Daily Archives: Jul 27, 2024

On July 25th, the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) announced the capture of the city of Lashio, located in Shan State. The MNDAA, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), and allied People’s Defense Forces (PDFs) also captured the Northeastern Regional Command located in the city. The capture of Lashio and the regional command is the first time that resistance groups captured either a major city or regional command and comes as the MNDAA...

The lasting impression of rapprochement between Greece and Turkey in their 50-year dispute over continental shelf delimitation and Turkey’s pursuit of strategic control of the Aegean has been fleeting, as Turkish warships were deployed within the Greek Exclusive Economic Zone on July 23. Five surface units violated the Greek EEZ, delimitated with Egypt as per a partial delimitation agreement signed in 2020, seeking to prevent an underwater cable-laying operation by “Ievoli Relume,” an Italian vessel conducting research for the deployment of...

Over the past 24 hours, there has been a notable uptick in messaging by the Houthis warning of an impending response to Israeli strikes that targeted the Yemeni port city of al-Hudaydah last week, which hit port, fuel, and energy infrastructure. Threats of Retaliation In a video statement, Houthi movement leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi warned that "joint operations between the Yemeni Armed Forces and the Islamic Resistance in Iraq will witness - God willing - a major...

Emerson Curipallo, an Ecuadorian judge who was responsible for the release of Jorge Glas and two trusted hitmen of Leandro Norero, a notorious drug lord and close ally to Los Lobos whose death kick-started an intense investigation into corruption within Ecuador's high government, was convicted for corruption on Tuesday. The judge was ultimately sentenced to 40 months in prison and was ordered to pay a total of $16,560 USD in reparations alongside $200,000 USD...

For the first time in seven years, Venezuelans will head to the polls to vote for a new president, alongside new representatives, following negotiations between the Venezuelan government and the United States during which the US promised to relieve some sanctions on the South American nation in exchange for a fair and free election. Controversy As Election Day Looms While the election is slated for Sunday, numerous complaints from the country’s opposition parties have arisen since...

At approximately 2:50 p.m. local time on July 25th, Tuareg rebels organized under the Permanent Strategic Framework for the Defense of the People of Azawad (CSP-DPA), conducted an ambush on a convoy of personnel from the Malian armed forces (FAMA) and Russian mercenaries. The convoy was heading to the commune of Tinzaouten, on the edge of the Algerian border, from the commune of Boughassa, southwest of the city of Inafarak, a Tuareg stronghold, which came...