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Iran escalates conflict, attacking Israel; US forces help Israel to intercept Iranian projectiles
WASHINGTON — Iran has launched an aerial attack on Israel from Iranian territory, marking a major escalation in conflict between the rival regional powers and prompting action by U.S. forces in support of Israel. Iran’s top military force, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, issued a predawn statement Sunday, saying that it launched missiles and drones…
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Iraqi Resistance Leader Warns of Retaliation After US Attack Kills Fighters
December 5, 2023 09:56 TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The leader of Iraq’s Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, part of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) supervised by the Baghdad government, issued a warning following an attack in northern Iraq that resulted in the deaths of five members of the resistance movement. Sheikh Akram al-Kaabi said in a statement on…
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Russia Seeks To Take Eastern Ukrainian Stronghold ‘At Any Cost’ As Kyiv Gets Worrying News About Western Support
December 04, 2023 By RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service Local military officials in eastern Ukraine say Russian forces have expanded their avenues of attack against the Donetsk region town of Avdiyivka in an effort to surround and capture it “at any cost.” Ukrainian forces have been engaged in heavy fighting for weeks as they try to stave…
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UN Chief Alarmed at Resumption, Spread of Gaza Fighting
December 04, 2023 5:31 PM UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his extreme alarm Monday about the resumption of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, including Hamas rocket fire on Israel and the renewal and expansion of Israel’s airstrikes and military ground operations into the southern Gaza Strip. “The U.N. continues to appeal to…
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Philippines: More Than 135 Chinese Boats ‘Swarming’ Reef Off Its Coast
December 03, 2023 6:01 PM MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The Philippines said Sunday more than 135 Chinese vessels were “swarming” a reef off its coast, describing the boats’ growing presence as “alarming.” The Chinese boats were “dispersed and scattered” within the boomerang-shaped Whitsun Reef, which the Philippines calls Julian Felipe Reef, around 320 kilometers (200 miles)…
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Another town on the India-Myanmar border falls to the resistance
Anti-junta fighters raised the Chin National Front flag at a captured military base in Chin State after defeating its garrison of 50 junta troops Myanmar Now November 25, 2023 A week after local armed resistance groups seized the commercial town of Rikhawdar on the India-Myanmar border, the junta lost another town in Chin State on…
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Pakistan Says Afghan Suicide Bomber Attacked Military Convoy
November 27, 2023 9:10 AM ISLAMABAD — Pakistan confirmed Monday that an overnight suicide bombing of a military convoy in a northwestern region had killed two civilians. November 26, 2023: A #suicide bomber, affiliated with the Hafiz Gul Bahadur #Group and identified as an #Afghan national, targeted a security convoy in Bakka Khel, Bannu #District.…
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Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza City is ignoring the past lessons of urban warfare
James Horncastle, Simon Fraser University Mediators are seeking to extend the truce between Israel and Hamas beyond Wednesday amid the exchange of hostages for prisoners. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to resume the war with “full force” when the truce ends. Hamas’s terrorist attack on Oct. 7 and Israel’s subsequent aerial bombardment…
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Russia launches drone attack on Ukraine, damaging energy infrastructure and injuring one person
18 November 2023 Russian forces launched an attack on Ukraine using Shahed-136/131 drones, reported Ukraine’s Air Force. According to Ukraine, Russia launched 38 drones from its Kursk and Krasnodar regions overnight on November 17. “‘Shaheds’ attacked in several waves, in groups, in different regions of Ukraine, in areas where all Air Force commands are responsible,”…
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Global Conflict (SITREP W47-2023)
https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker accessed: Nov 16, 2023 20:13 Location Title Impact Status Mexico Criminal Violence Significant Unchanging Haiti Political Instability Significant Worsening Venezuela Political Instability Limited Unchanging Sahel (Chad, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso) Transnational Terrorism Limited Worsening Libya Civil War Limited Unchanging Central African Republic Civil War Limited Unchanging Democratic Republic of Congo Political Instability…
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