Sourced : The Idependent By : Kim Sengupta While international focus is on the devastating bombing going on in Aleppo, another offensive is taking place, much of it in the shadows, which could be a game-changer in Syria’s bloody civil war. The Turkish military, with armour, air-power and troops on the ground – a thousand… Continue reading TURKEY SENDS 1,000 SPECIAL FORCES ON SENSITIVE MISSION TO SECURE “SECURITY ZONE” ACROSS BORDER
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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
HOW POST-COUP PURGES DEPLETED TURKEY’S MILITARY
Sourced : Al Monitor By Metin Gurcan In the aftermath of the July 15 abortive coup attempt, four major purges on July 27, July 30, Sept. 2 and Sept. 7 dismissed thousands of officers and noncommissioned officers from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). Since then, speculation has been rife on how these purges have affected… Continue reading HOW POST-COUP PURGES DEPLETED TURKEY’S MILITARY
RUSSIA LIKELY TO REDEPLOY ITS BOMBERS TO IRAN’S HAMADAN AIRBASE
Sourced : Defence World Russia and Iran are currently negotiating to redeploy Russian bombers to the Iran’s Hamadan airbase for resuming their counter terrorism missions in Syria. Russian planes first flew to the Iranian airstrip in August but now both countries are allegedly planning to adjust the base for the possible deployment, the Sputnik News… Continue reading RUSSIA LIKELY TO REDEPLOY ITS BOMBERS TO IRAN’S HAMADAN AIRBASE
RUSSIA WILL BUY ONE FULL SQUADRON OF PAK-FA IN 2017
Sourced : The Sentinel By : Jonathan Wade The Russian Defence Ministry announced that it will buy at least one full squadron of PAK-FA in 2017. According to Russian Deputy Minister, Yuri Borisov, Sukhoi could start mass production of its Sukhoi T-50 (PAK-FA) in 2017. Sputnik News reported that Borisov announced the news at the… Continue reading RUSSIA WILL BUY ONE FULL SQUADRON OF PAK-FA IN 2017
THE TURKISH MILITARY INTERVENTION IN SYRIA
It has been a week since the Turkish Armed Forces and thousands of troops of the allied factions of the rebel FSA crossed the Syrian borders close to the city of Jarablus. Although the initial announcements of the Turkish Government noticed that the target of the military intervention of the 24th of August in Syria… Continue reading THE TURKISH MILITARY INTERVENTION IN SYRIA
RUSSIA HALTS AIRSTRIKES FROM IRAN
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
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