The faith of Afrin, Syria's northwestern corner, remains in the balance. The Kurdish militia, YPG, has struck a deal with the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) to enter Afrin, in a bid to...
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Helping Out: NATO Expands Support for Iraq
16 February 2018
1. NATO has agreed to organize a military training mission in Iraq to project stability in the Middle East - Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Thursday following the North Atlantic...
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Why and How Turkey is invading Afrin: Behind the Scenes of Operation “Olive Branch”
12 February 2018
The Turkish military intervention to clear Afrin has stagnated in the past weeks. Spearheaded by Syrian Rebels, operation Olive Branch failed to capture more than a few pockets of lands...
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New Tide in the Eastern Mediterranean: Radiography of Russia’s Permanent Military Build-up on the Syrian Coast
10 January 2018
Strategic Analysis (20 min read) - The Syrian quagmire is nearing the end. The Assad regime is quasi-victorious with more than half of the national territory regained and over 75%...
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NATO in Asia-Pacific: Temporary Deterrence or Forward Thinking?
2 November 2017
Urgent Briefing - The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has conducted a diplomatic tour to visit the two regional allies in Asia-Pacific, namely Japan and the Republic...
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Something to Fear: Iraqi Feds keep Kurds in line
18 October 2017
Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Units (PMUs) have ousted the Kurdish Pashmerga forces from key areas that they have expanded to throughout the anti-ISIS campaign: Mosul Dam, Kirkuk, Sinjar and...
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Rush to Deir Ez-Zor: Operation “Jazzira Storm”
11 September 2017
Situation Report - On September 9, the Syrian Arab Coalition (SAC) of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have announced the start of Operation "Storm of Jazzira/ Cizre" or "Jazzira Storm" to...
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IAF Raids Syrian Chemical Site in Hama
7 September 2017
Urgent Briefing - The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has conducted another Shadow-raid on the Syrian regime's positions. The target was a chemical site in Hama province. It has been announced by the...
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Deal with the Devil: ISIS Allowed to Evacuate from Syrian-Lebanese border (Updated)
30 August 2017
Situation Report - Da'esh (ISIS/ ISIL) jihadists and their families were evacuated from Qara, western Qalamun (around the Syrian-Lebanese border) to Abu Kamal, Deir ez-Zor governorate, near Iraq on Monday. According to...
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Last Stand: SDF to crush ISIS on the Valley of the Euphrates
28 August 2017
Strategic analysis - The following assessment outlines the current competitive military efforts underway against ISIS in Deir-Ezzor (also known as Deir ez-Zor, Dayr al-Zawr etc.), the last area of dominance for...
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Fury in Ankara, Anxiety in Erbil, Distress in Baghdad: Sinjar Declares Autonomy amid Kurdish Independence Vote
24 August 2017
Situation Report - Democratic Autonomy has been declared in the Niniveh governorate town of Shengal (better known as Sinjar). This announcement spiked furry at Ankara, distress at Baghdad and anxiety...
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Enhanced Pressure on North Korea: Clock is Ticking
14 August 2017
Situation Report - Tensions between North Korea and the United States have reached a new boiling point in the past days. Uncertainty and hostilities have been spiked by the newest...
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Battle for Raqqa, Vol.2 – Live Journal
3 August 2017
T-intelligence (Ti) continues the 'Battle for Raqqa' daily journal feed with a fresh new entry that will try to improve based on previously provided feedback from you, the audience. You...
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A ‘Swift Response’ from the ‘Saber Guardian’: Recognizing the Strategic Importance of the Black Sea Region
23 July 2017
Strategic Analysis - Saber Guardian 2017 (SG17) is an annual, multinational exercise held in the Black Sea region as pat of the U.S. European Command Joint Exercise Program. This year's...
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White House cancels CIA Covert Program aiding anti-Assad Syrian Rebels
20 July 2017
Situation Report - Starting from the unconfirmed reports that have surfaced today that a month ago, the Trump administration has decided to cancel the CIA covert program through which various Syrian...
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Iraq after Mosul: Coping with a Difficult Diagnosis
10 July 2017
Situation Report - After 3 years of ISIS occupation, Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul, has been completely liberated. The 9-months long battle saw Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) alongside allies, Shi’a...
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Battle for Raqqa: Daily Journal (LIVE)
9 June 2017
T-Intelligence presents the daily journal for Raqqa. This space will contain (hopefully) daily entries regarding the developments in the battle for Raqqa, yet time gaps may very as this project...
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The Day Will Come When You Won’t: Radiography of ISIS’s Desperate Tactics in Mosul’s Operational Playground
13 May 2017
Situation Report and Tactical Annexes – The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) have issued an updated battle war suggesting a finalized phase for the months-long battle. The last western neighborhoods controlled by ISIS...
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Towards a New Strategy for Afghanistan: ISIS-K, Taliban Resurgence and Geopolitical Competition
9 May 2017
(1) The security landscape in South Asia and the Far East is continuously degrading under transnational militant activity and competing geopolitical Chinese and Russian ambitions. (2) The fugitive US pull-out has...
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A Thin Line: Raqqa Offensive Endangered by Growing Turkish Attacks
26 April 2017
The Turkish Armed Forces have attacked the Kurdish militia YPG and the overall Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria, between April 24 and 26. These attacks consisted in air strikes...
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