Sourced : The Washington Post By Thomas Gibbons-Neff Islamic State drones are attacking U.S. Special Operations forces located around the group’s de-facto capital of Raqqa in Syria, U.S. officials and Syrian fighters said, sometimes disrupting the ability of American troops to call in airstrikes. The Pentagon, in response, is looking to send additional anti-drone equipment… Continue reading ISIS DRONES ARE ATTACKING U.S TROOPS AND DISRUPTING AISTRIKES IN AL-RAQQAH
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TURKISH ARMY : THREE MEMBER MILITARY COMMITTEE DISPATCHED TO QATAR FOR PREPARATIONS OF BASE
Sourced : Hurriyet Daily A three-member delegation from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) was dispatched to Qatar on June 12 for preparations to establish a military base in the Gulf country. The delegation has continued its study on “exploration and coordination” as part of preparations for the deployment, a written statement from the TSK said… Continue reading TURKISH ARMY : THREE MEMBER MILITARY COMMITTEE DISPATCHED TO QATAR FOR PREPARATIONS OF BASE
SAUDI-QATAR’S TRUE BATTLEGROUND IS ASIA
Sourced : Bloomberg By David Fickling Forget the Strait of Hormuz. The real place to watch the simmering diplomatic battle between Saudi Arabia and Qatar is 5,500 kilometers to the southeast, in the Strait of Malacca between Malaysia and Indonesia. That’s because the petroleum market’s center of gravity, along with that of the global economy, is in… Continue reading SAUDI-QATAR’S TRUE BATTLEGROUND IS ASIA
PAKISTANI RETHINK ON ISLAMIC PACT POINTS TO GROWING SCHISM
Sourced Asia Times By F.M. Shakil Pakistan’s Upper House last week made up its mind about what lies behind the Saudi-led Islamic Military Alliance (IMA) and asked the government to recall its commander-in-chief, former Pakistan Army chief Raheel Sharif, in response to burgeoning anti-Iranian sentiment. “The king of Saudi Arabia has said the alliance is… Continue reading PAKISTANI RETHINK ON ISLAMIC PACT POINTS TO GROWING SCHISM
TURKISH PARLIAMENT APPROVES DRAFT BILL ALLOWING TURKISH TROOP DEPLOYMENT IN QATAR
Sourced : Hurriyet Turkey’s parliament on June 7 approved a draft bill allowing its troops to be deployed to a Turkish military base in Qatar. The move appears to support the Gulf Arab country as it faces diplomatic and trade isolation from some of the biggest Middle Eastern powers. The bill, drafted before the rift,… Continue reading TURKISH PARLIAMENT APPROVES DRAFT BILL ALLOWING TURKISH TROOP DEPLOYMENT IN QATAR
SEIZING OF PHILIPPINES CITY BY ISLAMIST MILITANTS A WAKE-UP CALL FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA
Sourced : Reuters By Tom Allard At the beginning of the battle that has raged for the past 12 days in Marawi City at the southern end of the Philippines, dozens of Islamist militants stormed its prison, overwhelming the guards. “They said ‘surrender the Christians’,” said Faridah P. Ali, an assistant director of the regional… Continue reading SEIZING OF PHILIPPINES CITY BY ISLAMIST MILITANTS A WAKE-UP CALL FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA
MOSUL FIGHT DOWN TO THREE NEIGHBORHOODS
Sourced : Voice of America The fight for Iraq’s second-largest city is in its final push, with Islamic State down to fewer than 1,000 fighters in three neighborhoods of west Mosul, U.S. military officials said Friday. Speaking with VOA via Skype from Baghdad, Brigadier General Rick Uribe, the deputy commanding general for U.S.-led coalition forces… Continue reading MOSUL FIGHT DOWN TO THREE NEIGHBORHOODS
LONDON BRIDGE TERRORIST ATTACK – EVERYTHING WE KNOW
Sourced : The Telegraph By Harriet Alexander Seven people have been killed and 48 injured, many of them stabbed, following a confirmed terrorist attack at two sites in London – London Bridge and Borough Market. A total of 35 people remain in three London hospitals as of Sunday afternoon. A van drove into pedestrians on the… Continue reading LONDON BRIDGE TERRORIST ATTACK – EVERYTHING WE KNOW
U.S MINISTRY OF DEFENCE BUDGET REQUEST INCLUDES ANTI-TANK ROCKETS FOS SYRIANS FIGHTING ISIS
Sourced : Military Times By: Shawn Snow The Defense Department’s fiscal 2018 budget request continues the program of training and equipping vetted Syrian partners in the fight against ISIS, and the proposal includes funds for U.S. AT-4 anti-tank rockets or Russian SPG-9 recoilless rifles, and several thousand RPG-7s, a move likely to irk U.S. NATO… Continue reading U.S MINISTRY OF DEFENCE BUDGET REQUEST INCLUDES ANTI-TANK ROCKETS FOS SYRIANS FIGHTING ISIS
HOMELAND MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY INTERCEPTS ICBM TARGET
Sourced : U.S Missile Defence Agency The U.S. Missile Defense Agency, in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force 30th Space Wing, the Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense and U.S. Northern Command, today successfully intercepted an intercontinental ballistic missile target during a test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the nation’s… Continue reading HOMELAND MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM SUCCESSFULLY INTERCEPTS ICBM TARGET