Day: October 5, 2024

Israel Invades Lebanon: Seventh Arab-Israeli War In The Making

On September 23rd, Israel launched “Operation Northern Arrows,” hitting Lebanon with several airstrikes over the course of a week. On October 1st, the I.D.F. escalated to a ground invasion, with troops crossing the United Nations-designated “Blue Line” into southern Lebanon’s Kafr Shuba region. The operation targeted Hezbollah positions in a

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Taiwan On Alert Over Missile Firings In Inland China

After detecting “multiple waves” of missiles firing deep in inland China, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said the island was on alert. This took place days after Beijing said it had carried out a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Such an event increases tensions between Taiwan and China, highlighting

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Burkina Faso Massacre Underscores Escalating Violence At The Hands Of JNIM

On August 24, Central Burkina Faso was the site of an attack by an al-Qaeda-linked armed group called Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (J.N.I.M.). The attack occurred in the town of Barsalogho, a critical military crossing point for Ouagadougou. The gunmen hit civilians who were digging defensive trenches around security posts

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