The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has staged an unprecedented retaliatory strike on Israeli forces stationed in the northern part of the occupied Palestinian territories after an Israeli attack that assassinated a senior Hamas’ commander in Lebanon.
On Saturday, Hezbollah reported targeting the Michve Alon base, which it identified as a gathering and mobilization site for Israeli troops and an emergency storage facility near the town of Safad, for the first time.
The movement said it hit the positions of Israeli officers and troopers at the outpost “with swarms of attack drones, striking them directly and inflicting confirmed casualties.”
The retaliation came a day after an Israeli attack targeted a vehicle in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon, assassinating Samer al-Hajj, a field commander with al-Qassam Brigades, which is Hamas’ armed wing. The Palestinian resistance movement has acknowledged losing al-Hajj to “a treacherous Zionist strike.”.....more below
All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. Sun Tzu, The Art of War
The Empire of Chaos is relentless. Lawfare, destabilizations, sanctions, kidnappings, color revolutions, false flags, annexations: 2025 will be the year of BRICS – plus BRICS partners – as choice targets under fire.
Inestimable Prof. Michael Hudson coined “chaos” as official US policy. That’s bipartisan – and it runs across all silos of the Deep State.
In the absence of long-term strategic vision, and amidst the progressive imperial expulsion from Eurasia, all that’s left for the Hegemon is to unleash chaos from West Asia to Europe and parts of Latin America – a concerted attempt to Divide and Rule BRICS and thwart their collective drive affirming sovereignty and the primacy of national ...
While NATO may be yearning to take on Russia in the Arctic, many of its troops lack the necessary expertise for survival in such extreme conditions.
Although NATO forces regularly participate in drills in the region, many remain unprepared for the harsh realities of Arctic life.
Though NATO forces routinely participate in the bloc’s drills in the region, many of them are still not prepared to survive in the Arctic’s harsh conditions, The Sun reports citing Minna Alander, a researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.
"Not all NATO allies have the capabilities that are needed and that work in the Arctic environment and climate,” Alander said.....more below
