The U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has reported that during America’s 20‑year presence in Afghanistan, more than $148 billion was spent. According to the report, about 60% of this budget went to security programs, including the purchase of military equipment, vehicles, aircraft, and training for Afghanistan’s former security forces.
On December 3, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the creation of a new special unit called the Task Force Scorpion Strike (TFSS) and the deployment of the first squadron of Low‑Cost Unmanned Combat Aerial Systems (LUCAS) in West Asia.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced in a statement that, in cooperation with Syria’s Ministry of Interior, coalition forces destroyed 15 hideouts and weapons depots belonging to ISIS in the Rif province.
A U.S. drone strike on a motorcycle in the outskirts of Marib resulted in the deaths of two al-Qaeda members.
The Hebrew daily Maariv revealed that immediately after the recent Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburb — which killed Haitham al-Tabtabai, Hezbollah’s chief of staff — the US government made an urgent call to Lebanon, requesting the immediate transfer of an unexploded missile.
Farhad Shami, director of the media center of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), stated that despite calls from some parties, the US-led coalition has not left Syria and continues to strengthen its presence in strategic locations inside the country.
According to local sources in Shabwah province, a U.S. MQ-9 drone carried out two airstrikes targeting the location of an al-Qaeda member in Wadi Khura, situated in the district of Markhah al-Sufla in southwestern Shabwah.
Earlier today, the United States Air Force conducted a test launch of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile of the Minuteman III class from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Iraq is at a defining stage in its political evolution where the convergence of external pressures—namely Iranian influence and Turkish military presence—with the central government’s financial crisis and the complex internal power structure, particularly the multifaceted role of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), has seriously undermined the country’s prospects for political and security stability. The PMF now functions as a semi-institutional force that, while possessing defensive capabilities and social legitimacy, also operates through political, economic, and transnational networks that influence the behavior of some of its units. This increases the likelihood of autonomous actions, local clashes, or demonstrations of force.
On November 3, American drones struck a motorcycle linked to al-Qaeda operatives in the Al-Shabwan area, located in northern Marib province. The primary target of the strike was Abu Muhammad al-Sanaani, a senior commander of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. He was wounded in the attack and died hours later due to severe bleeding and injuries sustained.
This article examines the Zangezur Corridor initiative and the entry of the United States into the project through a private company—an involvement that could carry significant security and geopolitical consequences for the Caucasus region and beyond. Designed to connect Baku to Nakhchivan, the corridor leverages its strategic geography and has become a tool in broader geo-economic and geopolitical rivalries. By backing this project, the U.S. seeks to control transit routes, curb Russian and Chinese influence, and exert pressure on Iran. This presence, especially alongside military cooperation with Turkey and Israel, poses potential threats to both Iran and Russia. This article focuses on the corridor’s security, economic, and strategic dimensions, and the evolving role of the United States.
Iraqi Defense Minister Thabit al-Abbasi revealed in a televised interview that U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth had informed him via phone call about an imminent military operation in the region
