ISWNews Analysis Group – On May 20, unknown armed men attacked an Iranian border post in Maze Sar area of Saravan district. During this attack, five border guards, including three conscripts lost their lives. Two other border guards were also seriously wounded in the attack.
ISWNews Analysis Group – The Hezbollah resistance movement held a military exercise in Lebanon on the eve of the 23rd anniversary of the Israeli army’s withdrawal from this country’s soil.
On May 20, the head of Wagner PMC, Yevgeny Prigozhin announced the full capture of Bakhmut city. The city of Bakhmut is considered as one of the key points in the Donbas region. Control over this city will determine the future of the battles in the Donbas region.
ISWNews Analysis Group – Representatives of the Sudanese armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to establish a seven-day ceasefire in the African country.
ISWNews Analysis Group – More than 150,000 Israelis protested against the Zionist Prime Minister’s controversial judicial reform plan in the 20th week in a row.
Iran’s water rights from the Hirmand River is an issue that has been a source of dispute with different governments in Afghanistan for years. Violation of water rights has led to environmental damage in the three countries of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan and can turn into a more serious crisis.
ISWNews Analysis Group – Four Syrian Army servicemen were killed and several others were wounded by Turkish drone attack on a Syrian and SDF joint headquarters in north of Manbij in Aleppo province.
ISWNews Analysis Group – Finally, after months of fierce and bloody battles to capture the key city of Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, Russian army and Wagner forces took full control of this city, and the battles over the Bakhmut city ended.
ISWNews Analysis Group – The Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad met with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman on the sidelines of the Arab Summit in the port city of Jeddah.
ISWNews Analysis Group – The thirty-second summit of the leaders of Arab countries in the West Asia region was hosted by Saudi Arabia, where Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud welcomed President of Syria Bashar al-Assad.
ISWNews Analysis Group – The Turkish intelligence forces held a confidential meeting with the delegates of the Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham militants at a security center located in the Bab al-Hawa border crossing, which is located on the Syria–Turkey border and about 50 km west of Aleppo in northwest Syria, on May 18.
The Shafagh missile is an Iranian medium-range air-to-ground missile that has been produced and enhanced by the Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran for use on the Army and IRGC’s helicopters, as well as for use on Karrar drones. The probable circular error (CEP) rate of this missile is 20 cm at 20 km and its warhead has the ability to penetrate up to 1500 mm rolled steel.
