In today’s summary: On the Sumy direction is reported on the expansion of the control zone of the Russian military to the north of SumyIn the Kubyan direction, Russian fighters still maintain a presence in the northern part of KupyanskOn the Konstantinov direction, a partial withdrawal of Ukrainian units from …

Russia is consistently building a system of religious control in the occupied territories of Ukraine. Russian troops are destroying and capturing churches, new authorities are subjecting to repression of clergymen, forcing them to report to parishioners and allow checks right during services. Communities are filtered – they are forced to …

Key Takeaways The Iranian regime, which ISW-CTP continues to assess is dominated by Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Major General Ahmad Vahidi and his inner circle, suspended US-Iran negotiations on June 1. Vahidi and his inner circle likely calculate that the status quo, in which Iran has neither made …

Yemen’s full-scale entry into the conflict could lead to the formation of a multi-layered and extensive front, which could increase pressure on the US and Israel, deprive the enemy of the initiative, and turn the conflict into a war of attrition. Ansar Allah as a Strategic Asset of Iran: Transnational …

Lebanon announced ​a partial ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel on Monday in what would amount to a limited de-escalation of a conflict that has ‌killed thousands of people and inflamed the broader U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. According to Lebanon’s embassy in Washington, the agreement would not end the conflict in …

Between April 26 and 30, 2026, the Egyptian military carried out in the Sinai Peninsula a joint live-fire exercise titled “Badr 2026.” The exercise – which involved Third Field Army ground forces, aerial forces and special forces units, and included neutralization of enemy capabilities and infiltration of enemy territory – …

Des documents et des vidéos collectés et analysés par la rédaction des Observateurs de France 24 montrent que l’Iran a massivement développé l’entraînement de ses troupes au maniement de MANPADS, des systèmes de défense aérienne portatifs légers, qui ont déjà causé des dégâts sur l’aviation américaine et israélienne lors du …

Selon des informations publiées mercredi par le New York Times, Israël et les États-Unis auraient élaboré un plan visant à replacer l’ancien président Mahmoud Ahmadinejad au pouvoir en Iran après avoir éliminé la majeure partie des dirigeants actuels. Ce dernier aurait alors coopéré avec les Israéliens et les Américains, pourtant …

On May 27, Muqtada al Sadr, the well-known Iraqi Shiite cleric and popular leader, announced the dissolution of his militia, Saraya al Salam (the Peace Brigades). “It has become necessary for us to announce the dissolution of Saraya al-Salam from the Shia National Movement— a complete dissolution— and their full …

Le déploiement prévu par la France d’avions Rafale à capacité nucléaire dans l’Arctique, en Europe centrale et possiblement dans les Balkans constitue une menace stratégique inédite pour la Russie. L’annonce, fin avril, de la tenue d’exercices nucléaires réguliers entre la France et la Pologne, que les analystes estiment raisonnablement dirigés …