Sourced: Al Araby Thousands of Pakistani troops will be deployed to Saudi Arabia to help train and advise the kingdom’s military, but the decision has led to a backlash at home with many fearing “mission creep”. Islamabad did not clarify the number of troops who will be sent to the Gulf state, but the “contingent”… Continue reading PAKISTAN TO SEND TROOPS TO SAUDI ARABIA ON “TRAINING AND ADVICE MISSION”
Category: Conflict
NEW NORTH KOREA THREAT: HOVERCRAFT AND NAVY SNIPER BRIGADES
Sourced: Asia Times Nuke missiles aren’t the only lethal military capability being developed by North Korea. Analyst Joseph S. Bermudez says Pyongyang may be expanding its hovercraft and navy sniper brigade forces in an asymmetric military threat to South Korea. Bermudez noted earlier this month in an article for Beyond Parallel, a website dedicated to… Continue reading NEW NORTH KOREA THREAT: HOVERCRAFT AND NAVY SNIPER BRIGADES
IDF GENERAL: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS MAKE WAR IN 2018 MORE LIKELY
Sourced: Jerusalem On Line By Becca Noy A senior IDF general told Army Radio on Monday morning that the military has raised its level of preparedness due to the likelihood of a war on the northern front this year. “In the year 2018, there’s a potential for an escalation [of military conflict], not necessarily because… Continue reading IDF GENERAL: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS MAKE WAR IN 2018 MORE LIKELY
GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER: SERBIA MUST ACCEPT KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE TO JOIN EU
Sourced: Reuters By Fatos Bytyci Serbia will need to accept the independence of Kosovo, its former province, in order to join the European Union, German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said in Pristina late on Wednesday. Kosovo declared independence 10 years ago, almost a decade after NATO bombed Serb forces to halt the killing and expulsion… Continue reading GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER: SERBIA MUST ACCEPT KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE TO JOIN EU
TURKISH COAST GUARD CORVETTE RAMMED A HELLENIC COAST GUARD OPV NEAR IMIA/KARDAK ISLETS (Vid.)
A Turkish Coast Guard (TCG) Corvette rammed a Hellenic Coast Guard (HCG) Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) near the Aegean uninhabited islets of Imia – Kardak in Turkish. The incident took place at 23:45 on the 12th of February 2018 with no reports of injuries to the crew of either vessel. The Turkish vessel was the… Continue reading TURKISH COAST GUARD CORVETTE RAMMED A HELLENIC COAST GUARD OPV NEAR IMIA/KARDAK ISLETS (Vid.)
FRIEND OR FOE? ASSAD QUIETLY AIDS SYRIAN KURDS AGAINST TURKEY
Sourced: Reuters By Laila Bassam and Tom Perry Syria’s U.S.-backed Kurds are getting indirect help from an unlikely source in their war against Turkey in the northwestern region of Afrin: President Bashar al-Assad. Pro-government forces and Kurdish-led forces have fought each other elsewhere in Syria and Damascus opposes the Kurds’ demands for autonomy. But in… Continue reading FRIEND OR FOE? ASSAD QUIETLY AIDS SYRIAN KURDS AGAINST TURKEY
U.S PENTAGON 2019 BUDGET ALLOCATES $550 MILLION FOR YPG
Sourced: Daily Sabah The Pentagon’s 2019 budget wil include $300 million for the train-and-equip program for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), predominantly led by the PKK-affiliated People’s Protection Units (YPG), and $250 million for building a “border security force” in Syria, the U.S. government unveiled on Monday. According to the budget bill that President Donald… Continue reading U.S PENTAGON 2019 BUDGET ALLOCATES $550 MILLION FOR YPG
RUSSIANS KILLED IN CLASH WITH US-LED FORCES IN SYRIA
Sourced: Jerusalem Post Russian fighters were among those killed when US-led coalition forces clashed with pro-government forces in Syria this month, former associates of the dead said on Monday. A US official has said more than 100 fighters aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad died when coalition and local coalition-backed forces thwarted a large attack… Continue reading RUSSIANS KILLED IN CLASH WITH US-LED FORCES IN SYRIA
TURKEY’S OFFENSIVE IN SYRIA RUNS INTO PROBLEMS, MOUNTAINS AND MUD
Sourced : The Washington Post By Louisa Loveluck and Zakaria Zakaria A Turkish offensive against Kurdish fighters has bogged down in the mountains and mud of northern Syria as troops encounter an adversary well accustomed to the terrain. The Turkish military lost its advantage in the skies over the border area for much of this… Continue reading TURKEY’S OFFENSIVE IN SYRIA RUNS INTO PROBLEMS, MOUNTAINS AND MUD
TURKISH GENERAL CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS ARMED FORCES ABLE TO FIGHT BOTH IN SYRIA AND THE AEGEAN SEA
Sourced : PROTOTHEMA Turkish Chief of General Staff General Hulusi Akar said the Turkish armed forces were capable of conducting military operations in both Syria and the Aegean Sea. In his statement, which is doing the rounds in Turkish media, the head of the Turkish Armed Forces said: “Along with the military operation in Afrin… Continue reading TURKISH GENERAL CHIEF OF STAFF SAYS ARMED FORCES ABLE TO FIGHT BOTH IN SYRIA AND THE AEGEAN SEA