Middle Orient

Hezbollah Turns Down Offer From Fellow Iran Proxies to Send Troops for War Against Israel

Latest Developments As fears of a full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah continue to grow, the leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group has turned down an offer from other Iranian proxies in the region to send fighters in solidarity, the Associated Press reported on June 23. During a speech …

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Clashes Between National Defense and SDF East of Deir-ez-Zor

The SDF has not issued a statement regarding the events. Groups of the National Defense militia (auxiliary forces of the Syrian regime) launched attacks on military positions held by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) along the Euphrates River in Deir-ez-Zor’s western and eastern countryside. The SDF retaliated against the sources …

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Israel Targets the 112th Brigade in Southern Syria

A local correspondent for Enab Baladi in Daraa confirmed that the airstrikes specifically targeted a military compound associated with the 112th Brigade in the town of Saida al-Golan. Military installations in the southern Syrian governorates of Daraa and Quneitra have come under Israeli airstrikes. According to the Syrian regime government’s …

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Prospects For A ‘Turkic NATO’ As Global Danger Persists: Feasibility And Implications – OpEd

In an era where global peace and stability are increasingly threatened, the idea of forming a military alliance among Turkic-speaking nations akin to NATO has resurfaced. Prompted by Kyrgyzstan’s recent proposal to Azerbaijan, this concept seeks to leverage historical alliances, shared values, and mutual interests to enhance regional security. This …

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Israël provoquera-t-il un cataclysme ?

Benjamin Netanyahou, Premier ministre israélien, majoritaire à la Knesset, mais largement minoritaire parmi ses concitoyens, menace d’attaquer le Liban. Si cette opération est lancée, l’armée israélienne ne parviendra pas à vaincre seule le Hezbollah. Pour sauver l’État hébreu, Washington sera forcé d’intervenir, mais plutôt que de participer directement à une …

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Attaquer le Liban pour nucléariser l’Iran : Netanyahou va-t-il lancer des bombes nucléaires tactiques (sic) contre le Hezbollah, avec le soutien des États-Unis ?

La menace d’agression israélienne contre le Liban est tous les jours plus forte. Pourtant, il ne fait aucun doute que le Hezbollah dispose de moyens conventionnels bien plus importants que ceux d’Israël. D’où l’hypothèse que Tel-Aviv pourrait utiliser des bombes atomiques tactiques, telles que celles qu’ils ont déjà été expérimentées …

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Iran Update, June 23, 2024

Hamas appears to be accelerating its reconstitution effort in the Gaza Strip. Hamas is actively recruiting 18-year-olds and has attempted to conduct training for new recruits.[i] Recruitment is one element of the second stage of reconstitution, regeneration. Reconstitution consists of two general tasks, reorganization and regeneration. Reorganization involves a commander …

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Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada

Also Known As: BATTALION OF THE SAYYID’S MARTYRS; a.k.a. KATA’IB ABU FADL AL-ABBAS; a.k.a. KATA’IB KARBALA; a.k.a. THE MASTER OF THE MARTYRS BRIGADE; a.k.a. “KSS; Kataib Sayyid al Shuhada Country Of Origin: Syria Leaders: Abu Mustafa al Sheibani; Key Leaders: Abu Mustafa al Sheibani; Hashim Finyan Rahim al-Saraji; Falih Khazali …

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Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel

Thousands of fighters from Iran-backed groups in the Middle East are ready to come to Lebanon to join with the militant Hezbollah group in its battle with Israel if the simmering conflict escalates into a full-blown war, officials with Iran-backed factions and analysts say. Almost daily exchanges of fire have …

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A New Front Opens?

We are approaching nine months since the horrific events on October 7th launched the current phase of conflict between Israel and Hamas. Despite efforts by the UN Security Council and the filings by South Africa at the International Criminal Court to either bring the fighting to an end or to …

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