Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News The U.S. dispatched around new 100 trucks consisting of military equipment to the People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Syria on May 15 and May 20, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency has reported. The trucks were reported in the city of al-Hasakah, located in northeast Syria, before heading to Raqqa’s northern rural… Continue reading US DISPATCHES 100 TRUCKS PACKED WITH MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO YPG
Category: Conflict
22 DEAD 59 INJURED IN SUICIDE BOMBER ATTACK AT MANCHESTER ARENA
Sourced : Manchester Evening News At least 22 people have been killed and 59 injured after a suspected terrorist attack at the Manchester Arena. Thousands of gig-goers were packed into the venue to see American singer Ariana Grande when the explosion shook the arena. Multiple witnesses reported hearing “huge bangs” at the venue shortly after… Continue reading 22 DEAD 59 INJURED IN SUICIDE BOMBER ATTACK AT MANCHESTER ARENA
INDIAN ARMY DESTROYS PAKISTANI BUNKER ALONG THE LINE OF CONTROL IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR (Video)
Sourced : Deccan Chronicle By Yusuf Jameel The Indian troops has destroyed a Pakistani bunker along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir by firing an anti-tank guided missile, shows a video that has gone viral on social media. The action is being seen by many as retaliation to May 1 intrusion in… Continue reading INDIAN ARMY DESTROYS PAKISTANI BUNKER ALONG THE LINE OF CONTROL IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR (Video)
PENTAGON TRIES TO EASE TURKEY’S CONCERNS WITH ARMING KURDS IN SYRIA
Sourced : The Washington Times By Lolita C. Baldor U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis made clear Thursday that America is committed to protecting Turkey after angering its NATO ally with a deal to arm anti-Islamic State fighters in Syria that Turkey considers terrorists. Mattis stressed the enduring nature of the U.S.- Turkey relationship in a… Continue reading PENTAGON TRIES TO EASE TURKEY’S CONCERNS WITH ARMING KURDS IN SYRIA
THE PENTAGON WOULD CONSIDER SENDING MORE U.S. TROOPS TO SOMALIA
Sourced : Military Times By: Andrew deGrandpre The Trump administration would consider deploying additional U.S. troops to Somalia should the troubled African nation request greater military aid to combat al-Qaida loyalists there, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis indicated Thursday. “That’s a decision we’ll take if it’s broached to us, and we’ll decide yes or no,” Mattis… Continue reading THE PENTAGON WOULD CONSIDER SENDING MORE U.S. TROOPS TO SOMALIA
SO TRUMP IS ARMING KURDS…THEN WHAT ?
Sourced : Defense One By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Council on Foreign Relations An overnight decision months in the making is now official U.S. policy: America will directly arm the Syrian Kurds. NATO ally Turkey may see Syrian Kurdish fighters as terrorists, but the Pentagon sees them as the most effective local force in the fight… Continue reading SO TRUMP IS ARMING KURDS…THEN WHAT ?
TOP U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL : SECURITY SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN WILL “MOST CERTAINLY DETERIORATE”
Sourced : The Washington Free Beacon By: Natalie Johnson Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats told Congress on Thursday that the security environment in Afghanistan will worsen over the next year amid a deadlock in the nation’s drawn-out war. “The intelligence community assesses that the political and security situation in Afghanistan will almost certainly deteriorate… Continue reading TOP U.S. INTELLIGENCE OFFICIAL : SECURITY SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN WILL “MOST CERTAINLY DETERIORATE”
TURKEY, U.S AT ODDS OVER FORCE TO FIGHT ISIS
Sourced : The Wall Street Journal By Raja Abdulrahim Turkey is assembling a contingent of thousands of Syrian Arab fighters who it insists should lead the offensive to retake Islamic State’s stronghold of Raqqa instead of the Syrian Kurdish militia the U.S. favors, according to commanders of the force. The Arab force is central to… Continue reading TURKEY, U.S AT ODDS OVER FORCE TO FIGHT ISIS
PUTIN HAS A NEW SECRET WEAPON IN SYRIA, CHECHEN AND INGUSH COMMANDOS
Sourced : Foreign Policy By Neil Hauer Τhe Russian intervention in Syria has been, by most accounts, a success. And Russian President Vladimir Putin is going to do everything he can to keep it that way. Beginning with an air campaign on behalf of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in September 2015, Russian forces have not… Continue reading PUTIN HAS A NEW SECRET WEAPON IN SYRIA, CHECHEN AND INGUSH COMMANDOS
TURKEY THREATENS U.S FORCES IN SYRIA AS PUTIN PRESSES FOR SAFE ZONES
Sourced : Foreign Policy By Paul McLeary Α top aide to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hinted Wednesday that U.S. commandos in northern Syria could be targeted by Turkish rockets if they continue to work with Kurdish fighters along the border with Turkey. The comments by Ilnur Cevik, a senior political advisor to Erdogan, came… Continue reading TURKEY THREATENS U.S FORCES IN SYRIA AS PUTIN PRESSES FOR SAFE ZONES