Category: Conflict

Source: National Interest By David Axe The U.S. Air Force on June 27, 2019 deployed F-22 Raptor stealth fighters for the first time to Qatar as part of a build-up of forces ahead of a possible clash with Iran. The Air Force did not specify how many F-22s traveled to Qatar. Photographers spotted 12 of… Continue reading U.S.AIR FORCE F-22 RAPTORS ARE NOW IN POSITION TO ATTACK IRAN

Source: Asia Times By Saikat Datta India is undertaking major military reforms to enhance its capability to fight possible wars with Pakistan and China as Prime Minister Narendra Modi settles into his second term. The reforms are redrawing military concepts and formations and junking plans that have prevailed for more than 80 years in institutions… Continue reading INDIA REJIGS PLANS FOR CONFLICT WITH PAKISTAN, CHINA

Source: The Diplomat By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid Last month, the Islamic State (IS) formally announced the creation of wilayah (provinces) in Pakistan and India. The announcement was made by the Islamic State’s media front, the Amaq News Agency. The two provinces have been carved out of the erstwhile Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP), which… Continue reading ISIS COMES FOR SOUTH ASIA

Turkey has warned the European Union that any intervention on their part on the issue of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) would negatively affect relations between Greece and Turkey, as well as any prospects for an end to the occupation of the northern part of Cyprus. The warning was made through a non-paper sent to… Continue reading TURKEY WARNS EU NOT TO INTERFERE ON CYPRUS EEZ ISSUE

About 1,000 Germans traveled to the Middle East to join the ‘Islamic State’ after 2013. A third of them have since returned to Germany. Some died on the battlefield, others are in prison, but many appear to be missing. The German government has lost track of more than 160 German “Islamic State” (IS) supporters who… Continue reading GERMANY LOSES TRACK OF 160 ISIS SUPPORTERS

Source: Al Monitor By Jack Detsch A top Syrian Kurdish official visiting Washington today said US-backed fighters would consider integrating with Bashar al-Assad’s forces after the United States completes its pullout from the war-torn country. “The Syrian Democratic Forces can be part of the new Syrian army,” Ilham Ahmed, a leader in the Syrian Democratic… Continue reading SYRIAN KURDS TELL WASHINGTON THEY MAY JOIN FORCES WITH ASSAD IF US PULLS OUT OF SYRIA

Source: CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Barbara Arvanitidis and Alex Platt, Venezuelan army defectors are calling on the Trump administration to arm them, in what they call their quest for “freedom.” Former soldiers Carlos Guillen Martinez and Josue Hidalgo Azuaje, who live outside the country, told CNN they want US military assistance to equip others… Continue reading VENEZUELAN ARMY DEFECTORS APPEAL TO TRUMP FOR WEAPONS

Source: Hurriyet Daily News Turkey expects some four million Syrians to return to the safe zones that will be set up by Ankara in the war-torn country, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Jan. 28. “We are aiming in the first phase to create safe zones where four million Syrians who now live in our country… Continue reading ERDOGAN: 4 MILLION SYRIAS TO RETURN TO SAFE ZONES SET UP BY TURKEY

Source: AA By Mohamad Misto and Levent Tok More than 600 additional U.S. troops have arrived in Syria to provide protection to other American forces during their pullout from the war-torn country, according to local sources. The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the additional troops arrived at U.S. air bases in eastern… Continue reading OVER 600 US TROOPS ARRIVE IN SYRIA TO SECURE WITHDRAWAL

Source: Al Monitor By Killian Cogan “If you don’t come back home now, you’ll never be able to see your homeland again.” Memet Atawulla received the threatening message last May on WeChat, China’s main messaging app. Though written in the Uighur language, he immediately knew it had come from the Chinese secret services. “They wanted… Continue reading TURKEY ABANDONS UIGHURS IN FAVOR OF CHINESE INVESTMENT