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Yazidi armed group YBS to disarm, integrate into Iraqi security forces

The Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS), a Yazidi armed group with links to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has agreed to disarm and integrate eligible members into Iraq’s security forces as Baghdad ...
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How Hezbollah reframed the battle for Ali al Taher as Israel advanced

As Israeli forces pushed from the outskirts of Ali al Taher Ridge into its underground network, Hezbollah repeatedly revised what counted as a success for the group—from denying Israeli entry to ...
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Analysis: Syria’s military is rebuilding, but foreign influence may slow security progress

Assad military is rebuilding rapidly, but its structure and foreign dependencies could limit Damascus’s ability to advance US ...
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LAF-Hezbollah coordination and the limits of Lebanon’s disarmament effort

Israel reportedly assesses that the Lebanese military is coordinating with Hezbollah in pilot zones intended to disarm ...
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Iraq continues investigating attack on Saudi Arabia from Iraqi territory

Iraq is investigating September 11 drone strikes on Saudi Arabia’s East-West Crude Oil Pipeline after confirming the attack ...
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FBI arrests Pennsylvania man accused of plotting Islamic State-inspired attack

Federal authorities arrested Jonathan Hunter Kramer in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, on September 12 after he allegedly acquired a semiautomatic rifle and ammunition while preparing to conduct an ...
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Israeli elections stall Board of Peace plans, IDF reports 14 Gaza ceasefire violations Sept. 4–15

United States officials have expressed frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for resisting parts of their Gaza strategy. The US-backed Board of Peace, tasked with overseeing ...
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Houthis take Yemen’s Red Sea coast and key Bab al Mandeb islands

After launching a significant campaign against forces of the internationally recognized government of Yemen on August 6, the ...
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Saudi Arabia closes its East-West pipeline after attacks from Iraq

Riyadh announced the closure of its East-West Crude Oil Pipeline following drone attacks emanating from Iraq. The pipeline ...
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Israel claims control of Ali al Taher after weeks of Hezbollah attacks and failed handover efforts

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on September 3 that its 36th Division had cleared Hezbollah personnel from two underground routes beneath south Lebanon’s Ali al Taher Ridge, the site of a ...
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IDF captures Hamas security chief, reports 29 Gaza ceasefire violations Aug. 19–Sept. 3

Moein Muhammad al Arabeed, who was captured by Israeli forces on September 1. Israeli special operations forces captured Moein Muhammad al Arabeed, a senior Hamas security official, during a September ...
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Afghan United Front commences operations against Taliban

On August 1, a new anti-Taliban resistance group emerged in Afghanistan. After years of hinting at military operations, the Afghan United Front (AUF), led by former Afghan National Army Lieutenant ...