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We provide intelligence reports and news on political affairs, security and defence, counterterrorism, and various topics about culture in the Middle East.

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24 February 2022099 James M. Dorsey

Middle Eastern states walk a tightrope that Ukraine spins ever tighter

By James M. Dorsey Israel and Gulf states struggle not to fall off the tightrope they walk as a Russian attack on Ukraine makes hedging bets increa

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Tensions Rise between SDF and Syrian Government in Hasaka
21 January 20210631 MPC Journal Team

Tensions Rise between SDF and Syrian Government in Hasaka

On 21 January 2021, local Syrian sources reported that the Syrian government had deployed new military reinforcements and mercenaries from its units

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Lebanese Army Rehabilitates Two Military Helicopters
13 January 20210918 MPC Journal Team

Lebanese Army Rehabilitates Two Military Helicopters Locally

On 13 January 2021, the Lebanese Army reported that the Lebanese Armed Forces Commander, General Joseph Aoun, had inspected a helicopter, Type 212 - A

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Egyptian Navy Commissions Locally Built Corvette "Port Said"
11 January 20210830 MPC Journal Team

Egyptian Navy Commissions Locally Built Corvette “Port Said”

On 11 January 2021, the Egyptian military spokesman reported that the Egyptian Navy had received the "Port Said" Gowind-class corvette from the Al

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Turkish Army Claims It Killed 226 Terrorists in 43 Operations
10 January 20210605 MPC Journal Team

Turkish Army Claims It Killed 226 Terrorists in 43 Operations

On 10 January 2021, Turkish Ministry of Defence released a video saying that the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) had carried out a total of 43 operations d

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Joint Saudi American Military Training
8 January 20210801 MPC Journal Team

Joint Saudi American Military Training

On 8 January 21, the Saudi Ministry of Defence released footage documenting aerial manoeuvres of Saudi aircraft, B-52 strategic bombers, and F-16 airc

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Erdogan positions powerful Turkish military as backbone of regional strategy
4 January 20210999 James M. Dorsey

Erdogan positions powerful Turkish military as backbone of regional strategy

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ushered in the new year, pledging to employ his country’s military to secure Turkey’s place in a rebalanced new world o

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Russia Sends Second Batch of Combat Aircraft to Syria
4 June 20200914 MPC Journal Team

Russia Sends Second Batch of Combat Aircraft to Syria

On 3 June 2020, Russia confirmed the delivery of more MiG-29 combat aircraft to Syria; just days after the US military had accused Moscow of using S

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26 April 20170923 James M. Dorsey

Trump, China and Middle East Arms Race

Forced to acknowledge that Iran is complying with the nuclear agreement it concluded two years ago with the world’s major powers, US President Donald

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US Combating ISIS – Mission Creep? – Op-Ed

US to deploy "specialized expeditionary targeting force" to combat ISIS. Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter, appearing before the House Armed Service

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