Sourced : Intelnews.org By Ian Allen | The leader of the Islamic State has abandoned the city of Mosul and is hiding in the desert zone of western Iraq, according to intelligence sources. Meanwhile Mosul, once the most populous city under the Islamic State’s control, is now reportedly being defended by a diminishing cadre of… Continue reading ISIS LEADER AL-BAGHDADI ABANDONS MOSUL
Month: March 2017
ASSAD CONFIRMS READINESS FOR REFERENDUM ON SYRIA’S FUTURE
Sourced : TASS Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has confirmed his readiness to hold a referendum on the future of his country and voiced the conviction that its fate should be determined by the Syrian people. The Syrian leader said as much in an interview with Italian newspapers Il Fatto Quotidiano and Avvenir. “The war itself… Continue reading ASSAD CONFIRMS READINESS FOR REFERENDUM ON SYRIA’S FUTURE
RUSSIA POSSIBLY TRIED TO KILL MONTENEGRO PM, SAYS BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY
Sourced : Intelnews.org By Ian Allen Boris Johnson, the British foreign secretary has said in an interview that Russian spies may have orchestrated last year’s failed attempt to kill the then-prime minister of Montenegro, Milo Dukanović. Mr. Johnson, a senior figure in the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom, was a major contender for the… Continue reading RUSSIA POSSIBLY TRIED TO KILL MONTENEGRO PM, SAYS BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY
JAPAN PLANS TO SEND LARGEST WARSHIP TO SOUTH CHINA SEA
Sourced : Yahoo News By Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three sources said, in its biggest show of naval force in the region since World War Two. China claims almost all the disputed waters and its… Continue reading JAPAN PLANS TO SEND LARGEST WARSHIP TO SOUTH CHINA SEA
SECOND YASEN-CLASS RUSSIAN SSN TO BE PUT AFLOAT ON MARCH 30TH 2017
Sourced TASS The second Yasen-class multipurpose nuclear-powered submarine Kazan will be put afloat in Severodvinsk on March 30, a source in the Russian military-industrial complex informed TASS. “Kazan is expected to be rolled out and put afloat on March 30,” he said. “Kazan” has been built at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk, a port city… Continue reading SECOND YASEN-CLASS RUSSIAN SSN TO BE PUT AFLOAT ON MARCH 30TH 2017
TURKEY SEEKS RUSSIAN LOAN TO BUY S-400 AIR DEFENCE SYSTEMS
Sourced : TASS Turkey has announced its wish to obtain Russia’s loan to buy weapons, including S-400 (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) air defense missile systems, Rostec state corporation CEO Sergey Chemezov told the Rossiya-24 TV channel on Tuesday. “They have voiced their wish to get a loan, but now the issue has not been… Continue reading TURKEY SEEKS RUSSIAN LOAN TO BUY S-400 AIR DEFENCE SYSTEMS
RUSSIA’S MILITARY DEPLOYS MOST POWERFUL ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM IN CRIMEA (Video)
Sourced : Defence Blog Russia’s military has deployed Murmansk-BN most powerful electronic warfare system in the annexed Crimea (Ukrainian territory of Crimea was annexed by the Russian Federation on 18 March 2014), which will monitor all the NATO ships in the Mediterranean, according to the Krym.Realii online media outlet. The Murmansk-BN is a world’s most… Continue reading RUSSIA’S MILITARY DEPLOYS MOST POWERFUL ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM IN CRIMEA (Video)
RUSSIA ARMS COULD HELP INDIA TO LAUNCH BLITZKRIEG INTO PAKISTAN
Sourced : Russia & India Report By Rakesh Krishnan Simha The Indian Army’s move to beef up its tank force on its western border – coming days after army chief Bipin Rawat’s acknowledgement that the Cold Start doctrine exists for conventional military operations – indicates India has begun to build a powerful force to fight… Continue reading RUSSIA ARMS COULD HELP INDIA TO LAUNCH BLITZKRIEG INTO PAKISTAN
PAKISTAN SENDS COMBAT TROOPS TO SAUDI SOUTHERN BORDER
Sourced : Middle East Eye By David Hearst The Pakistan army is sending a brigade of combat troops to shore up Saudi Arabia’s vulnerable southern border from reprisal attacks mounted by the Houthis in Yemen, according to senior security sources. The brigade will be based in the south of the Kingdom, but will only be… Continue reading PAKISTAN SENDS COMBAT TROOPS TO SAUDI SOUTHERN BORDER
IS ANOTHER TURKISH COUP IMMINENT ?
Sourced : Middle East Eye By Ahmed al-Burai On 25 February, the flagship Turkish newspaper Hurriyet published a controversial article with the headline “Unease at the military headquarters”, implying serious discontent among the country’s armed forces. The army, the article hinted, is disturbed because of the ruling Justice and Development Party’s policies since the coup… Continue reading IS ANOTHER TURKISH COUP IMMINENT ?