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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 589

Michel Moutot

An explosion on August 8 at the Nenoksa Missile Test Site near Severodvinsk, Russia. (YouTube screenshot)
August 15, 2019, 2:59 am
Secret Russia weapon project: Gamechanger or PR stunt?
Analysts say nuclear-powered cruise missile project believed tied to deadly blast at test site features many technical difficulties, and risks could outweigh gains
By Michel Moutot
Illustrative: A cybersecurity expert stands in front of a map of Iran as he speaks to journalists about the techniques of Iranian hacking, on September 20, 2017, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP/Kamran Jebreili)
June 29, 2019, 6:56 am
US cyber attack on Iran exploited flaw in heavily-guarded network, experts say
Assault that crippled Revolutionary Guard missile system result of massive investment in cyber warfare by American military, likely took extensive preparation
By Michel Moutot
Illustrative: A cybersecurity expert stands in front of a map of Iran as he speaks to journalists about the techniques of Iranian hacking, on September 20, 2017, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP/Kamran Jebreili)
June 26, 2019, 8:06 pm
US cyber attack on Iran shrouded in digital ‘fog of war’
Experts say the reported American hack after downing of drone and Iran’s denial highlight difficulty of verifying cyber operations
By Michel Moutot
This photo released by the official website of the Iranian Defense Ministry on Sunday, June 9, 2019, shows the Khordad 15, a new surface-to-air missile battery at an undisclosed location in Iran. The system uses locally made missiles that resemble the HAWK missiles that the US once sold to the shah and later delivered to the Islamic Republic in the 1980s Iran-Contra scandal. (Iranian Defense Ministry via AP)
June 25, 2019, 1:21 pm
Iran’s air defense missiles must be taken seriously, experts say
Tehran’s downing of a sophisticated US drone – albeit a large, slow one – shows it knows how to use its missile systems, though it still lags far behind US capabilities
By Michel Moutot
Sailors stand on deck above a hole the US Navy says was made by a limpet mine on the damaged Panama-flagged, Japanese owned oil tanker Kokuka Courageous, anchored off Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, June 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Fay Abuelgasim)
June 22, 2019, 12:03 pm
Surveillance drone may have tracked Japanese tanker, experts say
‘Flying object’ seen by ship’s crew, first blamed for explosion, was likely an unmanned Iranian aircraft monitoring targets
By Michel Moutot
In this file photo taken on April 30, 2019, Iranian soldiers take part in the National Persian Gulf Day in the Strait of Hormuz. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
June 18, 2019, 7:53 pm
Potential conflict in Strait of Hormuz: Imbalanced forces and guerrilla warfare
In any clash between navies, Iran is likely to avoid full-scale battles and choose clandestine, indirect operations, experts say
By Michel Moutot and Fabien Zamora
A man crosses the iconic rails leading to the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland, July 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz, FILE)
April 13, 2019, 9:44 pm
‘I weighed 70 pounds’: Last Auschwitz survivors remember a living hell
As those who suffered through Nazi death camp pass away, the living vow to keep telling their stories to younger generations
By Michel Moutot
This file photo taken on March 12, 2017, shows Iraqi children sitting amidst the rubble of a street in Mosul's Nablus neighborhood in front of a billboard bearing the logo of the Islamic State terrir group. (AFP Photo/Aris Messinis)
December 19, 2017, 8:45 am
Defeated militarily in 2017, Islamic State remains a global threat
With its self-proclaimed ‘caliphate’ in Iraq and Syria crumbling, jihadist group is evolving by ordering and inspiring attacks abroad, experts warn
By Michel Moutot
A policeman stands guard in Times Square near the site of a pipe bomb explosion on December 11, 2017. (John Moore/Getty Images/AFP)
December 17, 2017, 4:47 am
In Europe and US, homegrown jihadists remain largest terror threat
Experts say extremists with no real connections to Islamic State are harder to spot than fighters returning from battlefield
By Michel Moutot
File: Police investigate an area where terror suspect Mohamed Abrini was arrested in Brussels on Friday April 8, 2016. (AP/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
December 16, 2016, 7:17 pm
Jihadists’ return from frontline a major threat, US experts warn
Western authorities estimate 25,000 to 30,000 fighters went to IS ‘caliphate’
By Michel Moutot
A policeman stands guard as Switzerland's national soccer team leaves Montpellier's airport by bus, on June 6, 2016. (AFP/PASCAL GUYOT)
June 7, 2016, 8:04 am
French jitters swell over jihadists turning soccer tourney into target
Despite unprecedented security for Euro 2016, set to kick off Friday, millions of foreign visitors present immense challenges
By Michel Moutot
A tribute to the terrorists who carried out the terror attack in Paris on November 13, as published in Dabiq, an Islamic State publication. (Screen capture Dabiq)
May 2, 2016, 7:49 am
French journalist infiltrates jihadist cell for six months
Filmmaker says local Islamic State members are ‘lost, frustrated, suicidal, easily manipulated youths’
By Michel Moutot
File: (Left to right) Khalid El Bakraoui, Ibrahim El Bakraoui and Najim Laachraoui, who carried out the deadly suicide bombings in Brussels on March 22, 2016, in a photo distributed by Belgian authorities. (Belgian Federal Police)
March 24, 2016, 12:32 am
Brothers-in-jihad — when fraternal bonds lead to terror
As in the Brussels, Paris and Boston attacks, experts say radicalization among siblings ‘a natural phenomenon’
By Michel Moutot
A building is seen with heavy damage in Aleppo, Syria, February 11, 2016. (Alexander Kots/Komsomolskaya Pravda via AP)
February 20, 2016, 7:45 am
Aleppo’s rebel zones prepare for total siege
Fears of total encirclement of the Syrian city have taken hold, with thousands of civilians fleeing as the regime closes in
By Michel Moutot
Illustrative photo of Islamic State militants, with an IS fighter waving the group flag in Fallujah, Iraq, west of Baghdad, June 28, 2015. (Militant website of IS, via AP)
January 17, 2016, 6:11 am
Islamic State ‘brand’ seen spreading worldwide
Jihadist group may be retreating in Iraq, but now recognizes affiliates in eight countries, claims attacks in 17
By Michel Moutot
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