Sourced : The Washington Post By Adam Entous and Missy Ryan The Pentagon has secretly expanded its global network of drone bases to North Africa, deploying unmanned aircraft and U.S. military personnel to a facility in Tunisia to conduct spy missions in neighboring Libya. The Air Force Reaper drones began flying out of the Tunisian… Continue reading U.S HAS SECRETLY EXPANDED ITS GLOBAL NETWORK OF DRONE BASES TO NORTH AFRICA
Tag: Islamic State
TURKEY WILL NOT TAKE PART IN AL-RAQQAH OPERATION IF KURDISH MILITANTS DO
Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News Turkey will not take part in a U.S.-led coalition operation to liberate the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s (ISIL) de facto capital of Raqqa if Syrian Kurdish fighters are also involved, Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın said. Kalın ruled out the possibility of Turkey joining an operation by coalition… Continue reading TURKEY WILL NOT TAKE PART IN AL-RAQQAH OPERATION IF KURDISH MILITANTS DO
THE U.S.’S SYRIA POLICY RESTS ON A TREACHEROUS FAULT LINE
Sourced : The Washington Post By David Ignatius The U.S. military campaign to seize the Islamic State’s capital, Raqqa, may be delayed because of a nasty fight between Turkey and the Syrian Kurdish militia known as the YPG. Sadly, it’s a classic Middle East moment, when regional players’ mistrust of each other overwhelms their common… Continue reading THE U.S.’S SYRIA POLICY RESTS ON A TREACHEROUS FAULT LINE
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
TURKEY IS KEY SUPPLIER OF WEAPONS, MILITARY HARDWARE TO ISIS – RUSSIAN ENVOY TO UN
Sourced : Russia Today Moscow has submitted data on Turkey’s illegal arms and military hardware supply to Islamic State in Syria to the UN Security Council. Supplies are supervised by the Turkish intelligence service, Russian UN envoy Vitaly Churkin said as cited by Russian media. “The main supplier of weapons and military equipment to ISIL… Continue reading TURKEY IS KEY SUPPLIER OF WEAPONS, MILITARY HARDWARE TO ISIS – RUSSIAN ENVOY TO UN