U.S MINISTRY OF DEFENCE BUDGET REQUEST INCLUDES ANTI-TANK ROCKETS FOS SYRIANS FIGHTING ISIS

Sourced : Military Times By: Shawn Snow The Defense Department’s fiscal 2018 budget request continues the program of training and equipping vetted Syrian partners in the fight against ISIS, and the proposal includes funds for U.S. AT-4 anti-tank rockets or Russian SPG-9 recoilless rifles, and several thousand RPG-7s, a move likely to irk U.S. NATO… Continue reading U.S MINISTRY OF DEFENCE BUDGET REQUEST INCLUDES ANTI-TANK ROCKETS FOS SYRIANS FIGHTING ISIS

AN IED ON A LIFE RAFT KILLS A TURKISH COAST GUARD SAILOR CLOSE TO SYRIAN WATERS

Sourced : Bosphorus Naval News A Turkish Coast Guard sailor died (according to different Turkish sources the victims were three sailors) and a fisherman wounded when a life raft with two bodies on it exploded. The incident happened off the coast of Samandağ in Hatay province, in the morning of 22nd May 2016. According to… Continue reading AN IED ON A LIFE RAFT KILLS A TURKISH COAST GUARD SAILOR CLOSE TO SYRIAN WATERS