#BREAKING: Three KC-135R tankers of #USAF flown from McConnell AFB are on their ways to #Afghanistan to join three other KC-135RTs in the operation for evacuation of thousands of #US citizens, troops & #Afghan Nationals who once helped the #ISAF. #Kabul might fall in 72 hours! ImageImageImage
The fourth KC-135 is joining the three others on their ways to #Afghanistan. They are 58-0011, 58-0124, 60-0313 and 60-0362, all of them are KC-135RT from 22nd ARW of #USAF. ImageImageImage
#BREAKING: 97-0046, 05-5143 & 10-0219, three of the C-17A Heavy airlifters which #USAF has dedicated for the evacuation operation in #Afghanistan have now left #Germany & #Italy & together with four KC-135RTs of the 22nd ARW are headed toward Middle East. Image
C-17A with 96-0003 serial number from the #USAF's 62nd Airlift Wing is another heavy airlifter which is involved in tonight's mission for evacuation of #US citizens, troops, contractors & their #Afghan collaborators from #Kabul, #Afghanistan tonight. Image

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15 Aug
#BREAKING: As the final hours of the fall of #Kabul to #Taliban is coming up, the evacuation of #US Citizens & troops from #Afghanistan has now speeded-up. 14-5797 which is one of the four AC-130J Gunships of #USAF's 73rd SOS on deployment at Al-Dhafra, #UAE is among the convoy! ImageImage
#BREAKING: A #USAF's C-17A heavy airlifter accompanied by an AC-130W Stinger II gunship left Al-Dhafra & are headed toward #Kabul to pick-up last American citizens & troops still in #Afghanistan. The AC-130W will protect the C-17A during its landing at the airport. ImageImage
57-1438 and 62-3554, two KC-135R tankers of #USAF left Al-Dhafra and are headed toward #Afghanistan to refuel the AC-130Ws, AC-130Js and B-52Hs already airborne over #Kabul. ImageImageImage
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14 Aug
#BREAKING: A Be-200ChS Amphibious aircraft of the #Russia Navy with 20 YELLOW bort number (RF-88450) crashed during a fire-fighting mission in #Turkey. This is the moment when the airplane hit the mountain. Five Russians & three Turkish nationals who were on-board are dead.
#BREAKING: This is the place of impact of the airplane with the mountain. This Be-200ChS Amphibious aircraft (20 YELLOW) was 1 year old as it was first flown on 14 February 2020. It was one of the three in service of #Russia Navy's 859 TsBP i PLS at Yeysk.
The crashed B-200ChS of #Russian Navy with 20 YELLOW b/n & RF-88450 register had been delivered the 859 TsBPiPLS at Yeysk on 14 July 2020. It was named "Aleksandr Mamkin" after a distinguished Soviet WWII transport pilot. ImageImageImage
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4 Aug
#BREAKING: The weapon storage sites of #Hezbollah terrorist organization which are targeted by #IsraeliAirForce minutes ago are in #KafrKila or #Kfarkela in South of #Lebanon. Here is an screenshot of the footage showing the storage facility on fire after the airstrike.
#BREAKING: At-least three different #Hezbollah weapon storage facilities including one at Kafr Kila in South #Lebanon are destroyed by #Israel Air Force. #IDF is on high alert & ready to counter possible rocket barrage of #Hezollah terrorist group at #Haifa & #TelAviv.
#Hezbollah is capable of firing over 5,000 rockets at #Israel during any possible war which might last to maximum six weeks starting from tonight. #Israel Air Defense Command is well prepared to counter the threat of rockets & missiles fired by #Hezbollah at #Israel.
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3 Aug
#BREAKING: #IRGC Navy is behind the attack "GOLDEN BRILLIANT" oil tanker near the port of #Fujairah. Golden Brilliant is heavily damaged by a mine planted by the #IRGCNavy near port of #Fujairah. In addition to that, an asphalt carrier ship named Kamdhenu is also damaged.
#BREAKING: A C-295 MPA of Royal #Oman Air Force is now flying over the burning ship to assist in Search and Rescue operation. It is not known how many crew members are injured or killed but the "GOLDEN BRILLIANT" oiler is reportedly is heavily in fire due to #IRGC attack.
#BREAKING: Unconfirmed reports about that the "Golden Brilliant" is still underway & not on-fire but a third ship, an oiler named "ASPHALT PRINCESS" is also damaged by the mines of #IRGC Navy in #Oman Sea!
Read 16 tweets
21 Jul
#BREAKING: Iranians in several cities of #Iran are now protesting against #Iran's Islamic Regime in solidarity with the people of #Khuzestan. Video shows people of Yazdanshahr in #Isfahan province protesting now. They chant "Reza Shah, Bless You" during their anti-regime protest.
#BREAKING: People of #Bushehr are not protesting against #Iran's Islamic Regime in support of people of #Khuzestan. They have blocked main roads to their cities preventing security forces from mobilizing their troops.
#BREAKING: You can hear in this footage that the security forces of #Iran's Islamic Regime have started firing at the protesters in city of #Bushehr in south of #Iran.
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20 Jul
#BREAKING: Video shows people of #Izeh protesting against #Iran's Islamic Regime in support of people of #Ahvaz. They chant: "Death to #Khamenei". Khamenei is the supreme leader of #Iran's Islamic Regime, on his order security forces killed protesters few days ago.
Video shows protesters from Bakhtiari tribe confronting security forces of regime in city of #Izeh, North of #Khuzestan province. They are protesting #Iran's Islamic Regime over water shortages.
Another video shows protesters in city of #Izeh chanting "Death to #Khamenei" in support of people of #Ahvaz & #Susangerd who had their peaceful protests brutally suppressed by the security forces of #Iran's Islamic Regime.
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