Sourced: Ha’aretz By Amos Harel and Yaniv Kubovich Iran directly threatened Israel on Tuesday following an airstrike on a Syrian air force Monday that killed at least seven Iranian advisers. Israel is taking the Iranian threats very seriously: The northern border is on high alert amid concerns of a possible revenge attack by Iran or… Continue reading ISRAEL PREPARES FOR POSSIBLE IRANIAN RETALIATION AFTER STRIKE ON SYRIAN BASE
Category: Conflict
MATITS CANCELS WEEKEND TRAVEL PLANS AS SYRIA RESPONSE LOOMS
Sourced: Shephard Media The US Defense Secretary has cancelled weekend travel plans, a US official said 10 April as the Pentagon works with the White House on a response to a suspected chemical attack in Syria. The change of plans comes as US President Donald Trump shelved his first trip to Latin America, scheduled for… Continue reading MATITS CANCELS WEEKEND TRAVEL PLANS AS SYRIA RESPONSE LOOMS
TURKISH HELICOPTER FLIES NEAR ISLET OF RO, GREEK TROOPS FIRE WARNING SHOTS
Sourced: EKathimerini A Turkish helicopter flew around the perimeter of the eastern Greek islet of Ro, west of the Dodecanese island of Kastellorizo, at a low altitude late on Monday, Kathimerini reported. The helicopter left the area after Greek troops reportedly responded by firing tracer rounds as a warning. It was not clear what type… Continue reading TURKISH HELICOPTER FLIES NEAR ISLET OF RO, GREEK TROOPS FIRE WARNING SHOTS
KIM JONG UN WILL NOT GIVE UP NORTH KOREA’S NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Sourced: Brookings By Evans J.R. Revere President Donald J. Trump’s upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will be an historic encounter between two supremely self-confident, headstrong, and mercurial men, each seeking the other’s surrender. The irresistible force of Donald Trump, whose administration has declared it will never accept, allow, or tolerate a North… Continue reading KIM JONG UN WILL NOT GIVE UP NORTH KOREA’S NUCLEAR WEAPONS
WHAT IS THE US GOING TO DO ABOUT SYRIA NOW ?
Sourced: Defense One By Uri Friedman Donald Trump says there will be a “big price to pay” for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s suspected use of chemical weapons in the rebel-controlled town of Douma outside Damascus. But what exactly could that mean? Beyond responding to this particular attack, what can the United States really do about… Continue reading WHAT IS THE US GOING TO DO ABOUT SYRIA NOW ?
ISRAEL LAUNCHES AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA AIR BASE
Sourced: Middle East Monitor Israeli jets fired eight guided missiles at an airbase in Syria’s Homs province, five of which were intercepted, the Russian Defence Ministry said today. “On April 9 from 03.25 to 03.53 Moscow time, two F-15 jets of Israeli Air Forces, without entering Syrian air space, from territory of Lebanon, fired eight… Continue reading ISRAEL LAUNCHES AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA AIR BASE
TRUMP VOWS ”MAJOR DECISION” ON SYRIA AFTER SUSPECTED CHEMICAL ATTACK
Sourced: Middle East Eye US President Donald Trump condemned a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in Syria and said that he would decide on a response, probably by the end of Monday. The condemnation comes after Russia described allegations that the Syrian government had gassed its own people in Eastern Ghouta as a… Continue reading TRUMP VOWS ”MAJOR DECISION” ON SYRIA AFTER SUSPECTED CHEMICAL ATTACK
ISRAEL THWARTS MAJOR ISLAMIC JIHAD MISSILE ATTACK AGAINST ISRAELI VESSELS
Sourced: Jerusalem Post By Tovah Lazaroff Security forces said on Wednesday they thwarted a potential missile attack by Islamic Jihad in Gaza against its naval forces that also included a plan to kidnap IDF soldiers. The State Attorney’s Office indicted the alleged ringleader, Amin Saadi Muhammad Jumaa, in Beersheba District Court on Wednesday. The IDF… Continue reading ISRAEL THWARTS MAJOR ISLAMIC JIHAD MISSILE ATTACK AGAINST ISRAELI VESSELS
CENTCOM HEAD: TURKEY-US IN ROBUST DIALOGUE OVER SYRIA, YPG STILL PRINCIPAL US PARTNER
Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News The head of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on April 3 that the U.S. is in a “very robust dialogue” with Turkey over Syria, while also insisting that the Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG), a group viewed as terrorists by Ankara, is Washington’s “principal partner” on the ground. General Joseph… Continue reading CENTCOM HEAD: TURKEY-US IN ROBUST DIALOGUE OVER SYRIA, YPG STILL PRINCIPAL US PARTNER
MATTIS: RUSSIA HAS CHOSEN TO BE A “STRATEGIC COMPETITOR”
Sourced: The National Interest By Dave Majumdar The United States places the blame on Russia for the breakdown in relations between NATO and Moscow. In the view of U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Russia chose to be strategic competitor to the United States and NATO. “The NATO alliance tried to create a partnership—so, there’s a… Continue reading MATTIS: RUSSIA HAS CHOSEN TO BE A “STRATEGIC COMPETITOR”