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After twenty years of war, the vast Western coalition assembled to fight them fled ignominiously, leaving behind billions of dollars' worth of infrastructure and military hardware.

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  • Primary source: Daily Mail
  • Published: Aug 15, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC
  • Coverage area: World
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  • Topic signals: developing story metadata

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  1. Source published: Aug 15, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC
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