Sourced : Military Times By: Shawn Snow The Defense Department’s fiscal 2018 budget request continues the program of training and equipping vetted Syrian partners in the fight against ISIS, and the proposal includes funds for U.S. AT-4 anti-tank rockets or Russian SPG-9 recoilless rifles, and several thousand RPG-7s, a move likely to irk U.S. NATO… Continue reading U.S MINISTRY OF DEFENCE BUDGET REQUEST INCLUDES ANTI-TANK ROCKETS FOS SYRIANS FIGHTING ISIS
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ILLEGAL ARMS SHIPMENT IMPORTED FROM TURKEY SEIZED IN NIGERIA
Sourced: Turkish Minute An illegal arms shipment originating in Turkey and containing 440 pump action rifles was seized on Monday in Lagos, Nigeria, according to Agence France-Presse. The Nigerian government told AFP on Wednesday it had intercepted an illegal cache of arms at the port in Lagos, five months after a similar seizure, when customs… Continue reading ILLEGAL ARMS SHIPMENT IMPORTED FROM TURKEY SEIZED IN NIGERIA
CAN SYRIAN REFUGEES SWAY FUTURE ELECTIONS IN TURKEY ?
Sourced : Al Monitor By Mehmet Cetingulec The political value of 3.5 million refugees in Turkey, including 3 million Syrians, appears to be on the rise. Refugees could emerge as a crucial pool of voters in the three elections — municipal, parliamentary and presidential — in 2019. How can this happen? The first group of… Continue reading CAN SYRIAN REFUGEES SWAY FUTURE ELECTIONS IN TURKEY ?
US DISPATCHES 100 TRUCKS PACKED WITH MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO YPG
Sourced : Hurriyet Daily News The U.S. dispatched around new 100 trucks consisting of military equipment to the People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Syria on May 15 and May 20, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency has reported. The trucks were reported in the city of al-Hasakah, located in northeast Syria, before heading to Raqqa’s northern rural… Continue reading US DISPATCHES 100 TRUCKS PACKED WITH MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO YPG
GREEK AMBASSADOR IN TURKEY URGES EU TO SNUB TURKISH NAVY EXERCISE CLOSING CEREMONY
Sourced : EKathimerini In a letter to his European Union counterparts, Greece’s ambassador to Turkey, Kyriakos Loukakis, has asked them to abstain from attending the closing ceremony of the Denizkurdu 2017 (Seawolf) naval exercise. Turkish media published excerpts of the letter, dismissing it as Greek “propaganda” to the Europeans. Kathimerini understands that Loukakis said the… Continue reading GREEK AMBASSADOR IN TURKEY URGES EU TO SNUB TURKISH NAVY EXERCISE CLOSING CEREMONY
PENTAGON TRIES TO EASE TURKEY’S CONCERNS WITH ARMING KURDS IN SYRIA
Sourced : The Washington Times By Lolita C. Baldor U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis made clear Thursday that America is committed to protecting Turkey after angering its NATO ally with a deal to arm anti-Islamic State fighters in Syria that Turkey considers terrorists. Mattis stressed the enduring nature of the U.S.- Turkey relationship in a… Continue reading PENTAGON TRIES TO EASE TURKEY’S CONCERNS WITH ARMING KURDS IN SYRIA
SO TRUMP IS ARMING KURDS…THEN WHAT ?
Sourced : Defense One By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Council on Foreign Relations An overnight decision months in the making is now official U.S. policy: America will directly arm the Syrian Kurds. NATO ally Turkey may see Syrian Kurdish fighters as terrorists, but the Pentagon sees them as the most effective local force in the fight… Continue reading SO TRUMP IS ARMING KURDS…THEN WHAT ?
TURKISH MINISTER OF EUROPEAN AFFAIRS : AGATHONISI ISLAND IS TURKISH TERRITORY NOT GREEK
Sourced : Proto Thema The Turkish European Affairs Minister, Omer Celik made a statement claiming the island of Agathonisi was Turkish territory in an interview on Turkish television, Wednesday. His statement came as a response to the recent visit during Easter to the island by Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, who Mr. Celik attacked personally… Continue reading TURKISH MINISTER OF EUROPEAN AFFAIRS : AGATHONISI ISLAND IS TURKISH TERRITORY NOT GREEK
TURKISH MINISTER OF DEFENCE SAYS S-400 TALKS WITH RUSSIA IN FINAL STAGES NATO SHOULD RESPECT
Sourced : Turkish Minute Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık on Friday said talks between Turkey and Russia for the purchase of an S-400 air defense system have reached the final stage. “Work and talks concerning the S-400 have now reached the final stage. There are related processes ongoing in both Turkey and Russia. An important… Continue reading TURKISH MINISTER OF DEFENCE SAYS S-400 TALKS WITH RUSSIA IN FINAL STAGES NATO SHOULD RESPECT
RUDY GIULIANI THE JAILED TURKISH GOLD TRADER AND THE SECRET MEETING WITH ERDOGAN
Sourced : The Irish Times By Benjamin Weiser and Patrick Kingsley In late February, as the United States and the rest of the world were adjusting to President Donald Trump, and Turkey was focused on a push by its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to expand his power, Erdogan agreed to an unusual meeting with some… Continue reading RUDY GIULIANI THE JAILED TURKISH GOLD TRADER AND THE SECRET MEETING WITH ERDOGAN