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", "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/15/an-italian-mq-9-reaper-is-destroyed-in-an-iranian-drone-strike-on-ali-al-salem-base-kuwait" } ], "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/15/an-italian-mq-9-reaper-is-destroyed-in-an-iranian-drone-strike-on-ali-al-salem-air-base-in-kuwait", "text" : "An Italian MQ-9 Reaper is destroyed in an Iranian drone strike on Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. ", "hash" : "2a6e32e47290d8b5ac8f19e3d5b225b45851816b", "date" : "2026-03-15", "keywords" : [ "Kuwait", "Middle Eastern crisis" ], "index" : 8, "score" : 2 }, { "changes" : [], "text" : "Three Kuwaiti soldiers are injured after two drones struck Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base, damaging the facility. 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