As key IS-K territories are under pressure by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) and the rival Taliban, the group is seeking to capture new high-ground sanctuaries on the border with Pakistan. After defeating the Taliban in a turf war, IS-K is currently entrenching positions in the Korengal valley. While the group’s overall […]
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The following analysis is neither news nor a forecast, but a purely hypothetical assessment. (a) If the situation in Venezuela escalates and Russia moves forward with its plans to establish a strategic bomber presence in the Caribbeans, it is not out of the question that the United States will step up its opposition to the […]
1 February 2019
Columbia, F-22A Raptor, Maduro, military intervention, no-fly zone, russia, S-300, SA-23, South America, Su-30MK2, US, Venezuela
(1) The number of U.S. operations against al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has drastically increased under the Trump administration. The U.S. has established its primary base of operations in the city-port of Mukalla (Southern Yemen), which was liberated from AQAP by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and its local allies. The cooperation with the […]
9 September 2018
AQAP, Arab Coalition, Djibouti, drone strikes, Horn of Africa, Mukalla, SOF, Trump administration, UAE, UAV, US, Yemen
Preliminary – Battle Damage Assessment (P-BDA) – On April 29, 2018, 2230 local time, a round of unclaimed military strikes pounded locations jointly operated by the Bashar al-Assad regime and Iran in Syria. The targeted sites are: the 47th Brigade Military Base in Hama province (Objective-Alpha/ O-A) and the Zeido Auto Test Center near Aleppo […]
1 May 2018
Hama, Hezbollah, Homs, IAF, Iran, Israel, Israeli-Iranian Shadow War, Jordan, syria, Syrian Civil War, T-4, unclaimed air strikes, US
AFTER-ACTION REPORT – At 4:20 Damascus time, April 14, 2018, a joint Air and Naval operation of the United States of America (USA), Republic of France and the United Kingdom of Great Britain (UK) launched air strikes and Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TALM) from assets present in the Mediterranean and Red Seas, as well as […]
18 April 2018
Bazreh, Chemical weapons, Douma, France, Iran, President Donald J. Trump, red line, retaliation, russia, strike, syria, Syrian Civil War, UK, US
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 on the borderlands. While the Kurdish defenses played a role, the key input in this deceleration can only be found in Idlib province. Russia and […]
12 February 2018
Afrin, Idlib, Iran, Kurds, Operation Olive Branch, PKK, russia, syria, Syrian Civil War, Syrian Rebels, turkey, Turkish air strikes, US, YPG
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 the Nineveh plains. These events are relevant to comprehend the ongoing tensions within the anti-ISIS camp in Iraq, and subsequently Iran’s asserting geopolitical order. Erbil’s […]
18 October 2017
Iran, Iraqi Security Forces, Kirkuk, Kurdistan Independence, Pashmerga, PMU, Shia militias, turkey, US
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 liberate eastern Syria and Deir ez-Zor province from ISIS. This offensive was rumored to be under wraps for several months but it became an urgent […]
11 September 2017
Coalition, Da'esh, Deir ez-Zor, Deir Ezzor Military Council, Eastern Syria, Euphrates Valley, Hasakha, Inherent Resolve, Iran, isis, Mayadin, Raqqa, russia, SAC, SDF, syria, US, YPG
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 PMU and the U.S.-led Coalition fighting their way block-to-block from the rigged, mined bridges of East Mosul, to the Euphrates river crossing of early 2017, […]
10 July 2017
Abadi, after ISIS, al-Baghdadi, al-Nuri mosque, Al-Qaeda in Iraq, anti-terror, Baghdad, CENTCOM, falls, Iran, iraq, Iraqi Security Forces, isis, Islamic State of Iraq, Kurds, Middle East, Mosul, Niniveh, Salafism, Tel Afar, US, US-led Coalition
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 depends not only on what happens in the field but also on what amount of data (quantity, quality, credibility) surfaces online. Methodology and Objectives From […]