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Indian authorities recovered the wreckage of multiple Turkish-made YIHA-III loitering munitions following a Pakistani attack on May 10.
According to Indian media, which shared video footage and photos showing the wreckage, the loitering munitions were shot down by air defenses close to the city of Amritsar in the northwestern Indian state of Punjab, some 28 kilometers away from the internationally-recognized border with Pakistan.
Nearly two dozen loitering munitions were used in the attack, which the Pakistani military said was an “eye for eye” response to earlier Indian missile strikes.
The YIHA-III was developed by Turkey’s major drone manufacturer Baykar. Pakistan has been reportedly producing the loitering munition through a joint defense initiative with the company.
The loitering munition incorporates technology from the Turkish-made OMTAS anti-tank guided missile. With an extended loitering time and a lightweight, maneuverable airframe, the drone features a rear-mounted propeller engine, fixed wings, and a stabilizing tail unit, enabling hours of airborne surveillance before engaging its target.
The YIHA-III incorporates technology from the Turkish OMTAS anti-tank guided missile. With a lightweight, maneuverable airframe, a rear-mounted propeller engine, fixed wings, and a stabilizing tail unit, the munition can reportedly loiter for hours before attacking its target.
The loitering munition is equipped with an electro-optical system and a two-way data-link, which allows the operator to identify targets and lock on them after launch.
Such systems are typically employed to take out high value targets, like radar stations and air defense systems, as a part of suppression of enemy air defenses operations.
The crisis between India and Pakistan was sparked by the April 22 terrorist attack on Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, which New Delhi blamed Islamabad for. The situation escalated on May 7 following deadly Indian retaliatory strikes against Pakistan.
After exchanging strikes on May 10, the two nuclear powers announced a ceasefire agreement, reportedly with help from the United States.
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india should drop a nuclear bomb on turkey, otherwise erdogan will continue to destroy countries. look what he did with libya and syria.
perhaps you should copy paste the bill of rights .
due to the increasing violence, thousands of pakistanis and indians have ramped up their migration applications to england. the british government is facing a “migration wave” warning – up to 500000 more from pakistan and 700000 from india #
using nukes, bad… spamming unrelated rambles on sf threads, also bad….making no sense at all…not priceless…
the syrian government has appointed ahmad al-hayes to the position of division commander of the army in northern syria, despite his well-known past human rights violations and links to isis – a move that us officials criticized on 8 may. “the interim authority’s decision to appoint this individual, who has a long record of human rights abuses and undermining our defeat-isis mission, to an official position is a serious mistake,” state
department spokesperson tammy bruce told rudaw in a press briefing, adding that “the us does not support” the appointment. syria is currently led by an interim government headed by de facto president ahmad al-sharaa, a former al-qaeda and isis commander who took power in december after overthrowing former president bashar al-assad’s government. hayes, also known as abu hatem shaqra, was the leader of ahrar al-sharqiya, an offshoot of the al-qaeda affiliated ahrar al-sham.
ahrar al-sharqiya is composed of many fighters from the shaitat tribe from the governorate of deir ezzor and includes former isis members. hayes participated in the 2019 murder of a female kurdish politician, hevrin khalaf. a video showing her being killed on the side of the road after being pulled from her suv went viral and drew international condemnation. in 2021, the us sanctioned hayes, accusing him of serious human rights violations, including trafficking
in 2021, the us sanctioned hayes, accusing him of serious human rights violations, including trafficking yazidi women and children, and connections with isis. the syrian ministry of defense earlier this month appointed hayes commander of the 86th division operating in deir ezzor, hasakah, and raqqa, which includes areas under the control of the kurdish administration in northeast syria.
“how can someone who committed murder and mutilated the body of a political victim be rewarded an official post?” said adalat omar, head of the women’s coordination board in the rojava administration, north press agency reported. “the syrian judiciary must fulfill its responsibilities and ensure justice for the victims of the syrian conflict by prosecuting those responsible for war crimes,” she added. the spokesperson for the kurdish-led syrian democratic forces (sdf),
farhad shami, said the promotion of hayes is an “unacceptable step that will taint state institutions” and called for him to be prosecuted.in march, the sdf struck a deal with the interim syrian government to integrate into federal institutions.
the us has itself provided support for isis, helping it conquer the city of mosul in northwest iraq in 2014. iraqi kurdish leader masoud barzani, a close us ally, worked closely with isis to carry out a
genocide against the yezidi religious minority and take thousands of yezidi women and girls as sex slaves for isis fighters.a wave of kidnappings to enslave women from the alawite religious minority in western syria has exploded since sharaa’s government took power in december. this week, reports emerged in homs of the alleged abduction and forced marriage of a young alawite woman, mira jalal thabat, with the involvement of syrian security forces themselves.
well at least now we know that besides ukraine and the us, pakistan and turkey 100% definitely support and fund terrorists
like the ira or sinnfein .
nope, freedom fighters are different class…
due to the increasing violence, thousands of pakistanis and indians have ramped up their migration applications to england. the british government is facing a “migration wave” warning – up to 500000 more from pakistan and 700000 from india #