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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 615

Daphné BENOIT

Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions with a mortar in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, October 21, 2022. (AP Photo/LIBKOS)
October 25, 2022, 3:05 pm
Moscow’s claim Ukraine planning to use ‘dirty bomb’ is just a diversion, experts say
Analyst says Russia’s allegation ‘just noise’ for now; most believe there’s little chance false flag attack could really be used as a pretext for nuke detonation
By Daphné BENOIT
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via a video link in Saint Petersburg on October 10, 2022. (Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/AFP)
October 10, 2022, 9:53 pm
Russia lashes out after Crimea humiliation, but Putin’s options limited
Analysts say Monday’s missile barrage against Ukraine is a sign of Moscow’s rage over bridge bombing, but also of its impotence
By Adam PLOWRIGHT and Daphné BENOIT
A Soviet SS-21 tactical short-range nuclear missile is shown for the first time in Red Square, Moscow at the Victory Day parade May 9, 1985 in Russia. (AP Photo)
March 25, 2022, 5:52 am
What are ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons, and would Putin use them?
As the conflict drags on, fears are raised that Russia could become frustrated and resort to smaller nuclear weapons in a bid to force Ukraine to surrender
By Adam PLOWRIGHT, Daphné BENOIT and Didier Lauras
Ukrainian Army soldiers pose for a photo as they gather to celebrate a Day of Unity in Odessa, Ukraine, on Wednesday, February 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
February 24, 2022, 4:12 pm
Ukrainian forces vastly outnumbered and outgunned by Russia despite West’s help
Ukraine’s standing army of 145,000 only amounts to around the number of Russian troops amassed around its borders; analysts say Ukrainian air defenses ‘woefully deficient’
By Stuart Williams, Daphné BENOIT and Valerie LEROUX
Three French made Rafale fighter jets fly in formation with other Egyptian air force warplanes, above Cairo, on Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Egypt took delivery of three Rafale fighter jets from France, the first of 24 warplanes purchased as part of a nearly $6 billion deal that also included an advanced frigate and munitions. (AP Photo/Ahmed Abd El Latif)
May 4, 2021, 4:59 am
Egypt to buy 30 Rafale fighter jets from France in multi-billion dollar deal
Cairo is one of France’s main customers for arms, with President Macron unwilling to link weapons sales to Egypt’s poor human rights record
By Daphné BENOIT
French President Emmanuel Macron stands at the main entrance of the Elysee Palace on November 20, 2017 in Paris. (AFP PHOTO / LUDOVIC MARIN)
November 21, 2017, 12:54 am
France on a mission to restore lost Middle East clout
Emmanuel Macron aims to fill vacuum left by US, seeking to resolve Lebanon crisis, Iran missile development
By Daphné BENOIT
Marine Le Pen delivering a speech on stage behind a French national flag during the FN's summer congress in Frejus, southern France on September 18, 2016. (AFP / Franck PENNANT)
November 17, 2016, 9:58 am
Trump looms large over French presidential race
Far right party leader Le Pen sees hope in US results, but other candidates also try to make hay, calling for change, rejecting group-thinking and dismissing comparisons to Clinton
By Daphné BENOIT and Clare BYRNE
Iraqi soldiers pose with an Islamic State (IS) group flag as they hold a position in the village of Gogjali, a few hundred meters off Mosul's eastern edge, on November 2, 2016, as clashes go on between Iraqi army forces and the jihadists to retake Mosul, the last Iraqi city under the control of IS. (Bulent Kilic/AFP)
November 7, 2016, 1:01 pm
Islamic State is losing ground but still a threat
While the West’s military campaign reduced the threat of complex operations, experts warn of ‘lone-wolf’ attacks
By Daphné BENOIT
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