FDD's Long War Journal - A Project of the Foundation for Defense …
2 days ago · A Project of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Shadi Mohammed al Waisi, Syria’s newly appointed Minister of Justice in the transitional government, has come under scrutiny after videos from 2015 surfaced showing him ordering executions while serving as a Jabhat al Nusrah judge.
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 ...
Russia closes in on “fortress” city of Vuhledar
Sep 26, 2024 · Russia is close to capturing the city of Vuhledar, a defensive stronghold in eastern Ukraine. Vuhledar’s fall will further stretch Kyiv's forces and aid Russia's efforts to push Ukraine out of southern Donetsk Oblast.
IDF reports 6 Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon
Nov 13, 2024 · The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released the names of six soldiers from the 51st Battalion of the Golani Infantry Brigade who were killed in southern Lebanon on November 13. The same battalion suffered heavy losses during Hamas’s attack on October 7, 2023. Hezbollah carried out attacks targeting central Israel on November 13, and Israel intercepted drones aimed at southern Israel on November ...
Analysis: Russia moves forces to Kursk while intensifying push …
Aug 30, 2024 · Though Ukraine’s Kursk offensive has achieved tactical success and boosted morale, it has so far failed to divert Russian forces attacking toward Pokrovsk. Instead, Russian gains there have accelerated as Moscow capitalizes on Ukraine’s manpower shortage.
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.
Analysis: The Houthis’ leadership structure - FDD's Long War Journal
Oct 6, 2024 · On October 4, the US military said it attacked Iran-backed Houthi military facilities in Yemen. “U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted strikes on 15 Houthi targets in Iranian-backed Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen today at about 5 p.m. (Sanaa time).
Tuareg rebels, JNIM each claim victory over Russia’s Wagner …
Jul 29, 2024 · An image released by JNIM shows a Wagner armored vehicle that the group states it destroyed in the recent battle in Mali’s extreme north. Over the weekend, fierce fighting between Tuareg rebels and the Malian military, backed by mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group, was reported in the extreme north of Mali.
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 ...
IDF returns to northern Gaza’s Jabaliya neighborhood
Oct 6, 2024 · The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched a new operation in northern Gaza directed at Hamas terrorists in Jabliya, an area the IDF has cleared three times during the war. The new operation, launched as Israel prepares for the anniversary of the October 7 attack, began after the Israeli military detected evidence that Hamas was seeking to …