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…Middle East: Fighting remains intense in Khan Younis as IDF troops seek to maintain a foothold in Gaza’s second-largest city. Skirmishes remain constant along the Lebanese border, as well as in West Bank. Today…

…MEAT RECALL EXPANDS IN USA.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: Overnight, Israel conducted an airstrike in Iran, targeting Ismail Haniyeh (a senior Hamas leader) in Tehran. AC: As recently as May, Haniyeh was responsible for…

…SMALL FRACTION OF J6 TAPES RELEASED.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East Front: In Yemen, Houthi rebels have begun intensifying maritime piracy operations. Last night, Yemen seized the M/V GALAXY LEADER as part of their…

…ISRAEL FACES FIERCE RESISTANCE IN KHAN YOUNIS.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: Israel makes progress in the consolidation of the northern pocket encircling Gaza City. In the north, Hezbollah continues harassing attacks and border skirmishes…

…Washington D.C. - On Saturday the State Department issued a worldwide travel warning for Americans abroad, warning of increased potential for attacks as the wars in the Middle East and Europe are expected to escalate. The…

…HELENE RECOVERY CONTINUES.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: This morning the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar was reportedly killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. Though Hamas has not yet confirmed his death, photos allegedly from…

…RIOTS CONTINUE IN BANGLADESH AS SOCIAL VIOLENCE ESCALATES FOLLOWING COUP.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: Preparations continue among western powers to prepare for Iran’s counterattack. Several nations have made substantial preparations for the evacuation…

…ISRAEL GREEN LIGHTS INVASION OF RAFAH.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East – PM Netanyahu has authorized the plans for the ground invasion of Rafah in Gaza. -HomeFront- Midwest: Severe storms caused major damage throughout Indiana and…

…PALESTINE DECLARES OCTOBER 13 GLOBAL DAY OF JIHAD.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East Front: Israel expands conflict by conducting pre-emptive strikes in the heart of Syria, with IDF officials confirming futures strikes to take…

…IRAN CONTINUES TARGETING KUWAIT AS UNITED STATES CONSOLIDATES POSITIONS IN MIDDLE EAST AMID IRANIAN TARGETING EFFORTS.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Spain: The situation regarding the migrant wave has continued to deteriorate sharply. After the perimeter fence…

…TRUMP BEGINS FORMING CABINET.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: The conflict continues as before. Yesterday the deadline imposed on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid in Gaza expired, with no real tangible effect. The Israeli…

…IRANIANS CHARGED WITH CYBERATTACK ON TRUMP CAMPAIGN.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: This afternoon various Israeli media began to posit that Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an airstrike in Beirut last night…

…KNOXVILLE EXPLOSIVE SITUATION STILL POSES THREAT TO LOCALS.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: Tensions are escalating between Israel and the United Nations following Israeli attacks on United Nations Peacekeeping bases in Lebanon. Over the past…

…Middle East: American forces have begun retaliatory strikes against Iranian proxy forces in Syria. So far, bombings have been reported near Deir ez-Zor and al-Mayadeen, and limited strikes have been reported in Abu Kamal…

…To the east, large-scale emergency flaring was observed at the Abqaiq Processing Plant this morning, indicating that an unknown incident might have transpired. No missile or drone strikes were reported, but Saudi Arabia has quietly…

…Extremely kinetic riots have broken out all over the Middle East, causing mass confusion. As foreign leaders pour into Israel for diplomatic talks, politicians who seek to travel to Israel for a simple photo op may…

…Much like the campaign against ISIS in the Mid-Euphrates River Valley (MERV) in Iraq and Syria, a mostly aerial campaign against insurgent groups (or even governments) in the Middle East is a challenging style of…

…Middle East: U.S. defense officials have confirmed that airstrikes will be conducted against Iranian groups in Iraq and Syria. AC: Letting an adversary know where military actions are going to take place is likely to…

…Far East: Concerns are also mounting regarding China’s recent activities in the Taiwan Strait. Currently, China has declared extremely large scale naval exercises throughout the region, which have drawn concerns that this may actually be…

…Middle East: American strategic bombing in Yemen has continued to increase as Yemen claims to have downed another American MQ-9, bringing the total number of drones shot down by the Houthis during this campaign to…