUM unit is actively assisting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in blocking anti-government online rhetoric.
📖 Full report: https://telegra.ph/COMBATE-Digest---June-07-2026-1201-UTC-06-07
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🇮🇷 The mach 8 re-entry Rezvan missile has yet to make its debut in the ongoing Iran-US War. It is a 5th Gen. solid fuel TVC missile with a reported range of 1400km. It entered production in 2022 and has gained a fearsome reputation during its trials.
@SimurghRes
🇮🇷🇺🇸 Footage of he American cargo vessel "Arista" in the Strait of Hormuz, seized by the IRGC for violating maritime transit laws and regulations, according to Iranian authorities.
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⚡️ Two Majors #Report as of the morning of June 10, 2026
▪️ In the morning, Cheboksary (Chuvashia, 1,000 km from the front) came under a missile attack. In Samara, the Novokuybyshevsk Oil Refinery is on fire following strikes. In the Kherson region, the enemy attempted to carry out a missile strike on one of the bridges from Genichesk to the Arabat Spit; traffic from Genichesk has been temporarily suspended. Eight districts are completely without power due to a nighttime Ukrainian UAV attack. In the Zaporozhye region, energy infrastructure was damaged as a result of a raid. Eight UAVs heading for Moscow were destroyed. In the Rostov region, falling debris on the territory of a civilian facility caused a fuel tank fire (which has already been extinguished).
▪️ The Russian Armed Forces struck targets in Odessa and Zatoka, Sumy, and Zaporozhye.
▪️ In the Sumy direction, in the Shostka district, assault troops of the Army Group "North" continue small-arms battles in Bachevsk. In the Sumy district, our forces have advanced up to 900 meters in 21 sectors; small-arms fighting is ongoing in Ivolzhanske, Pysarovka, and the village of Novaya Sich. In the Krasnopolye district – fighting continues in forest areas, near the village of Mihaylovka, and along the railway tracks leading to the district center.
▪️ In the Belgorod region, in the Graivoron district, in the village of Dorogoshch, a man was wounded by a Ukrainian FPV drone strike. In the settlement of Krasnaya Yaruga, a civilian suffered extremely severe, life-incompatible injuries from a drone attack. In the settlement of Bytsenkov, Krasnaya Yaruga district, two FPV drones detonated on the territory of a private house, wounding a civilian. In the locality of Dobroe, Shebekino district, a Ukrainian FPV drone attacked a car, wounding the driver.
▪️ In the Kharkov region, assault units of the Army Group "North" continue offensive operations in the area of a major Ukrainian logistics hub – the settlement of Kazacha Lopan. In the Vovchansk direction, assault units of the "North" group are conducting small-arms battles in the villages of Ohrimivka and Losivka, as well as in forest areas. In the Velyky Burluk direction, our forces are fighting in forest areas near Petro-Ivanovka.
▪️ In the Kupyansk direction, Russian forces have consolidated in the area of Kurylovka and continue to attack in small groups towards Kupiansk-Vuzlovy.
▪️ In the Dobropollya direction, Russian forces are fighting in the area of Myrne – Vasylevka, advancing to the northwest, as well as west of Rodynske.
▪️ On the Zaporozhye front, enemy strikes on our rear do not cease; electrical substations are constantly under fire.
▪️ In the Kherson region, four wounded civilians were reported over the past day: in Skadovsk, Velyka Kardashynka, Velyky Kopany, and Kalanchak. Online discussions are underway regarding the likely preparation of a Ukrainian amphibious operation, including on the Kinburn Spit.
The summary was compiled by: Two Majors
Public Relations of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps:
In the name of Allah, the Crusher of Tyrants
"So whoever transgresses against you, respond against him in the same measure as he transgressed against you"
🔹️ Following the successful operation of the IRGC Navy in striking 21 targets at American air and naval bases in the region, and the downing of an MQ9 drone in the skies over the city of Jam, and given the enemy's continued malevolence, in completion of the retaliatory operation, the forces of Islam and the brave fighters of the IRGC Aerospace Force used their long-range solid-fuel missiles to target and destroy 4 important targets, including F35 fighter jet hangars, at the airbase and command-and-control center of the child-killing American army in Al-Azraq, Jordan.
🔹️ Our forces are ready to deliver a crushing and decisive response to any renewed aggression by the enemy, and the consequences of any renewed aggression rest upon the American enemy.
