This just coming in. Massive explosions are being heard from an Iranian weapons store at Jabal Ezzan / Azan Mount south of Aleppo, immediately after reports of unknown warplanes flying overhead. The Jerusalem Post is speculating that they’re Israeli jets, but the facts are not known right now. Casualties are...
I’ll start this out relatively empty but update it quickly. Trump has approved strikes on Syria. White House briefing starts in one minute. 21:02 EST: He’s already ordered the launch. Combined operation with France and UK. Attack underway. 21:03 EST: Sounds of explosions in Damascus. Reminder: Just half an hour...
No lead-in needed; we all know what’s happened, and we all know what looks to be in the works. Let’s get into the news, but first, let’s get into the players (if you already know all this, feel free to skip): Syria / Assad: No introduction needed. Controls generally the...
Summary: According to U.S. Central Command logs, we are making fewer airstrikes during a whole month today than we did every day in 2003 during the effort to remove Saddam Hussein. Compared to current capacity we're going at less than a 2% effort. The United States was a No Show...
