fighters

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In a post on X, Centcom said US fighters struck the Iranian military's air defences, a ground control station and two drones that it said "posed a clear threat to ships transiting through regional waters".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The drone, which crossed the border into the southeastern city of Galati, prompted Romania to scramble jet fighters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

"We're having a big fight. It's never going to happen again, never happened before," Trump said at an Oval Office event earlier this month, surrounded by four of the fighters taking part.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

"The UAE does not permit its territory to be used for the recruitment, training, financing or transit of foreign fighters to any conflict, including Sudan," its ministry of foreign affairs said.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

But each town in the colonies had a militia—a small group of volunteer fighters.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis