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#Ukrainian forces are continuing an interdiction campaign to target #Russian military, technical, and logistics assets and concentration areas in #Kherson Oblast. Read today’s update from @criticalthreats and @TheStudyofWar. criticalthreats.org/analysis/russi… 1/4 Image
#Russian sources claimed that #Ukrainian troops continued ground attacks in northern and western #Kherson Oblast. 2/4 Image
#Russian sources claimed that #Ukrainian forces continued to conduct counteroffensives east of the #Oskil River and in the direction of Kreminna-Svatove. 3/4 Image
#Russian forces continued to conduct ground assaults in #Donetsk Oblast. 4/4 Image

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Oct 13
CTP’s third thread on #Iran’s state security services discusses some of its vulnerabilities – an expansion on yesterday’s thread on the structure and organization of these security forces. 1/7
The regime’s first major challenge is ensuring the ideological commitment and subordination of its security forces. The regime has seen dissent and defections among low-level security personnel in almost every major protest movement since 1979. 2/7
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Supreme Leader Ali #Khamenei addressed the #Iranian protests publicly for the second time on October 12, reiterating his accusation that foreign enemies are responsible for the unrest. criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-… Image
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Oct 12
Our second thread on the Iranian state security services explores their structure and organization. Here is what you need to know as #Iran experiences its fourth consecutive week of protests. 1/13 #مهسا_امینی
The regime has built a multilayered security apparatus of military and paramilitary units charged with social control. These units have varying levels of military and ideological training. They cooperate to manage different threats and repress protests. 2/13 Image
The Law Enforcement Command (LEC) is the first layer of the regime’s internal defenses. It is the national police force and performs regular police missions while also controlling social unrest. 3/13
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Oct 11
The concentration of security forces in #Kurdistan Province could exacerbate #Iranian security forces’ bandwidth issues—a key vulnerability in the regime’s internal security apparatus. The latest from @criticalthreats and @TheStudyofWar. criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-… 1/5
Simultaneous protests in the border areas and major cities strain these forces—a vulnerability that protesters and other anti-regime groups may seek to exploit. 2/5
Unobserved indications that the security forces are experiencing bandwidth issues include: 3/5
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Oct 11
#IranProtests highlight how the regime has prepared itself to brutally crack down on its people. These protests also highlight the cracks in the regime’s security apparatus. A thread: 1/7 #مهسا_امینی #سنندج
The regime has optimized its internal security apparatus to preempt and violently suppress protests. The regime uses a three-pronged counter-protest strategy to achieve this effect. 2/7
The regime relies most heavily on force to suppress protests. It uses a cohesive and ideological network of military and paramilitary units to do so. This approach is currently on display in the regime’s brutal crackdown in #Sanandaj. 3/7
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