Sourced : Russia and India Report Russian Airborne Troops held large-scale command-and-staff drills at the Opuk training range in Crimea on March 24-25. The drills involved over 2,500 airborne personnel and over 600 units of military hardware, including 2S9 Nona self-propelled artillery pieces, BMD-2KU airborne assault vehicles and D-30 howitzers. The airborne units practiced anti-landing… Continue reading RUSSIAN AIRBORNE TROOPS HOLD LARGE-SCALE COMMAND AND STAFF DRILLS IN CRIMEA (Video)
Category: Conflict
SYRIAN KURDS SAY RUSSIA TO BUILD MILITARY BASE IN AFRIN
Sourced: Al Jazeera Russia is setting up a military base in northwestern Syria in agreement with the Syrian-Kurdish YPG armed group that controls the area and will train fighters, a YPG spokesman said on Monday. The agreement with Russia was concluded on Sunday and Russian troops have already arrived at the village of Kafr Jina,… Continue reading SYRIAN KURDS SAY RUSSIA TO BUILD MILITARY BASE IN AFRIN
ISRAEL’S ARMY CHIEF: HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER MUSTAFA BADREDDINE KILLED BY HIS OWN MEN
Sourced : Haaretz By Gili Cohen Israel’s army chief said on Tuesday that Hezbollah’s military chief was killed last year by his own commanders. Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot said reports that Mustafa Amine Badreddine was killed by Hezbollah officers are in accordance to “intelligence we have.” The incident “indicates the depth of the internal crisis… Continue reading ISRAEL’S ARMY CHIEF: HEZBOLLAH COMMANDER MUSTAFA BADREDDINE KILLED BY HIS OWN MEN
TILLERSON : USE OF PRE-EMPTIVE FORCE AN OPTION WITH N. KOREA
Sourced : Associated Press By Matthew Pennington and Lee Jin-Man Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday it may be necessary to take pre-emptive military action against North Korea if the threat from their weapons program reaches a level “that we believe requires action.” Tillerson outlined a tougher strategy to confront North Korea’s nuclear threat… Continue reading TILLERSON : USE OF PRE-EMPTIVE FORCE AN OPTION WITH N. KOREA
SOMALI PIRATES HIJACK MERCHANT SHIP FOR FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS
Sourced : Foreign Policy By Robbie Gramer Somali pirates seized an oil tanker with a crew of eight on Monday in the first successful piracy raid on a commercial vessel since 2012. The Aris 13 oil tanker, with a crew of eight Sri Lankans, sent out a distress signal Monday while on its pre-planned route… Continue reading SOMALI PIRATES HIJACK MERCHANT SHIP FOR FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS
ISIS LEADER AL-BAGHDADI ABANDONS MOSUL
Sourced : Intelnews.org By Ian Allen | The leader of the Islamic State has abandoned the city of Mosul and is hiding in the desert zone of western Iraq, according to intelligence sources. Meanwhile Mosul, once the most populous city under the Islamic State’s control, is now reportedly being defended by a diminishing cadre of… Continue reading ISIS LEADER AL-BAGHDADI ABANDONS MOSUL
ASSAD CONFIRMS READINESS FOR REFERENDUM ON SYRIA’S FUTURE
Sourced : TASS Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has confirmed his readiness to hold a referendum on the future of his country and voiced the conviction that its fate should be determined by the Syrian people. The Syrian leader said as much in an interview with Italian newspapers Il Fatto Quotidiano and Avvenir. “The war itself… Continue reading ASSAD CONFIRMS READINESS FOR REFERENDUM ON SYRIA’S FUTURE
PAKISTAN SENDS COMBAT TROOPS TO SAUDI SOUTHERN BORDER
Sourced : Middle East Eye By David Hearst The Pakistan army is sending a brigade of combat troops to shore up Saudi Arabia’s vulnerable southern border from reprisal attacks mounted by the Houthis in Yemen, according to senior security sources. The brigade will be based in the south of the Kingdom, but will only be… Continue reading PAKISTAN SENDS COMBAT TROOPS TO SAUDI SOUTHERN BORDER
IS ANOTHER TURKISH COUP IMMINENT ?
Sourced : Middle East Eye By Ahmed al-Burai On 25 February, the flagship Turkish newspaper Hurriyet published a controversial article with the headline “Unease at the military headquarters”, implying serious discontent among the country’s armed forces. The army, the article hinted, is disturbed because of the ruling Justice and Development Party’s policies since the coup… Continue reading IS ANOTHER TURKISH COUP IMMINENT ?
MORE US TROOPS BOUND FOR AFGHANISTAN AS MARINES COMMANDOS ARRIVE IN SYRIA
Sourced : Foreign Policy By Paul Macleary The top general overseeing America’s wars told Congress Thursday that more U.S. troops will likely be needed in Afghanistan to help train and advise Afghan forces, and left the door open to sending more U.S. forces into Iraq and Syria to fight the Islamic State. The comments by… Continue reading MORE US TROOPS BOUND FOR AFGHANISTAN AS MARINES COMMANDOS ARRIVE IN SYRIA