Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News Turkey will not take part in a U.S.-led coalition operation to liberate the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL) de facto capital of Raqqa if Syrian Kurdish fighters are also involved, Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın said. Kalın ruled out the possibility of Turkey joining an operation by coalition… Continue reading TURKEY WILL NOT TAKE PART IN AL-RAQQAH OPERATION IF KURDISH MILITANTS DO
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AIRCRAFT CARRIER ADMIRAL KUZNETSOV TO REINFORCE COMBAT CAPABILITIES OF RUSSIAN TASK FORCE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
Sourced : TASS Russia’s heavy aircraft-carrying missile cruiser The Admiral Kuznetsov will join the naval task force in the Mediterranean soon, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Wednesday. “At the moment the Russian task force in the Eastern Mediterranean consists of no less than six combat ships and three or four logistic ships from all fleets.… Continue reading AIRCRAFT CARRIER ADMIRAL KUZNETSOV TO REINFORCE COMBAT CAPABILITIES OF RUSSIAN TASK FORCE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
THE POST-COUP PURGE OF TURKEY’S AIR FORCE
Sourced : War on the Rocks By : Mike Benitez and Aaron Stein On July 15, 2016, members of the Turkish Air Force and Army attempted to topple Turkey’s elected government by coup. In the wake of the failed coup, over 80,000 civil servants have been suspended, including over 100 admirals and generals. Among those,… Continue reading THE POST-COUP PURGE OF TURKEY’S AIR FORCE
HOW POST-COUP PURGES DEPLETED TURKEY’S MILITARY
Sourced : Al Monitor By Metin Gurcan In the aftermath of the July 15 abortive coup attempt, four major purges on July 27, July 30, Sept. 2 and Sept. 7 dismissed thousands of officers and noncommissioned officers from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). Since then, speculation has been rife on how these purges have affected… Continue reading HOW POST-COUP PURGES DEPLETED TURKEY’S MILITARY
THE TURKISH MILITARY INTERVENTION IN SYRIA
It has been a week since the Turkish Armed Forces and thousands of troops of the allied factions of the rebel FSA crossed the Syrian borders close to the city of Jarablus. Although the initial announcements of the Turkish Government noticed that the target of the military intervention of the 24th of August in Syria… Continue reading THE TURKISH MILITARY INTERVENTION IN SYRIA
RUSSIA HALTS AIRSTRIKES FROM IRAN
Sourced : Conflict News By Derek Bisaccio Following a large degree of controversy, Russian airstrikes from an airbase in Iran have been brought to a halt, one week after the deployment of Tu-22M3 and Su-34 bombers to Hamedan airbase was first revealed. On August 22, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi announced at a news… Continue reading RUSSIA HALTS AIRSTRIKES FROM IRAN
ANKARA SENT DEPUTY INTEL CHIEF TO ASSAD, REPORT SAYS
Sourced : Turkish Minute One of the deputies of Turkey’s intelligence chief has visited Syrian capital of Damascus, according to a recent report in the Lebanese As-Safir daily. A deputy of Hakan Fidan, head of Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MİT) met with high level Syrian intelligence officials in Damascus, As-Safir claimed. The meetings reportedly focused on… Continue reading ANKARA SENT DEPUTY INTEL CHIEF TO ASSAD, REPORT SAYS
IRAN SAYS MAY ALLOW RUSSIA TO USE MORE AIR BASES
Sourced : Tehran Times The Iranian defense minister signaled on Saturday that depending on operational demands Tehran may allow more air bases to service more Russian bombers and fighters in the future. Russia is currently using an air base in Hamadan, western Iran, to pound terrorist strongholds in Syria. The operations started on Tuesday as… Continue reading IRAN SAYS MAY ALLOW RUSSIA TO USE MORE AIR BASES
RUSSIAN MILITARY FORCES STAGING NEAR UKRAINE
By: Bill Gertz Sourced : The Washington Free Beacon The Pentagon has identified eight staging areas in Russia where large numbers of military forces appear to be preparing for incursions into Ukraine, according to U.S. defense officials. As many as 40,000 Russian troops, including tanks, armored vehicles, and air force units, are now arrayed along… Continue reading RUSSIAN MILITARY FORCES STAGING NEAR UKRAINE
CHINESE MILITARY TO PROVIDE “AID AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE” TO SYRIAN GOVERNMENT
Sourced : South China Morning Post The Chinese military will provide aid and training to the Syrian government under a deal reached between a Beijing envoy and Syria’s defence minister in Damascus on Sunday. It is another step in Beijing’s engagement in the Middle East after China named Xie Xiaoyan, former ambassador to Iran, as… Continue reading CHINESE MILITARY TO PROVIDE “AID AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE” TO SYRIAN GOVERNMENT