Sourced : The Washington Post By Joby Warrick When North Korea launched its Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite into space in February last year, officials heralded the event as a birthday gift for dead leader Kim Jong Il. But the day also brought an unexpected prize for the country’s adversaries: priceless intelligence in the form of rocket parts… Continue reading KIM JONG UN’S ROCKETS ARE GETTING AN IMPORTANT BOOST – FROM CHINA
Month: April 2017
ERDOGAN : MANBIJ, RAQQAH ARE ANKARA’S TWO STRATEGIC TARGETS IN SYRIA
Sourced : Daily Sabah President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that Turkey has two important targets in Syria, which are Manbij and Raqqa, while reiterating that the country will support the Raqqa operation if the PKK-affiliated Syrian Democratic Union Party (PYD) does not participate. Last month, Turkey officially announced that Operation Euphrates Shield that, which been… Continue reading ERDOGAN : MANBIJ, RAQQAH ARE ANKARA’S TWO STRATEGIC TARGETS IN SYRIA
RUSSIA SENDS TWO MORE FRIGATES TO SYRIA FOLLOWING USN MISSILE ATTACK
Sourced : USNI News By: Sam LaGrone A Russian Navy surface action group (SAG) is headed to the Eastern Mediterranean departing shortly after a U.S. Tomahawk missile strike on a Syrian airfield, a U.S. defense official told USNI News on Monday. Two Steregushchiy-class frigates, an ocean tug and a fleet oiler departed from the naval… Continue reading RUSSIA SENDS TWO MORE FRIGATES TO SYRIA FOLLOWING USN MISSILE ATTACK
IRAQ’S SHIITE CLERIC MOQTADA AL-SADR URGES ASSAD TO STEP DOWN
Sourced Al Arabiya Influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down, also calling on Washington and Moscow to stop intervening in the conflict. The Najaf-based Shiite cleric condemned the killing of 87 people, including 31 children, in a suspected chemical attack last week in a rebel-held Syrian… Continue reading IRAQ’S SHIITE CLERIC MOQTADA AL-SADR URGES ASSAD TO STEP DOWN
REX TILLERSON BRINGS TOUGH LINE TO MOSCOW OVER RUSSIA’S BACKING FOR SYRIAN REGIME
Sourced : Washington Post By Carol Morello and David Filipov Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Russia on Tuesday to urge Moscow to back away from the Syrian government and pave the way for the country’s president to transition out of power. But tough talk on Syria from its closest ally, Russian President Vladimir… Continue reading REX TILLERSON BRINGS TOUGH LINE TO MOSCOW OVER RUSSIA’S BACKING FOR SYRIAN REGIME
TRUMP VEXED BY ASSAD’S MOTIVATION FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS ATTACK
Sourced : Politico By Michael Crowley and Josh Dawsey In White House meetings, evening calls with friends and even throughout the weekend at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump asked a repeated question: Why did Syria’s president use nerve gas? Trump puzzled over the mystery —even as he ordered 59 Tomahawk missiles careening into a Syrian airfield… Continue reading TRUMP VEXED BY ASSAD’S MOTIVATION FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS ATTACK
TURKEY RENEWS CALL FOR SYRIA NO-FLY ZONES FOLLOWING “INSUFFICIENT” STRIKE
Sourced : Arab News By Menekse Tokyay Turkey has welcomed a US missile strike on Syria’s Shayrat Airbase but called the move insufficient, renewing its call for no-fly and safe zones in the war-torn country. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Washington’s move was positive but that more needs to be done to tackle the situation… Continue reading TURKEY RENEWS CALL FOR SYRIA NO-FLY ZONES FOLLOWING “INSUFFICIENT” STRIKE
ISIS CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR PALM SUNDAY CHURCH BOMBINGS IN EGYPT
Sourced : CNN By Joe Sterling, Faith Karimi, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Hamdi Alkhshali, Egypt’s President says he will declare a state of emergency after two deadly bombings targeted Coptic Christian churches on Palm Sunday. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attacks, which were aimed at a vulnerable religious minority on one of the most important days… Continue reading ISIS CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR PALM SUNDAY CHURCH BOMBINGS IN EGYPT
CHINA’S FIRST DOMESTICALLY BUILT AIRCAFT CARRIER NEARS LAUNCH
Sourced : Defence Blog China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier is being outfitted with equipment and the work is progressing smoothly, Defense Ministry spokesman Wu Qian said on Thursday. As for the carrier’s launch, Wu said the date is coming soon and “we won’t keep the public waiting for too long”. Wu made the remark… Continue reading CHINA’S FIRST DOMESTICALLY BUILT AIRCAFT CARRIER NEARS LAUNCH
WHAT WE KNOW FOR THE US MISSILE ATTACK AT SHAYRAT AIRBASE IN SYRIA
Sourced : Aviationist By David Cenciotti On the 6th of April two Alreigh Burke-class destroyers the USS Porter (DDG-78) and the USS Ross (DDG-71) launched cruise missiles into Syria, in response to the chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of civilians on Apr. 4. On President Donald Trump’s order, 59 BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles… Continue reading WHAT WE KNOW FOR THE US MISSILE ATTACK AT SHAYRAT AIRBASE IN SYRIA