Category: Conflict

Source: UAWIRE The press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense  stated that starting Monday, December 3rd, large-scale call-up of reservists and those liable for military duty will begin. “In part, reservists will be called to duty for up to 15 days to command units and up to 20 days to training centers. Therefore, it… Continue reading UKRAINE CALLS UP RESERVISTS

Source: Defense News By Joe Gould Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are pressuring U.S. President Donald Trump to take a tougher line on Moscow after an incident at sea between Ukraine and Russia, which is ratcheting tensions between the two neighbors. Several lawmakers expressed concerns after the Ukrainian navy said Russian ships fired… Continue reading US LAWMAKERS URGE TRUMP TO ARM UKRAINE

Source: UK Defence Journal Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council has proposed declaring martial law, council secretary Oleksandr Turchynov is quoted as saying by Ukrainian media. Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko convened a military cabinet for an emergency meeting, his spokesman Svyatoslav Tsegolko wrote on Twitter earlier. With officials from both countries accusing the other of… Continue reading UKRAINE TO DECLARE MARTIAL LAW AFTER RUSSIA FIRES ON AND SEIZES WARSHIPS

Source: RFERL The Ukrainian Navy says Russian forces opened fire on a group of its ships in the Black Sea off the coast of the Crimean Peninsula late on November 25, striking two vessels and wounding two crew members before seizing the ships. The Ukrainian Navy announced the incident on a day of heightened tension… Continue reading KYIV SAYS RUSSIA FIRES ON UKRAINIAN NAVY SHIPS IN BLACK SEA

Source: The Guardian A prominent Turkish opposition leader has caused alarm by calling for a repeat invasion of Cyprus, using the code phrase Ankara’s army deployed to launch an assault on the island 44 years ago. Amid rising tensions over a push to exploit potential oil and gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean, Meral Akşener,… Continue reading CYPRUS INVASION TALK RETURNS TO TURKEY

Source: News Week By Tom Porter Russia poses a greater threat to U.K. security than the militant groups Islamic State and al Qaeda, warned the new commander of the British Army. General Mark Carleton-Smith was appointed chief of the U.K’s general staff in June—and in his first interview since the appointment had a stark warning… Continue reading RUSSIA POSES A BIGGER THREAT THAN ISIS

Source: Jerusalem Post By Anna Ahronheim Commando units of the military are currently in a 10-day-long drill to improve their preparedness for a two-front war, the IDF’s Spokesperson’s Unit announced Saturday night. The cross-country exercise will see troops from the Maglan, Egoz and Duvdevan units training in a variety of scenarios, including fighting on two… Continue reading IDF COMMANDO UNITS TRAIN FOR TWO-FRONT WAR IN 10-DAY DRILL

Source: Atlantic Council By Ashish Kumar Sen Tensions between Ukraine and Russia dramatically escalated on November 25 with Kyiv saying a Russian coast guard vessel rammed one of its navy tugboats in the Sea of Azov, while Moscow shut off access to the sea accusing Ukrainian vessels of passing through its territorial waters without permission.… Continue reading RUSSIA-UKRAINE FEUD HEATS UP THE SEA OF AZOV

Source: ABC News By Joohee Cho Hakyung Kate Lee North Korea blew up 10 of its front-line guard posts in the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas on Tuesday in accordance with agreements made with South Korea earlier this year. The explosions were carried out simultaneously within a four-minute time frame after the North notified… Continue reading NORTH KOREA DETONATES DMZ GUARD POSTS AS SOUTHERN BORDER

Source: AMN By Leith Aboufadel The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) was finally able to upend the remaining Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh) terrorists in the Al-Safa region of southern Syria on Monday. Led by their 3rd Corps and 4th Armored Division, the Syrian Arab Army stormed Daesh’s last positions in western Al-Safa on Monday morning. This powerful… Continue reading DAESH SUFFERS DEVASTATING DEFEAT AS SYRIAN ARMY LIBERATES ENTIRES AL-SAFA REGION