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The 2008 Russo-Georgian War: Europe's First War of the 21st Century
How a five-day war over South Ossetia and Abkhazia killed hundreds, displaced nearly 200,000, and set the stage for Russia's later confrontation with Ukraine.
Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026 
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Is Abiy Ahmed the Most Dangerous Man in Africa? Ethiopia on the Brink
How Ethiopia's Nobel Peace laureate Abiy Ahmed presided over the deadly Tigray War and now risks plunging the entire Horn of Africa into collapse.
Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026 
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The Al-Rashid Incident: Tragic Accident or Deliberate Massacre in Gaza?
A forensic look at the February 29, 2024 aid-convoy deaths on Gaza's Al-Rashid Street, where over 100 died and accounts split between stampede and massacre.
Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026 
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America Has Bombed Iran: The Strikes, the Targets, and What Matters Now
U.S. B-2 bombers and submarines struck three Iranian nuclear sites on June 22, 2025. Here is what the attack hit, what it likely achieved, and what comes next.
Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026 
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America Enters Ecuador's Drug War: Joint Strikes, a Border Crisis, and the Civilians in Between
U.S. and Ecuadorian forces launched joint strikes against drug-trafficking gangs in March 2026, opening a new phase in a war that has made Ecuador one of Earth's deadliest nations.
Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026 
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America Wants Regime Change in Cuba: Inside the Blockade Squeezing Havana
A US energy blockade has plunged Cuba into nationwide blackouts as Washington pushes to topple Miguel Diaz-Canel after Venezuela and Iran.
Simon Whistler · June 2, 2026 WarFronts Weekly
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Avdiivka Has Fallen — Can Ukraine Still Win the War?
After nearly a decade of resistance, Avdiivka fell to Russian forces. What caused the collapse, what comes next, and what the West must do now.
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How Bakhmut Became Europe's Deadliest Post-WWII Battle
How the small Ukrainian city of Bakhmut became the site of Europe's deadliest battle since 1945, with tens of thousands killed on both sides.
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The Battle of Grozny: Urban Warfare and Total Destruction
How Chechen fighters trapped Russian columns in Grozny's streets, destroyed the Maikop Brigade, and fought a months-long urban battle from 1994 to 1995.
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The Battle of Khasham: When Wagner Commandos and US Special Operators Clashed
How 30 US commandos and allied air power destroyed a 500-strong Wagner and Syrian force at Khasham in February 2018, the first US-Russia clash since the
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Battle of Manila: American Glory and Civilian Apocalypse
Explore the brutal history of the 1945 Battle of Manila, detailing the strategic Allied advance and the horrific civilian apocalypse orchestrated by Japan.
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The Battle of the River Plate: The First Naval Battle of World War Two
How the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee was hunted, damaged, and scuttled after the first major naval engagement of World War Two in December
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