And victory comes only from Allah, the Almighty, the All-Wise
🌆 COMBATE Evening Roundup | June 10, 2026
• US launches retaliatory strikes on southern Iran — CENTCOM announced self-defense strikes against Iranian radar, air defense, and command sites in response to the downing of a US Apache helicopter. Explosions were reported in Bandar Abbas, Sirik, Jask, and Qeshm, with Iranian state media confirming damage to water infrastructure in Sirik.
• US Gulf bases on high alert amid airspace closures — Following the strikes on Iran, US military installations in Kuwait, Bahrain, the UAE, and Qatar were placed on maximum alert. Regional airspace, including over Qatar, was temporarily closed as Iranian air defenses activated.
• Hezbollah fighters infiltrate northern Israel — Israeli authorities declared a state of emergency in several northern settlements after an armed Hezbollah militant successfully crossed the border from Lebanon and engaged IDF forces. Hezbollah also claimed a drone strike on an Israeli Namer armored vehicle.
• US and Iran discuss 15-year enrichment ban — Negotiators are reportedly outlining a preliminary agreement that would suspend Iranian uranium enrichment for 15 to 20 years, dismantle key nuclear facilities, and expand international inspections. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned his cabinet that Israel may have to confront Iran alone if the deal proceeds.
• Russia and China block UN report on Iran sanctions — Moscow and Beijing prevented the presentation of the 1737 Committee report at the UN Security Council, attempting to thwart European efforts to trigger a "snapback" of international sanctions against Tehran.
• France bans entry of Israeli Finance Minister — Paris barred Bezalel Smotrich and 25 Israeli settlers from entering French territory due to their involvement in West Bank violence. The move was coordinated with the UK, Canada, and Australia.
• Pakistani jets bomb targets in Afghanistan — Pakistani fighter aircraft conducted airstrikes against suspected militant positions in the Afghan provinces of Khost, Paktika, and Kunar.
• Explosions hit Russian gas pipeline in Dagestan — Three blasts struck a regional gas pipeline in the city of Kizilyurt in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan, triggering an emergency response.
📖 Full report: https://telegra.ph/COMBATE-Digest---June-10-2026-0001-UTC-06-10
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🌅 COMBATE Morning Roundup | June 09, 2026
• US Apache helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz — A US military AH-64 Apache attack helicopter went down near the strategic waterway. Both crew members were safely rescued, and officials are investigating whether the aircraft was brought down by Iranian fire or suffered a mechanical failure.
• Washington to pursue Iran nuclear deal despite Israeli objections — US Vice President JD Vance stated that the US will continue to pursue a long-term nuclear agreement with Tehran regardless of Israel's position, noting that American and Israeli interests diverge on the issue. President Donald Trump claimed a "total victory" and a comprehensive deal could be announced within two weeks.
• Funeral for Ayatollah Khamenei scheduled after Muharram — The Iranian committee overseeing the commemoration of the assassinated Supreme Leader announced that the official farewell, funeral procession, and burial ceremonies will be held after the first decade of the Islamic month of Muharram to ensure widespread public participation.
• Car bomb in Moscow suburb kills driver — A vehicle rigged with explosives detonated in Balashikha, a suburb east of Moscow, killing the driver and damaging nearby cars. The incident occurred in the same area where a senior Russian military official was assassinated in a similar car bombing last year.
• ICC suspends Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan — The Assembly of States Parties to the International Criminal Court suspended Khan with immediate effect following allegations of sexual misconduct. Khan had notably sought arrest warrants for both Israeli and Russian leadership.
• US revokes Iran's ticket allocation for 2026 World Cup — The United States, acting as host country, unilaterally canceled the Iranian Football Federation's legal 8 percent ticket quota for its national team's group stage matches, preventing Iranian fans from attending the games.
• Russia and Belarus warn of nuclear option to defend Union State — Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin stated that Moscow and Minsk are prepared to use all available means, including nuclear weapons, to protect the sovereignty of the Union State amid NATO military buildups near their borders.
• Strong earthquake strikes southern Philippines — A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the waters off Mindanao island, triggering landslides and building collapses that left at least 37 people dead and hundreds injured.
📖 Full report: https://telegra.ph/COMBATE-Digest---June-09-2026-1201-UTC-06-09
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🇮🇷🇺🇸Dr. Shirin Saeedi, a professor at the University of Arkansas in the United States, has been fired from her job after she published posts in support of Iran, the martyred leader, and Palestine.
In a short video addressed to Iranian youth she says: "These guys can't match you, so they're taking it out on us!"
@SimurghRes
🇰🇵 The Wall Street Journal calls North Korea "the world's most surprising economic success story."
