Get A to Z updates about World!
Israeli troops operating in Beit Jinn, Syria, on November 27. (@AvichayAdraee on X) On November 27, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) launched an operation in the southern Syrian village of Beit Jinn. According to the IDF, “troops conducted an operation to apprehend suspects from the [Jamaa] Islamiya [Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood] terrorist organization operating in the…
An Israeli soldier crouches near a Merkava tank on November 17, 2025. (IDF) Palestinian terrorists in Gaza have violated phase one of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas on at least eight occasions between November 13 and November 21, according to reports from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Since the ceasefire’s implementation on October…
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Laser-guided 70mm Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) rockets now appear to be part of the arsenal available for Ukraine’s F-16 Viper fighters. This is not an unexpected development given that rockets would offer the…
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Turkish industry and media alike have heralded the recent live-fire test in which a Kizilelma uncrewed combat air vehicle (UCAV) used a Turkish-made air-to-air missile to destroy a target drone. Turkey claims the test marks the first…
US Chargé d’Affaires Joshua Harris (Center-right) and Consul General Gwendolyn Green (Center-left) meet with Kurdistan Regional Government Minister of Electricity Kamal Mohmmad Salih (Far right) in Erbil, Iraq, on November 26. A key gas field was attacked the same day. (US Consulate General Erbil on X) The important Khor Mor gas field in the Kurdistan…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on November 19. (Benjamin Netanyahu on X) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led a large group of Israeli officials and military commanders to the buffer zone between Israel and Syria on November 19. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) took control of the area after the regime…
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. On the approach to land on the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman, the F/A-18F Super Hornet’s pilot looked out the canopy and saw a Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) launched from the Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg…
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. Turkish industry and media alike have heralded the recent live-fire test in which a Kizilelma uncrewed combat air vehicle (UCAV) used a Turkish-made air-to-air missile to destroy a target drone. Turkey claims the test marks the first…
A screenshot from a video released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shows a terrorist firing on Israeli troops after driving toward them along a humanitarian aid route and exiting his vehicle. Palestinian terrorists violated the ceasefire in Gaza 14 times between November 22 and November 26, and 46 times since its implementation on October…
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. European missile house MBDA has, for the first time, shown an example of its Thundart surface-to-surface rocket, the result of a rapid development program as France looks to significantly expand the range of its land-based strike capabilities….