All articles tagged with #arms seizure
Fighters allied with Yemen's exiled government claimed to have seized 750 tons of Iranian-supplied weapons intended for Houthi rebels, marking a significant interdiction in the ongoing Yemen conflict, which involves regional and international actors and has caused a severe humanitarian crisis.
Ukrainian soldiers have been observed using North Korean rockets that were allegedly seized from the Russians and delivered to Ukraine by a "friendly" country, according to the Financial Times. The United States has accused North Korea of providing arms to Russia, but no concrete evidence has been presented, and North Korean weapons have not been widely seen in Ukraine. The weapons were displayed by Ukrainian troops operating Soviet-era rocket systems near the destroyed city of Bakhmut. Russia's Defense Minister recently visited Pyongyang, where he was photographed viewing banned North Korean ballistic missiles, indicating closer ties between the two countries.