Yearly Archives: 2024

Iran Update, June 30, 2024

Key Takeaways: Gaza Strip: Israeli forces continued re-clearing Shujaiya in Gaza City. Hamas combat units began reconstituting there after Israeli forces withdrew in April 2024.West Bank: Israeli forces conducted a drone strike killing a senior PIJ official in Tulkarm. The official was responsible for recent militia activity targeting civilian and …

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Spotlight on Terrorism: Hezbollah, Lebanon and Syria (June 24 – July 1 , 2024)

This past week Hezbollah claimed responsibility for 38 attacks on military and civilian targets in northern Israel, similar to the previous week, using anti-tank missiles, mortar shells, UAVs and various types of rockets, including heavy rockets. Eighteen IDF soldiers were injured in the northern Golan Heights by a UAV attack.Israeli …

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Chypre : De la première colonie sioniste à la base militaire de la guerre israélienne contre Gaza

La semaine dernière, dans un important discours télévisé, le chef du Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, a menacé Chypre d’une action militaire si elle poursuivait sa coopération militaire avec Israël, dont l’armée s’est entraînée dans cette nation insulaire en vue d’une attaque contre le Liban. Benjamin Netanyahou avec le président chypriote Nikos …

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Syria Today – Czech Mission to Syria Seeks Deal on Cyprus Push for Refugee Returns; OPCW Debunks Regime Chemical Weapon Allegations

A Czech-led fact-finding mission to establish safe zones in Syria is under preparation as pressure increases on refugees in Europe and the Middle East to return home, Abu Dhabi’s The National revealed. This initiative, confirmed by officials in Prague, would be the first of its kind for the Czech Republic …

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Several SNA formations Merge under Renaissance and Liberation Movement

The announcement of this merger follows reports of a military consolidation under the name of the Syrian Liberation Army. The Ministry of Defense of the Syrian Interim Government announced on Tuesday, June 25, the merger of several of its formations within the National Army under the new name of the …

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NATO’s Fast Approaching ‘Moment Of Truth’ On Ukraine – Analysis

In April, not long after NATO marked its 75th anniversary, during a little-noticed press conference at the Alliance’s Headquarters in Brussels, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg declared, “if Allies face a choice between meeting NATO capability targets and providing more aid to Ukraine, my message is clear: Send more to Ukraine.” …

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Europe Alone

No bloc of countries has, for the past 75 years, been as umbilically tied to the United States as Europe. First, its western half and, since the end of the Cold War, much of its eastern half have prospered under the world’s most extensive bonds in trade, finance, and investment. …

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Sovereign Wealth Funds: Corruption and Other Governance Risks

To protect their assets for the long term, some countries invest resources and wealth into sovereign wealth funds, which manage a diversified portfolio. But without adequate transparency requirements, these vehicles can be ripe for corruption and other governance risks. Summary Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have existed for more than a …

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Arab Dictators’ Betrayal of Palestinians, A shameful Chapter in the History of Muslims

Betrayal of Palestinians by neighbouring Saudi, Egyptian and Jordanian tyrants together with United Arab Emirates , facilitates the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza to evict Palestinians and grab their land to create Greater Israel to destabilize the entire Middle East for generations to come. The barbarity unleashed on unarmed ,helpless …

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Endless three days. Ukraine and Russia have entered the stage of the “war of attrition”. What does world experience say about its prospects?

The failure of the Russian offensive on Kharkov marked another positional stalemate in the war in Ukraine: neither side can move on to large-scale maneuverable combat operations; the conflict has entered the stage of a classic war of attrition. Although losses are high by modern standards, at the current pace …

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