April 5, 2024 Eurasia
According to high-ranking Ukrainian officers, the military picture is grim and Russian generals could find success wherever they decide to focus their upcoming offensive. KYIV — Wayward entrepreneur Elon Musk’s latest pronouncements regarding the war in Ukraine set teeth on edge, as he warned that even though Moscow has “no …
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April 4, 2024 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
Iran on Tuesday vowed to respond to an airstrike widely attributed to Israel that destroyed Iran’s Consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus the previous day and killed 12 people, including two Iranian generals and a member of the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group. Four Syrian citizens were also killed in …
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April 4, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Israeli airstrikes hit the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday morning, killing dozens of people including five members of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. At about 1.45am local time (10.45pm GMT on Thursday), airstrikes targeted several areas in Aleppo’s countryside, in which a number of civilians and military personnel …
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April 4, 2024 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
On April 1, 2024, a Telegram channel affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) reported that Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, also known as Abu Mahdi, was killed in an airstrike that targeted a building adjacent to the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, Syria.[1] The channel accused Israel of carrying …
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April 4, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
In late February 2024, three unusual incidents occurred in the Dahiya, the Hizbullah stronghold in southern Beirut, in which the organization detained and interrogated foreign nationals who had entered that area. All the people detained were foreigners who were in the country with the official approval and consent of the …
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April 3, 2024 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
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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April 3, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
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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April 3, 2024 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
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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April 2, 2024 Eurasia, Middle Orient
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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April 1, 2024 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
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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