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Israel faces continued threats in Lebanon despite the recent ceasefire, which approaches the important milestone of its first 60 days. On January 13, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out strikes on several Hezbollah targets, “including a rocket launcher site, a military site, and routes along the Syria-Lebanon border used to smuggle weapons to Hezbollah.”
Analysis: Who liberated Damascus? Unpacking the Southern …
Dec 9, 2024 · The logo of the Southern Operations Room (SOR). (Credit: Jalapeño/CC BY-SA 4.0 license) The Southern Operations Room (SOR), a coalition of opposition groups, was announced on December 6, 2024. In its inaugural statement, the SOR called on the international community to support the Syrian people’s aspirations for freedom and nation-building. Its stated mission is to achieve a unified and ...
Analysis: The impact of Israeli operations on Hezbollah’s ...
Oct 2, 2024 · (IDF image) Israel seems set on liquidating Hezbollah. Beginning with its assassination of the group’s chief of staff, Fuad Shukr, on July 30, the Israelis have been decimating Hezbollah’s senior leadership in rapid succession—culminating in the previously unimaginable assassination of Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah on September 27.
IDF suffers first casualties in Lebanon as 2nd Division begins ops
Oct 3, 2024 · The Israeli military suffered its first casualties in southern Lebanon battles with Hezbollah on October 2. Eight soldiers were killed in one incident and a ninth in a second clash, according to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reports from October 2 and October 3. The IDF struck approximately 200 Hezbollah targets and estimated it eliminated 60 of the group’s members.
Army releases report on battle at Combat Outpost Keating
Feb 6, 2010 · The US Army has released the executive summary of the report on the Taliban assault on Combat Outpost Keating in October 2009 that nearly saw the base overrun.
Generation Jihad - FDD's Long War Journal
EPISODE 156 — Is global jihad having a ‘comeback’? “They never left, bro.” Bill and co-host Caleb catch up on the latest goings on related to the global jihad, including why the Islamic State’s Moscow attack should surprise no one; Shabaab’s rampage in Somalia and the prospect for the state’s survival; rumors that Saif al-Adel’s son has died; and fireworks on the Af-Pak ...
Hayat Tahrir al Sham’s terror network in Syria
On December 8, 2024, rebel forces deposed the regime of Syria’s longtime dictator, Bashar al Assad, after the insurgents stormed through much of the country, retaking various regional capitals and culminating in the capture of Damascus itself.
Mapping Taliban Control in Afghanistan - FDD's Long War Journal
Weekly time lapse video of the Taliban’s Advance | Apr 13 to Sept 6, 2021 Semi-Yearly time lapse of Afghanistan’s districts | Nov 2017 to Sept 6, 2021 Description: For nearly two decades, the government of Afghanistan – with the help of U.S. and coalition forces – battled for control of the country against the ever-present Afghan Taliban.FDD’s Long War Journal has tracked the Taliban ...
US Strikes in Pakistan, HVTs - FDD's Long War Journal
Senior al Qaeda, Taliban, and allied jihadist leaders killed in US airstrikes in Pakistan, 2004 - 2017 Created by Bill Roggio Since 2004, the US has been
Turkistan Islamic Party uses video from Syria to encourage jihad in ...
Dec 14, 2024 · A still from the propaganda video recently published by the Turkistan Islamic Party. The Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP), an Al Qaeda branch that fights under the banner of Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), used a propaganda video from Syria to encourage Muslims to wage jihad in China. Hayat Tahrir al Sham ...