Initial reports of violent clashes in Al-Amur, east of Taizz city (Yemen) after the Houthis launched an operation into the town.

An Israeli soldier from the Givati ​​Brigade films the destruction in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.

The destruction has made it possible to see the Israeli city of Ashkelon from the middle of Jabalia.

According to Axios (citing two sources) the U.S. State Department has notified Congress "informally" of an $8 billion proposed arms deal with Israel that will include munitions for fighter jets and attack helicopters as well as artillery shells. This sale will include AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM air-to-air missiles for fighter jets to defend against airborne threats, including drones, 155mm artillery shells, Hellfire AGM-114 missiles for attack helicopters, small diameter bombs, JDAM tail kits that turn "dumb bombs" to precision munitions, 500-lb warheads, and bomb fuzes.

This will likely be the last weapons sale to Israel that the Biden administration approves.

Geolocated footage indicates that Russian forces advanced in the southeastern part of the Kursk salient and entered the village of Makhnovka.

After capturing the large forests to the southeast of this village, Russian forces went on to attack along a road to the northwest, establishing control over the first houses of Makhnovka. Fighting quickly ensued, with a Ukrainian tank firing on the Russian positions from across a tributary of the Sudzha river.

+ ~0.32km² in favour of Russia.

Recent reports by multiple reliable sources suggests that Russian forces likely advanced on the western flank of Pokrovsk.

Russian forces were apparently able to advance from the village of Vovkove, advancing down two treelines and taking up new positions at the end of each of them.

If true, it would put Russia just 1.2km from the Mezhova - Pokrovsk highway.

These are the next heavily defendable towns/cities after Pokrovsk and Rodynske fall. 3 out of 4 of them are in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Some of these are already important Ukrainian logistical hubs as Pokrovsk continues to be enveloped.

These towns will be key focal points for Russia in the future. I know this is looking quite far ahead but save this post and come back to it in 9 months' time.

Footage reportedly showing the Taliban at a Pakistani village 24km from the border with Pakistan.

🇺🇸⚡️- Shooting reported in Washington DC, 4 victims so far. Details to follow.

Not again...

An increase in shelling and FPV drone flights is reported around the town of Suzemka in Bryansk Oblast. Probably nothing, but I'll keep an eye on it.

Considering the lack of reports of fighting in Jabalia, it's likely that the entire city is now under Israeli control. That doesn't mean that Hamas cells aren't still operating there, but for the most part, Israeli attention has shifted to the Beit Hanoun area.

According to Suriyak Maps, The Sudanese Armed Forces have restarted offensive operation on the western flank of Wad Mani, reaching the village of Kilu and Bridge 77, putting them just 9km from the Blue Nile River.

This mostly flattens out the frontline, with the exception of the village of El Hosh, where the RSF is still holding out.

In short, the key RSF logistical hub and staging ground city of Wad Madani is coming under increasing threat of capture. This in turn makes future offensive operations on the key city of Sennar (south of Wad Madani) practically impossible.

It appears that the extensive SAF airstrikes on RSF positions in the Al Jazirah and Sennar states are having an effect.

The French website Avions reported that Ukraine will receive its first three Mirage-2000-5F aircraft from France before January 20, 2025, with some sources even suggesting that they are already present in Ukraine but are currently only providing training flights.

France has optimised the Mirage-2000-5F so they can carry and fire Storm Shadow cruise missiles.

Another cargo plane for the international coalition landed at the air base at Ash Shaddadi, south of the city of Al-Hasakah, Syria.

Russian KAB glide bombs equipped with UMPKs continue to impact every city in Donetsk Oblast still under Ukrainian control. This shows that despite the decrease in recorded glide bomb attacks, major Ukrainian cities and troop concentration points are still coming under fire, continuing the trend of high Ukrainian casualties from these attacks.

This image is the result of an impact in the city of Slovyansk. According to the Donetsk Police, 4 civilians were wounded in the attack, although due to obvious censorship, the number of AFU personnel killed (if there are any) is never mentioned.

Israeli reconnaissance drones continue to fly over Lebanon. This video shows one currently circling over the city of Tyre in the southern part of the country.

Btw, as you may have noticed, I'm an admin in that channel now. I won't post a huge amount in there as the AMK Mapping channel will remain my primary focus, but if you're interested, go subscribe to that channel too. It mainly focuses on conflicts outside of Ukraine.

According to a new poll by Israeli Channel 12, 55% of respondents believe that Netanyahu should fire National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir.

Footage showing the aftermath of last night's airstrikes conducted by Turkish F-16 fighter jets on reported SDF/YPG/PKK positions in the eastern part of Aleppo Governorate near the Tishreen dam.

There is a threat of Storm Shadow cruise missiles for Crimea and a threat of Neptune anti-ship missiles for Western Crimea. Traffic on the Kerch bridge has been blocked.

Unconfirmed reports of Neptune anti-ship missile launches from Odesa.