Long War Journal

1 week ago | longwarjournal.org | John Hardie

The Ukrainian military has recently unveiled several new army corps. The development is part of an ongoing reform in which Kyiv plans to replace problematic temporary command bodies with a host of permanent corps built around its best brigades and commanders. The current systemBeginning in the 1990s, Ukraine gradually pared down the sizable military forces it inherited from the Soviet Union.

1 week ago | longwarjournal.org | Seth J. Frantzman

On May 4, Israel’s Security Cabinet approved plans for a new offensive in Gaza. The multi-stage plan envisions the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) capturing and seizing territory in Gaza and staying for the long term. The approach contrasts with 2024 operations in which the Israeli military entered areas such as Khan Younis or Jabaliya and then left after weeks or months of fighting.

1 week ago | longwarjournal.org | Bill Roggio

The Indian military launched a series of air and missile strikes overnight against what it described as nine terrorist training camps inside Pakistan. The operations were in response to the April 22 terrorist attack in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 tourists. Pakistan has responded with artillery attacks along the Line of Control that divides the Indian- and Pakistani-controlled portions of the disputed Kashmir region.

1 week ago | longwarjournal.org | Bill Roggio |Alexandra Gutowski |David Barnett |Lisa Lundquist

India and Pakistan exchange fire after Jammu and Kashmir terror attack | India targeted nine terrorist training camps at six different locations in Pakistan overnight. Afterward, the two countries exchanged artillery fire along the disputed Line of Control. While the risk of nuclear escalation is real, the two countries have stood down after similar incidents in the past.

1 week ago | longwarjournal.org | Joe Truzman

The Israeli military confirmed that it carried out airstrikes on May 5 against Houthi targets in Yemen, a day after a ballistic missile launched by the Iran-backed group struck the grounds of Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, injuring at least six people. In a written statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its fighter jets attacked Houthi targets along Yemen’s coastline in response to repeated surface-to-surface missile and drone attacks against Israeli territory by the terrorist group.