After the US airstrike that killed General Suleimani, Iranian retaliation is very likely, but not guaranteed. Given the magnitude of the US response to the Embassy attack in Baghdad, Tehran...
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IRGC-Quds Force General & PMU Commander Killed in US airstrike in Baghdad
3 January 2020
IRGC-Quds Force Commander, General Qasim Soleimani, and Kata’ib Hizbollah (KH) Commander/PMU Deputy Chairman, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, were killed in a US airstrike in Baghdad International Airport. The targets are confirmed...
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The US Finally Retaliated against Iranian Proxies. Now what?
31 December 2019
The American air strikes against Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH), one of the strongest Iraqi Shiite militias, on 29 December are a “game-changer.” The strikes prove that the United States is finally...
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CIA Declassifies Records About the Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe
25 December 2019
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has released samples from over 100 National Intelligence Daily (NID) articles about the Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe (CCEE) between February 1989 and March...
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China’s Second Aircraft Carrier Enters Service
18 December 2019
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has officially commissioned its first indigenously-built aircraft carrier, the “Shandong” (CV-17). The ceremony took place in Sanya (southern Hainan island), where open-source satellite imagery...
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Turkey to Send UAVs to Northern Cyprus Base, Expanding ‘Mediterranean Ops’
16 December 2019
Amid Ankara’s continued hydrocarbon exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) will allow the Turkish Air Force (TAF) to fly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from...
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North Korea Continues ICBM Refinement, Recent Test Suggests
10 December 2019
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, or “North Korea”) conducted a major test at the Sohae Satellite Launching Pad (SSLP), on December 7, 2019. Pyongyang has not revealed the...
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China’s Newest Aircraft Carrier Docks in Hainan Following Taiwan Strait Pass
22 November 2019
The People’s Liberation Army-Navy’ (PLAN) "Type-002" aircraft carrier (formerly known as "Type-001A") has docked at Yu-lin Naval Base (southernmost tip of Hainan island) after it passed through the disputed Taiwan Strait,...
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Israel Bombed IRGC’s Syria-HQ, Retaliation Expected
21 November 2019
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) conducted an night-time raid against IRGC-Quds and Syrian military targets in southern Syria on November 20. The IAF raid was retaliation for the ineffective rocket...
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U.S. Aircraft Carrier Transits Strait of Hormuz After Months of Loitering in Open Waters
20 November 2019
After nearly six months of staying in open waters, the “Abraham Lincoln” Carrier Strike Group (CSG) completed a scheduled transit through the Strait of Hormuz (SH) into the Persian Gulf...
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NATO Codenames Russia’s Su-57
7 November 2019
With Russia’s newest aircraft close to operationalization, the Five Eyes Air Force Interoperability Council (AFIC) decided to give Sukhoi’s Su-57 the codename “FELON.” The AFIC, which is staffed by the...
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Kobani Residents Protest Russian-Turkish Patrols, Coalition Secures Syrian Energy Infrastructure
6 November 2019
Locals from Kobani (Aleppo province, Syria) threw stones and eggs at the joint Turkish-Russian patrols, videos show. The motorcade involved Russian military police “Tigr” armored infantry vehicles and armored personnel...
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Pentagon Plans Tank Deployment to Eastern Syrian Oil Fields
25 October 2019
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has prepared plans to enhance the U.S. military presence in eastern #Syria. The White House aims to secure Syria’s largest oil and gas fields...
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Taiwan Resumes F-16 Overhaul, Continues Procurement Program Despite Transition to Asymmetric Warfare Doctrine
24 October 2019
The Republic of China (ROC or Taiwan) will proceed to overhaul its 142 F-16 A/B multi-role fighter jets. The modernization program “Phoenix Rising” was repeatedly delayed due to a shortage...
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NE Syria: YPG and SNA Comply with Turkish-American Ceasefire
18 October 2019
Vice President Mike Pence announced that the US and Turkey reached a deal to suspend the Turkish military offensive in Northeastern (NE) Syria. After tense negotiations in Ankara, Turkish President...
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US Out, Assad In: Syrian Army to Enter Northern Syria
14 October 2019
As part of an agreement between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Assad regime, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) will secure the cities along the Manbij-Malikyah line. According...
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Turkish “Danger Close” Fire on US troops in Syria
12 October 2019
US troops in the vicinity of Kobani (Ayn al Arab) came under artillery fire from Turkish positions around 9 AM (local time) on October 11, 2019. Turkey used T-155 Firitna...
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A Week in Missile Tests: Russia, North Korea and the US
10 October 2019
The Russian Federation, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or “North Korea”) and the United States have each conducted major ballistic missile (BM) tests in the span of only...
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Turkey Begins Northern Syria Offensive
9 October 2019
In preparation for a ground assault, Turkish F-16s and artillery units have attacked more than ten positions controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria on October 9,...
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Iran Used Cruise Missiles, Suicide Drones in Saudi Attack
21 September 2019
During a press briefing in Riyadh, the Saudi Defense Ministry revealed wreckage recovered after the air attack on the petrochemical facilities in Abqaiq and Khurais. The physical evidence suggests that...
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