Sourced : Hurriyet Europe will soon be the site of “holy wars,” Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on March 16, in Ankara’s first comment on the general elections in the Netherlands that saw the victory of Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s Liberal VVD. “Now the election is over in the Netherlands … When you look at… Continue reading TURKISH FM MEVLUT CAVUSOGLU WARNS FOR “HOLY WARS” IN EUROPE IN REMARKS ON DUTCH ELECTIONS
THE LIMITS TO ANKARA’S RELIANCE ON MOSCOW
Sourced : Al Monitor By Semih Idiz Turkey’s deepening crisis with Europe has re-energized its desire to expand ties with Russia. Ankara clearly wants to show that it has powerful friends that can reduce its dependence on the United States and Europe. This also works to Moscow’s advantage, given its problems with the West and… Continue reading THE LIMITS TO ANKARA’S RELIANCE ON MOSCOW
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
RUSSIA POSSIBLY TRIED TO KILL MONTENEGRO PM, SAYS BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY
Sourced : Intelnews.org By Ian Allen Boris Johnson, the British foreign secretary has said in an interview that Russian spies may have orchestrated last year’s failed attempt to kill the then-prime minister of Montenegro, Milo Dukanović. Mr. Johnson, a senior figure in the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom, was a major contender for the… Continue reading RUSSIA POSSIBLY TRIED TO KILL MONTENEGRO PM, SAYS BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY
JAPAN PLANS TO SEND LARGEST WARSHIP TO SOUTH CHINA SEA
Sourced : Yahoo News By Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three sources said, in its biggest show of naval force in the region since World War Two. China claims almost all the disputed waters and its… Continue reading JAPAN PLANS TO SEND LARGEST WARSHIP TO SOUTH CHINA SEA
SECOND YASEN-CLASS RUSSIAN SSN TO BE PUT AFLOAT ON MARCH 30TH 2017
Sourced TASS The second Yasen-class multipurpose nuclear-powered submarine Kazan will be put afloat in Severodvinsk on March 30, a source in the Russian military-industrial complex informed TASS. “Kazan is expected to be rolled out and put afloat on March 30,” he said. “Kazan” has been built at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk, a port city… Continue reading SECOND YASEN-CLASS RUSSIAN SSN TO BE PUT AFLOAT ON MARCH 30TH 2017
TURKEY SEEKS RUSSIAN LOAN TO BUY S-400 AIR DEFENCE SYSTEMS
Sourced : TASS Turkey has announced its wish to obtain Russia’s loan to buy weapons, including S-400 (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) air defense missile systems, Rostec state corporation CEO Sergey Chemezov told the Rossiya-24 TV channel on Tuesday. “They have voiced their wish to get a loan, but now the issue has not been… Continue reading TURKEY SEEKS RUSSIAN LOAN TO BUY S-400 AIR DEFENCE SYSTEMS
RUSSIA’S MILITARY DEPLOYS MOST POWERFUL ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM IN CRIMEA (Video)
Sourced : Defence Blog Russia’s military has deployed Murmansk-BN most powerful electronic warfare system in the annexed Crimea (Ukrainian territory of Crimea was annexed by the Russian Federation on 18 March 2014), which will monitor all the NATO ships in the Mediterranean, according to the Krym.Realii online media outlet. The Murmansk-BN is a world’s most… Continue reading RUSSIA’S MILITARY DEPLOYS MOST POWERFUL ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM IN CRIMEA (Video)