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Iraqi parliament approves most remaining cabinet appointments, including Iran-backed militia figures longwarjournal.org/archives/…

Iraqi parliament approves most remaining cabinet appointments, including Iran-backed militia figures

After five months of negotiations, almost all remaining spots in Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al Zaidi’s cabinet were approved by the parliament on October 15. Among the three deputy prime ministers is...

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Analysis: Pakistani outreach presents a dilemma for Afghanistan’s anti-Taliban resistance longwarjournal.org/archives/…

Pakistani outreach presents a dilemma for Afghanistan’s anti-Taliban resistance

Pakistan’s reported outreach to anti-Taliban resistance groups reflects deteriorating ties with its longtime ally. But accepting Pakistani support could deepen divisions in the resistance and...

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Ukrainian intelligence details new low-cost Russian cruise missile longwarjournal.org/archives/…

Ukrainian intelligence details new low-cost Russian cruise missile

A new missile called the Filin adds to Russia’s growing arsenal of low-cost, long-range munitions, placing strain on Ukraine’s overstretched air defenses. Ukraine is expected to scale production of...

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Protests break out in Syria against ‘Israeli incursions and attacks’ as tensions rise longwarjournal.org/archives/…

Protests break out in Syria against ‘Israeli incursions and attacks’ as tensions rise

Protests erupted across southern Syria and Damascus on October 23 against Israeli military operations in the buffer zone along the Golan border, following reports that a Syrian man with disabilities...

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FBI arrests alleged Islamic State supporter accused of plotting to assassinate Texas congressman longwarjournal.org/archives/…

FBI arrests alleged Islamic State supporter accused of plotting to assassinate Texas congressman

A 17-year-old Texas teenager allegedly plotted to assassinate Republican US Representative Keith Self at a veterans’ fundraiser as part of a broader Islamic State-inspired terrorist plot. Federal...

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Iran says it has agreement with Iraq to expel Kurdish Iranian opposition groups longwarjournal.org/archives/…

Iran says it has agreement with Iraq to expel Kurdish Iranian opposition groups

Iran’s ambassador to Iraq claimed on October 20 that Iraq has agreed to expel Iranian Kurdish opposition groups based in the Kurdistan Region. The announcement came amid increased Iranian attacks on...

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Pakistan-Taliban border clashes continue amid diplomatic efforts longwarjournal.org/archives/…

Pakistan-Taliban border clashes continue amid diplomatic efforts

Pakistani forces and the Taliban exchanged heavy fire along the border as Russia, the European, and China pressed for dialogue and action against terrorist groups operating from Afghanistan.

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Lebanon revokes Iranian bank’s license amid US pressure over Hezbollah financing longwarjournal.org/archives/…

Lebanon revokes Iranian bank’s license amid US pressure over Hezbollah financing

Lebanon has revoked Bank Saderat Iran’s operating license amid US pressure to disrupt Hezbollah’s financial networks. The bank has a documented history of channeling Iranian funds to Hezbollah, but...

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Hezbollah accuses Lebanese police of violating security coordination procedure after supporters reportedly obstruct raid longwarjournal.org/archives/…

Hezbollah accuses Lebanese police of violating security coordination procedure after supporters...

Armed men identifying themselves as Hezbollah supporters reportedly surrounded Lebanese security personnel conducting an October 16 raid on a pharmaceutical warehouse near Beirut’s southern suburbs....

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Profile: Hezbollah’s new liaison to the Lebanese state and society longwarjournal.org/archives/…

Profile: Hezbollah's new liaison to the Lebanese state and society

Hussain al Abdallah, the new chief of Hezbollah's Liaison and Coordination Unit who succeeded Wafiq Safa, reportedly sought the return of explosives seized by Lebanese security forces in early...

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Israel reportedly blocks Board of Peace base in Gaza, IDF reports 31 ceasefire violations October 1–15 longwarjournal.org/archives/…

Israel reportedly blocks Board of Peace base in Gaza, IDF reports 31 ceasefire violations October...

Efforts to implement the US-backed Board of Peace’s plans for Gaza remain stalled on the ground, with a first military facility still unbuilt, but preparations for Hamas’s disarmament and internati...

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Iraqi commander killed by Islamic State following Iraqi airstrikes against the group longwarjournal.org/archives/…

Iraqi commander killed by Islamic State following Iraqi airstrikes against the group

An Iraqi brigadier general and two other military personnel were killed by an explosive device linked to the Islamic State near Kirkuk on October 14, a day after Iraqi F-16s carried out airstrikes...

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Lebanese security forces seize explosives shipment reportedly bound for Hezbollah in Beirut longwarjournal.org/archives/…

Lebanese security forces seize explosives shipment reportedly bound for Hezbollah in Beirut

Lebanese security forces intercepted a shipment containing nearly 800 kilograms of explosives reportedly destined for Hezbollah in Beirut. Authorities arrested two men and are investigating the...

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Iran targets Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq with new round of drone attacks longwarjournal.org/archives/…

Iran targets Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq with new round of drone attacks

Iran launched a new round of drone attacks against Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in northern Iraq, including a strike on a Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan camp near Koya on October 12. As...

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Taliban-Pakistan border clashes continue after Moscow talks end without agreement longwarjournal.org/archives/…

Taliban-Pakistan border clashes continue after Moscow talks end without agreement

Pakistan reported killing 12 militants and Taliban fighters during ongoing clashes along its border with Afghanistan over the past week. Islamabad also suspended the provincial government of Khyber...

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Somalia claims to have killed another senior Shabaab leader longwarjournal.org/archives/…

Somalia claims to have killed another senior Shabaab leader

Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency said that Bashir Ahmed Haji Nunow, the former head of Shabaab’s Amniyat wing and ringleader behind the worst terrorist attack in Somalia’s history,...

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Syria increases criticism of Israeli actions, continues diplomatic outreach longwarjournal.org/archives/…

Syria increases criticism of Israeli actions, continues diplomatic outreach

Syria has stepped up its criticism of Israeli military operations in Syria, drawing support from several regional countries. Damascus continues diplomatic outreach, strengthening ties with Turkey,...

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Islamic State-linked suspects detained or charged in 6 countries since late September longwarjournal.org/archives/…

Islamic State-linked suspects detained or charged in 6 countries since late September

Authorities detained suspected Islamic State fighters, dismantled an alleged criminal network, and disrupted a suspected poison-and-explosives plot between September 25 and October 8 in eight...

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FBI arrests alleged Islamic State supporter accused of plotting Mall of America attack longwarjournal.org/archives/…

FBI arrests alleged Islamic State supporter accused of plotting Mall of America attack

Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, 18, an American citizen of Somali descent, allegedly intended to attack an arts festival at the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN, in late October. Mohamud’s arrest...

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IDF shifts southern Lebanon forces toward ‘forward-defense’ posture as troops prepare for winter longwarjournal.org/archives/…

IDF shifts southern Lebanon forces toward ‘forward-defense’ posture as troops prepare for winter

The Israeli military is shifting toward a deeper “forward defense” posture in southern Lebanon, rotating formations and preparing positions for winter while continuing to clear Hezbollah infrastruc...

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