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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Against mythology, reality itself contends in vain. There are some bad ideas that just won’t lie down. They range from urban legends to political myths, from scabrous stories about individuals that should be true but aren’t, to historical events that shouldn’t be true, but are. Often, they are just nuisances, …

Israeli strikes killed dozens of people including children on Sunday in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, as the world watched for signs of how the U.S. election might affect the wars between Israel and Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he has spoken …

Russia is still present in the Western Balkans and Eastern Europe, and this influence has not diminished even after three years of aggression in Ukraine. The “high impact at low cost” formula continues to lead Moscow to realize its agenda on the European continent. Through the Orthodox churches in the …

Diplomatic sources told al-Modon that Damascus is signaling its willingness to play a significant role in controlling borders and preventing smuggling. Israeli strikes are closely linked to all operations directed at Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria, reflecting Tel Aviv’s efforts to impose “security and military tutelage” over Lebanon through agreements …