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)
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THE POST-COUP PURGE OF TURKEY’S AIR FORCE
Sourced : War on the Rocks By : Mike Benitez and Aaron Stein On July 15, 2016, members of the Turkish Air Force and Army attempted to topple Turkey’s elected government by coup. In the wake of the failed coup, over 80,000 civil servants have been suspended, including over 100 admirals and generals. Among those,… Continue reading THE POST-COUP PURGE OF TURKEY’S AIR FORCE
TURKEY IN TALKS WITH EUROSAM FOR THE LONG-RANGE MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM SAMP/T ASTER 30
Sourced Sabah By : Ali Unal Turkey is in talks with the Italian-French consortium Eurosam to purchase the SAMP/T Aster 30, a long-range missile defense system, Daily Sabah has learned from government sources. Despite speculation about Turkey’s possible purchase of a Russian S-400 missile system following the recent Russian-Turkish rapprochement, Turkey is edging toward purchasing… Continue reading TURKEY IN TALKS WITH EUROSAM FOR THE LONG-RANGE MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM SAMP/T ASTER 30
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
REASSESING U.S MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS IN TURKEY AFTER THE JULY 2016 ATTEMPTED COUP D’ETAT
Sourced : Real Clear Defense By Eric S. Edelman (Senior Advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, as well as former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy) The modern Republic of Turkey remains one of the “pivotal” states in the international system. The country’s role as a U.S.… Continue reading REASSESING U.S MILITARY DEPLOYMENTS IN TURKEY AFTER THE JULY 2016 ATTEMPTED COUP D’ETAT
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
TURKEY TO DEVELOP ITS OWN MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM
Sourced : Defence World Turkey is eyeing to develop its own missile defense system to be operated by NATO so as to increase chances of entering the alliance and to increase military exports by 15 times in the next seven years. “We have cancelled the results of the tender, not the project itself. Soon we… Continue reading TURKEY TO DEVELOP ITS OWN MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM
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
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
TURKEY PLANS TO BUILD MILITARY BASES IN QATAR AND SOMALIA
Turkey plans to build two military bases abroad, one in Qatar and a second one in Somalia. The new bases will serve as training centres for the military forces of Qatar and Somalia respectively. The construction of the base in Qatar was announced three weeks ago. It will host 3,000 Turkish troops and probably 8… Continue reading TURKEY PLANS TO BUILD MILITARY BASES IN QATAR AND SOMALIA