Conflict Archive (War Diary) OSINT

A U.S. strike hit near a wedding ceremony in Kuhestak, southern Iran last night.

Five killed (including a 4-year-old), 68 wounded — mostly women and children. Iran says it was a direct attack on civilians. CENTCOM says it targeted IRGC military sites and "never targets civilians." Reports indicate a nearby telecommunications tower was struck; the wedding house appears to have been hit by shrapnel or proximity blast. Munitions analysts identified fragments as Boeing SLAM-ER cruise missile components.

Hezbollah launched two explosive-laden drones at Israeli troops operating at the Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon overnight, prompting strikes on the terror group's infrastructure in the area, the military says. According to the IDF, one of the drones was shot down by the troops, and no soldiers were injured in the attack. Hezbollah has a major underground facility beneath the ridge in the Nabatieh area, and several operatives are believed by the IDF to still be holed up there. In response to the attack, the military says that it struck Hezbollah infrastructure in the Nabatieh area. The sites had been used by the terror group to advance attacks on Israeli forces operating in southern Lebanon and Israeli civilians, the IDF says, adding that the strikes were intended to "remove an immediate threat." The IDF says that it continues to operate at the Ali Taher Ridge and "will not allow terrorists in the area to advance and carry out" attacks on troops. "The IDF is currently operating and will continue to act with determination against Hezbollah’s repeated attempts to harm IDF soldiers," the military adds.

🇺🇸❌🇮🇷 — NEW: U.S. Central Command says its forces have completed a wave of strikes against Iranian military targets tonight in response to attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM says the strikes targeted IRGC air defenses, radar and communications sites, maritime assets and facilities, as well as mine-laying capabilities.

NEW: Russian UAVs have started deploying defensive countermeasures when threatened by Ukrainian interceptor drones. Russian "SuperCam" reconnaissance UAV evades a Ukrainian anti-drone interceptor by deploying countermeasures. Another Russian drone was shown deploying nets as a defense.

WATCH: Israeli special forces captured Muin al-Arabid — head of Hamas's internal security in Gaza — in a Shin Bet-led raid in western Gaza City today. Firefight broke out, IDF used airstrikes to cover extraction. Al-Arabid wounded, taken to Israel. Hamas disputes his seniority and calls it a failed "kidnap."

⚡️🇺🇸🇮🇷💣 – The Iranian launchers struck yesterday in Larak Island were equipped with rare mine-deploying rockets, according to The War Zone, a capability that could give Iran the ability of more easily shutting down the Strait at the worst possible time. It is not known whether U.S. CENTCOM had already seen Iran use this capability, or just how much Iranian forces have adopted it, but it is known that the missile systems are likely a variant of the Fajr-5 equipped with a mine warhead. The Center for International and Maritime Security put it best in a report made last year:

While the Fajr-5’s estimated payload capacity is light compared to U.S. or Chinese naval mines, the mines the rockets could deliver are still heavier than diver-delivered limpet mines and could conceivably disable a ship if struck by enough mines from the field. Most importantly, this field could be delivered rapidly and with little warning. Even though the explosive capacity of this mine individually is small, the psychological impact from inflicting minor damage on a small number of merchants could still be enough to force shipping companies to avoid the area.

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Power plant operator LEAG confirmed an attack on the Turnow/Preilack substation, which feeds electricity from the Jänschwalde plant into the 50Hertz transmission grid. The company reported a technical failure of Unit B at the plant and is investigating whether it is linked to the attack. -MAZ

Faytuks Network (@FaytuksNetwork) A power plant in Eastern Germany has been hit by several "homemade rockets," according to Märkischen Allgemeinen Zeitung. The plant was reportedly struck multiple times, though no injuries or power outages were reported, and the state criminal police have taken over the investigation.

