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#BurkinaFaso (#Sahel) 🇧🇫: #JNIM (part of Al-Qaeda) ambushed Burkinabe Forces convoy in #Gourma.
Militants captured large quantities of #Serbian 🇷🇸 Zastava M05E1 rifles, #Chinese 🇨🇳 W85 heavy machine guns, vz. 58P rifle, DZGI-40 air-burst projectiles, ZPU-2 autocannon, PK/Type 80 machine guns, RPG-7 / Type 69 RPG Launchers, Type 67-2 machine guns, PG-7V HEAT projectiles, Zastava M70AB2 rifles, 60mm mortars, Type 56-1 / 56-2 rifles, Type 2 AK-47 rifles, vehicles, ammunition etc... were captured
https://x.com/war_noir/status/1823404307481514281
Militants captured large quantities of #Serbian 🇷🇸 Zastava M05E1 rifles, #Chinese 🇨🇳 W85 heavy machine guns, vz. 58P rifle, DZGI-40 air-burst projectiles, ZPU-2 autocannon, PK/Type 80 machine guns, RPG-7 / Type 69 RPG Launchers, Type 67-2 machine guns, PG-7V HEAT projectiles, Zastava M70AB2 rifles, 60mm mortars, Type 56-1 / 56-2 rifles, Type 2 AK-47 rifles, vehicles, ammunition etc... were captured
https://x.com/war_noir/status/1823404307481514281
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🇩🇪🇺🇦 Germany's support for Ukraine will remain unchanged, regardless of the results of the investigations into the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipeline explosions.
This statement was made by German government spokesperson Wolfgang Büchner, as reported by the DPA news agency.
Earlier, German media reported that three Ukrainian citizens are suspects in the pipeline explosion case.
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This statement was made by German government spokesperson Wolfgang Büchner, as reported by the DPA news agency.
"These are two different matters that have no connection to each other," he said.
Earlier, German media reported that three Ukrainian citizens are suspects in the pipeline explosion case.
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⚖️ 🇺🇸 🇮🇱 U.C.L.A. Can’t Let Protesters Block Jewish Students From Campus, Judge Says | NYT
🔶 A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily barred the University of California, Los Angeles, from allowing protesters to set up encampments that barred Jewish students from having access to central parts of the campus.
🔶 Issuing a preliminary injunction in favor of three Jewish students who had sued U.C.L.A., Judge Mark C. Scarsi said university administrators were prohibited from offering any programs, activities or access to campus if they were not “fully and equally accessible to Jewish students.”
🔶 He added that U.C.L.A. had argued that it “has no responsibility to protect the religious freedom of its Jewish students because the exclusion was engineered by third-party protesters.” But Judge Scarsi said it did not matter who blocked the students.
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🔶 A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily barred the University of California, Los Angeles, from allowing protesters to set up encampments that barred Jewish students from having access to central parts of the campus.
🔶 Issuing a preliminary injunction in favor of three Jewish students who had sued U.C.L.A., Judge Mark C. Scarsi said university administrators were prohibited from offering any programs, activities or access to campus if they were not “fully and equally accessible to Jewish students.”
🔶 He added that U.C.L.A. had argued that it “has no responsibility to protect the religious freedom of its Jewish students because the exclusion was engineered by third-party protesters.” But Judge Scarsi said it did not matter who blocked the students.
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The publication recalls that in February 2022, Harris and Zelensky had tense strategic disagreements at the Munich Security Conference over how to keep Russia from dragging Europe into a new Cold War. At that time, Harris turned down Zelensky when he asked to impose preventive sanctions against Russia in the hope that this would stop the invasion.
“At her core, Kamala Harris is like Joe Biden — a liberal internationalist who supports global coalitions, a strong NATO, and a strong Europe. But in their diplomatic styles, they could not be more different. Ironically, given all the attention on Biden’s physical problems, he has been far more energetic and assertive than Harris on Ukraine. She has missed several opportunities to build a decent relationship with Zelensky, and her ambivalence about the crisis does not bode well for her victory,” says a former Biden aide who spoke on condition of anonymity.
