Is Israel on the Wrong Track in Syria?
By Robert O. Freedman The fall of the Assad regime in Syria was in many ways a godsend for Israel. Not only has Iranian and Hezbollah influence in Syria been
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Ukraine Blog
Postings include:
– The Institute for the Study of War’s summary of the previous day’s events. ISW is a Washington DC-based think tank;
– The Ukraine Defense Ministry’s tally of damage inflicted on Russian forces;
– The Russian Defense Ministry’s tally of damage inflicted on Ukrainian forces.
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Myanmar Blog
Myanmar’s military overthrew country’s democratically elected government in 2021.
Postings include:
– Frontier Myanmar Altsean Burma;
– Athan Myanmar;
– Myanmar Now;
– The Irrawaddy;
– Columns from western media.
For more information, please click HERE to the Myanmar Presentation.
By Robert O. Freedman The fall of the Assad regime in Syria was in many ways a godsend for Israel. Not only has Iranian and Hezbollah influence in Syria been
Russian Defence Ministry on progress of special military operation as of 7 May 2025 Units of the Sever Group of Forces inflicted strikes on clusters of manpower and hardware of two mechanised
personnel: about 960 770 (+1 270) persons tanks: 10 780 (+14)troop-carrying AFVs: 22 419 (+3) artillery systems: 27 502 (+71) MLRS: 1 378 (+0) anti-aircraft systems: 1 155 (+0)
Executive Summary — Ukraine makes drone warfare history—again: Ukrainian naval drones used air-to-air missiles to shoot down at least one Russian fighter aircraft. — Battlefield assessment: The Russian military remained on an offensive footing
US officials acknowledged Russia’s continued intransigence toward any ceasefire agreement in Ukraine while reiterating that Ukraine remains committed to US President Donald Trump’s proposed comprehensive 30-day ceasefire. US Special Envoy to
Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation. The Sever Group of Forces have engaged clusters of manpower and hardware of three mechanised brigades, a motorised infantry brigade,