Sourced : The Washington Post By Dan Lamothe and Thomas Gibbons-Neff Marines from an amphibious task force have left their ships in the Middle East and deployed to Syria, establishing an outpost from which they can fire artillery guns in support of the fight to oust the Islamic State from the northern Syrian city of… Continue reading US MARINES HAVE ARRIVED IN SYRIA TO FIRE ARTILLERY IN THE FIGHT FOR AL RAQQAH
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U.S THAAD ANTI-MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM ARRIVES IN SOUTH KOREA
Sourced : Korean Times By Jun Ji-hye Seoul and Washington have started the controversial deployment of a U.S. anti-missile defense system here, with two missile launchers and other equipment arriving here Monday night. The first batch of equipment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery landed at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, 70… Continue reading U.S THAAD ANTI-MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM ARRIVES IN SOUTH KOREA
NORTH KOREA “TEST FIRES BALLISTIC MISSILES” AS US-SOUTH KOREAN WAR GAMES CONTINUE
Sourced : ABC.au North Korea has fired four ballistic missiles into waters off its east coast, according to South Korea and Japan. The launch was an apparent reaction to huge military drills by the US and South Korea that the North insists are an invasion rehearsal. The US military said it detected and tracked what… Continue reading NORTH KOREA “TEST FIRES BALLISTIC MISSILES” AS US-SOUTH KOREAN WAR GAMES CONTINUE
MANBIJ FORCES REACHES AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA OVER DEFENCE AGAINST TURKEY BACKED FSA
Sourced KOM News The Manbij Military Council (MMC) has made a statement saying it has reached an agreement with Russia to transfer the defence of the line to the west of Manbij (Arima) to Syrian government forces. The statement by the MMC, a component of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Thursday read: “Protecting civilians… Continue reading MANBIJ FORCES REACHES AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA OVER DEFENCE AGAINST TURKEY BACKED FSA
US GENERAL SAYS SDF FORCES NEED HEAVY WEAPONS TO DESTROY ISIS IN AL-RAQQAH
Sourced: ARA News By: Wladimir van Wilgenburg Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. forces in the Middle East, who recently visited the Raqqa frontline said that the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces need more than the AK-47s weapons –that will be issued after 20 days of training– in the fight against ISIS. “Anti-tank weapons systems to… Continue reading US GENERAL SAYS SDF FORCES NEED HEAVY WEAPONS TO DESTROY ISIS IN AL-RAQQAH
HOW ERDOGAN WILL DERAIL CYPRUS’ REUNIFICATION
Sourced : Politico By Mujtaba Rahman (Head of Eurasia Group’s Europe practice) The divided island of Cyprus is probably the closest it has ever been to being reunified. For the first time, both the North and the South have elected leaders who are genuinely willing to work toward a solution to the decades-old conflict. Over… Continue reading HOW ERDOGAN WILL DERAIL CYPRUS’ REUNIFICATION
TEMPORARY TURKISH BASE ESTABLISHED INSIDE SYRIA
Sourced : Hurriyet By Uğur Ergan The Turkish army has established a temporary base in a strategically important point of the newly captured al-Bab, located in northern Syria. Turkish military sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Turkish army founded a temporary base on the hilltop of Akil inside al-Bab, which it along with… Continue reading TEMPORARY TURKISH BASE ESTABLISHED INSIDE SYRIA
THE US AIR FORCE WANTS THE F-35 TO FIGHT ISIS
Sourced : Washington Post By Dan Lamothe The Air Force wants to deploy the stealthy F-35A Joint Strike Fighter in the air campaign against the Islamic State, citing the increasingly complex operating environment over Syria, but it’s not clear that it will be able to do so before the conflict is over. Gen. Herbert J.… Continue reading THE US AIR FORCE WANTS THE F-35 TO FIGHT ISIS
HEZBOLLAH MIGHT HAVE OBTAINED GAME CHANGING NAVAL MISSILES
Sourced : YNET By : Ronen Bergman Western intelligence agencies have expressed “grave concerns” that Hezbollah has been able to obtain strategic naval weapons that could change the balance of power in the Middle East. Despite great efforts attributed to Israel over the past five years to prevent Hezbollah from getting its hands on such… Continue reading HEZBOLLAH MIGHT HAVE OBTAINED GAME CHANGING NAVAL MISSILES
BRIEF POST ABOUT THE SYRIAN COASTAL DEFENCE SYSTEMS NETWORK
Sourced : IDBAM (https://idbam.blogspot.gr/2017/02/a-brief-post-about-syrian-cds-network.html?showComment=1488053978105#c3096504745250076900) If your navy is not modern enough, and you are forced to face a stronger foe, Coastal Defence Systems (CDS) could save the day. After being defeated twice by Israel at the October War (1973) and having a poor budget for a long period, the Syrian Navy consists today mainly of… Continue reading BRIEF POST ABOUT THE SYRIAN COASTAL DEFENCE SYSTEMS NETWORK