northeastern iraq

…Within northeastern Africa, trouble is brewing in Ethiopia. This beleaguered African nation has been host to civil unrest for many years, as tensions between government forces and rebels within the Tigray region have remained constant. Northern…

rikes were reported, but Saudi Arabia has quietly halted their drone/missile alerts so as to conceal strikes on refineries, so exactly what strikes have been conducted so far is not clear. Analyst Comment: This morning,

//The Wire//1400Z December 21, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: TRUMP REMOVED FROM COLORADO BALLOT PENDING APPEAL. CONFLICT ESCALATES IN RED SEA.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Red Sea/HOA: Conflict escala

//The Wire//2300Z March 23, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: PRESIDENT TRUMP ISSUES 48 HOUR ULTIMATUM FOR IRAN TO OPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ, BEFORE CHANGING STANCE AND IMPLEMENTING 5 DAY CEASEFIRE. MAJOR AVIATION INCIDENT REPO

In Iraq, the Kataib Hezbollah al-Nujaba group announced that they will begin insurgent attacks on American forces throughout the region, to include the targeting of American civilians working at American-run oil facilities throughout Iraq…

…you have the United States and Israel and on the East you have Russia along with Iran Iraq and of course uh Syria the Syrian government Bashar al-assad right so these are the two main…

//The Wire//2300Z May 08, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES CONDUCTS STRIKES IN IRAN, IRANIAN RETALIATION STRIKES TARGET DUBAI AND SHIPPING IN THE STRAIT. USA INCREASES TARGETING AND INTERDICTION OPERATIONS

//The Wire//1800Z March 2, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: TERROR ATTACK STRIKES TEXAS. GULF WAR CONTINUES IN MIDDLE EAST AS IRANIAN FORCES STRIKE AMERICAN BASES AND OIL FIELDS. MULTIPLE AMERICAN AIRCRAFT SHOT DOWN IN FRIENDL

…Maximum Generation Alert, as generation capacity has become strained due to unusually warm fall weather throughout the northeastern United States. Analyst Comment: Last week, federal regulators rejected plans by PJM to mitigate the effect of data…

…Within a few hours, the province of Ontario imposed a 25% tariff on electricity exports to several northeastern US states. This led to the White House announcing plans to declare a National Emergency on Electricity in…

…exactly the kind of technology that the us military still uses and used very famously during the iraq invasion to take out saddam's electrical substations basically there's this electrical substations obviously have a lot…

//The Wire//2300Z April 13, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: MAJOR ESCALATIONS REPORTED IN MIDDLE EAST AFTER PEACE TALKS FAIL. AMERICAN NAVAL BLOCKADE ANNOUNCED IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. TERRORIST ATTACK REPORTED IN ALGERIA DUR

…A few days ago, the Saudis struck targets in northern Iraq, targeting Iran-aligned militia groups. It was partially this action which resulted in Iran striking back at Saudi Arabia yesterday. The groups that were targeted…

//The Wire//2300Z June 24, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: OPERATION TO ORGANIZE EVACUATION OF PERSIAN GULF UNDERWAY AS MERCHANT SHIPS PREPARE TO TRANSIT THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. DOZENS OF SUSPECTED TERRORISTS ARRESTED IN TURKEY

//The Wire//2000Z July 16, 2025// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ISRAELI FORCES STRIKE DAMASCUS. ATTEMPTED FIREBOMBER ARRESTED IN MICHIGAN. CONCERNS MOUNT REGARDING SECRET BRITISH PLAN TO HOUSE AFGHAN MIGRANTS.//  -----BEGIN TEARL

…This differentiates this conflict from those in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria that many Americans have grown weary of. Gaza City, despite being only 18 square miles, has a higher population density than New York City. Israel…

//The Wire//2030Z July 25, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: RUSSIAN, CHINESE BOMBERS INTERCEPTED IN ALASKA ADIZ. IRAN MAKES MAJOR PROGRESS WITH RAIL LOGISTICS NETWORKS. INDICATORS MOUNT REGARDING POTENTIAL ISRAELI INVASION OF

//The Wire//1400Z April 24, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: US evacuates embassy in Sudan due to unrest, 16,000 Americans left behind. Chinese military demonstrations in South China Sea increasing.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----

//The Wire//2130Z March 19, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: CONFLICT ERUPTS ON AFGHAN/PAKISTANI BORDER. CHINA INCREASES PARTNERSHIP WITH NIGER.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Niger: As Nigerien attitudes

…Mac V sogg during the Vietnam war more recently this process saw a lot of use in Iraq and Syria as a way of prioritizing Targets in the war against the Islamic State so what is…