Syrian army withdraws from key city of Homs as rebels encircle Damascus
16
votes
-
-
Weekly Middle East war megathread - week of November 11
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant Middle East war content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant Middle East war content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
Please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
6 votes -
Syria launches counterattacks in an attempt to halt insurgency, as Iran’s top diplomat meets Bashar al-Assad
10 votes -
Towards a new nuclear arms race? Vladimir Putin, the breakdown of nuclear treaty limits and MIRVs.
13 votes -
1,000 days of war in Ukraine - Russia's IRBM strike, trends and the forces after 1,000 days
19 votes -
Vladimir Putin approves changes to Russia's nuclear doctrine
19 votes -
The war in Ukraine after the US election - Joe Biden's final moves, President Donald Trump and Ukraine
4 votes -
Joe Biden allows Ukraine to strike Russia with US long-range missiles
50 votes -
Senior Russian naval officer killed by IED in Sevastopol – SBU claims responsibility
14 votes -
Weekly Middle East war megathread - week of November 4
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant Middle East war content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant Middle East war content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
Please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
7 votes -
Christopher Kirchhoff on military innovation and the future of war
5 votes -
North Korean troops in Russia - North Korean shells, troops and Russian offensives
11 votes -
Exploding pagers, Hezbollah and Israel - The events, outcomes and value of supply chain security
13 votes -
Ukraine to receive aging Abrams tanks in latest Australian military aid package
19 votes -
Frontline report: Ukraine ignites Russian strategic bases, flames span from Crimea to Urals
25 votes -
Korea and the changing global arms market - Inside Korea's biggest defence exhibition (KADEX)
5 votes -
Sweden to issue another update of a Cold War-era civil emergency advice booklet later this month – new version adapted to better reflect today's security policy reality
8 votes -
Russia is changing its nuclear doctrine - atomic coercion, Ukraine and the nuclear threshold
18 votes -
A year after the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, four Americans are still being held hostage
11 votes -
Israeli military announces ground invasion of Southern Lebanon
41 votes -
Russia and Iran plot to arm Houthis with advanced anti-ship cruise missiles
17 votes -
Aug 2024 - "America isn’t ready for the wars of the future" by Mark Milley (ex-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) and Eric Schmidt (ex-CEO of Google)
13 votes -
Hezbollah is hit by a wave of exploding pagers that killed at least nine people and injured thousands
79 votes -
Infantry war at Pokrovsk: why Ukraine's key eastern front started (and continues) to crumble
6 votes -
Finland's President Alexander Stubb has called for expansion of the UN Security Council, abolition of its single state veto power, and suspension of any member engaging in an “illegal war”
41 votes -
Disappointing systems in Ukraine - from imprecise precision munitions to explosive IFVs
12 votes -
Last chance to escape: Ukrainians flee Pokrovsk as Russians advance
25 votes -
Ukraine offensive in Russia expands beyond Kursk region, soldiers say
44 votes -
Digital apartheid in Gaza: Unjust content moderation at the request of Israel’s cyber unit
14 votes -
Air defence in Ukraine (2024): Creativity, anti-air drones, shortages and lessons
13 votes -
US urges citizens to leave Lebanon on 'any available ticket'
44 votes -
When Ukraine gets the F-16: What will happen?
15 votes -
G7 leaders agree to loan Ukraine money backed by profits from frozen Russian investments
20 votes -
Why is South Sudan so dangerous for local aid workers?
5 votes -
US-made M270 and HIMARS hammer targets inside Russia, first cross-border strikes since Joe Biden green light
31 votes -
Ukraine can use US weapons for limited strikes in Russia, Joe Biden says
17 votes -
US concerned about Ukraine strikes on Russian nuclear radar stations
15 votes -
Russia's Kharkiv offensive and leadership purge - Sergej Shoigu's removal, Kharkiv and what next for Ukraine?
13 votes -
If you're seeing this, I'm in jail
54 votes -
Students at Brown just secured a vote on divestment. What happens next?
24 votes -
Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron, in Kyiv, promises Ukraine aid for 'as long as it takes'
18 votes -
US announces $6 billion long-term military aid package for Ukraine
30 votes -
China is battening down for the gathering storm over Taiwan
26 votes -
Ukrainians contemplate the once unthinkable: Losing the war with Russia
37 votes -
Iran launches dozens of drones toward Israel
42 votes -
Myanmar military loses border town in another big defeat
21 votes -
Kyiv confirms Ukrainian drones destroyed six Russian planes at air base, as many as three sites blasted
38 votes -
Norway to increase number of conscripted soldiers from 9,000 to 13,500 – Russia's attack on Ukraine has given northern European countries an impetus to beef up their militaries
10 votes -
Russia awakes to biggest attack on Russian soil since World War II
31 votes -
Volodymyr Zelenskyy in bind over how to draft more troops as Russian forces advance
35 votes