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On Thursday President Vladimir Putin issued a stern warning in the wake of Ukraine launching long-range strikes on Russia’s territory utilizing newly approved US and UK long-range missiles. “Kiev has launched a long-range missile strike against military facilities located within internationally-recognized Russian territory,” began his televised address by saying. He confirmed British-made Storm Shadow missiles and US-made HIMARS were fired targets located in Bryansk and Kursk Regions. He said this action threatens to turn the Ukraine conflict into a global war. “A regional Ukraine conflict instigated by the West has acquired elements of a global one,” Putin spelled out, and noted that these systems cannot be used without the direct operational involvement of Western military specialists. So, that's what you wanted? Well, you've damn well got it! A hypersonic ballistic missile attack pic.twitter.com/lsKQHhMnif — Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE) November 21, 2024 But he went on to claim that the inbound Western rockets were intercepted by Russian defenses. “The goals that have apparently been set by the enemy have not been achieved.” He suggested injuries among some personnel at a command center in Kursk, but noted it continues full operations. He also asserted that no Western systems can counter Russia’s new missiles, on display earlier in the day. […]
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It is no secret that Israeli leaders are overjoyed both at Donald Trump winning the US Presidency, and especially many of his very pro-Israel picks for foreign policy related positions in his administration. On Wednesday night The Washington Post issued an usual headline which says Israel is seeking to forge a Lebanon ceasefire plan as a “gift” the Trump. “There is an understanding that Israel would gift something to Trump… that in January there will be an understanding about Lebanon,” an unnamed Israeli official told the Post. “A close aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Donald Trump and Jared Kushner this week that Israel is rushing to advance a cease-fire deal in Lebanon, according to three current and former Israeli officials briefed on the meeting, with the aim of delivering an early foreign policy win to the president-elect,” the report details. US special envoy for Lebanon Amos Hochstein has this week said “there is a shot” of securing a ceasefire deal in Lebanon soon. Axios wrote that “It would be a major achievement for Biden in his final months in office.” But clearly the Israelis are making it be known that they would rather deal with Trump in matters of war and peace in the region. Thus it’s expected that […]
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The Israeli military is planning to stay in Gaza through 2025 and is stepping up demolitions and the construction of more permanent military structures, Haaretz reported on Wednesday. There is a significant portion of Gaza’s territory that’s under the control of the Israeli military, where the IDF has been destroying every building in sight and establishing military outposts, including the Netzarim Corridor, a strip of land that separates northern Gaza from the rest of the Strip. According to Haaretz, the Netzarim corridor is currently five to six kilometers wide and about nine kilometers long, and the Israeli military is working to expand it even more. “Today, when you stand on the road in some places, you no longer see any houses,” an Israeli combat soldier said of the corridor, which includes the former site of a Jewish settlement. The Israeli military has conducted a similar campaign of destruction along the Philadelphi Corridor, which is on the Gaza-Egypt border, and in a “buffer zone” along the entire Israel-Gaza border that cuts one kilometer into Gaza’s territory. In those areas as well, virtually all the buildings have been destroyed, and military outposts are going up. Haaretz previously reported that the Netzarim Corridor, the Philadelphi Corridor, and the buffer zone account for […]
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New details emerging about the Southport terror attack have intensified scrutiny on U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, as revelations surfaced indicating the attacker was in possession of Al-Qaeda training materials and the lethal poison ricin. The revelations have prompted urgent questions about what the government knew about the attacker and why this information was kept from the public at a time of palpable anger and civil unrest. Axel Rudakubana, the 18-year-old son of Rwandan immigrants who is accused of stabbing to death three young girls attending a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on July 29, appeared via videolink at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday following two further terror-related charges. On Tuesday, Merseyside Police confirmed that Rudakubana had been charged with production of a biological toxin, namely ricin, and for possessing “a PDF file entitled ‘Military Studies in the Jihad Against the Tyrants: The Al-Qaeda Training Manual.’ BREAKING: 🇬🇧 Reports that several children have been stabbed in Southport, England. A nursery may have been targeted. The victims were taken to three hospitals, including the Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool. "Armed police have detained a male and seized a knife. He… pic.twitter.com/GGWhdXBuD3 — Remix News & Views […]
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Huge Israeli airstrikes rocked Lebanon’s eastern city of Baalbek on Wednesday, nearly 70km northeast of Beirut, after Israel warned some 80,000 residents to evacuate. It was the first such call to evacuate on such a large scale from Israel’s military (IDF) in this location (and so far north, significantly away from frontlines in southern Lebanon) since the war began, and main roads out of the city have been jammed and chaotic throughout the day. “The city is almost empty,” an AFP correspondent described soon after the evacuation warning. Prior bombings in the same area (Bekaa Valley) left at least 60 people dead on Monday. The IDF published a map alongside the warning to evacuate which included the entire extended city situated in the eastern Bekaa Valley – long known as a Hezbollah stronghold. “The (Israeli army) will act forcefully against Hezbollah interests within your city and villages,” an Israeli military spokesman said on X. The fresh Wednesday air raids on Baalbek, an ancient city and UNESCO site with many Roman ruins, began within just minutes after newly named Hezbollah chief, Sheikh Naim Qassem, started speaking in his first address as the Iran-backed paramilitary group’s Secretary-General. Qassem’s theme for the speech focused on readiness of the group to keeping the […]
