Source: Al Arabiya The Libyan National Army has seized most of the eastern coastal city of Derna from extremist groups who have controlled it for years, a spokesman said, amid fierce fighting since late April. Their progress continued, with troops saying on Saturday that they have mostly cleared the Ambekh area, the largest residential neighborhood… Continue reading HAFTAR FORCES SEIZE MOST OF LIBYA’S DERNA FROM EXTREMIST GROUPS
Month: June 2018
MECCA SUMMIT CONCLUDES WITH $2.5 BLN IN AID TO SUPPORT JORDAN’S ECONOMY
Source: Al Arabiya The Mecca Summit held by Saudi Arabia with three other nations to discuss support for Jordan’s economy resulted in an aid package totaling $2.5 bln. The summit’s communique said the aid would be represented in the following: 1) Deposit in the Central Bank of Jordan. 2) World Bank Guarantees for Jordan 3)… Continue reading MECCA SUMMIT CONCLUDES WITH $2.5 BLN IN AID TO SUPPORT JORDAN’S ECONOMY
USS HARRY S. TRUMAN FIRST AIRCRAFT CARRIER EVER TO JOIN BALTOPS DRILL
Source: Naval Today Aircraft from the US Navy’s Carrier Air Wing One (CVW) 1, embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), contributed to Baltic Sea maneuvers as part of the annual multinational exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2018. CVW-1 operations over the Baltic involved overflight of Europe from the Adriatic Sea,… Continue reading USS HARRY S. TRUMAN FIRST AIRCRAFT CARRIER EVER TO JOIN BALTOPS DRILL
CHINESE MISSILE LAUNCHERS REAPPER ON DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLAND
Source: CNN By Ben Westcott A series of Chinese missile systems have reappeared on a disputed island in the South China Sea, days after satellite imagery appeared to show they had been removed. The initial discovery of their disappearance was made by ImageSat International (ISI) in early June, who provided images showing bare sand where… Continue reading CHINESE MISSILE LAUNCHERS REAPPER ON DISPUTED SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLAND
ERDOGAN: CLOSURE OF MOSQUES IN AUSTRIA MAY LEAD TO “WAR BETWEEN CROSS & CRESCENT”
Source: RT.com Austria’s move to close mosques and expel “foreign-funded” imams has infuriated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, warning of a war “between cross and crescent” and threatening that Ankara will not sit idle. “These measures taken by the Austrian prime minister are, I fear, leading the world towards a war between the cross and… Continue reading ERDOGAN: CLOSURE OF MOSQUES IN AUSTRIA MAY LEAD TO “WAR BETWEEN CROSS & CRESCENT”
WHY CHINA AND NORTH KOREA FEAR JAPAN’S DEADLY SORYU-CLASS SUBMARINE
Source: The National Interest By Kyle Mizokami At 4,200 tons submerged, the nine Soryu-class submarines are the largest submarines built by postwar Japan. Each is 275 feet long and nearly twenty-eight feet wide. They have a range of 6,100 nautical miles and can reportedly dive to a depth of 2,132 feet, or two-fifths of a… Continue reading WHY CHINA AND NORTH KOREA FEAR JAPAN’S DEADLY SORYU-CLASS SUBMARINE
WHAT EUROPE CAN TEACH AMERICA ABOUT RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION
Source: Defense One By Jed Willard In 2014, United States officials encountered a new form of Kremlin disinformation in Ukraine. As “little green men” streamed into the country’s south, blatant falsehoods over anything from the history of World War II to weapon-system deployments spread across the internet and the airwaves. Propagandists disguised as professors, activists,… Continue reading WHAT EUROPE CAN TEACH AMERICA ABOUT RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION
AMERICA’S ACHILLES’ HEEL: AN EMP ATTACK
Source: The National Interest By David T. Pyne This past year, the United States has witnessed a greatly increased threat from North Korea. U.S. intelligence has now confirmed that North Korea not only possesses up to sixty nuclear warheads, but it has developed the miniaturization technology required to mount them atop a number of different… Continue reading AMERICA’S ACHILLES’ HEEL: AN EMP ATTACK
US OFFICIAL TURKEY’S S-400 PURCHASE WILL RESULT IN CONSEQUENCES FOR F-35 DEAL
Source: Ahval news Turkey should expect that if it moves forward with the purchase of Russian S-400 air defence systems, it will face consequences in its participation of U.S. industrial projects, including its deal on U.S. F-35 fighter jets, said Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs A. Wess Mitchell on Tuesday. The… Continue reading US OFFICIAL TURKEY’S S-400 PURCHASE WILL RESULT IN CONSEQUENCES FOR F-35 DEAL
TURKEY THREATENS RETALIATION IF US SANCTIONS S-400 MISSILE PURCHASE
Source: Defence World Turkey has vowed to retaliate if the United States sanctions Russian S-400 missile purchase, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said during a diplomatic meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington early this week. “If the United States imposes sanctions on us or takes such a step, Turkey will absolutely retaliate,” Cavusoglu… Continue reading TURKEY THREATENS RETALIATION IF US SANCTIONS S-400 MISSILE PURCHASE