Israel strikes counter Iran-Hizbullah consolidation of Syria gains
Geostrategy-Direct Iran has enlisted its terror proxy Hizbullah and local Sunni tribes along with an increase in the use of drones to carve out more and more areas of (more…)
Iran proxies intensifying threat to Israel, Arab states with ‘hundreds of UAVs’
Geostrategy-Direct While Iran on paper has a large air force, most of its 350 planes are old and outdated. But the Islamic Republic’s drone capabilities and use of terror (more…)
Starting from scratch in Lebanon, Hizbullah expanded its arsenal and power, if not fighters
Geostrategy-Direct Hassan Nasrallah’s boast that Hizbullah has 100,000 fighters may be an exaggeration, but there is no question that it has grown into a powerful terrorist organization, analysts say. (more…)
Assassination plot against Israeli businessmen in Cyprus reportedly foiled
Geostrategy-Direct Israeli businessmen escaped attempted assassinations in Cyprus early this month after being warned by the Cyprus security establishment, the Cypriot Kathimerini news site reported. According to the report, (more…)
Senior ISIS Sinai official surrenders to Egyptian militia
Geostrategy-Direct Egypt had achieved a number of recent successes in its long battle with the Islamic State (ISIS) affiliate in North Sinai, including the removal of ISIS roadblocks, the (more…)
DIA prioritizing counterintelligence in Afghanistan; Sees Al Qaida resurgence
Geostrategy-Direct Al Qaida, poised for a resurgence following the surrender of Afghanistan by the Biden administration, will likely launch another attack against the United States “very quickly,” the director (more…)
Al Qaida’s Zawahiri marks September 11 by labeling Saudis, UAE as ‘Zionist Arabs’
Geostrategy-Direct In the aftermath of the disastrous U.S. surrender of the Bagram Air Base and withdrawal from Afghanistan, Al Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri resurfaced to release a video in (more…)
Christians, Yazidis warn of genocide, Iran triumph if U.S. pulls out from Iraq
Geostrategy-Direct If the Biden administration chooses to withdraw from Iraq, it would be the end of the country’s Assyrian Christians and Yazidis, faith leaders say. The U.S. currently has (more…)
Terrorism redux: Israel sees new Taliban arsenal as direct threat
Geostrategy-Direct The possibility that the massive arsenal of advanced American weaponry that has fallen into the hands of the Taliban will end up in the hands of terrorist groups (more…)