Tag: Syria

RUSSIA IS MAINTAINING MOST OF ITS MILITARY AIRCRAFT AND EQUIPMENT IN SYRIA, US OFFICIALS SAY

By Luis Martinez ABC News Taken at face value, most of Russia’s troops and aircraft were supposed to be out of Syria by now, but that’s not the case, as Russia has kept more than two dozen of its military aircraft in Syria and continues to send military equipment to that country, U.S. officials said… Continue reading RUSSIA IS MAINTAINING MOST OF ITS MILITARY AIRCRAFT AND EQUIPMENT IN SYRIA, US OFFICIALS SAY

CHINA’S PROXY WAR IN SYRIA : REVEALING THE ROLE OF UIGHUR FIGHTERS

By Mohanad Hage Ali Al Arabiya English A few months ago, in a remote town in Idlib province, northern Syria, an unusual foreign militant presence alarmed Syrian locals. The fighters were reportedly of the Muslim Uighur minority from Xinjiang province in Western China. For a population which has grown used to the multinational nature of… Continue reading CHINA’S PROXY WAR IN SYRIA : REVEALING THE ROLE OF UIGHUR FIGHTERS

PUTIN PLACED THE AIRBORNE FORCES AND THE SOUTHERN MILITARY DISTRICT ON HIGH ALERT

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on February the 8th, ordered the Southern Military District Forces, as well as the designated Airborne Forces and Military Transport Aviation units of this Military District, to undergo immediate combat readiness checks. The decision of the President was announced to the media by the Minister of Defence General Sergey Shoygu. According… Continue reading PUTIN PLACED THE AIRBORNE FORCES AND THE SOUTHERN MILITARY DISTRICT ON HIGH ALERT

SPAIN DISMANTLES SUSPECTED ISIS CELLS IN ARRESTS ACROSS COUNTRY

By Jack Moore Spanish authorities dismantled a suspected Islamic State militant group (ISIS) cell on Sunday, arresting seven people in a number of raids across the country. The raids took place in the eastern provinces of Valencia and Alicante and the North African Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Police have been monitoring the cell since 2014.… Continue reading SPAIN DISMANTLES SUSPECTED ISIS CELLS IN ARRESTS ACROSS COUNTRY

U.S DOD REQUESTING 3,000-5,000 MORE TROOPS FOR EUROPE IN FY2017 BUDGET

By Tara Copp Stars and Stripes The Pentagon plans to sharply increase the number of troops, tanks and artillery positioned in Europe under a budget proposal that calls for a $2.6 billion spending increase aimed at strengthening the military’s posture across eastern Europe. The $3.4 billion request for the European Reassurance Initiative is about four… Continue reading U.S DOD REQUESTING 3,000-5,000 MORE TROOPS FOR EUROPE IN FY2017 BUDGET

RUSSIA AND USA ARE ESTABLISHING AIR BASES IN NORTH-EAST SYRIA

Russia and the USA have deployed troops in two air bases in north-eastern Syria and are working on the improvement of these facilities. The first step in the deployment of these troops took place last October when the U.S Army decided to send a team of soldiers to the village of Rmelan al-Basha in the… Continue reading RUSSIA AND USA ARE ESTABLISHING AIR BASES IN NORTH-EAST SYRIA

RUSSIAN AIRSPACE FORCES DEPLOY A BERIEV A-50 MAINSTAY AEW&C AIRCRAFT IN SYRIA

The Russian Airspace Forces detachment in Syria has started to use a Beriev A-50 Mainstay AEW&C aircraft to support the operations of the air task force deployed there. The aircraft was sent to Syria in late December 2015, one month after the downing of the Russian Su-24M from a F-16 of the Turkish Air Force.… Continue reading RUSSIAN AIRSPACE FORCES DEPLOY A BERIEV A-50 MAINSTAY AEW&C AIRCRAFT IN SYRIA

GREEK-UK CONFERENCE ON THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SECURITY ISSUES

The Dartmouth Centre for Sea Power & Strategy (DCSS) is pleased to announce the success of the international conference “Managing Complex Regional Security Issues: The Case of Eastern Mediterranean Region” which was organized in Piraeus Greece last Friday on the 11th of December. The conference was organized by the Hellenic National Defence College (HNDC) &… Continue reading GREEK-UK CONFERENCE ON THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SECURITY ISSUES

BRITISH PARLIAMENT APPROVED AIR STRIKES AGAINST ISIS IN SYRIA – FIRST MISSION COMPLETED

A IX(B) Sqn Tornado GR4 training for deployment to Afghanistan. Pictured here on 12 October 2012 is a Tornado GR4 aircraft as it undertakes a training sortie over the North West of England. The Tornado from IX(B) Squardon is preparing for deployed operations over Afghanistan in the near future. The Tornado GR4 is a variable geometry, two-seat, day or night, all-weather attack aircraft capable of delivering a wide variety of weapons. Powered by two Rolls-Royce RB 199 Mk 103 turbofan engines, the GR4 is capable of low-level supersonic flight and can sustain a high subsonic cruise speed. The GR4 typically carries up to a maximum of 5 Paveway IV smart weapons or 2 Stormshadow cruise missiles but can be configured with various weapons, targeting pods and reconnaissance pods simultaneously including the Dual Mode Seeker (DMS) Brimstone, ALARM Mk2 missile, Litening III and the Reconnaissance Airborne Pod TORnado (RAPTOR). The Tornado GR4 is a world leader in the specialised field of all-weather, day and night tactical reconnaissance. The RAPTOR pod is one of the most advanced reconnaissance sensors in the world and greatly increases the effectiveness of the aircraft in the reconnaissance role. Its introduction into service gave the GR4 the ability to transmit real-time, Long Range Oblique Photography (LOROP) to commanders or to view this in cockpit during a mission. The stand-off range of the sensors also allows the aircraft to remain outside heavily defended areas, thus minimising the aircraft’s exposure to enemy air-defence systems. Additional capability in the Non-Traditional Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (NTISR) role is provided by the Litening III RD and the use of the ROVER data link for providing tactical operators with real time Full Motion Video (FMV) in the battle space. The Tornado GR4 is now equipped with the Storm Shadow missile and 2 variants of the Brimstone missile, including the most advanced DMS variant.

British Parliament voted yesterday in favor of bombing ISIS targets in Syria, marking the extension of UK’s operations in the region. The votes were 397 in favor and 223 against and the UK will join France, Jordan, United States and Australia, in their air campaign against ISIS in Syria. Royal Air Force has been bombing… Continue reading BRITISH PARLIAMENT APPROVED AIR STRIKES AGAINST ISIS IN SYRIA – FIRST MISSION COMPLETED

TURKEY DEPLOYED KORAL RADAR-ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM CLOSE TO SYRIA TO COUNTER RUSSIAN S-400 MISSILE SYSTEM

Turkey has deployed a radar-electronic warfare system close to the borders with Syria in order to jam and deceive hostile radar emitters. The Turkish made system called KORAL was deployed at the Hattay province in south Turkey close to the area where the Turkish Air Force F-16’s shot down the Russian Su-24M bomber. The Turkish… Continue reading TURKEY DEPLOYED KORAL RADAR-ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEM CLOSE TO SYRIA TO COUNTER RUSSIAN S-400 MISSILE SYSTEM