November, 2024

• 13 November

  Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 12, 2024

  

  Russian forces recently advanced during two company-sized mechanized assaults within and south of Kurakhove in western Donetsk Oblast. Geolocated footage published on November 12 indicates that Russian forces recently advanced along Zaporizkyi Street in northeastern Kurakhove during a company-sized mechanized assault.[1] The Ukrainian brigade that defended against the mechanized assault …

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• 13 November

  Iran Update, November 12, 2024

  

  Newly-appointed Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz reaffirmed that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will continue its operation in Lebanon until it accomplishes its mission.[1] Katz made these comments during a meeting with the IDF General Staff. Katz replaced Yoav Gallant as defense minister on November 8 and was formerly foreign …

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• 13 November

  Cette vidéo est un condensé de vitamines pour le réveil des endormis

  

  Aujourd’hui, après les 4 ans que nous venons de vivre, je vous invite à suivre les traces de Claire Séverac en prenant 15 minutes pour écouter ou réécouter (je l’avais déjà partagée il y a quelques temps) l’odyssée de la dépopulation globale. Point de départ, le 11 septembre 2001 pour …

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• 11 November

  Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 10, 2024

  

  Note: The data cut-off for this product was 12pm ET on November 10. ISW will cover subsequent reports in the November 11 Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment. Ukrainian forces struck Russian ammunition warehouses in Bryansk Oblast during a large-scale Ukrainian drone strike against Russia on the night of November 9 and …

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• 11 November

  Iran Update, November 10, 2024

  

  The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has destroyed the ability of Lebanese Hezbollah to conduct ground attacks into Israel, according to unspecified senior IDF officers.[1] The IDF has conducted clearing operations targeting Hezbollah capabilities and infrastructure across southern Lebanon to this end since October 1. These clearing operations have involved destroying …

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• 11 November

  Will KDP-PUK tensions threaten Iraqi Kurdistan’s unity?

  

  Analysis: While the long overdue elections reaffirmed Iraqi Kurdistan’s ruling duopoly, they also highlighted the persistent tensions between the KDP and PUK. Bafel Talabani paced the stage during a recent pre-election rally and railed against his rivals as the sun set over Dukan Lake. The crowd in front of him …

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• 11 November

  For Israel, ‘eradicating Hezbollah’ means community erasure for Lebanese Shia

  

  Israel isn’t just eradicating Hezbollah in Lebanon, it’s collectively punishing Lebanon’s destitute Shia community, say Dima El-Ayache and Karim Safieddine. On September 17, Israel detonated thousands of pagers across Lebanon in public spaces, private workplaces, and homes, marking one of the biggest criminal attacks in recent Lebanese history. Before this …

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• 11 November

  Ukrainian And North Korean Forces Clash In Russian Region Of Kursk – Analysis

  

  Ukraine’s First Encounter with North Korean Troops Marks a Pivotal Moment In the Russian region of Kursk, North Korean combat formations reportedly exchanged fire with Ukrainian servicemen for the first time since Pyongyang deployed its forces to Russia. The limited availability of open-source intelligence makes it difficult to assess this …

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• 11 November

  The Russian Armed Forces advance on Kurakhovo, Russian volunteers live “from two weeks to a month.” What happened on the front this week

  

  In today’s summary: Russian troops are trying to simultaneously encircle Kurakhovo from the north and south and conduct frontal assaults on the city from the eastKonstantin Mashovets: in the offensive zone from the Pokrovsk to the Bakhmut direction, the Russian Armed Forces are almost everywhere “bogged down in battles”A new …

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• 11 November

  Slow-Moving Business: The Supplier of Safes for the Lithuanian Army Turned Out to Be a Russian Contractor of the Ministry of Defense

  

  The owners of the Russian Promet group of companies, a contractor for the Ministry of Defense, are simultaneously carrying out military contracts in Lithuania, The Insider has found out. Thanks to the passports of Poland and Romania, the beneficiaries of the business manufacturing safes for weapons and boxes for shells …

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