“During a press conference in Poland, discussing the refugees who fled Ukraine two weeks after Putin’s invasion, Harris laughed. Zelensky’s former press secretary, Yulia Mendel, wrote on X: ‘It would be a tragedy if this woman won the presidential election.’ Mendel quickly deleted her post and retracted her comments, but the perception among unkind observers that Harris was out of her depth on Ukraine proved harder to dispel,” The Telegraph writes.
“Contrary to some of Kamala Harris’s historic statements about Ukraine, if she wins the presidential election, her relationship with Ukraine and President Zelensky promises to be anything but simple,” the publication concludes.
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"We can clearly say that we received no outside help for the fighting at Tinzaouaten"
"No, we have not received any assistance from Ukraine."
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"Indigenous Americans Must Resist the Great Replacement"
In his first piece, White Papers contributor Anishinaabe Man tackles the issue of demographic change from the perspective of right-wing and reservation-based Indigenous Americans.
Indigenous Americans and Whites have many intersecting political priorities.
Indeed, Indigenous Americans are the group most opposed to increases in legal immigration (37%).
While some 51% of Indigenous Americans view immigration as a serious national security issue and threat to America's vital interests.
In terms of cultural politics Whites and Indigenous Americans also have similar political views such as widespread opposition to transgenderism and a preference for traditional marriage and family formation.
The diversity coalition has done Indigenous Americans no favors and it is time to begin asserting our strong traditional values and collective identities to combat the second great demographic transformation of this continent - for there is no guarantee that the new majority groups will have any interest in negotiating a favorable new settlement with our Indigenous nations.
Read Anishinaabe Man's full article rallying Indigenous Americans against the Great Replacement here on our Substack:
In his first piece, White Papers contributor Anishinaabe Man tackles the issue of demographic change from the perspective of right-wing and reservation-based Indigenous Americans.
Indigenous Americans and Whites have many intersecting political priorities.
Indeed, Indigenous Americans are the group most opposed to increases in legal immigration (37%).
While some 51% of Indigenous Americans view immigration as a serious national security issue and threat to America's vital interests.
In terms of cultural politics Whites and Indigenous Americans also have similar political views such as widespread opposition to transgenderism and a preference for traditional marriage and family formation.
The diversity coalition has done Indigenous Americans no favors and it is time to begin asserting our strong traditional values and collective identities to combat the second great demographic transformation of this continent - for there is no guarantee that the new majority groups will have any interest in negotiating a favorable new settlement with our Indigenous nations.
Read Anishinaabe Man's full article rallying Indigenous Americans against the Great Replacement here on our Substack:
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Indigenous Americans Must Resist the Great Replacement
Our interest are being drowned out too
Media is too big
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🔗 Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY)
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With a July inflation of 4.0% and an annual inflation of 263.4% (July 2023-2024), President Javier Milei managed to obtain his lowest inflation so far in 2024
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📖 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Kursk Tactical Update | ISW
🔶️ Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces marginally advanced in Kursk Oblast amid a generally slower tempo of Ukrainian operations as Russian forces continue attempts to stabilize the frontline in the area.
🔶️ Ukrainian outlet Suspilne reported on August 14 that its sources in the Ukrainian military stated that the tempo of Ukrainian advances in Kursk Oblast has slowed due to the increasing Russian resistance in the direction of Kursk City.
🔸 Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces are gradually stabilizing the frontline in Kursk Oblast and that unspecified Russian reinforcements are arriving from unspecified areas and are establishing communications with Russian units already in the area.
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🔶️ Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces marginally advanced in Kursk Oblast amid a generally slower tempo of Ukrainian operations as Russian forces continue attempts to stabilize the frontline in the area.
