#Iranian protest organization groups may be reinforcing their organizational capabilities as protest activity entered a relative lull over the past several days. (2/5)
IRGC Commander Hossein Salami warned Israel, Saudi Arabia, the US and the UK against supporting anti-regime protests in a speech to #Basij members in #Sistan and #Baluchistan Province. (3/5)
Cultural and parliamentary entities have proposed legal measures to expedite the suppression of protesters and reward elite members of the regime. (4/5)
#Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al Sudani will travel to Tehran on November 29 ostensibly to mediate tensions between #Iran and the #Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). (5/5)
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At least nine protests took place in eight cities across seven provinces. 2/6
The #IRGC and its proxies in #Iraq threatened to incite conflict and unrest in #SaudiArabia—especially among the Shia population—likely in retaliation the alleged Saudi role in stoking protests in Iran. 3/6
#Russian forces continued to defend against #Ukrainian counteroffensive operations around Svatove as Ukrainian forces continued counteroffensive operations around #Svatove and #Kreminna. 2/4
Russian forces conducted ground attacks near #Siversk and #Avdiivka, and in western #Donetsk Oblast. 3/4
NEW | Recent claims of Russian gains around #Bakhmut on November 27 and 28 do not portend an imminent Russian encirclement of Bakhmut. Read the full update from CTP and @TheStudyofWar:
NEW | The Iranian regime is coordinating with Qatari officials to suppress public acts of defiance among Iranians in Doha. Here’s what else you need to know today from CTP and @TheStudyofWar’s daily #Iran update:
Anti-regime Black Reward hacker group claimed to have leaked a conversation between Basij Deputy Commander Ghassem Ghoureishi and state-affiliated media actors referencing intra-regime fissures over ongoing protests.
Social media users circulated calls for protests following the #US-Iran world cup match on November 29 although it is unclear to what extent these demonstrations will materialize.
The siege is the latest in a series of high-profile suicide attacks across Somalia in response to an ongoing government-led campaign to recapture al Shabaab positions in central Somalia. 2/4
Al Shabaab will likely continue to conduct suicide attacks targeting civilians in response to federal forces and local militias’ offensive against its positions in central Somalia. 3/4
#Russian forces are fortifying their positions along critical ground lines of communications (GLOCs) in eastern #Kherson Oblast against a possible future #Ukrainian counteroffensive.
The #Ukrainian General Staff reported that the Russian forces along the #Svatove-Kreminna line are conducting defensive operations around #Kupyansk and offensive operations west of #Kreminna.