- — US and Iraqi forces kill Islamic State leaders
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at 9/14/24 8:03amAbu-‘Ali al-Tunisi, one of the killed Islamic State (IS) leaders, had a $5 million bounty on his head. The raid against the IS cell took place one week before the news of the drawdown of US forces from Iraq. The post US and Iraqi forces kill Islamic State leaders appeared first on FDDs Long War Journal.- — Russia retakes some territory in the Kursk region
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at 9/13/24 2:49pmRussian forces are on the attack in the Kursk region. While it is unclear exactly how much progress they have made, Russia appears to have retaken at least some territory. The post Russia retakes some territory in the Kursk region appeared first on FDDs Long War Journal. - — Analysis: Hezbollah’s Vengeance for Shukr was a propaganda exercise from start to Nasrallah’s speech
- at 9/13/24 2:05pmHezbollah’s promised retaliation after Israel killed Fuad Shukr on July 31 finally came this Sunday. But the great vengeance promised by Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah turned out to be a flop. Nasrallah's subsequent speech after Hezbollah’s attack was a transparent exercise in damage control. The post Analysis: Hezbollah’s Vengeance for Shukr was a propaganda exercise from start to Nasrallah’s speech appeared first on FDDs Long War Journal.
- — IDF’s multi-front challenge: From Rafah to Lebanon
- at 9/13/24 1:28pmThe IDF said it had dismantled the Rafah Brigade of Hamas on September 12, and over four months of fighting, an estimated 2,000 terrorists were killed in Rafah and its environs. Thirteen kilometers of Hamas tunnels, divided into a total of 203 tunnels, were found and destroyed by the IDF. Hezbollah increased its attacks on Israel on September 12 and September 13. Barrages of rockets targeted Safed and Israeli communities near the Mediterranean coastline, sparking fires. The post IDF’s multi-front challenge: From Rafah to Lebanon appeared first on FDDs Long War Journal.
- — Generation Jihad Ep. 210 — 23 years since 9/11
- at 9/11/24 5:37pmBill and his Wednesday co-host Will Selber are joined by their friend and colleague Beth Bailey of the Afghanistan Project podcast — she also previously served in the intelligence community — on the twenty-third anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001. They reflect on where we were then and how we got to where we are now, twenty-three years later. The post Generation Jihad Ep. 210 — 23 years since 9/11 appeared first on FDDs Long War Journal.
- — IDF targets Hezbollah’s Radwan Force commander
- at 9/11/24 1:56pmHezbollah launched dozens of rockets at Israel in several barrages on September 10 and 11. The IDF responded with strikes on numerous locations in southern Lebanon, targeting terrorist infrastructure and killing two Hezbollah members, including a commander in the group’s Radwan force. An IDF reservist was wounded by an anti-tank missile. The post IDF targets Hezbollah’s Radwan Force commander appeared first on FDDs Long War Journal.
- — IDF focuses on eliminating Hamas commanders
- at 9/10/24 12:24pmThe IDF carried out an airstrike on three Hamas commanders who had set up a command-and-control center in the humanitarian zone in Gaza, the IDF said on September 10. In addition, the IDF targeted a Hamas battalion commander and three of his company commanders in southern Gaza. The strikes illustrate a wider campaign by the IDF to target Hamas’ remaining command-and-control centers. The post IDF focuses on eliminating Hamas commanders appeared first on FDDs Long War Journal.
- — Analysis: Don’t over-concentrate US forces in the Middle East
- at 9/10/24 10:47amUS military bases in the Persian Gulf confront two challenges, one military and the other political. FDD’s Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman, and Behnam Ben Taleblu survey the two challenges and propose a way to address them. The post Analysis: Don’t over-concentrate US forces in the Middle East appeared first on FDDs Long War Journal.
- — Rockets fired at Ashkelon from Gaza as IDF continues Gaza operations
- at 9/9/24 2:24pmTwo rockets were fired at the Israeli city of Ashkelon from Gaza. The IDF operated in the Zeitoun neighborhood near Gaza City to eliminate terrorist threats. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant visited the Netzarim Corridor on September 8 and vowed the IDF would eliminate Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. In southern Gaza, the IDF continued to clash with Hamas terrorists in Rafah and carried out airstrikes against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad targets.
- — Interactive visual: Profiles of 28 Iran-backed terrorist groups and branches in the West Bank
- at 9/9/24 12:27pmFDD’s Long War Journal has identified 26 West Bank branches belonging to established terrorist organizations and two independent armed groups, mapped and detailed on an interactive visual.
- — Hezbollah continues attacks as IDF brigade drills for conflict in the north
- at 9/8/24 3:02pmAn Israeli reserve brigade completed an exercise to prepare for conflict in the north. Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets at Israel on September 8, and the group claimed to be responding to an IDF strike on a village in southern Lebanon. IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi visited northern Israel and met with the commander of an IDF division in the Golan on September 6.
- — IDF division eliminates 200 terrorists in the Rafah area
- at 9/6/24 11:09amThe 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.
- — Hezbollah escalates attacks with over 100 rockets fired in a day
- at 9/4/24 4:59pmHezbollah launched more than 100 rockets targeting Israel on September 4, the largest barrage in almost two weeks. The group has continued its daily attacks against northern Israel amid reports that the Israeli government is in talks with the US about seeking to reduce tensions. In addition, the Italian chief of the defense staff, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, visited Israel on September 4 for meetings with IDF counterparts.
- — IDF officers take on new roles as Gaza in political focus
- at 9/3/24 2:29pmThe IDF’s Gaza Division, which faced the brunt of Hamas’s attack on October 7 and will play a key role in the future security of the border, received a new commander on September 2. The IDF's head of Ground Forces resigned on September 3. The leadership changes come as Israel intends to maintain control over the Philadelphi Corridor.
- — Analysis: Responding forcefully to the Axis of Resistance
- at 9/2/24 12:38pmAs soon as the Islamic Republic of Iran was established, it effectively declared war on Israel and the West. International appeasement of Iran has failed, and the current crisis in the Middle East has clarified that a more forceful Western policy is required now to forestall a more dangerous confrontation a few years later.
- — Analysis: Russia moves forces to Kursk while intensifying push toward Pokrovsk
- at 8/30/24 1:06pmThough 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: When did the US lose Afghanistan?
- at 8/29/24 11:27pmThree years after the fall of Afghanistan, American politicians, policymakers, generals, and foreign policy "experts" can’t admit we lost the war. If they did, they would have to own their role in that failure.
- — When did the US lose Afghanistan?
- at 8/29/24 11:27pmThree years after the fall of Afghanistan, American politicians, policymakers, generals, and foreign policy "experts" can’t admit we lost the war. If they did, they would have to own their role in that failure.
- — Top Israeli officials focus on northern front, returning Israelis to communities
- at 8/29/24 3:55pmIsraeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant held a strategic discussion with IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi on August 29 and discussed the need to return Israeli citizens to their homes in northern Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to northern Israel on August 28 and said the nation must restore security and return residents to their homes. “This is a national goal of the highest order,” Netanyahu said.
- — IDF chief of staff visits Jordan Valley amid West Bank terror threats
- at 8/28/24 1:19pmIsrael Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi visited the Jordan Valley on August 27, where he met with officers of the Jordan Valley Brigade and spoke with the heads of local communities. His visit comes after several recent terror attacks in the valley and as threats have increased in the northern West Bank.
- — Israeli military launches extensive operation against West Bank terrorist groups
- at 8/28/24 12:25pmThe Israeli military launched an extensive operation in the West Bank on Tuesday aimed at degrading infrastructure established by terrorist groups in the territory.
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