November, 2021

• 3 November

  Beijing adds another risk area as 4 new COVID-19 cases emerge

  Beijing reported four new local COVID-19 cases between 12:01 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Tuesday, all from the same family, and their residential community has been designated as a medium-risk area starting Tuesday. According to the city’s anti-COVID-19 headquarters, the designated community is in Changping District. The city currently has …

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• 3 November

  As reunification is inevitable, most important is not timetable, but timing

  With regard to several acute issues about the Taiwan Straits, I would like to make some comments. First, has the mainland’s military deterrence against the island worked? Of course it worked. Both the US and the island of Taiwan are nervous about the prospect of a military attack from the …

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• 1 November

  Turkish army coordinates with Syrian proxy forces ahead of possible military action

  

  Turkish military reinforcements pour into the frontlines with the Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria, as Turkish-backed FSA factions stand on alert ahead of an imminent battle. The Turkish army continues to send military reinforcements to the areas controlled by the Syrian opposition in northeastern Syria, amid ongoing Turkish threats against …

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• 1 November

  Russia Raids Camps on Syrian-Turkish Border

  

  Russian jets raided areas in northern Syria, near the Turkish border, including Syrian displacements camps and former military headquarters of the armed Syrian opposition. Anas Kaddour, an official at the Idlib News Center, reported that the Russian warplanes carried out on Saturday eight airstrikes, with high-explosive missiles on Salwa and …

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• 1 November

  US military exit from Syria unlikely anytime soon, officials say

  

  Speculation has been rife American forces would withdrawal from Syria after the Afghanistan pullout in an effort to end ‘forever wars’. The United States will not be withdrawing its roughly 900 troops from northeast Syria any time soon, despite mounting speculation it would do so following its much-maligned August pull-out …

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• 1 November

  Russian Expert: The U.S. Cannot Destroy Russia Air Defense Systems in Syria

  

  A Russian military expert said that the U.S. cannot destroy the air defense system of Russia, noting it successfully shot down U.S. cruise missiles in Syria in 2018, according to al-Watan. The U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced yesterday that the United States will use all available means to …

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• 1 November

  El dron, la última baza de grupos yihadistas y paramilitares

  El fenómeno se amplía, escapa a todo control y alarma a cúpulas militares y de servicios de inteligencia. Yihadistas, grupos criminales y paramilitares hacen uso del dron como arma letal, como en el reciente ataque contra el primer ministro iraquí. Mustafá al Kazimi salió indemne el domingo de un ataque …

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October, 2021

• 31 October

  U.S. Struggles to Formulate a Coherent Counterterrorism Strategy for Afghanistan

  

  More than two months after the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban and the United States’ botched evacuation efforts, Washington is still struggling to formulate a coherent counterterrorism approach for what happens next. There is a wide range of assessments on the strength and intentions of jihadist groups operating in …

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• 31 October

  ISIS in Afghanistan Could Attack U.S. Within 6 Months: U.S. Intelligence

  

  The troubling assessment undermines President Joe Biden’s fundamental justification for fully withdrawing from Afghanistan. The Islamic State group’s affiliate in Afghanistan is poised to develop the capability to launch attacks against the U.S. in as soon as six months, U.S. intelligence agencies believe. One of the Pentagon’s top civilian officials …

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• 31 October

  Killing Terrorist Leaders Is No Silver Bullet

  

  It is impossible to study international terrorism without reading and hearing repeatedly that the United States cannot kill its way out of the problem. When evaluating the efficacy of leadership decapitation in terms of a broader counter-terrorism or counter-insurgency campaign, it is critical to think beyond targeting individual leaders and …

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