"Its economy is thriving as it hasn't in many years — through arms sales and troop deployments to Russia, supplies and financing from China, and its ability to circumvent international sanctions to import energy, components, and materials," the outlet writes.
The few foreigners who manage to enter the country have been stunned by the scale of change — especially in Pyongyang. Uber-style taxi apps, wood-fired pizza and chicken wings in restaurants, QR code mobile payments, Chinese electric vehicles on the streets, pet shops, gaming cafes, and car dealerships selling BMWs. Last year Pyongyang built 10,000 new homes — more than Los Angeles or Chicago.
Kim Jong-un's leadership bolstered its energy supply and access to building materials by sending ammunition and over 15,000 troops to support Russia in the war against Ukraine — a partnership that has proven enormously lucrative. Arms sales have brought Pyongyang billions of dollars according to South Korean think tank INSS, while monthly trade turnover with China has simultaneously hit an eight-year high, with many Chinese brands openly operating in North Korea despite sanctions violations.
Just five years ago North Korea — and Kim himself — appeared to be "on the brink." Today the country is richer than it has ever been.
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Explosive Media, a digital studio from Tehran responsible for Lego cartoons about the war in Iran, has released a mysterious 27-second video about the bombing of a Mossad agent responsible for a campaign against Iranians.
Attached to the bomb is a drawing with the distinctive logo of Handa, a pro-Iranian hacker group that has recently achieved a series of victories in a full-scale cyberwar against Israel and the United States.
After the explosion, the Mossad agent is called by a certain "Sarah N", likely a reference to Netanyahu's wife.
"Why don't you just tell the truth?" - the English and Hebrew texts ask at the end of the video.
The video was released shortly after Israeli media reported the death of a 35-year-old IDF officer, Lia Cohen Malki, in a car explosion on a highway near Tel Aviv.
⚡️Two Majors
They're being forced to admit the power of Juche
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Iraaaaan
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Meanwhile on Iranian TV:
"Israel bombed Dahiyeh with America's green light."
"If they continue igniting the war in Lebanon — we escalate to True Promise 5."
"Haifa and Tel Aviv are exposed."
🔗 https://x.com/upholdreality/status/2063709190044909898
Celebrations in Iran as Iran fires new wave at the Zionist regime
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🇦🇱 A secluded island, at the entrance to the Adriatic, made to not only withstand attack, but return it, and possibly once used to store chemical weapons.
Why are the Kushners interested in Albania's Sazan Island?
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⚡️Two Majors #Report the morning of June 7, 2026
▪️ The past week has unfolded to the roar of drone warfare. The enemy has significantly intensified UAV strikes on Russia's deep rear, including against the backdrop of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). A large-scale attack targeted the direction of the northern capital and the Leningrad region, where the enemy concentrated significant efforts. Raids continued on other regions.
▪️ The situation on the land corridor drew particular attention this week. The enemy is systematically carrying out UAV strikes along the "Novorossiya" highway and adjacent logistics facilities. On average, several dozen drone attacks on civilian targets are recorded daily. This severely complicates both military and civilian logistics: supply disruptions are occurring, fuel problems are emerging, and the situation in Crimea is extremely difficult despite the region's efforts. The overall impact of attacks on refineries is taking its toll. The authorities of the LPR were forced to prohibit their economic entities from moving along dangerous sections of the "Novorossiya" highway due to the high drone threat.
▪️ Our forces struck enemy military facilities, energy infrastructure, and logistics. Notably, operations against Odessa, Zaporozhye, Krivy Rog, Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkov, and Poltava should be highlighted. Nevertheless, this cannot be called systematic retaliatory strikes.
▪️ The situation on the front remains tense, but without drastic changes. The Army Group "North" continues active operations in the Kharkov and Sumy directions: advancing near Kazacha Lopan, fighting in several settlements in Sumy region with advances of up to 700 meters on certain sectors. High intensity of combat operations persists in Konstantinovka, where our assault groups are advancing in the western and central micro-districts, pushing the enemy out of the urban area. The Army Group "East" is grinding the enemy out of settlements in the eastern part of the Zaporozhye region amid heavy fighting. Despite tactical successes in certain directions, the overall picture remains characteristic of a drone war: daily advances are measured in hundreds of meters at best, and the logistic chains of both sides are under constant pressure from FPV and long-range UAVs. Essentially, the combat zone extends tens of kilometers in depth, as does the interpenetration of advanced small infantry groups on both sides.
▪️ The week was marked by increased discussion of a negotiation track (talks about the prospects of talking). Zelensky published an open letter to the Verkhovna Rada proposing a personal meeting, but predictably and justifiably, this message was regarded as rudeness that does not contribute to real negotiations.
