Sourced : Asia Times By Asia Unhedged The mystery over how North Korea obtained powerful rocket engines for its last ICBM test deepened Wednesday after Ukraine’s state space agency said the rocket engine used is the same as the type of engine used by Ukraine-made space vehicles, according to UPI. UPI was picking up on… Continue reading DID RUSSIA SUPPLY UKRAINIAN ROCKET ENGINE TO NORTH KOREA ?
Category: Conflict
NORTH KOREA SECRETLY IMPORTS RUSSIAN OIL THROUGH SINGAPORE
Sourced : Intelnews.org By Joseph Fitsanakis The government of North Korea uses intermediary firms in Singapore to import thousands of tons of Russian oil each year, according to a senior North Korean defector who has spoken publicly for the first time since his defection. Ri Jong-ho was a senior official in the Democratic People’s Republic… Continue reading NORTH KOREA SECRETLY IMPORTS RUSSIAN OIL THROUGH SINGAPORE
BALKAN JIHADIS RETURN DISILLUSIONED WITH ISIS “CALIPHATE”
Sourced : Balkan Insight By Jovo Martinovic Hilmi, an ethnic Bosniak, travelled to Syria hoping that life in Islamic State’s‘caliphate would be an ideal religious environment – but he managed to escape 16 months later, disillusioned with what he had found there. “There was nothing there, no electricity, no books, no internet, nothing,” Hilmi told… Continue reading BALKAN JIHADIS RETURN DISILLUSIONED WITH ISIS “CALIPHATE”
TURKISH TROOPS DEPLOY TO SYRIAN KURDISTAN’S KOBANI CANTON
Sourced : EKurd Daily The Turkish army has made a “small incursion” near two Kurdish villages in Kobani canton in Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), northern Syrian, further deepening tensions between two major U.S.-backed groups, according to media reports. The incursion was near the towns of Saftak and Bobani, northwest of Kobani, the source said on condition… Continue reading TURKISH TROOPS DEPLOY TO SYRIAN KURDISTAN’S KOBANI CANTON
IRAQI PM : WITHDRAWAL OF TURKISH TROOPS FROM IRAQ SOON TO COME
Sourced : Kurdistan 24 By G.H. Renaud Referring to an anticipated visit by a Turkish delegation to Iraq, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Wednesday that the “imminent” withdrawal of Turkish troops stationed in Iraq. “A Turkish delegation will soon visit Iraq to discuss arrangements for the removal of Turkish forces in Iraq,” Abadi… Continue reading IRAQI PM : WITHDRAWAL OF TURKISH TROOPS FROM IRAQ SOON TO COME
CHINA REINFORCING BORDER WITH NORTH KOREA AMID TENSION
Sourced : UPI By Andrew V. Pestano Reports on Chinese military and government websites show Beijing is fortifying China’s 880-mile border with North Korea amid continued tensions between the hermit kingdom and Western powers. China has been bolstering defenses at the border and realigning other forces in surrounding regions to prepare for a possible crisis,… Continue reading CHINA REINFORCING BORDER WITH NORTH KOREA AMID TENSION
NORTH KOREA COULD CROSS ICBM THRESHOLD NEXT YEAR
Sourced : The Washington Post By Ellen Nakashima, Anna Fifield and Joby Warrick North Korea will be able to field a reliable, nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile as early as next year, U.S. officials have concluded in a confidential assessment that dramatically shrinks the timeline for when Pyongyang could strike North American cities with atomic weapons.… Continue reading NORTH KOREA COULD CROSS ICBM THRESHOLD NEXT YEAR
HOW INDIA AND CHINA HAVE COME TO THE BRINK OVER A REMOTE MOUNTAIN PASS
Sourced : New York Times By Steven Lee Myers, Helen Barry and Max Fisher On a remote pass through Himalayan peaks, China and India, two nuclear-armed nations, have come near the brink of conflict over an unpaved road. It is one of the worst border disputes between the regional rivals in more than 30 years.… Continue reading HOW INDIA AND CHINA HAVE COME TO THE BRINK OVER A REMOTE MOUNTAIN PASS
INDIA SEARCHES FOR WAY OUT OF BORDER STANDOFF WITH CHINA
Sourced : Asia Times By M.K. Bhadrakumar The Indian Defense Ministry has contradicted reports of Chinese troop mobilization on the border. In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry said there had only been a general state of alert on the Chinese side and a routine annual military exercise was held near Lhasa, the Tibetan capital,… Continue reading INDIA SEARCHES FOR WAY OUT OF BORDER STANDOFF WITH CHINA
IRAN’S REAL MISSILE TARGET WAS NOT SYRIA
Sourced : Commentary Magazine By Michael Rubin On June 18, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missiles into Syria in retaliation for a terrorist attack on Iran’s parliament and Ayatollah Khomeini’s tomb the previous week. While these missiles appear to have caused no casualties, Iranian officials were clear that their target went far beyond the… Continue reading IRAN’S REAL MISSILE TARGET WAS NOT SYRIA