Source: The Independent By Bel Trew The Emirati soldiers in Yemen’s port city of Aden were starting to get jumpy. We had only spent 15 minutes in Dar Saad, one of the city’s worst hit districts from the ongoing war, when they thought security had been compromised. This section of the neighbourhood is deeply impoverished… Continue reading INSIDE THE UAE’S WAR ON AL-QAEDA IN YEMEN
Month: August 2018
POLAND WANTS PERMANENT US FORCES STATIONED THERE
Source: Military Times By: Vanessa Gera, The Associated Press Poland’s president voiced hope for a permanent U.S. military presence in his country, in a speech as the nation put on a large military parade on its Armed Forces Day holiday Wednesday replete with tanks and people marching in historic uniforms. Poland is fearful of Russia’s… Continue reading POLAND WANTS PERMANENT US FORCES STATIONED THERE
QATAR PLEDGED DIRECT INVESTMENT TO TURKEY WORTH $ 15 BILLION
Source: Hurriyet Daily News Turkey has engaged in a fresh diplomatic attack against the sanctions imposed by the United States with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in talks with prominent European and Gulf countries in a bid to seek more support as the Turkish Lira falls rapidly against the U.S. dollar. Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad… Continue reading QATAR PLEDGED DIRECT INVESTMENT TO TURKEY WORTH $ 15 BILLION
RAF INTERCEPTED SIX RUSSIAN BOMBERS OVER BLACK SEA
Source: Shephard media Britain’s Royal Air Force said Wednesday it had intercepted six Russian bomber planes flying close to NATO air space over the Black Sea. The Eurofighter Typhoons launched early Monday from their base in Romania after the Russian Su-24 Fencer planes were spotted, the RAF said in a statement. It said there had… Continue reading RAF INTERCEPTED SIX RUSSIAN BOMBERS OVER BLACK SEA
IDLIB OFFENSIVE TO HAVE LARGEST BUILD-UP OF SYRIAN ARMY TROOPS
Source: Al Masdar News By Leith Aboufadel The Syrian Arab Army’s long-awaited Idlib offensive is just days away, but the latter continues to send thousands of soldiers to this front in preparation for the operation. According to a military source in Damascus, the upcoming Idlib offensive is to be carried out by the largest Syrian… Continue reading IDLIB OFFENSIVE TO HAVE LARGEST BUILD-UP OF SYRIAN ARMY TROOPS
LIEBERMAN: WAR ON GAZA MATTER OF TIME
Source:Middle East Monitor It is only a matter of time before Israel launches a new offensive against the Gaza Strip, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said yesterday. The Jerusalem Post reported Lieberman saying: “The question of the next round of fighting is not ‘whether’ but ‘when.’ I am sure we will do what is needed.” The… Continue reading LIEBERMAN: WAR ON GAZA MATTER OF TIME
TURKEY TRIES TO CONTAIN CRISIS TAKES FIRST STEPS TO BOLSTER AS LIRA PLUNGES
Source: Financial Post By Onur Ant, Asli Kandemir and Constantine Courcoulas Turkish policy makers made their first move to bolster the financial system and investor confidence amid a plunge in the lira. The currency, stocks and bonds extended their decline. Promising to “take all necessary measures,” the central bank in Ankara lowered the amount commercial… Continue reading TURKEY TRIES TO CONTAIN CRISIS TAKES FIRST STEPS TO BOLSTER AS LIRA PLUNGES
NAVAL GROUP DELIVERED FRIGATE BRETAGNE THE FIFTH FREMM FOR THE FRENCH NAVY
Source: Navy Recognition On July 18 Naval Group delivered the FREMM multi-mission frigate Bretagne to the French Navy (Marine Nationale). This frigate is the fifth of the series ordered by OCCAR on behalf of the DGA (French defe FREMM Bretagne is the fifth multi-mission frigate delivered to the French Navy and the seventh unit built… Continue reading NAVAL GROUP DELIVERED FRIGATE BRETAGNE THE FIFTH FREMM FOR THE FRENCH NAVY
CHINA’S MILITARY CAPABILITIES ARE BOOMING BUT DOES ITS DEFENSE INDUSTRY MIRROR THAT TREND?
Source: Defense News By: Mike Yeo China’s massive military modernization program over the past two decades has been matched to a large degree by a parallel development in its state-owned military-industrial base, and that trend is set to continue as China continues it efforts to build up its forces to challenge U.S. military primacy in… Continue reading CHINA’S MILITARY CAPABILITIES ARE BOOMING BUT DOES ITS DEFENSE INDUSTRY MIRROR THAT TREND?
TRUMP SIGNS DEFENSE BILL THAT BLOCKS TEMPORARY THE TRANSFER OF F-35’S TO TURKEY
Source: The Drive By Tyler Rogoway The escalating F-35 saga between Ankara and Washington D.C., which you can read about here, hit a crescendo today when President Donald Trump signed the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) at Fort Drum in upstate New York. Language in the bill specifically stops the delivery of F-35 Joint… Continue reading TRUMP SIGNS DEFENSE BILL THAT BLOCKS TEMPORARY THE TRANSFER OF F-35’S TO TURKEY