Open Source Intel
During Operation Epic Fury, Iraqi citizens near the Najaf Desert reported jets and troop carrying helicopters overhead.
Many assumed the U.S. or Israel was arming Kurdish forces for a ground invasion at the time.
That was not the case. It has now been confirmed that Israel operated a makeshift airstrip in the Iraqi desert, used for strike launches, aircraft redeployment, and staging operations. Those with knowledge of the movement stayed silent at the time for opsec reasons.
The information is now public.
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Qatar's Foreign Ministry condemned a drone attack on a cargo vessel in Qatari waters.
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North Korea amended its constitution to require an automatic nuclear launch if Kim Jong Un is killed or incapacitated.
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Open Source Intel
Iran Navy Commander: “Persian Gulf Dolphins” (small subs) Conduct Formation Exercise in Strait of Hormuz

Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, Commander of the Iranian Navy, announced today that a group of “Persian Gulf dolphins” (Iran’s nickname for its domestically-built Ghadir-class midget submarines) surfaced in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Open Source Intel
IDF destroyed two tunnel routes, ~2km combined, east of the Yellow Line in central Gaza. Hideouts, weapons, dozens of rockets, and explosive devices found during operations in the area. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2053435022686777799/video/1
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Open Source Intel
Some will claim this is AI 🤣 https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2053438361600196670/video/1
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ELINT News
RT @FaytuksNetwork: The Faytuks Network Intelligence & Geo-Intelligence Teams have located an Israeli airstrip used to support combat operations against Iran in the Najaf Desert of southern Iraq. When an Iraqi military convoy approached, the Israeli Air Force attacked it, causing casualties and the loss of a vehicle.

Check out the airstrip's complete history here:
https://faytuksnetwork.com/middle-east/satellite-images-show-suspected-idf-airstrip-built-on-dry-lakebed-in-iraq/
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ELINT News
RT @benreuter_IMINT: if I'm not mistaken a Hermes-450 was shot down over Iran....
I wondered how this relatively small UAV could reach out to Iran...

צילום הבסיס הישראלי המאולתר והסודי בעיראק מתחילת חודש מרץ באיכות גבוהה. מצד שמאל אפשר לראות פריסה של אוהלים, כלי רכב ומסוקים https://twitter.com/ItayBlumental/status/2053393858285765103/video/1 - איתי בלומנטל 🇮🇱 Itay Blumental
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Open Source Intel
Qatari FM to Iran's foreign minister: using the Strait of Hormuz as a pressure tool will only deepen the crisis.
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Visa and Mastercard now functional in Syria after 15 years. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2053445482890891680/video/1
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Putin on the late Larijani: "He was someone you could have a constructive conversation with." Added that Larijani told him Iran changed its position and would no longer transfer its enriched uranium elsewhere. https://twitter.com/Osint613/status/2053447602625024444/photo/1
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U.S. Central Command
While patrolling the skies over the Middle East, a U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter jet is refueled a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker. The world's greatest military routinely makes critical logistical missions look seamless. https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/2053448102170816683/video/1
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Open Source Intel
UAE: Return to in-person education tomorrow, Monday, with the implementation of approved security and safety protocols and measures
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The Lebanese Army arrested an Iraqi delivery worker who spent months posing as a senior Iraqi military officer on Lebanese soil. Using forged documents and a colonel's uniform, the man claimed to be the Iraqi embassy's security chief in Beirut and told Shia community figures he belonged to Asaib Ahl al-Haq, one of Iraq's largest pro-Iranian militias.

He built ties with officers across Lebanon's security agencies, extracted financial-security intelligence, attended official functions, and met personally with Gen. Edgar Lahoud, head of State Security, his deputy Murshid Suleiman, senior officer Mohammad Murtada, and Gen. Hassan Shqair, head of General Security. Lahoud posed for a photo with him without suspecting a thing.

Al-Hurra reports that Lebanese President Joseph Aoun ordered the investigation after the arrest triggered an angry call from Lahoud to the intelligence chief.

A similar case emerged months ago when a Lebanese man was caught impersonating a Saudi prince to cultivate senior Sunni politicians.

-Al-Hurra.
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WarTranslated
Estonia wants Ukraine to improve drone control after Baltic border incidents. Ukraine offered to send air safety experts, but Estonia's defense minister suggests flight path changes and auto-destruct systems as simpler solutions, ERR reports.

https://www.err.ee/1610019217/eesti-valitsus-ootab-ukrainalt-eelkoige-oma-droonide-paremat-juhtimist
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Open Source Intel
Qatar's Foreign Ministry on PM's meeting with Witkoff and Rubio in Miami:

"The Prime Minister expressed the need for all parties to respond to ongoing mediation efforts, to open the way to addressing the roots of the crisis through peaceful means and dialogue, leading to a comprehensive agreement that will bring sustainable peace to the region."
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Open Source Intel
JUST IN: Reports from Iran indicate that Tehran has delivered its response to the U.S. proposal to Pakistani mediators.
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