October, 2025

• 27 October

  Syria launches operation against foreign jihadists in push to capture French fighters

  

  Syrian forces on Wednesday launched an operation against jihadists in a camp in the northwest region near the Turkish border in a bid to capture French fighters wanted by French authorities. Foreign jihadists who travelled to Syria to fight with Islamist militias during the civil war have fallen out of …

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• 27 October

  Progressive except for Kosovo – Kosovo 2.0

  

  What does solidarity truly mean – especially in contexts where ethnonationalism is deeply entrenched? This question has guided much of my work as a community organizer, creating inter-ethnic spaces for Balkan diasporas in the UK. As someone with roots in Kosovo, I’ve often faced the erasure of my identity – …

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• 27 October

  Türkiye Expands into the Middle East Void

  

  Türkiye has been a chief geostrategic beneficiary of the setbacks to Iran and its “Axis of Resistance,” but its expanded regional influence has fueled new tensions with another regional power, Israel. Türkiye and Israel, despite some fundamental differences, recognize each other’s interests and respect their separate close relations with the …

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• 27 October

  Syria Exploits Great Power Competition in Drive for Stability and Security

  

  Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa is calibrating relations with both Washington and Moscow to ensure they both contribute to the country’s stability and security. Sharaa’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week sought, in part, to prod Trump officials to pressure Israel to end its assaults on Syrian territory …

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• 27 October

  Von der Leyen hints at ‘trade bazooka’ against China’s rare earth chokehold

  

  “Europe cannot do things the same way anymore. We learned this lesson painfully with energy; we will not repeat it with critical materials” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday that Brussels is ready to use all available means to counter Beijing’s damaging export restrictions on rare …

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• 27 October

  Revealed: The plan for a ‘New Gaza’ – and the four militias Israel is backing to defeat Hamas

  

  Militia leader Hossam al Astal tells Sky News that the groups are part of a joint project to remove Hamas from power, and that they have the backing of several Arab and Western states. Israel may have agreed to stop fighting in Gaza, but it is backing armed groups that …

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• 27 October

  Hamas Activity to Restore Security
  Governance in the Gaza Strip after the Ceasefire

  The ceasefire in the Gaza Strip which began on October 10, 2025, provided Hamas with anopportunity to deploy its security forces in areas evacuated by the IDF and to demonstrategovernance, despite the severe damage they suffered during the war. The Hamas security forces focused on fighting local clans accused of …

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• 27 October

  Sovereignty in All but Name: Israel’s Quickening Annexation of the West Bank

  What’s new? Israel’s far-right government is restructuring the occupation of the West Bank, shifting governing powers from military to civilian agencies in order to gradually institute permanent control. With Israeli law reaching further into the territory and space for Palestinian independence shrinking, much of the territory has, in effect, already been …

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• 27 October

  The Continuing Threat of ISIS in Iraq after the Withdrawal of the International Coalition

  

  Without active and continuous deterrence, ISIS forces may look to take advantage of the deteriorating security and governance situation in areas formerly under their control. After the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003, Iraq faced the challenge of rebuilding the state first and foremost, along with political, economic, and …

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• 27 October

  Israeli’s F-16I Sufa Fighter Summed Up in 4 Words

  

  Key Points – Israel’s F-16I “Sufa” (Storm) multi-role fighters likely played a crucial role in “Operation Rising Lion,” the massive air assault on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure that began on June 12th. -Flying alongside F-35I and F-15I jets, the F-16Is surely launched follow-on strikes against hardened targets like the Natanz enrichment …

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