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April, 2024

  • 3 April

    Iran’s Supreme Leader Threatens to Punish Israel After Syria Airstrike

    Latest Developments Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on April 2 threatened to retaliate against Israel for killing Iranian military leaders in an airstrike in Damascus. In a statement on his website, Khamenei claimed that “Israel will be punished” for the April 1 attack, which eliminated Mohammad Reza Zahedi and …

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  • 3 April

    Iraqi Militia Threatens to Arm Jordanians for Attacks Against Israel

    Latest Developments An Iraq-based Iranian proxy militia on April 1 threatened to retaliate against Israel for its airstrikes in Damascus and for the war in Gaza by arming fighters in Jordan. Abu al-Askari, spokesperson of Kata’ib Hezbollah — a U.S.-designated terrorist organization also known as the Hezbollah Brigades — blamed …

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  • 3 April

    Who was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, the senior Iranian general killed in Damascus?

    Israel’s air strike on Monday in Damascus, which killed five Iranian commanders including two generals and the head of Iran’s operations in Syria and Lebanon, struck at the heart of Tehran’s foreign operations. Hitting the Iranian consulate was also unprecedented, breaching the Vienna Convention, designed to protect diplomats and their …

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  • 2 April

    The Israeli army left Shifu: They killed more than 200 people, burned down all hospital buildings…

    The Israeli army announced its withdrawal from the largest health complex in the Gaza Strip, Shifa Hospital, and its surroundings. Incidentally, attacks on hospital buildings began on March 18 and lasted for 14 days. It has been announced that despite the extensive destruction in the hospital complex and the damage …

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  • 1 April

    Iran Update, March 31, 2024

    Key Takeaways: Northern Gaza Strip: The IDF continued to conduct clearing operations in and around al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.Central Gaza Strip: The IDF said that its Air Force conducted a drone strike targeting a PIJ command-and-control center in the al Aqsa Hospital complex in Deir al Balah.Southern Gaza …

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  • 1 April

    L’imperium, ou la chronique d’une mort annoncée

    Si vous pensiez que les deux dernières décennies ont été violentes, chaotiques et destructrices, accrochez-vous : le pire est presque certainement à venir. Je viens de lire un article remarquable dans le Seattle Times, remarquable par sa franchise nihiliste. Le titre de l’article de Ron Judd publié en août 2021 …

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  • 1 April

    Israel Kills Commander of Hezbollah Missile Squads

    Latest Developments A senior officer in Hezbollah’s anti-tank missile unit was killed in an Israeli air strike on March 31. Ismail Al-Zin, a member of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, was hit in his car near Kounine in southern Lebanon, just a few miles from the Israeli border. Publishing a video …

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  • 1 April

    Iran: A Full-Scale War Is Unlikely, But ‘Hybrid Conflict’ Set To Escalate

    Abstract: The spectre of a U.S.-Iran war is haunting the world. However, it is still less likely than many think. For its part, Tehran is aware that it lacks the military capabilities and financial resources to endure a direct military confrontation with the United States. Engaging in a full-scale war …

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  • 1 April

    The Development Of Russia’s Hybrid War Doctrine

    Abstract: The Russo-Ukrainian war has shown that the Russian Hybrid War Doctrine, in its real essence, is not about military technology at all – it is a collection of covert special operations. This war is regional in terms of territory but not in terms of its influence on global geopolitics …

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  • 1 April

    In The Spirit Of Russian ‘Total War’

    An important distinction has been long overdue in the making, as pertains to a topic of much confusion and misinterpretation to a great many people. There’s an inherent misconception about the conceptual differences between Soviet/Russian military systems (read: weapons) and those of NATO/Western equivalents. Endless debate has been made not …

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