
Photos posted Oct. 21, 2026 by Defence Australia, after a Defence release of Oct. 18. Defence says the Hobart-class destroyer HMAS Sydney returned to Fleet Base East on Oct. 18 after 131 days on a regional presence…
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Photos posted Oct. 21, 2026 by Defence Australia, after a Defence release of Oct. 18. Defence says the Hobart-class destroyer HMAS Sydney returned to Fleet Base East on Oct. 18 after 131 days on a regional presence…
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Oct 16: Armed men stopped a van on the Kalat-Nushki road in Pakistan's Balochistan and abducted 20 police trainees heading home on leave, per Urdu News and Express. Urdu News says three other passengers and the driver were let go. Reported as stated: https://exeindex.com/crime
Gurgina area, Mastung and Kalat districts, Balochistan · Pakistan · precision:region. Approximate public position, not a live location.
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Source: Najamuddin Shahwani, "File photo of a road in Mastung district, January 2009. News article URLs for Urdu News, Express, The Balochistan Post, and Afghanistan International are Missing. This page is the photo credit, not a report of the abduction.", https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Truck_stuck_in_Mud_-_panoramio.jpg, retrieved 2026-10-17. License: CC BY 4.0.
Oct 16: Pakistan's KP counter-terrorism police say Zahid Gul, a Gul Bahadur group commander they call the mastermind of the Sept 18 Kohat Police Lines attack that killed 23, was killed in a joint operation in Lakki Marwat, per Dawn. Reported as stated: https://exeindex.com/terrorism
Walai Sagai, Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · Pakistan · precision:region. Approximate public position, not a live location.
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Source: Dawn, "Kohat Police Lines attack mastermind killed in joint operation in KP's Lakki Marwat: CTD", https://www.dawn.com/news/2037616/kohat-police-lines-attack-mastermind-killed-in-joint-operation-in-kps-lakki-marwat-ctd, retrieved 2026-10-17. Source: Radio Pakistan, "Mastermind of Kohat Police Lines suicide attack killed in joint operation", https://www.radio.gov.pk/16-10-2026/mastermind-of-kohat-police-lines-suicide-attack-killed-in-joint-operation, retrieved 2026-10-17. Source: The Express Tribune, "Suspected mastermind behind Kohat Police Lines suicide attack killed in Lakki Marwat operation", https://tribune.com.pk/story/2635243/suspected-mastermind-behind-kohat-police-lines-suicide-attack-killed-in-lakki-marwat-operation, retrieved 2026-10-17. Source: The News, "Mastermind of Kohat Police Lines attack killed in Lakki Marwat", https://www.thenews.pk/print/1443429-mastermind-of-kohat-police-lines-attack-killed-in-lakki-marwat, retrieved 2026-10-17. License: CC BY 4.0.
Oct 16: Philippine police say Dawlah Islamiya sub-leader Yusa Ganoy and 3 companions were killed after opening fire on a team serving arrest warrants in Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte, per the Manila Times and Inquirer. Reported as stated: https://exeindex.com/terrorism
Barangay Tapayan, Sultan Mastura, Maguindanao del Norte · Philippines · precision:city. Approximate public position, not a live location.
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Source: Inquirer, "Suspected Dawlah Islamiya leader, 3 others killed in Maguindanao clash", https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2325223/suspected-dawlah-islamiya-leader-3-others-killed-in-maguindanao-clash, retrieved 2026-10-17. Source: Manila Times, "Dawlah Islamiya sub-leader, 3 others killed in Maguindanao del Norte", https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/10/17/news/dawlah-islamiya-sub-leader-3-others-killed-in-maguindanao-del-norte/2447851, retrieved 2026-10-17. Source: GMA News, "Dawlah Islamiya sub-leader, 3 others killed in Maguindanao del Norte", https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/1006197/dawlah-islamiya-sub-leader-3-others-killed-in-maguindanao-del-norte/story/, retrieved 2026-10-17. Source: Daily Tribune, "Dawlah Islamiyah sub-leader, three others killed", https://tribune.net.ph/2026/10/17/dawlah-islamiyah-sub-leader-three-others-killed, retrieved 2026-10-17. Source: Bombo Radyo Star FM Cotabato, "Dawlah Islamiya sub-leader, 3 kasamahan nasawi sa operasyon sa Sultan Mastura", https://cotabato.bomboradyo.com/dawlah-islamiya-sub-leader-3-kasamahan-nasawi-sa-operasyon-sa-sultan-mastura-maguindanao-del-norte/, retrieved 2026-10-17. License: CC BY 4.0.
Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said a cruise missile was intercepted and destroyed in the Madinah region on Oct 15. The statement named no origin, target, damage, or casualties. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree denied carrying out an attack, according to AP. Reported as stated. The marker is the region, not the city.
Madinah region, Saudi Arabia · Saudi Arabia · precision:region. Approximate public position, not a live location.
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Source: Associated Press, "Saudi Arabia says it thwarted a missile strike on Medina, and other Middle East developments", https://apnews.com/article/mideast-saudi-medina-houthis-october-15-2026-ffa2a29fe8f91f400b0b75067d269ad3, retrieved 2026-10-15. Source: Al Arabiya, "Saudi coalition says missile intercepted in Medina", https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2026/10/15/saudi-coalition-says-missile-intercepted-in-medina-, retrieved 2026-10-15. Source: Arab News, "Coalition: cruise missile targeting Madinah region intercepted, destroyed", https://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/coalition-cruise-missile-targeting-madinah-region-intercepted-destroyed-3006463, retrieved 2026-10-15. License: CC BY 4.0.
