A few great questions yesterday from the SITREP that deserve deep answers.
Has the United States shipped everything? What about undelivered aid?
Undelivered aid that has already been allocated will continue to be shipped, but ammunition is more immediate.
We have yet to verifiably see GLSDB in Ukraine, but we know, based on announcements from Boeing/S...
2023-11-18 22:27:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe information space remains highly problematic, with an extreme amount of disinformation being spread by the proxies of both combatants. Unless we state, “we were able to independently verify the claim,” or provide three unique sources in the report, the claims should be considered “unverified.” Otherwise, every third sentence would be, “We...
2023-11-18 08:42:25 +0000 UTC View Post
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2023-11-18 05:48:15 +0000 UTC View PostOsama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was born on March 10, 1957. Raised in wealth and privilege as a member of the bin Laden family in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, parts of his formative years are cloudy. His father divorced his mother shortly after he was born. He was raised as a devout Sunni Muslim. When bin Laden's father died, he inherited a small part of the family fortune, estimated to be aroun...
2023-11-17 01:06:50 +0000 UTC View Post
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2023-11-16 06:20:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe information space remains highly problematic, with an extreme amount of disinformation being spread by the proxies of both combatants. Unless we state, “we were able to independently verify the claim,” or provide three unique sources in the report, the claims should be considered “unverified.” Otherwise, every third sentence would be, “We...
2023-11-15 23:58:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe United States House voted 336-95 to approve a stop-gap "clean" spending bill that will avert the shutdown of the U.S. government on Saturday. The measure, which has no poison pill provisions or calls for spending increases or cuts, will almost certainly sail through the Senate and then to President Joe Biden for approval.
The bill received the support of 209 Democrats and 97 Republica...
2023-11-15 00:41:13 +0000 UTC View PostRussia-Ukraine
Kharkiv: Ukrainian forces fully liberated Topoli after 21 months of occupation on the Russian border. We had considered the settlement liberated since Novemb...
2023-11-14 21:42:44 +0000 UTC View PostRussia-Ukraine
Ukrainian forces have liberated Dachi, located on the left bank of the Dnipro River, south of Kherson. The map is updated.
Ukrainian forces have expanded control of 2023-11-07 21:05:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Russia-Ukraine
There have been no significant territorial control changes since our last map update, with Ukraine and Russia making marginal gains within the existing gray areas as mapped.
Russia made marginal gains near Vuhledar and toward Bohdanivka on the north flank of Bakhmut, and Ukraine pushed Russian forces back near Pryyutne. Ukrainian forces have also expa...
2023-11-06 19:40:38 +0000 UTC View PostRussia-Ukraine
Russia launched a large attack on Vuhledar two to three days ago. Minimum of a battalion in size with significant armor support. They were completely routed. Up to 25 tanks, IFVs, and APCs destroyed with no new territorial gains.
Can confirm Ukraine still working on liberating Krynky and they are expanding control (Kherson).
Zarina is stil...
2023-11-03 17:29:11 +0000 UTC View PostRussia-Ukraine
We told David that if he sends us another Signal we'll ask his wife to break his thumbs. He did ask to relay for those who read the Valerii Zaluzhnyi interview that he agrees with every word.
Russian forces have chipped away at Ukrainian gains north of Pryyutne.
Ukrainian forces are holding defensive lines at Avdiivka and Russian troops are digg...
2023-11-03 17:02:23 +0000 UTC View PostHi! I'm Jeff. David asked me to provide quick updates while he recovers.
Yemen did not declare war on Israel. The Iran-backed Houthi separatists did. The Houthi are not a recognized nation but heavily supported by Iran and have intermediate range missiles.
Israel is expanding operations within Gaza. Operational goal appears to be to separate Gaza City north from rest of strip. Heavy...
2023-11-01 16:14:46 +0000 UTC View PostIt's not the message I wanted to write today.
I had a panic attack at the store.
I don't have panic attacks.
People who know me, have done conflict reporting with me, my former search and rescue mates, or my former co-workers from RealNetworks in 2001 during the Nisqually Earthquake will tell you that I am the coolest, calmest person you could ever be around when it hits the f...
2023-10-31 19:34:49 +0000 UTC View PostMore later...I'm not dying so don't panic. No SITREPS, no podcast tomorrow
2023-10-31 03:25:37 +0000 UTC View PostIsraeli and German officials are reporting that the remains of Shani Louk, a German-Israeli citizen taken hostage on October 7, have been recovered and that Hamas beheaded her.
Louk was attending an outdoor electronic music festival 3.5 kilometers from the Gaza Strip border when Hamas attacked shortly after sunrise on October 7. Almost 25 percent of civilian deaths on Black Sabbath occurr...
2023-10-30 22:02:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe information space remains highly problematic, with an extreme amount of disinformation being spread by the proxies of both combatants. Ground fighting continues to be local skirmishes and the neutralization of squad-sized sabotage and reconnaissance teams. It is difficult to ascertain where the truth lies between all the claims in an environment wh...
2023-10-30 08:56:36 +0000 UTC View Post
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SITREP 535 is 40 pages a...
2023-10-30 05:42:42 +0000 UTC View PostBefore we get to the situation, some history is required.
Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union were deeply anti-Semitic. Modern antisemitism, rooted in part to the Protocols of Zion, was produced in Russia, although it is murky if Tsar Nicholas II commissioned its writing. It is not murky that he used the writings to justify the pogroms of 1903 - 1905. In 1994, when the Soviet Union colla...
2023-10-29 23:24:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe information space remains highly problematic, with an extreme amount of disinformation being spread by the proxies of both combatants. Ground fighting continues to be local skirmishes and the neutralization of squad-sized sabotage and reconnaissance teams. It is difficult to ascertain where the truth lies between all the claims in an environment wh...
2023-10-29 08:06:45 +0000 UTC View Post
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SITREP 534 is 48 pages a...
2023-10-29 03:50:38 +0000 UTC View Post
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2023-10-28 08:44:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe information space remains highly problematic, with an extreme amount of disinformation being spread by the proxies of both combatants. Ground fighting continues to be local skirmishes and the neutralization of squad-sized sabotage and reconnaissance teams. It is difficult to ascertain where the truth lies between all the claims in an environment wh...
2023-10-28 04:41:58 +0000 UTC View PostUpdated - added a short video and more information about comms in Gaza.
What we know.
Israel has started a significant incursion into the Gaza Strip, striking in the same location they attacked yesterday. This is a much larger group, and based on the sound, there is a pitched battle. We have three unique sources reporting there is a significant increase in ...
2023-10-27 21:44:10 +0000 UTC View Post
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2023-10-27 10:03:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe information space remains highly problematic, with an extreme amount of disinformation being spread by the proxies of both combatants. Ground fighting continues to be local skirmishes and the neutralization of squad-sized sabotage and reconnaissance teams. It is difficult to ascertain where the truth lies between all the claims in an environment wh...
2023-10-27 09:56:53 +0000 UTC View PostNot feeling well.
EOM
2023-10-26 10:25:15 +0000 UTC View Post
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2023-10-26 10:24:18 +0000 UTC View PostEditor's Note: The only charitable thing I can say after the last 24 hours is Tel Aviv has made Moscow look absolutely competent in the information and geopolitical space. If the Israeli government is still functional, more voices need to demand immediate changes. Netanyahu's War Council has done more damage to Israel on the world stage than its enemy's wildest dreams....
2023-10-25 10:58:35 +0000 UTC View Post
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2023-10-25 06:39:54 +0000 UTC View Post