April, 2021

• 18 April

  Why It’s So Hard to Defend Against Drones

  

  The attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia last month cut the country’s oil production in half, leading to a 20 percent spike in the price of oil and exposing the surprising vulnerability of the Saudi oil industry, which is vital to the global energy supply. It was all apparently …

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• 18 April

  What the Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Revealed About Future Warfighting

  

  Last week’s Russia-brokered agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan ended 44 days of bloody clashes over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh—the first interstate war fought by conventional forces in recent years. The deal calls for Armenia to give up large swathes of territory in and around the breakaway region, which lies …

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• 18 April

  Biden’s Restrictions on Drone Strikes Are About Much More Than Drones

  

  The Pentagon confirmed this week that President Joe Biden has imposed new, temporary restrictions on counterterrorism drone strikes outside of active battlefields, making them subject to review by the National Security Council. According to The New York Times, which first broke the news, the rules were quietly put in place …

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• 18 April

  China’s Road to ‘Cyber Superpower’ Status

  

  In late November, Daniel Zhang, the chairman and CEO of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, gave a speech at the Chinese government-sponsored World Internet Conference. The event was taking place in Wuzhen, a historic town in eastern Zhejiang province, but Zhang’s intended audience was hundreds of miles away, in Beijing. Just …

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• 18 April

  Turkey bans cryptocurrencies

  The Turkish Central Bank said cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are too risky and forbade their use in the country. The Turkish government banned the use of cryptocurrencies today. Cryptocurrency refers to digital currency that can be used to buy goods and services online. The value of cryptocurrencies fluctuates, and some investors …

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• 18 April

  Iran reaches 60% uranium enrichment

  The announcement further violates the Iran nuclear deal that is currently being discussed with the United States in Vienna. The Iranian government announced today that it has reached uranium enrichment levels of 60%. The news complicates ongoing talks involving Iran and the United States on the former’s nuclear program. The …

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• 18 April

  Four Regime Officers Killed in Lattakia

  

  Several Syrian opposition sources reported the death of an officer in the ranks of the Syrian regime forces at the hands of unknown persons in the Lattakia Governorate. The sources stated that Maj. Gen. Riyad Ahmed Shehab was killed in mysterious circumstances. According to the sources, Shehab was previously the …

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• 18 April

  Syrian Kurdish Forces Capture ISIS Commander

  Backed by the US-led coalition, the Syrian Kurdish forces managed to capture a couple of Islamic State (ISIS) members, including a commander, a statement said on Tuesday. The militants were captured during a joint operation carried out by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) special units and Asayish in Tel …

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• 18 April

  US Transfers 60 ISIS Terrorists From SDF-Run Prisons in Hassakeh to Al-Omar Oilfield

  

  The US occupation forces have transferred dozens of Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists from prisons run by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia in the Syrian province of Hassakeh to the al-Omar oilfield in the eastern countryside of Deir-ez-Zor in a bid by Washington to reinvest in terrorist groups and …

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• 18 April

  Egypt Renews Demand for Assad Regime Return to Arab League

  

  In the words of Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, Egypt renewed its demand for the return of the Assad regime to the Arab League. Shoukry said, in a press conference with Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, on Monday, that “it is necessary for Syria to return to the Arab League …

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