Sourced : Reuters By : Jack Stubbs and Maria Tsvetkova, A month since Vladimir Putin announced the withdrawal of most Russian forces from Syria, his military contingent there is as strong as ever, with fewer jets but many more attack helicopters able to provide closer combat support to government troops. A Reuters analysis of publicly… Continue reading RUSSIA’S MILITARY PRESENCE IN SYRIA IS AS POWERFUL AS EVER
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THE RISE OF ISIS IN EGYPT IS FORCING THE PENTAGON TO RETHINK TROOP NUMBERS THERE
By Andrew Tilghman, Sourced : Military Times The rise of an Islamic State faction in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula is prompting the Pentagon to consider changing or scaling back the mission for about 700 U.S. troops who are deployed on a longstanding peacekeeping effort there, a defense official said Tuesday. Defense Secretary Ash Carter has made… Continue reading THE RISE OF ISIS IN EGYPT IS FORCING THE PENTAGON TO RETHINK TROOP NUMBERS THERE
U.S MILITARY PROPOSES SENDING 250 MORE SPECIAL FORCES TO SYRIAN KURDISTAN
Sourced : EKurd Daily The Obama administration is considering sending 250 additional U.S. special forces to Syrian Kurdistan to advise Kurdish-led alliance groups as part of a broader Pentagon recommendation on how to increase the pace of operations against Islamic State (IS or ISIS), a U.S. defense official said Friday, CNN reported. The Syrian Democratic… Continue reading U.S MILITARY PROPOSES SENDING 250 MORE SPECIAL FORCES TO SYRIAN KURDISTAN
THE U.S IS SENDING B-52s TO QATAR TO PUMMEL ISIS
Sourced : Business Insider The US Air Force two deployed B-52 bombers to Qatar on Saturday to join the fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the first time they have been based in the Middle East since the end of the Gulf War in 1991. US Air Forces Central Command said it last… Continue reading THE U.S IS SENDING B-52s TO QATAR TO PUMMEL ISIS
NUMBER OF ISIS FIGHTERS IN LIBYA HAS DOUBLED
by Courtney Kube Sourced : NBC News The outgoing commanding general of AFRICOM said Thursday that the number of ISIS fighters in Libya has roughly doubled in the past 12 to 18 months. General David Rodriguez said that there are between 4,000 and 6,000 fighters there now, mainly in Sirte and with some in Benghazi… Continue reading NUMBER OF ISIS FIGHTERS IN LIBYA HAS DOUBLED
IRAN DEPLOYED TO SYRIA MEN FROM THE 65th AIRBORNE SPECIAL FORCES BRIGADE
Iran has deployed men from the 65th Airborne Special Forces Brigade (NOHED Brigade), to Syria for an advisory mission, a commander said Monday. Brigadier General Ali Arasteh Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force for Coordination told to Tasnim News Agency that advisers from 65th NOHED Brigade, Iran’s Army Ground Force elite unit, are… Continue reading IRAN DEPLOYED TO SYRIA MEN FROM THE 65th AIRBORNE SPECIAL FORCES BRIGADE
TURKEY IS KEY SUPPLIER OF WEAPONS, MILITARY HARDWARE TO ISIS – RUSSIAN ENVOY TO UN
Sourced : Russia Today Moscow has submitted data on Turkey’s illegal arms and military hardware supply to Islamic State in Syria to the UN Security Council. Supplies are supervised by the Turkish intelligence service, Russian UN envoy Vitaly Churkin said as cited by Russian media. “The main supplier of weapons and military equipment to ISIL… Continue reading TURKEY IS KEY SUPPLIER OF WEAPONS, MILITARY HARDWARE TO ISIS – RUSSIAN ENVOY TO UN
RUSSIA IS MAINTAINING MOST OF ITS MILITARY AIRCRAFT AND EQUIPMENT IN SYRIA, US OFFICIALS SAY
By Luis Martinez ABC News Taken at face value, most of Russia’s troops and aircraft were supposed to be out of Syria by now, but that’s not the case, as Russia has kept more than two dozen of its military aircraft in Syria and continues to send military equipment to that country, U.S. officials said… Continue reading RUSSIA IS MAINTAINING MOST OF ITS MILITARY AIRCRAFT AND EQUIPMENT IN SYRIA, US OFFICIALS SAY
CHINA’S PROXY WAR IN SYRIA : REVEALING THE ROLE OF UIGHUR FIGHTERS
By Mohanad Hage Ali Al Arabiya English A few months ago, in a remote town in Idlib province, northern Syria, an unusual foreign militant presence alarmed Syrian locals. The fighters were reportedly of the Muslim Uighur minority from Xinjiang province in Western China. For a population which has grown used to the multinational nature of… Continue reading CHINA’S PROXY WAR IN SYRIA : REVEALING THE ROLE OF UIGHUR FIGHTERS
RUSSIA: SYRIA COULD TURN INTO A FEDERAL REPUBLIC AFTER THE END OF THE WAR
Russia is considering the establishment of a federal republic in Syria, after the end of the civil war. According to the Russian Federation’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson this proposal represents a drastic political change for Syria since the rise of the Ba’ath Party in 1963. The Russian proposal includes the establishment of different provinces for the… Continue reading RUSSIA: SYRIA COULD TURN INTO A FEDERAL REPUBLIC AFTER THE END OF THE WAR