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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 586

Didier Lauras

A member of private mercenary group Wagner pays tribute to Yevgeny Prigozhin (L) and Dmitry Utkin, a shadowy figure who managed Wagner's operations and allegedly served in Russian military intelligence, at the makeshift memorial in front of the PMC Wagner office in Novosibirsk, on August 24, 2023. (Photo by Vladimir NIKOLAYEV / AFP)
August 24, 2023, 3:33 pm
Prigozhin’s death leaves many unknowns and one ‘most obvious’ assumption
Kremlin does nothing to deny widespread assessment that Wagner leader’s plane crash was an act of revenge by Putin for leading an aborted uprising
By Didier Lauras
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi talk to each other during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, January 19, 2022. (Pavel Bednyakov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
November 3, 2022, 11:04 pm
Iran-Russia alliance serves Tehran’s interests as nuclear deal crumbles
Experts say use of Iranian weapons in Ukraine war may be a ‘warning’ to Western powers; arms sales between the two countries remain a global concern
By Didier Lauras
Local residentsv walk past a destroyed Russian personnel armoured carrier in the town of Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, on October 17, 2022, amid the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. (Anatolii Stepanov / AFP)
October 20, 2022, 2:12 pm
As Russian troops retreat, Ukrainians snap up their abandoned military gear
Warring countries are mostly using similar Soviet-era equipment, so Ukrainians often do not need much training to adopt what is left behind
By Didier Lauras and Joris FIORITI
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
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (right) and chief of the general staff Valery Gerasimov attend a meeting with Russian President in Moscow, on February 27, 2022. (Alexey Nikolsky/Sputnik/AFP)
March 8, 2022, 8:39 pm
Russian generals risk themselves to motivate troops after sluggish advance
Several top Russian generals reportedly die in Ukraine, as more commanders feel they need to take greater risks to speed progress, military analysts say
By Stuart Williams and Didier Lauras
A Russian military technician checks a MiG-31K fighter of the Russian air force carrying a Kinzhal hypersonic cruise missile parked at an air field during a military drill, on February 19, 2022. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
March 1, 2022, 11:19 pm
Western experts baffled by Russian air force’s low profile in Ukraine
Despite overwhelming numerical superiority, Russia has so far failed to secure Ukraine’s skies; experts call it ‘one of the surprising elements’ of the conflict
By Didier Lauras
Illustrative: An unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile test launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, October 2, 2019. (Staff Sgt. J.T. Armstrong/US Air Force via AP)
January 4, 2022, 4:04 am
Five global nuclear powers make rare pledge to prevent atomic weapons spread
US, UK, France, Russia and China set aside tensions to say nuclear war ‘must never be fought’
By Stuart Williams and Didier Lauras
A Taliban fighter stands guard at the site of the August 26 twin suicide bombs, which killed scores of people including 13 US troops, at Kabul airport on August 27, 2021. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP)
September 6, 2021, 10:09 am
Amid Afghanistan chaos, Islamic State seizes opportunity for resurgence
Terrorist group’s reach is felt through affiliates in Yemen, Nigeria and Mali, which continue to plot attacks
By Didier Lauras
Taliban fighters show off uniforms and US-made rifles seized from former Afghan forces in video on social media. (Screenshot)
August 25, 2021, 4:57 pm
On social media, Taliban tout trained and US-equipped ‘special forces’
Pictures online show jubilant fighters posing with armored Humvees, aircraft and weapons abandoned by the defeated American-backed Afghan army
By Didier Lauras
Composite: The United States Embassy and other damaged buildings in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, are shown on the day after a terrorist bombing, Aug. 8, 1998. (AP Photo/Dave Caulkin, File); Small frame: Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah, also known as Abu Muhammad al-Masri, in an FBI post offering a reward for information on his whereabouts. (Screenshot/fbi.gov)
November 17, 2020, 7:59 am
After Israel said to kill al-Qaeda No. 2, questions over terror group’s future
With unconfirmed rumors swirling over fate of Al-Zawahiri in wake of Abu Muhammad al-Masri’s killing in Iran, many analysts point to Saif al-Adel as next leader
By Didier Lauras
Migrants wearing protective facemasks hurry to renew work and residence permits in Russia at a migration center in Saint Petersburg on April 3, 2020, amid the spread of the coronavirus. (Olga MALTSEVA / AFP)
April 5, 2020, 4:44 pm
After the virus: What kind of world will we live in?
Some economies may never recover; civil liberties could erode as leaders tighten control; multilateral groups such as WHO and UN could be marginalized… but nobody knows for sure
By Didier Lauras
In this January 21, 2017 photo, US President Donald Trump speaks at the Central Intelligence Agency in Langley, Virginia. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
December 16, 2019, 9:45 am
US intelligence agencies distrust unpredictable president
Current and former officials say Trump doesn’t know how to process information and relies heavily on partisan cable news sources for information
By Didier Lauras
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