JIHADIS AT SEA

001029-M-0557M-011 The USS Cole (DDG 67) is towed away from the port city of Aden, Yemen, into open sea by the Military Sealift Command ocean-going tug USNS Catawba (T-ATF 168) on Oct. 29, 2000. Cole will be placed aboard the Norwegian heavy transport ship M/V Blue Marlin and transported back to the United States for repair. The Arleigh Burke class destroyer was the target of a suspected terrorist attack in the port of Aden on Oct. 12, 2000, during a scheduled refueling. The attack killed 17 crew members and injured 39 others. DoD photo by Sgt. Don L. Maes, U.S. Marine Corps. (Released)

Sourced : Commentary Magazine By Michael Rubin On July 16, 2015, a fishing boat off al-Arish on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula radioed a distress call. The nearest ship, an Egyptian navy frigate responded. As it approached, terrorists launched antiship missiles crippling the Egyptian vessel. The Islamic State (ISIS, ISIL, Daesh) claimed responsibility for the ambush. The… Continue reading JIHADIS AT SEA

NEW SYRIAN MISSILE FACTORIES LOOK A LOT LIKE ONES IN IRAN

An ballistic surface-to-surface missile is fired by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, during a maneuver, in an undisclosed location in Iran on Wednesday.

Sourced : The Drive/The Warzone By Joseph Trevithick Satellite imagery appears to confirm earlier reports that Syria is building a new ballistic missile production complex near the city of Baniyas. Various features at the site suggest that the Syrian regime of Bashar Al Assad is actively working with the Iranian government on its construction and… Continue reading NEW SYRIAN MISSILE FACTORIES LOOK A LOT LIKE ONES IN IRAN

JAMES MATTIS PLEDGES ERDOGAN US SUPPORT AGAINST PKK

Sourced : Al Monitor By Amberin Zaman US Secretary of Defense James Mattis pledged support to Turkey in its ongoing fight against rebels of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) during talks with the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish and US officials said today. The daylong visit was intended to help smooth fraught relations between… Continue reading JAMES MATTIS PLEDGES ERDOGAN US SUPPORT AGAINST PKK

RUSSIA TO RESPOND TO POSSIBLE US INCREASE OF MILITARY PRESENCE IN UKRAINE

Sourced : Sputnik The United States clearly intends to bolster its military presence in Ukraine, which will cause Russia to retaliate and reinforce its borders as a response, a senior Russian lawmaker told Sputnik. Earlier in the day, US Defense Secretary James Mattis, during his Kiev visit, said that Washington planned to strengthen its relations… Continue reading RUSSIA TO RESPOND TO POSSIBLE US INCREASE OF MILITARY PRESENCE IN UKRAINE

ROYAL NAVY SHIPS CHASE OFF SPANISH VESSEL IN GIBRALTAR WATERS

Sourced : UK Defence Journal By George Allison Royal Navy ships off the coast of Gibraltar have reportedly chased off Spanish boats illegally fishing in British waters for the third day in a row.Reports also suggest an alarming attitude in response to these events with a spokesperson saying: “This is nothing unusual, these things happen… Continue reading ROYAL NAVY SHIPS CHASE OFF SPANISH VESSEL IN GIBRALTAR WATERS

DID RUSSIA SUPPLY UKRAINIAN ROCKET ENGINE TO NORTH KOREA ?

Sourced : Asia Times By Asia Unhedged The mystery over how North Korea obtained powerful rocket engines for its last ICBM test deepened Wednesday after Ukraine’s state space agency said the rocket engine used is the same as the type of engine used by Ukraine-made space vehicles, according to UPI. UPI was picking up on… Continue reading DID RUSSIA SUPPLY UKRAINIAN ROCKET ENGINE TO NORTH KOREA ?

NORTH KOREA SECRETLY IMPORTS RUSSIAN OIL THROUGH SINGAPORE

Sourced : Intelnews.org By Joseph Fitsanakis The government of North Korea uses intermediary firms in Singapore to import thousands of tons of Russian oil each year, according to a senior North Korean defector who has spoken publicly for the first time since his defection. Ri Jong-ho was a senior official in the Democratic People’s Republic… Continue reading NORTH KOREA SECRETLY IMPORTS RUSSIAN OIL THROUGH SINGAPORE

INDIAN NAVY TO HAVE A 200-STRONG FLEET IN LESS THAN 10 YEARS

Sourced :Defence News – Indian Defence Update The Indian navy will have a fleet of 200 ships by 2027 as part of an expansion and modernisation plan. As of now, 40 ships are being built in the shipyards, flag officer commanding-in-chief of Southern Naval Command vice admiral A R Karve said on Thursday. He was… Continue reading INDIAN NAVY TO HAVE A 200-STRONG FLEET IN LESS THAN 10 YEARS

BALKAN JIHADIS RETURN DISILLUSIONED WITH ISIS “CALIPHATE”

Sourced : Balkan Insight By Jovo Martinovic Hilmi, an ethnic Bosniak, travelled to Syria hoping that life in Islamic State’s‘caliphate would be an ideal religious environment – but he managed to escape 16 months later, disillusioned with what he had found there. “There was nothing there, no electricity, no books, no internet, nothing,” Hilmi told… Continue reading BALKAN JIHADIS RETURN DISILLUSIONED WITH ISIS “CALIPHATE”

THE CHANGING FACE OF THE ISRAELI NAVY

Sourced : Jerusalem Post By Anna Ahronheim Some 30 meters underground in the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv sits the Navy War Room, whence senior officers can see every wave crashing on the nation’s shores and every ship and plane in or over its territorial waters. The Israel Navy is small compared to other… Continue reading THE CHANGING FACE OF THE ISRAELI NAVY