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๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ MW researcher Daniele Garofalo:

The twelfth pledge of allegiance to the new leader of #IS comes once again from #Nigeria - West #Africa (#ISWAP).

After Lake Chad and Faruq (probably #Tumbuktu), it is the turn of #Sambisa!

https://twitter.com/g88daniele/status/1503036976404086789?s=21
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณAn interesting Stratfor map of India's 'Red Corridor' showing the operational range of the country's Maoist insurgents

https://twitter.com/LucasADWebber/status/1247590433699610624?s=20&t=RHd1ke8sevh20RGzr0k4Vg
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆJerusalem Post: Around 180 pro-Ukrainian foreign fighters were killed in a Russian strike on Ukrainian training bases according to the Russian Defense Ministry
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ทABC News: Iran has claimed responsibility for a missile barrage that struck near a sprawling U.S. consulate complex in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, saying it was retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria that killed two members of its Revolutionary Guard
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆNew York Times: The base outside Lviv that was attacked by Russian forces early on Sunday was a key link between Ukraineโ€™s armed forces and Western militaries before the war โ€” and has become an important logistics hub and training center for foreign fighters since Russiaโ€™s invasion began.
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆISW's latest control-of-terrain #map for Russia's invasion of Ukraine - March 13

https://twitter.com/LucasADWebber/status/1503089046712729606?s=20&t=g_JeTUxBVZPI6ih1O2kbiQ
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณFinancial Times: Russia asks China for military assistance in its invasion of Ukraine
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆWashington Post map of Russia's invasion of Ukraine (March 12)
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ทMan Injures 3 French Police, is Killed After Attack - The national antiterrorism prosecutorโ€™s office said it is examining what happened before determining whether to open an investigation into terrorism

https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3527086/france-man-injures-3-police-killed-after-attack
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณHiiraan: Chinese national among 5 killed in attack near Somalia border
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑNL Times: Dutch Foreign Legion fighters wounded in Russian missile attack in western Ukraine - Gert Snitselaar, who coordinates the Dutch members of the Foreign Legion, told the Telegraaf and AD that it was clear Dutch people were killed in the attack
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆDW News: Mariupol officials said at least 22 bombings occurred in the city in the last 24 hours โ€” over 100 in total so far.
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆReuters: The UK Ministry of Defence said on Sunday that Russian naval forces had established a distant blockade of Ukraineโ€™s Black Sea Coast, isolating Ukraine from international maritime trade.

Russian naval forces are continuing to carry out missile strikes against targets in Ukraine, the ministry said in its intelligence update posted on Twitter.

Russia could conduct further amphibious landing operations in the coming weeks, similar to the one conducted in the Sea of Azov, the update added.
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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆLe Figaro: French Chief of the Defence Staff stated "I consider despite remarkable resistance they are showing Ukrainian forces faced with difficulty of keep together a stretched apparatus, without operational reserve, could experience a sudden collapse"
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆELNT News: Russian strategic bombers airborne, possibly ALCM strikes on Ukraine soon.

The Kyiv Independent: Air raid alerts in at least 19 out of 24 Ukrainian regions.
AFP: While arms exports declined globally by 4.6% in 2017-2021 compared to the preceding five years, Europe posted a 19% increase
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ซCGTN Africa: Gunmen killed at least 13 gendarmes in an ambush Sunday at Taparko, a mining town in northern Burkina Faso regularly targeted by jihadist fighters, according to local security sources.
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUK Defence Intelligence:
- Russian naval forces have established a distant blockade of Ukraineโ€™s Black Sea coast, effectively isolating Ukraine from international maritime trade.

- Russian naval forces are also continuing to conduct missile strikes against targets throughout Ukraine.

- Russia has already conducted one amphibious landing in the Sea of Azov and could look to conduct further such operations in the coming weeks.
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆUK Defence Intelligence:
- Russian forces are attempting to envelop Ukrainian forces in the east of the country as they advance from the direction of Kharkiv in the north and Mariupol in the south.

- Russian forces advancing from Crimea are attempting to circumvent Mykolaiv as they look to drive west towards Odesa.