northeastern iraq

//The Wire//2300Z June 11, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: IRAN WAR RESUMES AS AMERICAN BOMBING CONTINUES WHILE POLITICAL STATEMENTS CLAIM A HALT TO BOMBING BUT ALSO THE IMPENDING SEIZURE OF KHARG ISLAND. TARGETING OF MERCHAN

//The Wire//2300Z August 31, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: WAR REIGNITES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AFTER AMERICAN STRIKES REPORTED IN IRAN. RETALIATORY STRIKES REPORTED IN JORDAN AND THE UAE.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----   -Intern

//The Wire//2030Z December 12, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: REVELATIONS OF DOMESTIC U.S. SPYING CONTINUE. ISRAEL FACES FIERCE RESISTANCE IN KHAN YOUNIS.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: Isra

…Affair reeks of the military deception campaign used against the American people in the leadup to the Iraq War so far this shot forsh shot remake has all the classic scenes intelligence official citing a serious…

//The Wire//2300Z February 18, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: SURGE OF AMERICAN MILITARY FORCES CONTINUES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. IRANIAN FORCES DIG IN BY REINFORCING KEY SITES AND MILITARY FACILITIES.//  -----BEGIN TEARLINE---

//The Wire//2000Z July 18, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: RIOTS BEGIN IN BANGLADESH. WIND TURBINE DEBRIS CLOSES NANTUCKET BEACHES. FINANCIAL DISCREPANCIES HIGHLIGHT TRUMP SHOOTING ISSUES.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -Interna

//The Wire//2300Z October 10, 2025// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: EARTHQUAKES STRIKE PHILIPPINES. INDIA WELCOMES TALIBAN DELEGATION, RE-ESTABLISHES RELATIONS WITH AFGHANISTAN. WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES NEW BLANKET TARIFF OF 100% ON C

//The Wire//2300Z June 8, 2026// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: WAR IN MIDDLE EAST REIGNITES AFTER IRAN AND ISRAEL CONTINUE MUTUAL TARGETING EFFORTS. MORE SCREWWORM CASES REPORTED IN AMERICAN SOUTHWEST. DRONE SHOOTDOWN REPORTED IN

//The Wire//2130Z January 22, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: SCOTUS RULES AGAINST TEXAS’ ACTIONS TO PREVENT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Europe: Virgin Atlantic Airways Flight 127 (

//The Wire//2030Z August 23, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: RUSSIAN PRISON OVERRUN BY ISIS MILITANTS. CANADIAN RAILROAD LABOR STRIKE HALTED BY CANADIAN GOVERNMENT.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Russia:

//The Wire//2200Z December 3, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: MARTIAL LAW DECLARED IN SOUTH KOREA, PRESIDENT DEPLOYS MILITARY THROUGHOUT SEOUL BEFORE PARLIAMENT NULLIFIES ORDER. SYRIAN REBEL FORCES CAPTURE ALEPPO, PIVOT SOUTH

…In the past, larger drones were used (such as in the attack in Kermanshah a couple of years ago) and allegedly launched from semi-autonomous regions of Kurdistan in northern Iraq, the close geograph

//The Wire//1530Z January 15, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: SAR EFFORTS CONTINUE FOR SAILORS MISSING IN GULF OF ADEN. TAIWAN ELECTIONS RAISE TENSIONS IN REGION// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Red Sea/HOA

to 11. Opposition to Maduro among the populace remains high nevertheless, with demonstrations continuing throughout several cities. -HomeFront- Washington D.C. – The Pentagon has reached a plea deal with Khalid Sheikh

//The Wire//2300Z October 21, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: IMEX NAVAL DRILLS BEGIN. FLASH FLOODING STRIKES NEW MEXICO. WAR IN MIDDLE EAST CONTINUES TO ESCALATE.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle Ea

//The Wire//2030Z July 31, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ISRAEL STRIKES TEHRAN AND DAMASCUS. USA RAISES TRAVEL WARNING FOR LEBANON. AIRLINES CANCEL FLIGHTS TO ISRAEL. MEAT RECALL EXPANDS IN USA.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE-----

//The Wire//1800Z May 2, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: U.S. HOUSE PASSES H.R. 6090. SECOND BOEING WHISTLEBLOWER DIES UNEXPECTEDLY.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: Turkey has announced the se

//The Wire//2300Z January 29, 2025// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: CONFLICT CONTINUES TO ESCALATE IN THE DRC. PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCES PLAN TO SEND ILLEGALS TO GITMO. F-35 CRASHES IN ALASKA, PILOT UNHARMED.//  -----BEGIN TEARLIN

//The Wire//1800Z April 27, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: KENYA PREPARES FOR OPERATIONS IN HAITI. GAZA PIER CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES UNDER FIRE.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: Israeli forces

//The Wire//2300Z September 5, 2024// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: TENSIONS CONTINUE TO ESCALATE IN SOMALIA. NYPD COMMISSIONER RAIDED BY FBI. SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER RESIGNS.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- F