Mapping Taliban Control in Afghanistan - FDD's Long War Journal
WEBWeekly 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 ...
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WEB2 days ago · September 6, 2024 1:09 pm | By Seth Frantzman. The Israel Defense Forces’ 162nd Division eliminated 200 terrorists in battles near Rafah and the Philadelphi Corridor in southern Gaza during the last week of August. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to keep control of the key area to prevent Hamas from re-arming.
Israeli forces recover the bodies of six hostages in Gaza
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Israeli forces operate in the Gaza Strip on August 18. (IDF photo) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recovered the bodies of six more hostages, the IDF said on August 20. Throughout 10 months of operations in Gaza, Israeli forces have sought to recover hostages, both living and dead. In Jabaliya in May, …
Ukraine Shows HAWK Air Defense System in Action for First Time
WEBOct 26, 2023 · The Ukrainian Air Force commander on Monday shared the first public video of the American-made HAWK air defense system in action in Ukraine. In the video, the system’s MIM-23 surface-to-air missiles streak across the night sky before culminating in fiery explosions, apparently over the Black Sea. …
Estimating Russia’s Kh-101 Production Capacity - Long War Journal
WEBDec 16, 2022 · The Kh-101 (AS-23A Kodiak) is a stealthy conventional strategic ALCM launched from Tu-160 and Tu-95MS bombers. After entering service in 2012, the missile first saw combat in Syria and has been used extensively in Ukraine. Western officials have publicly boasted that export controls imposed since February 24 …
U.S. military kills wanted Shabaab leader in airstrike in Somalia
WEBOct 3, 2022 · U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed that it launched an airstrike on Oct. 1 “near Jilib.” Haramka, where Yare was killed, is approximately 50 miles from Jilib. “The command’s initial assessment is that the strike killed a Shabaab leader and that no civilians were injured or killed,” AFRICOM noted in …
Hezbollah targets northern Israel with rockets and drones in latest ...
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Hezbollah attacked northern Israel with rockets and drones on August 15, including firing around 20 rockets at the Shamir area. The IDF said a majority of the incoming threats were intercepted. Hezbollah described the attack as an increase in its range inside Israel, and the Iranian-backed terrorist group also continued to threaten broader attacks in retaliation for an IDF airstrike in Beirut ...
Ukraine’s Counteroffensives in Kharkiv and Kherson and the Road …
WEBSep 16, 2022 · Kharkiv Counteroffensive. The Ukrainian General Staff, with Western assistance, formulated a plan to retake territory on two fronts: Kherson Oblast in southern Ukraine and Kharkiv Oblast in the east. For months, Kyiv telegraphed its intention to launch a counteroffensive in Kherson, while keeping its plans in Kharkiv under wraps.
Generation Jihad Ep. 159 — Six months of war in Gaza and Hamas …
WEBApr 12, 2024 · Bill is joined by LWJ’s Seth Frantzman just after the six-month mark of Israel’s defensive war in Gaza resulting from the October 7 attack by Hamas. They discuss Seth’s latest visit to border communities in Israel and whether there’s a realistic timeline for still-evacuated citizens to return, disturbing reports that Hamas has apparently lost track of which hostages are dead or alive ...
Analysis: From “harsh punishment” to “tactical retreat”—time isn’t …
WEBAug 21, 2024 · The Islamic Republic has scaled back its rhetoric against Israel by exercising “strategic ambiguity” and “tactical retreat” while claiming that “time is on side.” Israel’s ongoing onslaught against Iran-backed groups in Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon suggests otherwise.