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2 days ago · A Project of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) expanded operations in Lebanon, committing several new units to the battle against Hezbollah and moving artillery into the country for the first time.
Battle of Avdiivka: A Preliminary Analysis - Long War Journal
Mar 22, 2024 · The battle was generally favorable for Ukraine, as it destroyed a lot of Russian combat power. But Ukraine waited too long to withdraw and failed to prepare a solid second line of defense.
Analysis: Houthi naval attacks in the Red Sea - Long War Journal
Aug 17, 2019 · For nearly four years, Houthi forces have victimized both coalition warships and commercial vessels in the Red Sea. These strikes, which date back to Oct. 2015, have caused significant worries in the international shipping community.
Mapping Taliban Control in Afghanistan - FDD's Long War Journal
Weekly time lapse video of the Taliban’s Advance | Apr 13 to Sept 6, 2021 Semi-Yearly time lapse of Afghanistan’s districts | Nov 2017 to Sept 6, 2021 Description: For nearly two decades, the government of Afghanistan – with the help of U.S. and coalition forces – battled for control of the country against the ever-present Afghan Taliban.FDD’s Long War Journal has tracked the Taliban ...
Army releases report on battle at Combat Outpost Keating
Feb 6, 2010 · The US Army has released the executive summary of the report on the Taliban assault on Combat Outpost Keating in October 2009 that nearly saw the base overrun.
Analysis: What we know about Russia’s new 3-ton glide bomb
Jul 18, 2024 · New footage confirms Russia has begun using three-ton bombs equipped with “UMPK” wing and guidance kits, adding to the serious threat that Russian glide bombs already pose to Ukraine. Here is what we know about the new weapon and its implications for the war.
Read Osama bin Laden’s handwritten journal - Long War Journal
Nov 1, 2017 · When cows are outside, their living skin is exposed to the elements; skin can grow back when injured. We get leather only by pealing the skin off the dead animal, scraping off the hair or fur, curing it, drying it, etc. Leather can be kept in good condition by oiling it or waxing it, but once the leather is wet, it will stiffen and become brittle when dried out.
209th Corps (Shakeen/Falcon) RDL2 – Mazar-e-Sharif, Gen. Zalmai Zalmay Wesa 209th (5th) Commando Battalion CM1 – Mazar-e-Sharif Operational October 2008 209th Route Clearing Company 1st Brigade RDL6 – Meymanah, Faryab, Mohammad Zaman Waziri Oct2011: Garrison building 1st Infantry Battalion CM1 2nd Infantry Battalion CM1 – Mazar e Sharif
Operation Restoring Rights in Tal Afar - FDD's Long War Journal
Sep 5, 2005 · The battle of Tal Afar intensifies. Operation Restoring Rights is easily the largest since Fallujah, based on both the size of the assault force – five to six battalions, about 5,000 U.S. and Iraqi infantry – and the scope of the objective. Tal Afar is a city of over 150,000, ranking it just behind Fallujah in size. In the past three days of fighting, over 200 insurgents have been killed ...
Afghanistan Archives - FDD's Long War Journal
Aug 30, 2024 · Generation Jihad Ep. 120 — Yes, al Qaeda is still a threat Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss | November 29, 2023. In a slight detour from our Israel coverage, Bill and Caleb are joined by counterterrorism expert Sara Harmouch to discuss her recent article that sounds like it was written for Long War Journal but was actually written for War on the Rocks, called “Al-Qaeda: A Defeated Threat?