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…While largely speculative, the potential drawdown in Syria is an important indication and warning of what could be strategic movement, specifically with regards to a potential conflict with Iran. If this consolidation and reduction in forces…

…Turns out, none of that had actually happened, and the TV station was the only location that rebel forces had actually captured. LTC Tigri and his platoon of soldiers were captured shortly afterwards. -HomeFront- Washington D…

ct to heat up a little bit and we'll likely see some show of force indirect fire attacks on Saudi Arabia as a way of maintaining legitimacy for the rebels and moving back to the…

…The war continues as before amid Israeli forces conducting the high-profile targeting of a Christian Church. The Holy Family Church in Gaza City was struck with a tank shell overnight, which resulted in 3x parishioners…

…The groups that were targeted by the Saudis, were allegedly smaller sub-groups within the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), which had not formally joined with the Iraqi government. For context, the PMF are an infamous collection…

…the modern counterinsurgency battlefield but in GPS denied environments or places where a radio signal results in an artillery strike these tools that have so much power in the counterinsurgency world might end up getting us…

…This individual was finally rescued on May 5th by counterterrorism forces. Now, roughly a week later, another high-profile kidnapping was attempted in the same exact city. Black-bag street kidnappings appear to be the main…

…Over the weekend Turkish forces arrested Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul. Imamoglu was Erdogan's primary political opponent and was expected to be named as the official candidate running against Erdogan in the upcoming election…

…The shooter has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, who had released a manifesto regarding the attack, which was intended to be an assassination attempt targeting President Trump. His main attack vector took the form of…

…on an increased alert status they're not on like high alert you know like a lot of people are saying in sort of Civilian media really is just an increase in the force protection condition…

…During the fray, aircraft observers noted one military aircraft (an IL-76T) attempting to flee the country before being shot down by unknown forces. Initial rumors circulated that Assad and his family were onboard the aircraft…

…Iranian forces successfully engaged an American F-35 aircraft during a strike mission within Iran. IRGC officials initially released footage of a missile impacting an F-35, which most people assumed was probably fake, initially. However…

…One merchant vessel (the MSC SARISKA V) was struck by an Iranian munition in the northern Persian Gulf, off the coast of Kuwait. Several hours after this first strike, the *SARISKA* reported being hit by a…

ir local surroundings this can bring a lot of different problems camouflage is a big concern as is movement and vehicle positions an adversary can gain a lot of information about a military force from a…

…Over the weekend, Indonesian troops conducted an operation to recover the remains of an American civilian pilot who was killed by armed rebels in a remote town high in the mountains southeast of Wamena on the…

…During the operation, Israeli forces reportedly prevented Palestinians from entering the Mosque compound. -----END TEARLINE----- Analyst Comments: This was not merely a casual visit to the Mosque; thousands of police and military forces surrounded the area…

…the most important events in human history and as a result the cold war developed conflict in an atomic age in which conflicts existed but took the form of proxy wars this is when technological developments…

Throughout the countryside, many roads are impassable due to cartel forces digging anti-tank ditches across the roadway, emplacing roadblocks, and otherwise digging in for what they perceive to be a draw-out fight. -----END TEARLINE…

…This morning, the New York Times published a story claiming that President Trump has authorized the use of military force to combat cartel operations throughout Central and South America. Analyst Comment: Right now, no official word…

This morning, the mass movement of US military aircraft was observed throughout the continent as American forces begin the surge of forces into the Middle East. Overnight, multiple flights of F-16's, F-22's…