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Russian and Iranian agents are behind “state-sponsored terrorism" against Europe, EU chief diplomat warns www.politico.eu/article/russ...

submitted 71 days ago • 1 comment

Diary of the Syrian Transition - March 24, 2025 www.jihadologyplus.com/p/diary-of-t...

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

Russian uranium-transport ship BALTIYSKIY 202 made possibly suspicious drifting across Sweden - Latvia (LVRTC) comms cable in mid-Oct 2024. Around her were numerous NATO-vessels and haz.de claims M1059 chased her off. I'd say B 202 might have been spooked, but doubt it from available replays. 🧵

submitted 71 days ago • 2 comments

Medicine for my soul today spending time with my horses in our snowy mountains. Enjoy every moment and every snowflake, because each are unique and will never replicate.

submitted 121 days ago • 0 comments

Highlights: Ahmad al-Shar'a meets MBS in Saudi Arabia, first non-military flight to Deir al-Zour airport since 2011, new weapons smuggling attempt into Lebanon stopped in Talkalakh, UK Envoy meets Women's Affairs Office, among other things.

submitted 121 days ago • 0 comments

Russia continues efforts to illegally deport Ukrainian children to occupied Crimea and Russia under the guise of evacuation and rehabilitation programs. 🧵

submitted 121 days ago • 1 comment

Ukrainian forces conducted a drone strike at the Russian oil refinery in Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, and reportedly hit a Russian arsenal in Tver Oblast on the night of January 28 to 29. isw.pub/UkrWar012925

submitted 124 days ago • 4 comments

U.S. military leaders see the revolutionary potential of commercial space. Now is the time to match rhetoric with action to make sure commercial space is integrated in the joint force. More from the CSIS Aerospace Security Project:

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Kurdish National Council meets with Mazloum Abdi english.enabbaladi.net/archives/202...

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Security at ISIS Camps in Syria Threatened by U.S. Funding Freeze www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/w...

submitted 124 days ago • 0 comments

Life at 7,242 ft. elevation

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Russia’s war in Ukraine and subversive activities in Europe pose long-term security challenges. While the U.S. must press allies to increase defense spending, it should also maintain a resilient presence in Europe to deter Russia. Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/det...

submitted 127 days ago • 1 comment

Secretary Rubio’s Call with Jordan’s King Abdullah state.gov/secretary-ru... "The Secretary and King Abdullah also discussed developments in Syria and reaffirmed the importance that Syria not be used as a base for terrorism or pose a threat to its neighbors."

submitted 127 days ago • 0 comments

ISIS militant surrenders to Somalia's Puntland forces www.garoweonline.com/en/news/soma...

submitted 128 days ago • 0 comments

Yesterday, Moroccan authorities announced an arrest of an Islamic State cell near Casablanca. Four men had been preparing bombings, scouted and documented sites. Moroccans stormed their homes with snipers and helicopters

submitted 128 days ago • 1 comment

Baltic Sea is at a 25.6 times higher frequency of cable 'accidents' than normal levels with today's breakage Looking at period Nov 15 2024 - Jan 31 2025 and basing on napkin stats below. The error margin in my stats is huge, but is not 25 times off. 8 breakages in 2.5m vs normal of 1.5/annually

submitted 128 days ago • 15 comments

Updated w/latest from rest of day including Ahmad al-Shar'a meeting Turkey's intel chief, captagon drug dealers arrested in Deir al-Zour, solar panels installed in al-Kiswah to light city at night, new Red Crescent health center opened in Sweida, among other things.

submitted 128 days ago • 0 comments

New book has arrived … The Age of Political Jihadism (by @azelin.bsky.social)

submitted 128 days ago • 0 comments

NEW: Ukraine and Moldova continue to offer solutions to Transnistria's energy crisis as Moldovan President Maia Sandu met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on January 25. Russian forces recently advanced near Toretsk, Pokrovsk, Kurakhove, and Velyka Novosilka. isw.pub/UkrWar012525

submitted 129 days ago • 1 comment

Open access link What Did the World Learn From Syria? (Opinion for @nytimes.com by @aliamalek.bsky.social ) www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/o...

submitted 128 days ago • 1 comment

Today’s arrested sabotage suspect is: EU-flagged, NATO-country owned and sailed straight into territorial water making the arrest easy. The track fits, the rest not. This will turn out different (no source .-) )

submitted 128 days ago • 10 comments

I ask Alexander Lukashenko “How can you call this a democratic election when your main rivals are in prison or exile?” Lukashenko said recently “People shouldn’t have their mouths shut [be silenced]”. So will he free his opponents? “Prison is for people who opened their mouths too wide” he says.

submitted 128 days ago • 25 comments

Post-Assad Captagon trade: Weakening but not ending english.enabbaladi.net/archives/202...

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Agriculture is increasingly strained by growing food demand, global conflict, and the loss of its most foundational resource, agrobiodiversity. This loss threatens not just food security, but global security writ large. Learn more:

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Kurdish National Council accuses PYD of killing one of its members english.enabbaladi.net/archives/202...

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Houthis listed as FTO again www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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"A peace in Ukraine that puts America first must do more than stop the fighting: It must re-establish American credibility, demonstrate American primacy and strength, and ensure that Russia won’t attack Ukraine or its NATO neighbors in the future." (1/3)

submitted 135 days ago • 16 comments

Former MEP Maria Arena charged in Qatargate scandal www.politico.eu/article/form...

submitted 136 days ago • 0 comments

The meaning of the quick rise and quick decline of Ahmad al-Mansur's project to overthrow the Egyptian government from Syria

submitted 135 days ago • 0 comments

#ISWAP #BokoHaram seems back at attacking (and sometimes taking over) military outposts (in this instance, a Cameroonian military base in Ngouma)... A key aspect in their access to weaponry, this...

submitted 135 days ago • 1 comment

New statement from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula: "America And The Painful Taking" jihadology.net/2025/01/18/n...

submitted 135 days ago • 0 comments

Washington Post has again managed to find anonymous sources saying Russia is not doing bad things in the Baltic Sea. They got the infographic quite wrong, so I fixed it. They also have a named source, within military intel, completely contradicting their headline. Nice work again WaPo.

submitted 135 days ago • 85 comments

New from me: "The New Syrian Government Draws A Line In The Sand About Foreign Fighter Freelancing" www.jihadologyplus.com/p/the-new-sy...

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NEW: Ukraine's decision to not renew its contract to transport Russian gas through Ukrainian territory will likely significantly impact Russian gas revenues despite Kremlin posturing to the contrary. Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, January 2, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar010225

submitted 152 days ago • 3 comments

Updated with the latest from the rest of the day

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HTS's General Administration of Checkpoints is already deployed in Aleppo city

submitted 185 days ago • 0 comments

I was able to speak again with @dwnews on the latest fast-moving dynamics going on in Syria

submitted 185 days ago • 2 comments

Coming soon. My 19th and final monthly report for CEP and KAS on Jihadi social media output from the Sahel in the month of June 2024

submitted 202 days ago • 1 comment

A person I know from Nubl and al-Zahara' has left Aleppo city and headed to Damascus because of the insurgent offensive. She says that 'Aleppo has fallen' (not all of it of course, but that's now the expected outcome). Looks like Nubl and al-Zahara' will come under siege again.

submitted 186 days ago • 0 comments

Report: Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of US defence treaty over Israel stalemate and is now pushing for a more modest military cooperation agreement www.reuters.com/world/saudi-...

submitted 186 days ago • 1 comment