October, 2026

• 6 October

  Yemen. Government forces announce the control of “Bab al-Mandab”

  

  Yemeni government forces announced the control of “Bab al-Mandab” and the airport “Dhu Bab” in western Taiz province, after carrying out a military detour operation on the positions of the “Ansar Allah” (Houthi) group supported by Iran. The Yemeni government’s Saba news agency reported today, Monday, October 5, quoting the …

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• 6 October

  Why America Cannot End Wars

  

  The problem with American peacemaking is no longer simply that Washington cannot stop today’s wars; it is that the power expected to end them is increasingly a participant in them. From Mediator to ParticipantDonald Trump arrived at the UN General Assembly with two unresolved wars dominating his agenda. He is …

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• 6 October

  The causes and risks of the idea of establishing ‘Southern Turkestan’ in Afghanistan

  Under the conditions of power monopoly in Afghanistan, the proposal of ideas such as ‘Southern Turkestan’ can become a platform for foreign intervention, ethnic polarization, and further disintegration of national cohesion. This project could also serve as a tool for future pressure on Iran, Russia, and China. IntroductionThe introduction of …

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• 6 October

  Israël envisage d’occuper Damas

  

  Au cours des dernières semaines, j’ai remarqué quelque chose d’intéressant dans la presse israélienne. Les responsables israéliens de la sécurité affirment qu’Ahmed al-Sharaa, ou Abu Mohammad al-Jolani comme la plupart d’entre nous le connaissaient depuis de nombreuses années, reconstruit l’armée syrienne et utilise les ressources de l’État pour créer une …

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• 6 October

  K2, firm tied to US-Israel, likely gained access to a trove of intel on Iran’s allies in Iraq

  

  It’s March 4 in Baghdad. The operations room at the command headquarters of the Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) is bustling. Faces are tired and tense, eyes darting between screens connected to thermal cameras deployed across operational sectors and tablets displaying military maps. It is 9:00pm, and all indications suggest …

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• 6 October

  Israeli forces attempt assassination of senior Hamas leader in Gaza

  

  Israeli forces have attempted to assassinate a senior Hamas leader Ali al-Amoudi in Gaza, Israeli media reported on Saturday. The attacks took place on Friday evening, when Israeli airstrikes killed five Palestinians, including four women and a child, though al-Amoudi’s fate remains unclear. Hamas has not issued a statement acknowledging …

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• 5 October

  A Verdict for Thaçi, an Amnesty for Serbia

  The Special Court verdict has exposed the imbalance between the justice demanded of Kosovo and Serbia’s refusal to confront its own wartime crimes. On the day Hashim Thaçi was convicted, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić went before the cameras to attack reactions from Prishtina and Tirana. “And here I thought they …

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• 5 October

  Le colonialisme n’est pas mort – il a changé de costume et enfilé de nouveaux habits

  Comment l’Europe et les États-Unis ont cyniquement transformé l’Afrique en une «cage sans barreaux». En 1960, entrée dans l’histoire comme l’Année de l’Afrique, 17 pays du continent ont obtenu leur tant attendue indépendance politique. On aurait pu croire que près de 500 ans d’empires d’Europe occidentale avaient sombré dans l’oubli. …

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• 5 October

  Guerre des détroits, opération terrestre américaine et pari saoudien au Yémen

  

  Les rumeurs d’une invasion terrestre s’amplifient à Washington, tandis que Riyad se prépare à un pari risqué impliquant 100 000 soldats : l’enfer au quartier général d’Aden et une course pour sauver les marchés de l’énergie.Le contexte stratégique et géopolitique général Alors que la confrontation entre dans son 217e jour …

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• 5 October

  Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 4, 2026

  

  Toplines The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) presented its main rhetorical framing to justify what will become Russia’s brutal Fall-Winter 2026-2027 strike campaign against Ukrainian critical infrastructure. The Russian MoD is unfoundedly framing these strikes as a response to many grievances going back several months. The Russian MoD announced on …

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