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…Last night another squadron of F/A-18's arrived at Al Dhafra Airbase in the UAE, and the USS *GEORGE H.W. BUSH* (CVN 77) arrived in the Indian Ocean following her long journey around…

…As of this morning, Chinese satellite imagery indicates that Al-Udeid Airbase has been fully evacuated of tanker aircraft, with only a small number of other airframes remaining at this location. The *FORD* CSG has arrived…

…Israeli officials have confirmed that they carried out a strike on Khalil al-Hayya, the Hamas leader in charge of the delegation sent to conduct peace talks in Doha. The American Embassy has issued a shelter…

…Significant strikes have been reported at the Jebel Ali petroleum terminals in Dubai, and satellite imagery of Ali Al Salem Airbase in Kuwait has confirmed that the base fuel point was hit, with the fuel bladders…

…their citizens. Shortly after these announcements, multiple Iranian ballistic missiles struck US military bases throughout the region. Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar appears to have been successfully targeted to some degree, and impacts were reported…

…As luck would have it, the Sentinel 2 open-source imagery satellite passed over Camp Ali Al Salem a

…Iran claims to have also struck the parking apron at Muwaffaq Al-Salti Air Base in Jordan, targeting the fighter aircraft which have been staged at the base for weeks. On the American side, the US…

…his is in addition to a €500 billion investment in their infrastructure. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the implementation of a nationwide training…

Mahmoud Amin Ya’qub al-Muhtadi was arrested in Lafayette after having gained legal entry to the United States in 2024 (though he did lie about his alleged career as a fighter in Gaza in order…

…Most of the President’s Cabinet has al

//The Wire//1700Z October 10, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ISRAEL CONTINUES PREPARATION FOR GAZA INVASION.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East Front: Arab-Israeli War continues as Palestinian at

//The Wire//1630Z October 11, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ISRAEL STRIKES TARGETS IN SYRIA AND LEBANON. FINLAND DETECTS UNDERSEA PIPELINE ATTACK.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East Front: IDF m

…ed to turn Gaza into a “tent city”, with no structure left standing. Israeli strikes in Lebanon continue as harassing fires originate from border skirmishes. Various Lebanese Hezbollah subgroups have declared a general mobi…

//The Wire//2130Z October 13, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: ISRAEL BEGINS GROUND COMBAT OPERATIONS AS INVASION OF GAZA IS IMMINENT. IDF ORDERS EVAC OF CIVILIANS IN GAZA. DAY OF JIHAD RESULTS IN FEW ISOLATED ATTACKS.// -----

//The Wire//2330Z October 16, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: EGYPT STAGES HUMANITARIAN AID ON GAZA BORDER. SITUATION IN ISRAEL REMAINS TENSE.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: So far, humanitar

//The Wire//2230Z November 8, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: WAR CONTINUES IN GAZA AS SUBSTANTIAL CIVILIAN CASUALTIES CONTINUE.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- European Front: In Germany, the Saxony-Anhal

…are Israeli strikes into Lebanon. In the Eastern Med, Five US military personnel were killed in a helicopter crash during a routine aerial refueling training exercise. Most details of this event have not been disclosed to t…

//The Wire//2300Z November 15, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: DOMESTIC US SURVEILLANCE CONTINUES. MANY WESTERN NATIONS REJECT CALLS FOR GAZA CEASEFIRE.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East Front: I

//The Wire//2200Z December 8, 2023// //ROUTINE// //BLUF: CHINA BEGINS MILITARY EXERCISES IVO TAIWAN. US VETOES GAZA CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL AT UN.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- South Pacific: China launc