combat

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Cuba sent an armored combat brigade equipped with Soviet T-62 tanks to reinforce Syria during the 1973 Yom Kippur war and its aftermath, with an estimated troop deployment between 800 and 3,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Justice, defence and crime ministers held an "urgent meeting" to finalise a "plan to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance", the government said.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

In other remarks, he emphasized what he called “lethality over likability,” arguing that military leadership must prioritize combat readiness and battlefield effectiveness over cultural or institutional concerns.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

The epicenter of the drone-fueled combat is in central Sudan’s Kordofan region, which is divided into North, South and West Kordofan states.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Katya had to unfasten her straps and climb up out of the cockpit to prove that she and her crew were ready for combat.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein