The New York Times (NYT) and Washington Post reported that US President Joe Biden has authorized Ukrainian forces to use US-provided ATACMS in limited strikes against Russian and North Korean military targets within Kursk Oblast. The NYT and Washington Post reported on November 17 that unspecified US officials expect Ukrainian …

The IDF killed the head of Hezbollah’s media office, Mohammad Afif, in central Beirut on November 17.[1] The IDF conducted a strike targeting Afif in a residential building in Ras al Nabaa, a neighborhood in central Beirut.[2] Hezbollah confirmed Afif’s death.[3] Afif was reportedly visiting a Syrian Ba’ath Party in …

In today’s summary: The intensification of attempts by the Russian Armed Forces to dislodge the Ukrainian Armed Forces from the Kursk bridgehead has so far only led to huge losses of equipmentThere is growing evidence of mass looting by Russian military in the Kursk regionRussian units are amassing forces on …