(3 articles) Ukraine's invisible battle to jam Russian weapons | Whatever Happened to Al Qaeda? | Conflict Erupts Among Russia’s Pro-War Bloggers

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Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium Ukraine's invisible battle to jam Russian weapons    In the early days of the invasion of Ukraine, experts were surprised at how poorly the Russian army's electronic warfare units performed. But nearly 18 months later they are causing significant problems for Ukraine's counter-offensive. "Use single rounds," whispers a Ukrainian soldier hiding behind a wall near the eastern front line. "This way we will be able to last till the morning [if they come closer]." The soldier's call-sign is Alain Delon, like the famous French film star of the 1970s. And like something from a spy movie, he is part of a lightly armed team of electronic intelligence officers - a high-priority target for the Russian army. Continued here You Might Like � � � � � � � � � Whatever Happened to Al Qaeda?    On July 31, 2022, a U.S. drone strike killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri at a Taliban guest house in Kabul. A year later, al Qaeda has still not announced Zawahiri's successor. This has made it difficult for the core group to stake a claim to the leadership of the global jihadi movement or even to remain an important player regionally or internationally. Indeed, al Qaeda, the broader set of affiliate groups it claims to lead, and the jihadi movement as a whole have all suffered repeated blows in recent years—reducing the threat to the United States and its allies. For an organization that once struck fear into the hearts and minds of millions of Americans after Sept. 11, 2001, and sparked a so-called global war on terror that dramatically reoriented U.S. foreign policy for two decades, al Qaeda's almost complete disappearance from both the daily news headlines and the broader foreign-policy conversation in Washington these days is remarkable. Continued here Conflict Erupts Among Russia's Pro-War Bloggers    A new tone has set in among the uninhibited military bloggers, whose support for the invasion has given them unusual powers to speak out. Since the onset of the war, the bloggers’ close ties to the military have allowed them to become invaluable sources of information. Their widely followed posts — some scathingly critical of the Russian government — often provide more details about army movements than the Russian authorities do. But in recent days, the military blogosphere has erupted into a conflict of its own, with some analysts accusing one another of helping the Ukrainian government. Continued here

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