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Crimean Bridge Damaged by Ukrainian Strike

Ukraine apparently struck the Crimean Bridge using unmanned surface vehicles. However, it will likely have a limited impact on Russian military logistics.

Iran and its Network of Nineteen Terrorist Organizations on Israel’s Borders

FDD’s Long War Journal profiles the buildup of 19 Iran-backed terrorist organizations on key fronts: Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Syria.

Analysis: Post Jenin Operation, Questions Linger About the State of the West Bank

Despite the largest Israeli military operation in the West Bank since the Second Intifada, the state of the West Bank remains in question.

France Sends SCALP-EG Missiles to Ukraine

Kyiv’s new French-supplied missiles will help the Ukrainian military degrade Russian logistics and command and control.

Has Russia Begun Producing Iranian-Designed Suicide Drones?

New evidence suggests Moscow is getting closer to producing Iranian-designed suicide drones in Russia.

Fact Check: President Biden’s claim Al Qaeda is not in Afghanistan is demonstrably false

“I said Al Qaeda would not be there,” President Biden said about Afghanistan. “I said we’d get help from the Taliban… I was right.” Except Al Qaeda is indeed in Afghanistan and is receiving support from the Taliban.

Russia’s National Guard to Get Tanks Following Wagner Mutiny

The head of Russia’s National Guard said his troops will receive tanks and other heavy equipment following Wagner’s mutiny.

Unrest in the West Bank: More Than Two Years of Escalating Violence

A surge in West Bank violence is more than two years old and there are no signs that it will cease anytime soon.

Kyiv Strikes Key Bridge Connecting Crimea to Mainland Ukraine

The Ukrainian military on Thursday struck a key bridge connecting the Crimean Peninsula to the Russian-occupied part of Kherson Oblast. The strike aims to degrade Russia’s ability to resist the counteroffensive Kyiv launched earlier this month. On Thursday morning, Vladimir Saldo, the Russian-installed head of Kherson Oblast, shared footage showing a large hole in the […]

Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Two Weeks In

Two weeks into its counteroffensive, Ukraine has made some initial gains while also suffering losses. The operation has yet to reach its decisive phase.

Afghan Taliban and Al Qaeda aiding Pakistani Taliban’s insurgency

The Afghan Taliban has vehemently objected to the lest UN report, as it punches gaping holes into the Taliban’s narrative that it does not shelter and support foreign terror groups. However, the presence of the TTP, Al Qaeda and a host of other terror groups in Afghanistan is undeniable.

Generation Jihad Ep. 94 — Al Qaeda has key roles in Taliban’s Afghanistan

Bill welcomes back to the show Generation Jihad regular Ambassador Edmund Fitton-Brown. Now a member of the Counter Extremism Project’s advisory board, Edmund previously served as the UK’s Ambassador to Yemen and later as the coordinator of the U.N. Security Council’s Sanctions Monitoring Team.

Edmund’s former team at the U.N. just released its latest report on Afghanistan which details (among other troubling issues) just how embedded al Qaeda is in Afghanistan’s Taliban government.

Bill and Edmund dissect the report’s findings.

Islamic Jihad Begins Military Summer Camp for Palestinian Youth

On Monday, Islamic Jihad started a two-week summer camp for children and teens with the goal of promoting jihad against Israel.

Al Qaeda actively operating training camps in 5 Afghan provinces

Al Qaeda has established training camps in five Afghan provinces, as well as safe houses and a media center. The Taliban-Al Qaeda relationship is strong. Al Qaeda most certainly has not declined, nor has it been decimated or defeated.

Analysis: Shabaab takes advantage of slowed counter-offensive

In the face of delayed or stalled offensive action taken against it, Shabaab seeks to rally its forces.

Al Qaeda leaders are prominently serving in Taliban government

Three prominent dual hatted Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders serve in key positions within the Taliban establishment, according to the United Nationals Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team. The Taliban is providing Al Qaeda with key support, including “welfare payments” and passports.

Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Has Likely Begun

Ukraine launched a flurry of localized offensives across the battlefield on June 4 and 5, most notably in Russian-occupied southern Donetsk Oblast. These attacks likely aim merely to probe Russian defenses or divert Russia’s attention from a forthcoming larger offensive. Nevertheless, the early stages of Kyiv’s much-anticipated counteroffensive appear to have begun. Ukraine reportedly launched […]

Shabaab storms army base in central Somalia

Though Somalia says the raid was repelled, the major attack nevertheless came just days after a similar raid was conducted on a Ugandan military base in southern Somalia.

Shabaab overruns Ugandan base in Somalia

The massive raid comes as Shabaab is facing its biggest challenge to its rule and territory in over a decade.

Lebanese Hezbollah Making Preparations to Target US Troops in Syria

Musa Ali Daqduq, a Hezbollah military commander and Specially Designated Global Terrorist, is training the “Golan Unit” to attack American troops operating in Syria.

Analysis: Israel, Islamic Jihad, and Other Palestinian Armed Groups Enter Conflict

Israel eliminates members of Islamic Jihad’s leadership in an effort to restore deterrence lost since the last year’s operation in Gaza.

Generation Jihad Ep. 93 — Context for Turkey’s election

Host Bill Roggio is joined by two of his FDD colleagues to unpack the context surrounding Turkey’s imminent presidential elections.

Jonathan Schanzer is the Senior Vice President for Research at FDD, where Sinan Ciddi is a non-resident senior fellow. Both are Turkey experts. (One has taken a harder hit from pro-government Turks on Twitter than the other.)

From President Erdogan’s thinly-veiled political opportunism — like his 180 on Syria; his regional charm offensive, particularly with Israel; and his role as a U.S. “counterterrorism partner” — and his blatant corruption — like his mismanagement of earthquake aid and his allowing Turkey to be a terrorist superhighway — to an opposition candidate’s eleventh hour dropout, this is your starter pack for understanding what’s about to unfold in Turkey.

The Taliban promises China it won’t allow terrorists to use Afghanistan as launching pad

The Taliban has made this false statement for decades, even prior to 9/11. After al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri was killed in Kabul, Taliban promises like this should be dismissed out of hand. Foreign terror groups continue to operate in Afghanistan to this day.

Generation Jihad Ep. 92 — Islamic State deep dive

Host Bill Roggio and co-host Caleb Weiss are joined by the associate professor for national security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College, Dr. Craig Whiteside, for a deep dive into the ranks of the Islamic State. They discuss leaders of past and present and their roles within the broader IS.

U.S. State Department officials speak at same conference as dangerous Iran-backed Iraqi terrorist

Senior U.S. State Department officials spoke at the same conference as Qais al Khazali, a known Shia terrorist who is responsible for arming, training and forming the deadly Iranian-backed militias that are known to have killed hundreds of U.S. troops in Iraq.

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