ISIS REINFORCES POSITIONS IN AL-BAB CITY

Sourced : Al-Monitor By  Khaled al-Khateb Military operations are ongoing near al-Bab, northeast of Aleppo, between the Free Syrian Army (FSA) factions and special Turkish forces on the one hand, and the Islamic State (ISIS) on the other. The battles that the armed Syrian opposition is waging with Turkish air and land support in the… Continue reading ISIS REINFORCES POSITIONS IN AL-BAB CITY

SECURITY REMAINS MAIN OBSTACLE TO CYPRUS DEAL

Sourced : Kathimerini As negotiators try to break a 43-year deadlock to reunite Cyprus, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras expressed reservations on Wednesday over the short-term prospects of a settlement, which, he said, must include the abolition of the “anachronistic” system of guarantees and the withdrawal of Turkey’s troops from the island. In an interview with… Continue reading SECURITY REMAINS MAIN OBSTACLE TO CYPRUS DEAL

JOHN McCAIN’S PLAN CALLS FOR MORE MINI-ARCRAFT CARRIERS

Sourced : Popular Mechanics By Kyle Mizokami In his blueprint for increased defense spending released last week, Senator John McCain, head of the Senate Armed Services Committee, recommends building what he calls a high/low mix of aircraft carriers. The high end we already have. These are the Nimitz and now Ford-class of supercarriers. But what… Continue reading JOHN McCAIN’S PLAN CALLS FOR MORE MINI-ARCRAFT CARRIERS

SYRIA’S NEW NATIONAL SECURITY FORCE PLEDGES LOYALTY TO TURKEY

Members of the Free police attend a ceremony celebrating the inauguration of the "Free Police" in the Syrian border town of Jarablus January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi - RTSX6LA

Sourced : Al-Monitor By : Amberin Zaman When Turkey intervened in northern Syria five months ago, it claimed it had no designs on its former Ottoman dominion and that its only goals were to cleanse its borders of the Islamic State and to eliminate what it called the terrorist threat posed by the People’s Protection… Continue reading SYRIA’S NEW NATIONAL SECURITY FORCE PLEDGES LOYALTY TO TURKEY

GREEK SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST EXTRADITION OF 8 TURKISH ARMY OFFICERS

  Sourced : Kathimerini Greece’s Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against the extradition of eight Turkish military officers who fled to Greece last July following a failed coup in Turkey, prompting an angry response in Ankara and concerns about possible diplomatic repercussions. Explaining its decision, the court highlighted “the possibility of their rights being violated… Continue reading GREEK SUPREME COURT RULES AGAINST EXTRADITION OF 8 TURKISH ARMY OFFICERS

RUSSIA MAKES PROGRESS ON FIELDING NEW FLEET OF NUCLEAR-POWERED ATTACK SUBMARINES

Sourced : The Diplomat By Franz-Stefan Gady The Russian Navy’s fleet of Project 885-M Yasen M-class nuclear-powered multipurpose attack submarines is slowly but steadily starting to take shape with the fourth boat of the class, the Krasnoyarsk, recently completing crucial hydraulic tests of its pressure hull, according to local media reports. “A major construction stage… Continue reading RUSSIA MAKES PROGRESS ON FIELDING NEW FLEET OF NUCLEAR-POWERED ATTACK SUBMARINES

NORTH KOREA COULD TEST ICBM TO MARK KIM JONG IL’S BIRTHDAY

Sourced : Sputnik North Korea could conduct a test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in February, Cheong Seong-Chang, Director of the Department of Unification Strategy Studies at the Sejong Institute, told Sputnik, commenting on recent reports that Pyongyang appears to be getting ready for a display of its military might. “Taking into account Pyongyang’s… Continue reading NORTH KOREA COULD TEST ICBM TO MARK KIM JONG IL’S BIRTHDAY

ISIS REINFORCES POSITIONS IN AL-BAB CITY

Sourced : Al-Monitor By : Khaled al-Khateb Military operations are ongoing near al-Bab, northeast of Aleppo, between the Free Syrian Army (FSA) factions and special Turkish forces on the one hand, and the Islamic State (IS) on the other. The battles that the armed Syrian opposition is waging with Turkish air and land support in… Continue reading ISIS REINFORCES POSITIONS IN AL-BAB CITY

INDIA PREPARES TO START TEST-FIRING ITS K-4 SUBMARINE LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILE (VIDEO)

Sourced : Defence Blog India is preparing to test-fire a new K-4 submarine-launch ballistic missile from an underwater platform in the last week of this month. That was reported by www.newindianexpress.com. A defence sources said the indigenously built most powerful underwater missile having a strike range of around 3,500 km will be test fired from… Continue reading INDIA PREPARES TO START TEST-FIRING ITS K-4 SUBMARINE LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILE (VIDEO)

IRAN WAS COUGHT IMPORTING POTENTIALLY BANNED MISSILE TECHNOLOGY

Sourced : Business Insider By : Adam Kredo Ukrainian authorities have confirmed that they seized a shipment of missile system components bound for Iran, according to official statements that could put the Islamic Republic in violation of international bans on such behavior. The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, or DPSU, announced late last week… Continue reading IRAN WAS COUGHT IMPORTING POTENTIALLY BANNED MISSILE TECHNOLOGY