ISIS established a territorial caliphate in the region, concurrent with the Iran conflict drawing regional attention to infrastructure.

The entities involved

• Gaza Strip →

  self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel

  • Israeli bombardment and ground operations, coupled with violence and investigations, threaten to spill over across the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem.Mon 16:56
  • Investigations into sexual violence and the initiated attacks leading to the current conflict are underway in the Gaza Strip.Mon 15:56
• Islamic State →

  Salafi jihadist militant Sunni Islamist group

  • Strikes were conducted against Islamic State hideouts located in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa/Balochistan.Mon 16:24
  • Analysis of jihadi movements' adoption of AI and their prominence in the Syria-Iraq region.Mon 06:37
• Middle East →

  geopolitical region encompassing Egypt and most of Western Asia, including Iran

  • A US Air Force base in Fairford, located near the Oxfordshire border, is being utilized due to actions in the Middle East.Mon 17:54
  • Authorities are investigating an incident at a base in Fairford, with possible links to Iran and Russia.Mon 17:54

Related events

• Iran war begins as Israeli strikes test the fragile ceasefire with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.Aug 26
• The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is suspected of operating as a front for Iranian state actions in the Middle East.Aug 5
• The Iran war is affecting the Middle East geopolitical region, which includes the United Arab Emirates.Sep 10
• The Middle East is identified as a geopolitical region encompassing Iran.Jul 14
• The US-Israeli war on Iran is reshaping regional dynamics, leading to competing visions and defining the US role in security.Jun 30