🔶️ Ukrainian outlet Suspilne reported on August 14 that its sources in the Ukrainian military stated that the tempo of Ukrainian advances in Kursk Oblast has slowed due to the increasing Russian resistance in the direction of Kursk City.
🔸 Russian milbloggers claimed that Russian forces are gradually stabilizing the frontline in Kursk Oblast and that unspecified Russian reinforcements are arriving from unspecified areas and are establishing communications with Russian units already in the area.
📎 ISW
/CIG/ Telegram | Counter Intelligence Global
📖 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Kursk Tactical Update | ISW 🔶️ Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces marginally advanced in Kursk Oblast amid a generally slower tempo of Ukrainian operations as Russian forces continue attempts to stabilize the frontline in the area.…
🇷🇺🇺🇦 "Two Ukrainian soldiers awaiting orders to join the battle in Kursk said they had just arrived from the front line near Pokrovsk, where Ukrainian forces are under heavy pressure. “We came to help,” said one of them.
Another soldier said he was surprised to learn he was being transferred to the Sumy border region as his unit was so short of men that infantry spent as long as 45 days straight in a trench. The 25-year-old had been stationed in Chasiv Yar, one of the hottest spots on the front line, until a week before the incursion...
'Everybody is more or less happy with how it’s going,' said the soldier, who goes by the call sign Pokemon."
📝 Rob Lee: “Given that Ukraine has pulled units from the Pokrovsk, Toretsk, and Chasiv Yar fronts—the most difficult parts of the front line—it is pretty clear that Ukraine is not pursuing limited objectives in its Kursk operation.”
🔗 Rob Lee
Another soldier said he was surprised to learn he was being transferred to the Sumy border region as his unit was so short of men that infantry spent as long as 45 days straight in a trench. The 25-year-old had been stationed in Chasiv Yar, one of the hottest spots on the front line, until a week before the incursion...
'Everybody is more or less happy with how it’s going,' said the soldier, who goes by the call sign Pokemon."
📝 Rob Lee: “Given that Ukraine has pulled units from the Pokrovsk, Toretsk, and Chasiv Yar fronts—the most difficult parts of the front line—it is pretty clear that Ukraine is not pursuing limited objectives in its Kursk operation.”
🔗 Rob Lee
/CIG/ Telegram | Counter Intelligence Global
🇷🇺🇺🇦 "Two Ukrainian soldiers awaiting orders to join the battle in Kursk said they had just arrived from the front line near Pokrovsk, where Ukrainian forces are under heavy pressure. “We came to help,” said one of them. Another soldier said he was surprised…
🇷🇺🇺🇦 “Meeting on the situation in the Kursk region. We discussed key issues: security, humanitarian aid, and, if necessary, the establishment of military commandant’s offices.
Ukraine is defending itself and the lives of its people in border communities while also taking active steps on Russian territory. Our forces strictly adhere to the requirements of international conventions and humanitarian law.”
🔗 Volodymyr Zelenskyy
📝 Rob Lee: “Looks like the plan is to hold Russian territory for an extended period.”
🔗 Rob Lee
Ukraine is defending itself and the lives of its people in border communities while also taking active steps on Russian territory. Our forces strictly adhere to the requirements of international conventions and humanitarian law.”
🔗 Volodymyr Zelenskyy
📝 Rob Lee: “Looks like the plan is to hold Russian territory for an extended period.”
🔗 Rob Lee
/CIG/ Telegram | Counter Intelligence Global
📖 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Kursk Tactical Update | ISW 🔶️ Russian milbloggers claimed that Ukrainian forces marginally advanced in Kursk Oblast amid a generally slower tempo of Ukrainian operations as Russian forces continue attempts to stabilize the frontline in the area.…
🇺🇦🇷🇺 The 7th day(August 12th) of the Kursk Operation
Tactical Analysis🧵
🔸 Addressing some ORBAT changes first, we believe the 82nd has not been involved in fighting since Day 5
Instead the 24th Aidar Battalion is believed to have conducted the operation towards Korenevo but for now we'll leave it on the map until further information comes out.
