CHINA STAGES FIRST LIVE FIRE DRILLS AT OVERSEAS BASE IN DJIBOUTI

Sourced : RT Chinese servicemen have held their first military drills at China’s first overseas base in the Horn of Africa in Djibouti. Less than two months after officially inaugurating their first foreign naval military base abroad in Djibouti, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA) held live-fire drills for the first time on Friday, Chinese… Continue reading CHINA STAGES FIRST LIVE FIRE DRILLS AT OVERSEAS BASE IN DJIBOUTI

ERDOGAN THREATENS TO CUT OFF OIL FLOW FROM IRAQ’S KURDISH AREA OVER REFERENDUM

Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned on Sept. 25 Turkey could cut off the pipeline that carries oil from northern Iraq to the outside world, intensifying pressure on the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over its independence referendum. Voting began on Sept. 25 despite strong opposition from Iraq’s central government and neighboring… Continue reading ERDOGAN THREATENS TO CUT OFF OIL FLOW FROM IRAQ’S KURDISH AREA OVER REFERENDUM

WHAT ARE TRUMP’S MILITARY OPTIONS IN NORTH KOREA ?

Sourced : NIKKEI Asian Review By James Stavridis As the doomsday rhetoric intensifies between two untested and inexperienced leaders in Pyongyang and Washington, the risk of actual combat is rising. At the United Nations, President Donald Trump shocked most of the U.N. General Assembly by threatening to “totally destroy” North Korea to end the “suicide… Continue reading WHAT ARE TRUMP’S MILITARY OPTIONS IN NORTH KOREA ?

S-400 TO BE DELIVERED TO TURKEY IN MINIMUM 2 YEARS

Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News Russia will start the delivery of S-400 air defense missile systems to Turkey in a “minimum of two years,” Defense Industries Undersecretary İsmail Demir stated on Sept. 25. “We don’t want to give a full timetable as we have made certain negotiations to pull the calendar forward, but we can… Continue reading S-400 TO BE DELIVERED TO TURKEY IN MINIMUM 2 YEARS

TRUMP MAY HAVE TO SANCTION HIS TURKISH PRESIDENT BEST BUDDY

Sourced : The Washington Post By Josh Rogin Before their meeting Thursday, President Trump praised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, bragged about their friendship and claimed that U.S.-Turkey relations are at an all time high. Trump may not be aware he might soon have to sanction Erdogan for striking a major arms deal with Vladimir… Continue reading TRUMP MAY HAVE TO SANCTION HIS TURKISH PRESIDENT BEST BUDDY

TURKISH, IRANIAN, IRAQI TOP GENERALS TO MEET AMID REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News By Uğur Ergan The chief of staff of Turkey, Iran and Iraq will hold trilateral talks soon amid latest developments in the region. Chief of Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar will meet his Iranian counterpart Major General Mohamed Baqeri ahead of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s visit to Tehran on Oct. 4.… Continue reading TURKISH, IRANIAN, IRAQI TOP GENERALS TO MEET AMID REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS

IRAN UNVEILS NEW MULTIPLE WARHEAD BALLISTIC MISSILE

Sourced : Tasnim News Agency A new long-range ballistic missile that Iran’s Defense Ministry has manufactured for the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) was unveiled in a military parade in Tehran on Friday. The large ballistic missile, named after Iran’s southwestern city of Khorramshahr that bore the brunt of an Iraqi surprise attack in the… Continue reading IRAN UNVEILS NEW MULTIPLE WARHEAD BALLISTIC MISSILE

ON EVE OF KURDISH INDEPENDENCE VOTE, A WARNING FROM TURKEY

Sourced : New York Times By David Zucchino Iraq — Kurds seeking independence from Iraq came under intense pressure on Saturday from their powerful neighbor, Turkey, which demanded that Iraqi Kurdistan cancel an independence vote scheduled for Monday. Turkey, the main link to the outside world for the autonomous Kurdish enclave in northern Iraq, threatened… Continue reading ON EVE OF KURDISH INDEPENDENCE VOTE, A WARNING FROM TURKEY

ISIS’S EXPANDING CAMPAIGN IN EUROPE

Sourced : Institute for the Study of War By Jennifer Cafarella with Jason Zhou ISIS’s attack campaign in Europe is expanding despite ISIS’s losses of terrain and senior leadership in the Middle East and North Africa. ISIS continues to plan, resource, and execute attacks from its remaining safe havens in Syria, Iraq, and Libya. ISIS… Continue reading ISIS’S EXPANDING CAMPAIGN IN EUROPE

MOMENT OF GLORY ? KURDISH REFERENDA IN IRAQ, SYRIA EXPLAINED

Sourced : Asia Times By Sami Moubayed In 2005, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the then-Prime Minister of Turkey, visited Diyarbakir, a city in the country’s south-east and the scene of an ongoing conflict between Turkish authorities and Kurdish separatists, who consider it the unofficial capital of Turkish Kurdistan. Trying to cajole the Kurds, who make up… Continue reading MOMENT OF GLORY ? KURDISH REFERENDA IN IRAQ, SYRIA EXPLAINED