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While it is looking like war between Israel and Iran is on hold, after the somewhat theatrical tit-for-tat which finally ended in Israel’s ‘limited’ military response this weekend, things in Lebanon are still ramping up. On Monday the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre has come under heavy Israeli airstrikes and bombardment, so much so that a giant cloud of smoke has engulfed the it. The city has already been under attack for nearly a week. At least seven people have been reported killed in the latest Monday airstrikes. Lebanese state media has confirmed significant aerial attacks after Israel’s military earlier issued an evacuation call for large swathes of the ancient city, which is also a UNESCO world heritage site. “Enemy aircraft launched their first strike after the Israeli warning for the city of Tyre and targeted a residential apartment,” Lebanon’s National News Agency said. It confirmed in follow-up “a series of strikes” on the city, which is home to over 135,000 people. Turkey’s TRT World journalist: “Certainly some of the heaviest striking that we’ve seen in this area.” Here's the moment an Israeli air strike hits Lebanon's coastal area of Tyre, less than a km from where our correspondent Priyanka Navani was reporting live pic.twitter.com/LxnCWd8JzM — TRT […]
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Wall Street analysts have been on edge for weeks over the scope of Israel’s planned retaliation strike after Iran’s large-scale missile barrage on Oct. 1, which may include F-35 stealth fighter jets striking Iran’s nuclear facilities, missile sites and or oil infrastructure. The geopolitical risk premium for Brent crude has faded in recent weeks as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken runs around the Middle East to ensure that IDF jets hold off on any strikes against Iran until after the US presidential elections. Israel has considered a slew of retaliatory options, reportedly including fighter jets striking Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ high-value military targets, as well as Iran’s leadership, financial networks, oil infrastructure, and nuclear program sites. About a week ago, Axios reported the leak of a highly classified US intelligence report that revealed new details about Israel’s plans for retaliation against Iran. This leak delayed IDF’s strike. IDF’s most strategic move would be to dismantle the IRGC’s command and control networks and centers by targeting key officials, missile sites, and then financial networks. Also, paralyze Tehran’s ability to export crude via dark tanker fleets to China (source of revenues). All while trying to avoid a humanitarian crisis. This will be very challenging for Israel. There is no doubt that after IDF strikes Iran, IRGC will respond in a tit-for-tat effort… “The Iranian Foreign […]
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Sweden is witnessing an alarming rise in the use of hand grenades by criminal gangs, with the number of explosions more than doubling in 2024 compared to last year. By mid-October, there had been 22 recorded grenade attacks, up from nine in 2023, according to figures from the Police National Bomb Data Centre. The Swedish Customs Administration has also reported a spike in the number of hand grenades seized at the border — 30 so far this year, compared to zero last year. Officials say gangs have turned to grenades as an alternative to stolen commercial explosives, which have become harder to obtain. “A hand grenade is already ready in its construction. It does not need to be manufactured but comes complete,” explained Malin Nygren, head of the National Bomb Data Centre, highlighting the ease of use for criminals seeking to cause explosions. Customs authorities are seeing hand grenades become a significant contraband item, a shift from previous years. “In the past, hand grenades have been a completely non-existent contraband item from our perspective,” said Stefan Granath, deputy head of control at the Swedish Customs Administration. This uptick in grenade use reflects broader concerns about rising gang violence across Sweden. […]
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Turkey conducted several airstrikes and artillery shelling across US-controlled north and east Syria late on Wednesday, targeting positions held by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The attacks targeted several villages and sites in the Syrian provinces of Aleppo, Raqqa, and Hasakah. One of the attacks hit an SDF military outpost in the countryside of the city of Al-Malikiyah, at the Syrian–Turkish–Iraqi tri-border region. Turkish artillery also hit SDF sites in the village of Umm al-Kaif in the countryside of the town of Tal Tamr, northwest of Hasakah. According to field sources who spoke with Sputnik, Turkish artillery shelling hit the villages of Al-Sayyada, Aoun Al-Dadat, Al-Tukhar, and Al-Daraj. On Thursday, the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that the attacks killed at least “27 members of military formations operating in SDF-controlled areas,” three soldiers from the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), and at least four civilians. For its part, Turkiye’s Ministry of National Defense said 32 targets in Syria and Iraq were “destroyed” in the aerial offensive without providing details on the locations that were hit. Officials added that “all kinds of precautions” were taken to prevent harm to civilians. The intense attacks were launched hours after armed […]
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Hezbollah in a new Wednesday statement claims that it has killed over 70 Israeli troops since the IDF’s cross-border offensive began in southern Lebanon earlier this month. “Hezbollah says its fighters killed more than 70 Israeli troops in its clashes with Israeli forces, updating a statement from last week saying 55 were killed since a ground invasion was launched earlier this month,” Reuters reports based on the statement. Israel’s own casualty count significantly differs, as it says it has lost about 20 soldiers inside Lebanon during the offensive operations. But over more than the past year of Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks, Israel says it has lost 30 more troops who were stationed in northern Israel. The IDF has put the number of Hezbollah militants it has killed in the hundreds. This includes the latest high-value target which both sides have belatedly confirmed killed: Hashem Safieddine. Safieddine was widely seen as taking over leadership of Hezbollah in the wake of Hasan Nasrallah’s death. Israel has reportedly killed at least seven high-ranking Hezbollah commanders and officials in recent weeks. Hezbollah confirmed Safieddine’s death in a statement, saying “We pledge to our great martyr and his martyred brothers to continue the path […]
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