The Defense Department currently has four lines of effort in the Middle East, said Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder, who briefed the media Monday. Protection of U.S. forces and citizens in the region.Flow of critical security assistance to Israel as it defends against further Hamas terrorist …
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Operation Iron Swords
Updated to 1 p.m., November 7, 2023
The southern sector: After encircling Gaza City, the IDF forces began operating inside thecity, focusing on Hamas strongholds in the Shati refugee camp, in the northwest of the cityand the area of the Shifa, al-Quds and Indonesian hospitals. The operation revealed moreevidence of Hamas’ use of civilian compounds for terrorist …
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L’Iran est un acteur important du monde multipolaire selon l’analyse d’experts indiens. Cette vision démontre également que les tentatives de créer des divisions au sein des pays adhérant au concept multipolaire mondial sont vouées à l’échec. Et que malgré quelques différences de visions, les intérêts communs entre les partisans de …
Read More »What Does the Conflict in the Middle East Mean for Ukraine?
Ukraine is reluctant to risk its hard-earned ties with the Global South, but it certainly cannot afford to lose irreplaceable Western assistance, leaving Kyiv with very little room for maneuver.Ukraine has never shown a close interest in conflicts in the Middle East, but the current flare-up in the Palestinian-Israeli enmity …
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As many as 700,000 Israeli settlers are living illegally in the occupied West Bank as settler violence surges. Since Israel unleashed its brutal bombing campaign in Gaza on October 7 in the wake of a deadly Hamas attack, settler attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem …
Read More »Analysis: Hamas’s asymmetric warfare against Israel – lessons from Ukraine
Asymmetric wars are usually bloodier and more savage than those between regular armies. Fighting in Gaza between the Israeli army and the armed faction of Hamas is a textbook example of modern asymmetric warfare. Whenever fighting ends, it will be studied by strategists and tacticians. The term “asymmetric warfare” has …
Read More »At least 34 Syrian soldiers killed in suspected ISIS attack as threat surges
A war monitor said at least 34 Syrian soldiers and pro-government fighters were killed in an Islamic State attack in the central desert in one of the deadliest assaults by the group this year. At least 34 Syrian soldiers and pro-government fighters were killed and several others injured in one …
Read More »New attacks hit US bases in Iraq, Syria as Iran ups threats over Gaza
White House and Pentagon officials have said they will hold Iran accountable for attacks on US bases by Iranian proxies. US troops in Iraq and Syria came under a spate of new rocket and drone attacks over the weekend, as the Pentagon sent an Ohio-class nuclear-powered submarine into the region …
Read More »As Hamas Visits Its ‘Closest Friend’ Moscow, Questions Surround Russia’s Knowledge Of, Involvement In October 7 Hamas Attack: A Review Of Russia-Hamas Ties and Strategic Relationship
Introduction Hamas’s surprise October 7, 2023 terror attack, in which over 1,400 were brutally murdered and another 241 (at last count) taken hostage, will go down in infamy. As Hamas leader abroad Khaled Mashal boasted on October 26 on Egypt’s Sada Elbalad TV, the Russians told him that this attack …
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