In the months before the surge in operations, police lost 25 armored vehicles to ambushes involving barricades, trenches and Molotov cocktail attacks, authorities said.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
Hamas has used the tunnels to store weapons, hide hostages and stage ambushes of Israeli soldiers.
Saudi Aramco has offered prompt crude supply through a series of rare tenders, as the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz traps shipments and forces a rerouting of flows via the Red Sea.
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Yongchang Chin,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
That mulch covering the not-so-lovely fabric traps wayward weed seeds and nurtures them.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
Even so, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) saw fresh drone and missile attacks Saturday morning.
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Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has continued to launch retaliatory drone and missile attacks across the region, and a clerical body has been working to select the country's next supreme leader.
Over the past year, assaults against ICE personnel have risen 8,000%, according to the DHS, and federal police have opted to hide their faces and identities while working in public.
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Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Mar. 2026
In 2024, the county recorded 6,323 assaults, of which 205 involved firearms.
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