Syria, Turkish forces are encircling Afrin from 2 directions in south
Olive Branch and FSA tighten the siege while thousands of civilians flee from the area. Meanwhile the SAA in Ghouta east captures Jisrin and advance towards Saqba.
Cyberwarfare, NATO is working to define what would be a trigger for Article 5
The issue is urgent for the Alliance for many reasons. From the UK-Russia crisis, that could fall in a cyber war, to the continuous cyber attacks by terrorism and Rogue Nations to Ally members.
Syria, the Turkish forces are at the doors of Afrin and the SAA push forward in Ghouta
Olive Branch conquers Kafrshil, arriving at a step from the city, but the pro-Assad militia intervene in the east. Meanwhile, raids of the Syrian Army on the enclave are unleashed.
Syria, Turkey tightens the siege around Afrin and the SAA bombards Ghouta
Olive Branch tries to close the circle in the attempt to isolate the Kurdish city. The Syrian army concentrates its efforts at Harasta and Jisrin. While Daesh continues growing at Al-Yarmouk.
FireEye, Iranian hackers spread malicious documents in Asia and the Middle East
The hackers group, named TEMP.Zagros, leveraged the latest code execution and persistence techniques to distribute macro-based malware in Turkey, Pakistan, Tajikistan and India.
Italy, the first national study group on cyber security has been established
The new Cybersecurity team is coordinated by the Italian Institute of Health (ISS), and is tasked with studying specific strategies to improve the defense of health facilities against various types of cyber-attacks.
Syria, Turkey besieges Afrin. At east, however, the Damascus army is arriving
The local population escapes en masse from the city because of the arrival of the Olive Branch forces. Meanwhile the Syrian Republican Guard lines up at Nabl and Zahra. Arrangements with the Kurds?
Fake News spreads faster that real news on Twitter, a study of MIT finds
Three researchers published a document on Science in which they explain that the cause are the humans. The bots accelerated the spread of true and false news at the same rate on the social media.
Syria, Turkey launches an offensive against Afrin and Damascus divides Ghouta in four
The city is besieged from 2 axes, while the air raids of Olive Branch against YPG/SDF continue. Meanwhile, the SAA has swiped the enclave in 4 zones. All under pressure, by the Islamic State too.
Syria, Turkey together with the allies launch a violent offensive at Jinderes
Olive Branch and FSA enter the city. Taken hold also of the dam of Meydanki, Afrin risks of being left without water. Meanwhile Damascus has nearly divided east Ghouta in two.