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Tag: Syria

Featured / Geopolitics

Syria at a Crossroads After Assad’s Stunning Collapse

December 17, 2024 - by Tom Freebairn

Over a decade after protests sprung up against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in 2011, rebel forces, long on the back foot of the conflict, have accomplished the unthinkable and toppled …

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Defense / Featured / Military Electronics

No Direction Home – GPS Jamming and Avoidance Around Modern Warzones

August 23, 2022August 22, 2022 - by Forecast International

A new open-source signals intelligence tool could help pilots and navigators avoid concentrations of GPS jamming. Guest post by Dr. Thomas Withington The jamming of satellite navigation signals is the …

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rocket fragements laying on the ground
Counter UAS / Featured / Geopolitics / Middle East / North America

Explosive Drones and Rockets Target U.S. Coalition Forces in Iraq and Syria

January 6, 2022March 13, 2025 - by Shaun McDougall

U.S. coalition forces saw an uptick in attacks against their facilities this week, likely due to the January 3 anniversary of a U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani …

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Featured / Geopolitics

Caution: Armaments Not Intended for Use

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 - by Derek Bisaccio

When a weapon system is purchased by or gifted to a state, it will then generally enter into service with that state’s military and be put to use either in …

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Europe / Missiles

Russian Pantsir System Receiving Hypersonic Missile

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020 - by Derek Bisaccio

The Russian air defense system Pantsir-S has received a hypersonic missile. Speaking to state-owned TASS Russian News Agency, Valery Slugin, the chief designer for air defense systems at Shipunov Design …

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Featured / Middle East

It Isn’t World War III

January 7, 2020January 8, 2020 - by Derek Bisaccio

The first reaction of many Americans to the news of Qassem Soleimani’s killing on January 3 was fear that this strike might lead to a war between the U.S. and …

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Featured / Geopolitics / Middle East

U.S. Combat Strikes Takes Out Iranian General Soleimani

January 3, 2020January 7, 2020 - by Derek Bisaccio

After several tense days in Iraq, the U.S. on January 2 carried out precision air strikes on a pair of vehicles close to Baghdad International Airport, resulting in the deaths …

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Featured / Geopolitics / Middle East

Erdogan’s Calculated Gamble in Syria

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 - by Daniel Darling

Following a phone conversation between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump on October 6, Turkey launched a major combat operation – dubbed “Peace Spring” – into …

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Media & Podcasts

Turkey, the Syrian Kurdish Question and Operation Peace Spring — Part 2

October 17, 2019December 12, 2019 - by Forecast International

In today’s podcast, the Forecast Roundtable team continues the  discussion of the implication of U.S. President Donald Trump’s order for American forces to redeploy away from the Syrian border with …

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Geopolitics / Middle East / North America

U.S. Pulling All Troops Out of Northeast Syria

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

The U.S. is withdrawing approximately 1,000 troops from northeast Syria following a Turkish incursion into the region.  Many of the U.S. troops are heading to Iraq, and a small number …

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