▪️ Against the backdrop of all these talks about peace, Europe continues on a course of militarization. The EU overruled Hungary's veto and is allocating new billions from the European Peace Facility for arming Ukraine, including the production of drones for strikes on our territory. European elites are consistently shifting industry onto a war footing and preparing for long-term confrontation with Russia, using the conflict in Ukraine as a proving ground and a tool for draining our resources. The American military machine is fully testing artificial intelligence technologies in the war against Russia, widening the technological gap. There are no prerequisites for the EU and the US to truly want the cessation of the conflict.
The summary was compiled by: ⚡️Two Majors
🌆 COMBATE Evening Roundup | June 07, 2026
• Pakistani minister delivers US mediation message to Khamenei — Pakistan's Interior Minister arrived in Tehran carrying a "special message" from Army Chief Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei regarding ongoing US-Iran mediation efforts.
• Washington explores seizing Iranian assets for Gulf reconstruction — The US Treasury is assessing damages suffered by Gulf allies from Iranian strikes to determine if frozen Iranian funds can be confiscated to pay for repairs.
• Bahraini resistance torches Manama police station — A group calling itself the "Bahraini Resistance" claimed responsibility for attacking a police station in the capital with Molotov cocktails, setting the building ablaze amid ongoing anti-government protests.
• US approves $2 billion counter-drone sale to Kuwait — The US State Department authorized the sale of counter-drone defense systems and associated military equipment to Kuwait following recent Iranian strikes on American bases in the country.
• Mossad deputy dismissed over failed Iran operation — The newly appointed head of Mossad, Roman Gofman, has reportedly dismissed his deputy following the failure of a billion-shekel intelligence project aimed at overthrowing the Iranian government.
• China launches maritime law operations east of Taiwan — Beijing initiated special law enforcement patrols in waters east of Taiwan, calling it a necessary response to unilateral maritime boundary negotiations between Japan and the Philippines.
• Russia to launch domestic alternative to Starlink — Moscow announced plans to deploy a localized satellite internet constellation, with initial testing expected in the coming weeks and commercial services slated for 2027.
• Protests escalate against Kushner resort in Albania — Demonstrators rallied for a sixth consecutive day against Jared Kushner's $5 billion luxury development project on Sazan Island, chanting "Albania is not for sale."
📖 Full report: https://telegra.ph/COMBATE-Digest---June-07-2026-0000-UTC-06-07
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🌅 COMBATE Morning Roundup | June 06, 2026
• IRGC targets US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain — Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at the Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait and the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain. The IRGC stated the strikes were retaliation for US drone attacks on Iranian telecommunications facilities on Qeshm and Sirik islands.
• US CENTCOM denies damage to Fifth Fleet — The US military announced it intercepted six of seven Iranian ballistic missiles launched toward the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf states. CENTCOM reported no casualties among US personnel and dismissed Iranian claims of damaging the naval headquarters in Bahrain as false.
• Pentagon elevates Israeli espionage threat level — The US Department of Defense has reportedly raised the counterintelligence threat level for Israel to its highest category. Internal Pentagon communications cite growing concerns over Israeli intelligence efforts to monitor and surveil senior American officials.
• Lebanese army general killed in Israeli drone strike — The Lebanese Armed Forces confirmed that a Brigadier General and two other soldiers were killed when an Israeli drone targeted their vehicle on the Khardali-Nabatieh road in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah condemned the attack as a deliberate crime.
• Iraq exempted from Strait of Hormuz transit tolls — Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji announced that Tehran has officially exempted Iraq from its newly imposed maritime transit rules in the Strait of Hormuz, dismissing reports that Baghdad was paying fees for shipping access.
• Ukraine launches massive drone swarm at St. Petersburg — Russian air defenses intercepted 144 Ukrainian attack drones targeting St. Petersburg and its surrounding areas. The unprecedented aerial assault forced the temporary closure of Pulkovo Airport during the final day of the city's International Economic Forum.
• European leaders to meet Zelensky regarding Russia talks — French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz are scheduled to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the UK to discuss parameters for potential negotiations with Moscow.
• Astronauts shelter in SpaceX capsule after ISS leak — Five astronauts aboard the International Space Station were forced to take emergency shelter inside a docked Crew Dragon spacecraft after a significant air leak was detected in the Russian Zvezda service module.
📖 Full report: https://telegra.ph/COMBATE-Digest---June-06-2026-1201-UTC-06-06
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