The 56 Division is a #division of the #SriLankaArmy. Established on 17 October 1997, the division is currently based in Kokeliya in the #NorthernProvince. The division is a part of #SecurityForcesHeadquartersWanni and has two #brigades and six #battalions. Brigadier D. A. R. Ranawaka has been commander of the division since 6 August 2012. The division is responsible for 830 square kilometres (320 sq mi) of territory.

Amid concerns the conflict could spill over, the #Pentagon said late Sat it was sending an #antimissile battery & #battalions of the Patriot ground-based air #defense sys to the #MiddleEast following “recent escalations by #Iran & its proxy forces.”

#UnitedStates Secy of State #Blinken said the #Biden admin believes there is “a likelihood of escalation, escalation by Iranian proxies directed against our forces, directed against our personnel” in the days to come.

#Hezbollah #Hamas #geopolitics

Per Reuters: 👀 U.S.Defense Secretary Lloyd #Austin said Washington would send more #military #assets to the Middle East in support of #Israel and strengthen the #USdefense posture in the region following "recent escalations by #Iran and its proxy forces" - a reference to #Hezbollah and #Palestinian #Islamist #militants.
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (#THAAD) system and additional Patriot air defence #missile system #battalions will be sent to the region and more #troops put on standby.

- #Ukraine developing their own #recon & #combat #drones

- #Pentagon grounds some #F35s after #Texas ejection

- #Kosovo shuts #border with #Serbia amid worst crisis in years

- Reconnecting the #energy #grid in #freezing #Kharkiv

- #Russian forces about to lose #Kreminna in #Luhansk

- #Battle of #Bakhmut: #Putin running out of men, #battalions split up

- #Russia's #war on drinkable #water

- #Military #micro #reactors?

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