🔸 The Ukrainian 92nd Brigade sent a grouping of troops to the town of Giri, likely due to bad intelligence, the grouping was ambushed and struck by a lot of firepower.
Its likely objective was the capture of the bridges to Belitsa. The grouping was hit very hard and severe losses were suffered although some vehicles managed to leave without too much damage.
🔸 With the deteriorating situation on their service routes and after days of heavy fighting the Russian 488th was not exactly in the best morale. so when Kozak 2s of 88th moved from the north their defense collapsed very quickly. The Russians got forced back from the northern area of the eastern district and were positioned around mirniy but we believe that as of today the Russians should have finally withdrawn from the town.
🔸 In Korenevo the Ukrainians have continued assaults, this time less ambitiously, although information on them is lackluster so I won't talk about them anymore.
🔗 Lovely Lad
📝 Consistent reporting suggests the 80th, 82nd and 92nd Brigades (or elements thereof) of the AFU have taken serious casualties, and been partially or fully withdrawn.
Tactical Analysis🧵
🔸 Addressing some ORBAT changes first, we believe the 82nd has not been involved in fighting since Day 5
Instead the 24th Aidar Battalion is believed to have conducted the operation towards Korenevo but for now we'll leave it on the map until further information comes out.
🔸 The Ukrainian 92nd Brigade sent a grouping of troops to the town of Giri, likely due to bad intelligence, the grouping was ambushed and struck by a lot of firepower.
Its likely objective was the capture of the bridges to Belitsa. The grouping was hit very hard and severe losses were suffered although some vehicles managed to leave without too much damage.
🔸 With the deteriorating situation on their service routes and after days of heavy fighting the Russian 488th was not exactly in the best morale. so when Kozak 2s of 88th moved from the north their defense collapsed very quickly. The Russians got forced back from the northern area of the eastern district and were positioned around mirniy but we believe that as of today the Russians should have finally withdrawn from the town.
🔸 In Korenevo the Ukrainians have continued assaults, this time less ambitiously, although information on them is lackluster so I won't talk about them anymore.
🔗 Lovely Lad
📝 Consistent reporting suggests the 80th, 82nd and 92nd Brigades (or elements thereof) of the AFU have taken serious casualties, and been partially or fully withdrawn.
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I swear the elevation in the Pokrovsk direction was built for a successful Russian advance.
Like seriously, look at this: The tactical heights follow the railway line from Avdiivka, to Ocheretyne to Novohrodivka. The windbreaks on either side of the tracks can be used as cover for infantry from Ukrainian artillery and FPV drones.
The tactical heights then make a perfect curve around the Vovcha river, getting behind the Ukrainian defences before stretching behind Krasnohorivka to Kurakhove.
It branches out into more heights leading to Pokrovsk and other nearby towns, and even continues to go all the way to Dobropillya.
And if that wasn't enough, there is a ridgeline running right over the Pokrovsk-Kostyantynivka Highway. It literally couldn't be worse, and Ukraine has largely focused on the wrong areas to defend, eg. the western bank of the Vovcha river.
Like seriously, look at this: The tactical heights follow the railway line from Avdiivka, to Ocheretyne to Novohrodivka. The windbreaks on either side of the tracks can be used as cover for infantry from Ukrainian artillery and FPV drones.
The tactical heights then make a perfect curve around the Vovcha river, getting behind the Ukrainian defences before stretching behind Krasnohorivka to Kurakhove.
It branches out into more heights leading to Pokrovsk and other nearby towns, and even continues to go all the way to Dobropillya.
And if that wasn't enough, there is a ridgeline running right over the Pokrovsk-Kostyantynivka Highway. It literally couldn't be worse, and Ukraine has largely focused on the wrong areas to defend, eg. the western bank of the Vovcha river.