Reuters reported that Ukraine's air force said 580 attack drones and two Kh-59 missiles were launched overnight into Oct 15 and 536 drones were downed. Kirovohrad governor Andriy Raikovych said the region was hit by its largest attack of the war, with three killed and six wounded in Kropyvnytskyi. Interfax-Ukraine reported President Zelenskyy's statement of more than 850 Shahed drones over the previous day and night, with three killed in Kropyvnytskyi and three in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Reported as stated. The marker is the oblast, not a strike coordinate.
Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine · Ukraine · precision:region. Approximate public position, not a live location.
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Source: Reuters, "Central Ukrainian region hit by vast drone attack, killing three", https://www.investing.com/news/world-news/central-ukrainian-region-hit-by-vast-drone-attack-killing-three-4950672, retrieved 2026-10-15. Source: Interfax-Ukraine, "Zelenskyy: important that everyone in America stands not with aggressor but in defense of our lives", https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/1220646.html, retrieved 2026-10-15. Source: The Guardian, "Russia and Ukraine resume energy strikes despite Trump warnings", https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/15/us-effort-to-get-russia-ukraine-energy-ceasefire-collapses, retrieved 2026-10-15. License: CC BY 4.0.
KCNA, via Yonhap, said two types of strategic cruise missiles were test-fired in the East Sea on Oct 14, and that the launch did not have any adverse impact on the security of neighboring countries. The ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff, through Capt. Jang Do-young on Oct 15, said they tracked the flight from before it began through the cruise phase to the end. Yonhap quoted experts who assessed it may be the first launch from the 3,000-ton-class Hero Kim Kun Ok; that is an assessment. No launch point was published. Reported as stated.
East Sea (Sea of Japan) · North Korea · precision:region. Approximate public position, not a live location.
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Source: Yonhap News Agency, "(2nd LD) N. Korea fires strategic cruise missiles, possibly from nuclear attack submarine", https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261015005900315, retrieved 2026-10-15. Source: Yonhap News Agency, "(URGENT) N. Korea says tested 2 submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles Wednesday", https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261015000600315, retrieved 2026-10-15. License: CC BY 4.0.
Reported as stated, Dhahran, Oct 13. Saudi Energy Ministry: an Aramco office building was targeted; limited fire, no injuries. Saudi-led coalition: it intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile; fragments fell in a residential area. Houthis claim it.
Dhahran · Saudi Arabia · precision:city. Approximate public position, not a live location.
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Source: Saudi Gazette, "Saudi Aramco building targeted in Dhahran, limited fire reported", https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/665399/saudi-arabia/saudi-aramco-building-targeted-in-dhahran-limited-fire-reported, retrieved 2026-10-14. Source: Al-Monitor, "Yemen's Houthis vow more attacks on Saudi airports, oil facilities after Aramco HQ hit", https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/10/yemens-houthis-vow-more-attacks-saudi-airports-oil-facilities-after-aramco-hq-hit, retrieved 2026-10-14. License: CC BY 4.0.
Japan's Defense Ministry detected two North Korean ballistic missiles on Oct 12: about 220 km (max altitude about 20 km) and more than 910 km (about 70 km), both outside Japan's EEZ. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch was from the Pyongyang area and that at least one flew more than 900 km. Reported as stated. No KCNA confirmation was in the sources read for this entry.
Pyongyang area · North Korea · precision:city. Approximate public position, not a live location.
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Source: The Japan Times, "North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles", https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/12/japan/north-korea-multiple-ballistic-missiles-launch/, retrieved 2026-10-12. Source: Yonhap, "N. Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles", https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261012002752315, retrieved 2026-10-12. License: CC BY 4.0.
CENTCOM says (Oct 10) its forces disabled the Panama-flagged cargo vessel M/V Ocean Molica in the Gulf of Oman after it attempted to run the Iran-port blockade. The crew was unharmed, per the release. Reported as stated.
Gulf of Oman · precision:region. Approximate public position, not a live location.
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Source: U.S. Central Command, "U.S. forces disable cargo vessel attempting to violate blockade", https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PUBLIC-RELEASES/Article/4623817/us-forces-disable-cargo-vessel-attempting-to-violate-blockade/, retrieved 2026-10-12. License: CC BY 4.0.
CENTCOM says U.S. forces destroyed an Iranian-affiliated dhow in the Gulf of Oman on Oct 6, describing it as conducting surveillance and targeting U.S. Navy ships. The command posted the statement and strike video on Oct 14. Reported as stated. EXE has not independently verified the vessel's activity or affiliation.
Gulf of Oman · precision:region. Approximate public position, not a live location.
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Source: U.S. Central Command, "CENTCOM post, 14 October 2026", https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2110455930559086927, retrieved 2026-10-15. License: CC BY 4.0.
North Korea says it test-fired an intermediate-range missile on Oct 3 (KCNA, via Yonhap). KCNA called it a "hypersonic" intermediate-range missile. Seoul's military reported a flight of more than 700 km. Its defense ministry called the launch a violation of UN Security Council resolutions. Reported as stated.
North Korea · North Korea · precision:country. Approximate public position, not a live location.
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Source: Yonhap, "N. Korea fires intermediate-range missile", https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261004000352315, retrieved 2026-10-13. License: CC BY 4.0.
Russia's Defense Ministry said a Soyuz-2.1b launched from Plesetsk put its spacecraft into the intended orbit (statement of Sept 18) and did not name the payload. RussianSpaceWeb, citing U.S. tracking data, says GLONASS. Moscow has not confirmed that payload. Reported as stated.
Plesetsk · Russia · precision:facility. Approximate public position, not a live location.
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Source: TASS, "Defense Ministry statement on a Soyuz launch", https://tass.com/science/2189433, retrieved 2026-10-12. License: CC BY 4.0.