#CONFIRMED ⚡️🇵🇸🇵🇸❌🇮🇱 - The IDF ploy to capture the Chief of Internal Security Service in Gaza has failed, and Katz' claim of capturing the "senior Hamas member" is outright false. However, the syndicate did succeed in capturing an officer in the Internal security, Mu‘in Al‘Arabid, after falling injured whilst participating in the clashes to compensate. @GeoPWatch

Van which reportedly has the captured head of Hamas' general security heading south on Count Bernadotte, before turning left heading east on Medhat Al-Wehedy street. Location: 31.518005, 34.438082 8G3PGC9Q+66 Rimal, Gaza City Governorate, Gaza Strip

🇾🇪🇸🇦❌🏴 — Yemeni PLC counterterrorism forces killed Abu Hudhayfa al-Ansari, the chief spokesperson of Islamic State and head of its Yemen cells, during a raid on a house in Seiyun, Hadramout Governorate. The operation was supported by forces from the Saudi-led coalition. Yemeni security forces also arrested a person who was with al-Ansari and found a suicide belt and electronic devices at the site.

⚡️🇵🇸🇵🇸❌🇵🇸🇮🇱 - Locals state an "M16" rifle was captured on scene, alongside the discoveries of pools of blood. Further details regarding the group and the operation following investigations are expected to emerge. @GeoPWatch

Defense Minister Israel Katz says a senior Hamas member was captured a short while ago, after an Israeli-backed Palestinian militia reportedly carried out a raid in Gaza City with Israeli air support.

#NEW ⚡️🇵🇸🇵🇸❌🇵🇸🇮🇱 - At near 10:20 AM local time in Gaza, an IDF-backed Anti-Hamas Palestinian syndicate force infiltrated northern Gaza's west Gaza city near the American Hospital on motorcycles and a convoy of vans in an attempt to neutralize or capture a member of Gaza's Internal Security Service. The infiltrating members, at least 10, dismounted their vehicles and opened fire on site, who were then engaged by Palestinian security forces in the area, resulting in causalities amongst the syndicate. The IDF then interfered and struck the area with artillery and surrounding vehicles with at least 16 drone strikes, aiding the syndicate in evacuating the KIA and withdrawing. The IDF support fire resulted in the deaths of 3 Palestinians, of whom 2 are children and a woman, alongside 8 injuries. Ismail AlThawabta Director-General of Gaza's Government Media Office has confirmed that the infiltrating syndicate suffered deaths as a result of the engagement. Reports suggest the intended target survived the assassination/kidnapping attempt. @GeoPWatch

🇮🇳🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 - India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri has stated that 51 out of the 227 Indians who were recruited into the Russian Army, have been killed. @GeoPWatch

🇮🇷❌🇺🇸 - A U.S. Official to AXIOS reported that in recent days that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile was launched towards a U.S. F-35 fighter jet that was providing cover to ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

One incident that raised concern in recent days was the launch of an Iranian anti-aircraft missile toward a U.S. F-35 fighter jet that was providing cover to ships in the strait, a U.S. official said. While the missile didn't come close enough to be a threat, it was a signal that Iran is trying to reconstitute its military capacity, according to the U.S. official.

The IRGC said its air defense forces intercepted and destroyed a U.S. MQ-9 drone. U.S. officials have not commented on the claim.

🇮🇷❌🇺🇸🇯🇴 – Sentinel-2 satellite imagery confirms at least one Iranian impact in Muwaffaq Salti airbase, Jordan, in what appears to be an aircraft maintenance hangar. It's unknown whether a USAF fighter jet was at the hangar at the moment of the explosion. @GeoPWatch

#Syria / #Israel 🇸🇾🇮🇱: “Yarmouk Martyrs Group” reportedly joined the “Occupation Deterrence Movement” to fight against Israeli Forces (#IDF). Fighters are very notably armed with a couple of 9K32M “Strela-2M” pattern Portable Air-Defense Systems (MANPADS) and an AK-104 carbine. https://x.com/war_noir/status/2094447927930298490