TURKEY AGREES TO WITHDRAW ITS TROOPS FROM NORTHERN IRAQ

Sourced : Al Arabiya Turkish Prime Minister Ben Ali Yildirim arrived in Baghdad on Saturday to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, and is expected to also meet President Fuad Masum and Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jubouri. Iraqi television quoted al-Abadi confirming an agreement reached with Turkey on the withdrawal of Turkish troops from northern… Continue reading TURKEY AGREES TO WITHDRAW ITS TROOPS FROM NORTHERN IRAQ

548 DANGEROUS ISLAMISTS IN GERMANY – 50 WERE DENIED ASYLUM BUT NEVER DEPORTED

Sourced : Proto Thema The German Police has a list of 548 Islamists who the German authorities believe they pose a threat to the national security. Among them are at least 50 Islamists whose asylum application has been rejected but they have not been deported. According to German media, the number of the Islamists in… Continue reading 548 DANGEROUS ISLAMISTS IN GERMANY – 50 WERE DENIED ASYLUM BUT NEVER DEPORTED

US ARMING YPG IN SYRIA “INTOLERABLE” FOR TURKEY

epa04586503 Members of the Syrian Kurdish People's Defence Units (YPG) celebrate their victory in Kobane, Syria, 26 January 2015. According to reports Kurdish fighters claim to have pushed militants from the group calling themselves Islamic State (IS) out of the whole of Kobane following four months of fighting, supported by airstrikes carried out by an international anti-IS coalition, though a number of the town's surrounding villages, close to the Syrian-Turkish border, remain in the hands of IS. EPA/STR

Sourced : Anadolou Agency By Mustafa Keles, Betul Yuruk & Burcu Arik Ankara considers the U.S. arming the YPG “intolerable” because the terror group poses a great threat to Turkey, that country’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Friday. “It is even so hard to accept a terror supporter country as an ally,” Cavusoglu said at… Continue reading US ARMING YPG IN SYRIA “INTOLERABLE” FOR TURKEY

CYPRUS SETTLEMENT TALKS OFFER GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR ISLAND

Sourced : Kathimerini By Michele Kambas It is a dispute that has brought NATO partners Greece and Turkey to the brink of war and confounded generations of diplomats; but Geneva negotiations next week offer the best chance in decades of reuniting the ethnically divided island of Cyprus. On the face of it, the omens are… Continue reading CYPRUS SETTLEMENT TALKS OFFER GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR ISLAND

US RELEASES DECLASSIFIED REPORT ON RUSSIAN HACKING DURING 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PERIOD

Sourced : The Verge Βy Colin Lecher The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has released its public report on Russian hacking operations in the United States. The report, a declassified version of a classified report ordered by President Obama, details attempts by Russia to interfere with the 2016 presidential election, and concludes cyber-operations… Continue reading US RELEASES DECLASSIFIED REPORT ON RUSSIAN HACKING DURING 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PERIOD

TILL 2018 ISRAEL WILL HAVE TO DECIDE FOR A NEW PROCUREMENT BETWEEN F-15I AND F-35B

Sourced : Globes By Yuval Azulai The first two F-35 Adir Stealth warplanes delivered a month ago to the Israeli air force have already performed astonishingly in a few flights in Israeli skies. Their advanced systems are being studied by the pilots and technical crews ahead of the arrival of 38 more F-35s in the… Continue reading TILL 2018 ISRAEL WILL HAVE TO DECIDE FOR A NEW PROCUREMENT BETWEEN F-15I AND F-35B

FLEET OF 12 SSBN IN LINE FOR US PENTAGON APPROVAL

110127-N-1325N-043 BANGOR, Wash. (Jan. 27, 2011) The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alabama (SSBN 731) returns to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following a strategic deterrent patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Ray Narimatsu/Released)

Sourced : Bloomberg By Anthony Capaccio The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer has approved advanced development for a fleet of 12 new nuclear-armed submarines, a potential $128 billion project that the Navy calls its top priority. Frank Kendall, the undersecretary for acquisition, signed the decision memo that officially moves the program forward late Wednesday. Shortly before… Continue reading FLEET OF 12 SSBN IN LINE FOR US PENTAGON APPROVAL

CHINA : IF INDIA MAKES MORE ICBM’S BEIJING WILL HELP PAKISTAN RESPOND

Agni 4 Missile passes through the Rajpath during the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day Parade-2012, in New Delhi on January 23, 2012.

Sourced : Sputnik After India completed testing on Monday of its newest ballistic missile variant, China warned New Delhi that if long-range missile development continues, Beijing would help Pakistan, an “all-weather friend,” do the same. In an editorial, China’s state-run Global Times wrote, “If the UN Security Council has no objection over (inter-continental ballistic missiles),… Continue reading CHINA : IF INDIA MAKES MORE ICBM’S BEIJING WILL HELP PAKISTAN RESPOND

ISRAELI SATELLITE REVEALS DEPLOYMENT OF RUSSIAN ISKANDER-M BALLISTIC MISSILES IN SYRIA

Sourced : Defence Update By Tamir Eshel Satellite imagery analysis by Imagesat International (ISI) intelligence experts revealed deployment of Iskandar (SS-26 “Stone”) advanced missile system vehicles as a part of the Russian deployment at Hmeimim airbase in Latakia, Syria. A single Iskander Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL) was first spotted in footage broadcast by Russia’s Zvezda… Continue reading ISRAELI SATELLITE REVEALS DEPLOYMENT OF RUSSIAN ISKANDER-M BALLISTIC MISSILES IN SYRIA

EGYPT TO SEND PEACEKEEPING FORCES TO SYRIA

Sourced : Almasdar news By Leith Fadel Egypt will send peacekeeping forces to Syria in the coming days, as they attempt to administer the nationwide ceasefire among their Russian, Iranian, and Turkish diplomatic partners. Egypt will partake in this diplomatic mission to freeze the bloodshed that is obstructing peace talks in Syria, Al-Arabiya reported on… Continue reading EGYPT TO SEND PEACEKEEPING FORCES TO SYRIA