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Russia Says It Thwarted Series of Ukrainian Drone Attacks on Crimea, Moscow

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 13, 2023

Moscow says Ukrainian forces have launched several drone attacks over the past week targeting Moscow and Crimea. After the sensitive Kertch bridge was targeted, the Kremlin denounced the strikes as “terror attacks” and vowed a response. On Wednesday and  Thursday,...

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Kyiv Seeks More Mine Clearing Equipment as Ukrainian ‘Sappers’ Take Huge Losses

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 13, 2023

The Ukrainian military has struggled to work through Russia’s heavily mined defensive lines as its counteroffensive has dragged on for ten weeks with little to show. Kyiv is now appealing to its allies for more demining equipment. Ukrainians assigned to be deminers –...

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US, Finland Negotiating Defense Agreement That Would See Deployment of American Troops

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 13, 2023

Washington and Helsinki are working on a new deal to govern the military relationship between the two nations. Finland recently became the thirty-first member of NATO, doubling the alliance’s border with Russia. According to YLE News, Finnish state media, Helsinki and...

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Niger Junta Refuses Negotiations Unless Coup Leader Is Recognized, ECOWAS Postpones Meeting on Potential Intervention

by Connor Freeman | Aug 13, 2023

A delegation of Nigerian Islamic scholars traveled to Niamey for meetings with the leaders of the military junta who took power last month. The group says the coup leaders expressed an openness to diplomacy, Reuters reported on Sunday. However, this account has been...

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Biden Administration Defends Social Media Censorship Operation

by Thomas L. Knapp | Aug 13, 2023

On Thursday, government lawyers went to court to defend federal meddling in content moderation decisions on social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. On July 4, Judge Terry Doughty of the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, ordered the...

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Syria: Iran’s Kanaani Blames Foreign Intervention for Islamic State Escalation

by Thomas L. Knapp | Aug 12, 2023

Per Syrian state media, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani condemned a Friday Islamic State attack on a Syrian military bus (other sources claim the target consisted of two trucks), which resulted in the deaths of at least 20 government soldiers....

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Delays Push F-16 Transfer to Ukraine Until Next Summer

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 11, 2023

Delays have caused the North Atlantic alliance to push back the expected arrival of F-16s in Ukraine until next summer. Currently, only six Ukrainian pilots are engaged in the training program. According to the Washington Post, the revised timeline reflects that...

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Zelensky Fires the Heads of All Local Draft Boards After Corruption Scandal

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 11, 2023

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he was firing dozens of officials responsible for overseeing military recruitment in each region of the country. The leader claimed the officials were engaging in “revolting” abuses of power. Last week, Zelensky...

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Biden Asks Congress for Additional $24 Billion to Spend on Ukraine War

by Dave DeCamp | Aug 10, 2023

The White House on Thursday asked Congress to approve a $40 billion bill that includes nearly $24 billion for additional spending on the war in Ukraine. According to CNN, the $24 billion for the Ukraine war includes $13 billion in military aid and $7.3 billion in...

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ECOWAS Activates Standby Force for Potential Niger Intervention

by Dave DeCamp | Aug 10, 2023

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday ordered the activation and deployment of a reserve force to "restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger" while also saying it would seek peaceful means to restore Niger's President Mohamed...

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