AFGHANISTAN, October 27 - The ongoing, anti-regime protests in Iran expanded significantly on October 26, occurring in at least 33 cities in 23 provinces. These protests are the most reported in a single day since CTP began publishing daily protest updates …
AFGHANISTAN, October 27 - George Barros, Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, and Frederick W. Kagan October 26, 7:30 pm ET Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the static maps present in …
AFGHANISTAN, October 26 - Protest activity will likely increase—possibly significantly—on October 26 to commemorate the 40th day since the regime killed Mahsa Amini. Protest organizations such as the neighborhood youth groups have continued to call for …
AFGHANISTAN, October 26 - Kateryna Stepanenko, Karolina Hird, Riley Bailey, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan October 25, 7:00 pm ET Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside the …
AFGHANISTAN, October 24 - Michael Nelson serves as the Director of Operations at the Institute for the Study of War. Prior to joining ISW, Mike served as an Army Special Forces officer, retiring after 23 years of active duty service. He served at the …
AFGHANISTAN, October 24 - Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 24 Kateryna Stepanenko, George Barros, Grace Mappes, Angela Howard, and Fredrick W. Kagan October 24, 8:30 PM ET Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of …
AFGHANISTAN, October 24 - Some Iranian social media users are invoking the November 2019 gasoline protests as the ongoing, anti-regime protests enter the Persian calendar month of Aban (October 23-November 21, 2022). Some Persian-language accounts have …
AFGHANISTAN, October 23 - Iranian university and high school students are sustaining the momentum of the ongoing anti-regime protest movement, leading the demonstrations into their 37th consecutive day. Iranian students led 15 of 16 documented protests on …
AFGHANISTAN, October 23 - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu likely sought to slow or suspend Western military aid to Ukraine and possibly weaken the NATO alliance in scare-mongering calls with several NATO defense ministers on October 23. Shoigu …
AFGHANISTAN, October 23 - Anti-regime protests in Iran occurred in at least 24 cities in 18 provinces on October 22—a significant increase from the protest activity in recent days. Protest organizations called for countrywide demonstrations on October 22 …
AFGHANISTAN, October 22 - Katherine Lawlor, Kateryna Stepanenko, Grace Mappes, Riley Bailey, Angela Howard, and Mason Clark October 22, 7pm ET Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside …
AFGHANISTAN, October 22 - The regime’s use of extreme violence against protesters in Sistan and Baluchistan Province is likely entrenching long-term frustration against the political establishment there. One of Iran’s most senior Sunni clerics—Maulvi Abdol …
AFGHANISTAN, October 22 - Katherine Lawlor, Grace Mappes, Kateryna Stepanenko, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan October 21, 8:00 pm ET Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily alongside …
AFGHANISTAN, October 21 - Anti-regime protests continued to subside in extent and scale on October 20 but may increase on October 22 and 26. CTP noted protest activity in five cities in five provinces on October 20—a notably low level of protest activity …
AFGHANISTAN, October 21 - Karolina Hird, Katherine Lawlor, Riley Bailey, George Barros, Nicholas Carl, and Frederick W. Kagan October 20, 7:00pm ET Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily …
AFGHANISTAN, October 20 - Anti-regime protests have subsided in extent and scale in recent days but may increase on October 20 and 26. Many instances of recent protest activity include fewer than 20 demonstrators and therefore do not meet CTP’s threshold …
AFGHANISTAN, October 20 - Katherine Lawlor, Karolina Hird, Grace Mappes, Riley Bailey, George Barros, and Frederick W. Kagan October 19, 8:00 pm ET Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This map is updated daily …
AFGHANISTAN, October 19 - Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 18 Karolina Hird, Katherine Lawlor, Grace Mappes, George Barros, and Mason Clark October 18, 8:30pm ET Click here to see ISW’s interactive map of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This …
AFGHANISTAN, October 19 - Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s refusal to concede on the mandatory hijab law is likely driving fissures among the political elite. Retired Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) general Hossein Alaei expressed sympathy for some …
AFGHANISTAN, October 18 - By ISW Russia Fellow Nataliya Bugayova Russian President Vladimir Putin is consolidating his power projection system around those willing to pursue his unchanged maximalist goals in Ukraine. He is increasingly spotlighting and …
