In today’s summary: In the Kubyan direction, the Russian military announced the capture of Borovoy with the help of a falsified video In the Liman direction, Valery Gerasimov “established control” over 85% of the urban development of Liman In the southern Donetsk direction, the command of the Armed Forces of …
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Hamas or Abbas: Local elections in Palestine showed the willingness of the parties to compromise for the sake of legitimacy
To get international billions to rebuild after the war, Palestine needs a legitimate and conciliatory power. The municipal elections that took place for the first time in many years have shown that moderate FATA candidates could win over Hamas, which has peacefully acknowledged the loss of control of the local …
Read More »Russia’s Latest Sarmat Test Sent Three Messages
The overarching one is that Sarmat deters a NATO invasion of Russia. Russia recently tested its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (known as Satan II by NATO), which can carry several nuclear-armed hypersonic glide vehicles for penetrating all missile defense systems, in a move that Putin described as ensuring his country’s …
Read More »Mazloum Abdi: The Agreement with Damascus Fell Short of Our Aspirations — But There Will Be No Return to War
Mazloum Abdi, the General Commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), said that while the military aspects of the integration agreement with the Syrian government are moving forward, key civilian files — including the judiciary, education, and the return of displaced residents — continue to face significant complications. In an …
Read More »Damascus Between Cairo and Beirut: Testing the Return to the Arab Fold
The diplomatic activity surrounding Damascus can no longer be dismissed as protocol visits or courtesy messages in the aftermath of Bashar al-Assad’s fall. From the side conversation that brought together Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi in Cyprus, to Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani’s visit to …
Read More »ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack on Syrian Army Bus in Hassakeh
The Islamic State (ISIS)—a violent extremist organization responsible for widespread atrocities—announced on Tuesday that it carried out the attack targeting a bus transporting Syrian army soldiers in Hassakeh province. The ISIS-linked Amaq News Agency reported that the ambush resulted in deaths and injuries among Syrian government forces. According to the …
Read More »Elimination of Izz al-Din al-Haddad, Head of Hamas’ Military Wing: Reactions and Significance
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Read More »The European Commission’s New, Chilling Censorship Initiative
Revealingly, while Belgium’s Press Ethics Council did not trust readers with Vance’s speech on the factual lack of freedom of speech in Europe, the Belgian courts had no issues with a magazine column that incited violence against Belgian Jews. On one hand, the public cannot be trusted with information that …
Read More »Iran Update Special Report, May 16, 2026
The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute are publishing daily updates to provide analysis on the war with Iran. The updates focus on US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran and the Axis of Resistance’s response to …
Read More »Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 16, 2026
Toplines The seniormost Russian military command presented a highly inaccurate assessment of the battlefield situation for the fifth consecutive month, absurdly claiming that Russian forces are advancing west of Kupyansk, which they have not, in fact, taken. Russian Chief of the General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov met with the …
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