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AMK Mapping
I swear the elevation in the Pokrovsk direction was built for a successful Russian advance. Like seriously, look at this: The tactical heights follow the railway line from Avdiivka, to Ocheretyne to Novohrodivka. The windbreaks on either side of the tracks…
Compare this to Sloviansk-Kramatorsk for example. The Russians have to go over the hills and through gulleys to get to those cities. Now I know why the Russians chose the Pokrovsk direction over anything else.
AMK Mapping
I swear the elevation in the Pokrovsk direction was built for a successful Russian advance. Like seriously, look at this: The tactical heights follow the railway line from Avdiivka, to Ocheretyne to Novohrodivka. The windbreaks on either side of the tracks…
🇷🇺🇺🇦 Updated map showing further Russian gains on the Pokrovsk front and in New York, Donetsk oblast. Russian forces are less than 13 kilometers from Pokrovsk and made small gains in Krasnohorivka.
🔗 Rob Lee
🔗 Rob Lee
/CIG/ Telegram | Counter Intelligence Global
🇺🇦 🇷🇺 "A commander of the 24th brigade, recently transferred from Niu-York to Chasiv Yar, two of the hottest sections of the front, says battalions in his brigade are now fighting with just 20 people in position, less than a platoon size... 🔶️ says his brigade...has…
🇺🇦🇷🇺🧵 “I was in #Sumy on Monday for @zeit and spoke to soldiers from several brigades about their activities in #Kursk region. Here are some insights.”
🔸 Out of the 3 scenarios that military experts consider realistic (expanding further, holding, retreating completely), all men I spoke to were in clear favor of the 1st one: Expanding a bit more, then holding. One said: It is an amazing feeling to finally have enough munition.
🔸 Working on Russian territory brings new challenges, especially in the sphere of communication. Starlink doesn’t work. The Ukrainians can use radios (or even Russian sim cards), but it makes them trackable. This leads to a limited knowledge of the territory ahead.
🔸 Now logistics is key. If the aim is to hold territory, Ukrainian soldiers need to set up supply lines and ensure safe ways for the evacuation of material & men. Currently, the problems with communication and surveillance are standing in the way.
🔗 Oliva Kortas
📝 This perhaps explains prior reporting about munition shortages in the Donbass; the offensive into Kursk has received priority in supplies.
Logistics will prove key into the success or failure of the offensive, with the Ukrainian focus on Korenevo resulting from its status as a railway hub connected into the Sumy Oblast of Ukraine. Currently, the Ukrainian advance has yet to secure an East-West rail line necessary to sustain deeper penetrations into the Kursk region of Russia.
🔸 Out of the 3 scenarios that military experts consider realistic (expanding further, holding, retreating completely), all men I spoke to were in clear favor of the 1st one: Expanding a bit more, then holding. One said: It is an amazing feeling to finally have enough munition.
🔸 Working on Russian territory brings new challenges, especially in the sphere of communication. Starlink doesn’t work. The Ukrainians can use radios (or even Russian sim cards), but it makes them trackable. This leads to a limited knowledge of the territory ahead.
🔸 Now logistics is key. If the aim is to hold territory, Ukrainian soldiers need to set up supply lines and ensure safe ways for the evacuation of material & men. Currently, the problems with communication and surveillance are standing in the way.
🔗 Oliva Kortas
📝 This perhaps explains prior reporting about munition shortages in the Donbass; the offensive into Kursk has received priority in supplies.
Logistics will prove key into the success or failure of the offensive, with the Ukrainian focus on Korenevo resulting from its status as a railway hub connected into the Sumy Oblast of Ukraine. Currently, the Ukrainian advance has yet to secure an East-West rail line necessary to sustain deeper penetrations into the Kursk region of Russia.
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I was in #Sumy on Monday for @zeit and spoke to soldiers from several brigades about their activities in #Kursk region. Here are some insights. 1/n