Tag: Iraq

PEOPLE’S MUJAGEDIN OF IRAN CELEBRATE NEVRUZ IN TIRANA ALBANIA

Sourced : Top Channel TV Three thousand members of the Iranian opposition “People’s Mujahideen Organization of Iran” (Mojahedin-e Khalq, MEK) who are in Tirana, Albania celebrated the Persian New Year, known as Nevruz. The MEK members initially expressed their gratitude to their hosts in Albania, well-known political figures like Pandeli Majko, Fatmir Mediu ect. The… Continue reading PEOPLE’S MUJAGEDIN OF IRAN CELEBRATE NEVRUZ IN TIRANA ALBANIA

MORE US TROOPS BOUND FOR AFGHANISTAN AS MARINES COMMANDOS ARRIVE IN SYRIA

Sourced : Foreign Policy By Paul Macleary The top general overseeing America’s wars told Congress Thursday that more U.S. troops will likely be needed in Afghanistan to help train and advise Afghan forces, and left the door open to sending more U.S. forces into Iraq and Syria to fight the Islamic State. The comments by… Continue reading MORE US TROOPS BOUND FOR AFGHANISTAN AS MARINES COMMANDOS ARRIVE IN SYRIA

TURKISH DEFENCE MINISTER SAYS MILITARY DEPLOYMENT IN SILOPI RELATED TO IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS

Turkey’s Defense Minister Fikri Işık has said the deployment of Turkish military units to Şırnak’s Silopi district, an area near the Iraqi border, is related to the fight against terrorism and developments in Iraq. The Turkish Army deployed to the region the 28th Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the 4th Army Corp based at Mamak Ankara… Continue reading TURKISH DEFENCE MINISTER SAYS MILITARY DEPLOYMENT IN SILOPI RELATED TO IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS

TURKEY’S NEW MAPS ARE RECLAIMING THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

Sourced : Foreign Policy By Nick Danforth Erdogan’s aggressive nationalism is now spilling over Turkey’s borders, grabbing land in Greece and Iraq In the past few weeks, a conflict between Ankara and Baghdad over Turkey’s role in the liberation of Mosul has precipitated an alarming burst of Turkish irredentism. On two separate occasions, President Recep… Continue reading TURKEY’S NEW MAPS ARE RECLAIMING THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

IZVESTIA : MOSCOW SHARING INTELLIGENCE WITH ANKARA ON SYRIA

Sourced : TASS Russia has already started cooperating with Turkey on exchanging intelligence data needed for carrying out the Operation Euphrates Shield in Syria. According to Izvestia, the agreement was reached during last week’s talks between Russian and Turkish Presidents, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Experts believe that cooperating with Ankara on Syria may… Continue reading IZVESTIA : MOSCOW SHARING INTELLIGENCE WITH ANKARA ON SYRIA

SYRIAN ARMY SAYS IT WILL “BRING DOWN” ANY TURKISH WAR PLANE IN ITS AIRSPACE (Video)

Sourced Hurriyet The Syrian military said on Oct. 20 that it would bring down any Turkish war planes entering Syrian air space, a response to air strikes carried out by Turkey overnight in northern Syria. “Any attempt to once again breach Syrian airspace by Turkish war planes will be dealt with and they will be… Continue reading SYRIAN ARMY SAYS IT WILL “BRING DOWN” ANY TURKISH WAR PLANE IN ITS AIRSPACE (Video)

SYRIA TROOPS REACH AL-RAQQAH PROVINCE, ISIS FIGHRTING ON FOUR FRONTS

By Bassem Mroue Associated Press Syrian troops reached the edge of the northern province of Al-Raqqah on Saturday, home to the de facto capital of the Islamic State group’s self-styled caliphate, in a push that leaves the extremists fighting fierce battles on four fronts in Syria and neighboring Iraq. ISIS, which controls large swaths of… Continue reading SYRIA TROOPS REACH AL-RAQQAH PROVINCE, ISIS FIGHRTING ON FOUR FRONTS

U.S UPS PRESSURE ON ISIS WITH FIRST B-52 BOMBER STRIKE

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. -- A B-52 Stratofortress from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., drops live ordnance over the Nevada Test and Training Range near here May 12 during an Air Force firepower demonstration. The demonstration showcases the Air Force's air and space capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

Sourced : AFP The US Air Force for the first time deployed a B-52 bomber against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Pentagon said Wednesday as it ramps up a 20-month campaign to smash the jihadists. The bombing mission, in which a hulking B-52 destroyed a weapons storage facility south of Mosul,… Continue reading U.S UPS PRESSURE ON ISIS WITH FIRST B-52 BOMBER STRIKE

PRINCESS ROYAL FORMALLY OPENS ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE NEW UNIT

Leeds’ first Royal Naval Reserve Unit HMS Ceres has been formally commissioned by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. Princess Anne was the guest of honour at the ceremony as the headquarters was formally dedicated before attending the official reception. HMS Ceres has existed in various forms as a naval establishment in Yorkshire over the… Continue reading PRINCESS ROYAL FORMALLY OPENS ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE NEW UNIT

RAFALES M SUCCESSFULLY ASSESS THE RBE2 “AESA” RADAR CAPABILITIES IN COMBAT OPERATIONS

070723-N-6524M-004 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 23, 2007) - A French Rafale M combat aircraft performs a catapult-assisted launch from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The Rafale is the first French aircraft to both launch and recover on an American carrier. Enterprise and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 are currently underway on a scheduled six-month deployment. U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brandon Morris (RELEASED)

From February to April 2015, French Navy’s Rafale M F3 omnirole combat aircraft, equipped with the brand-new RBE2 Active Electronically-Scanned Array (AESA) radar and assigned to the 11th Fleet Air Squadron (Flotille 11F), operated in the Arabian Gulf from the Charles de Gaulle nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Tasked for Close Air Support (CAS) missions and Intelligence,… Continue reading RAFALES M SUCCESSFULLY ASSESS THE RBE2 “AESA” RADAR CAPABILITIES IN COMBAT OPERATIONS