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
US MOVES NUCLEAR WEAPONS FROM TURKEY TO ROMANIA
Sourced : Euractiv.com Two independent sources told EurActiv.com that the US has started transferring nuclear weapons stationed in Turkey to Romania, against the background of worsening relations between Washington and Ankara . According to one of the sources, the transfer has been very challenging in technical and political terms. “It’s not easy to move 20+… Continue reading US MOVES NUCLEAR WEAPONS FROM TURKEY TO ROMANIA
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
US NUKES AT TURKEY BASE AT RISK OF SEIZURE: REPORT
Sourced : AFP Dozens of US nuclear weapons stored at a Turkish air base near Syria are at risk of being captured by “terrorists or other hostile forces,” a Washington think tank claimed Monday. Critics have long been alarmed by America’s estimated stockpile of about 50-90 Β61 nuclear bombs at Incirlik in southern Turkey, just… Continue reading US NUKES AT TURKEY BASE AT RISK OF SEIZURE: REPORT
HELLENIC NAVY WILL BASE A NEW POWERFULL FLOTILLA IN CRETE
Hellenic Navy is planning to create a 9 ships strong flotilla and deploy this force to its naval base in Crete, at Souda Bay. The Hellenic Navy currently has one main naval base at the island of Salamis near Athens and a secondary naval base at the island of Crete. Till now the ships of… Continue reading HELLENIC NAVY WILL BASE A NEW POWERFULL FLOTILLA IN CRETE
SIX RUSSIAN STRATEGIC BOMBERS DESTROY MILITANT CAMP, 3 DEPOTS IN SYRIA
Sourced : TASS Six long-range Tu-22M3 bombers of Russia’s Aerospace Forces on Tuesday morning used high-explosive ammunition to hit terrorist facilities in Syria, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement obtained by TASS. “In the morning of July 12, six long-range Tu-22M3 bombers, which took off from the home airfield on the territory of the… Continue reading SIX RUSSIAN STRATEGIC BOMBERS DESTROY MILITANT CAMP, 3 DEPOTS IN SYRIA
WITH EGYPT’S BLESSING, ISRAEL CONDUCTING DRONE STRIKES IN SINAI
By Judah Ari Gross and AP Sourced : The Times of Israel Israel has carried out drone strikes against terrorists operating in the Sinai Peninsula in recent years, according to a Bloomberg news report Monday that quoted an unnamed former senior official. The airstrikes were conducted with Egypt’s knowledge and blessing, according to the ex-official,… Continue reading WITH EGYPT’S BLESSING, ISRAEL CONDUCTING DRONE STRIKES IN SINAI