Sourced : The Washington Post By Thomas Gibbons-Neff Islamic State drones are attacking U.S. Special Operations forces located around the group’s de-facto capital of Raqqa in Syria, U.S. officials and Syrian fighters said, sometimes disrupting the ability of American troops to call in airstrikes. The Pentagon, in response, is looking to send additional anti-drone equipment… Continue reading ISIS DRONES ARE ATTACKING U.S TROOPS AND DISRUPTING AISTRIKES IN AL-RAQQAH
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SAUDI-QATAR’S TRUE BATTLEGROUND IS ASIA
Sourced : Bloomberg By David Fickling Forget the Strait of Hormuz. The real place to watch the simmering diplomatic battle between Saudi Arabia and Qatar is 5,500 kilometers to the southeast, in the Strait of Malacca between Malaysia and Indonesia. That’s because the petroleum market’s center of gravity, along with that of the global economy, is in… Continue reading SAUDI-QATAR’S TRUE BATTLEGROUND IS ASIA
MOSUL FIGHT DOWN TO THREE NEIGHBORHOODS
Sourced : Voice of America The fight for Iraq’s second-largest city is in its final push, with Islamic State down to fewer than 1,000 fighters in three neighborhoods of west Mosul, U.S. military officials said Friday. Speaking with VOA via Skype from Baghdad, Brigadier General Rick Uribe, the deputy commanding general for U.S.-led coalition forces… Continue reading MOSUL FIGHT DOWN TO THREE NEIGHBORHOODS
U.S TIPPED FRANCE TO RUSSIAN ELECTION HACKING SAYS CYBER COMMAND CHIEF
Sourced : Defense News By: Joe Gould The U.S. watched as Russia “penetrated” French systems during the election runup and gave French officials “a heads up,” Adm. Mike Rogers said Tuesday. Rogers, who also serves as the director of the National Security Agency, said the U.S. is also cooperating with Britain and Germany amid fears that Russia… Continue reading U.S TIPPED FRANCE TO RUSSIAN ELECTION HACKING SAYS CYBER COMMAND CHIEF
FORMER U.S AMBASSADOR DENNIS ROSS : QATAR NEEDS TO STOP FUNDING ISLAMISTS
Sourced USA Today By Dennis Ross (Former Ambassador Dennis Ross is counselor at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and served in senior national security positions in the Reagan, Bush, Clinton and Obama administrations) President Trump is looking anew at American allies and partners. While saying he will preserve these relationships, he wants them to pay… Continue reading FORMER U.S AMBASSADOR DENNIS ROSS : QATAR NEEDS TO STOP FUNDING ISLAMISTS
TURKEY THREATENS U.S FORCES IN SYRIA AS PUTIN PRESSES FOR SAFE ZONES
Sourced : Foreign Policy By Paul McLeary Α top aide to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hinted Wednesday that U.S. commandos in northern Syria could be targeted by Turkish rockets if they continue to work with Kurdish fighters along the border with Turkey. The comments by Ilnur Cevik, a senior political advisor to Erdogan, came… Continue reading TURKEY THREATENS U.S FORCES IN SYRIA AS PUTIN PRESSES FOR SAFE ZONES
HAWAII MAY GET MISSILE INTERCEPTOR SITE TO DEFEND AGAINST N. KOREA
Sourced : Defensetech.org By: Hope Hodge Seck As North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un issues specific threats against the U.S. and other nations, the state of Hawaii may need to shore up its defenses, the commander of U.S. Pacific Command told lawmakers Wednesday. While the West Coast of the United States sits nearly 6,000 miles… Continue reading HAWAII MAY GET MISSILE INTERCEPTOR SITE TO DEFEND AGAINST N. KOREA
U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N : ANOTHER MISSILE TEST OF NORTH KOREA COULD PROMPT U.S MILITARY ACTION
Sourced : Politico By Louis Nelson Another ballistic missile test from North Korea could prompt a military reaction from the United States, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Monday morning. Speaking from Washington, where she and other members of the U.N. Security Council will meet with President Donald Trump later Monday, Haley… Continue reading U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N : ANOTHER MISSILE TEST OF NORTH KOREA COULD PROMPT U.S MILITARY ACTION
MORE US TROOPS BOUND FOR AFGHANISTAN AS MARINES COMMANDOS ARRIVE IN SYRIA
Sourced : Foreign Policy By Paul Macleary The top general overseeing America’s wars told Congress Thursday that more U.S. troops will likely be needed in Afghanistan to help train and advise Afghan forces, and left the door open to sending more U.S. forces into Iraq and Syria to fight the Islamic State. The comments by… Continue reading MORE US TROOPS BOUND FOR AFGHANISTAN AS MARINES COMMANDOS ARRIVE IN SYRIA
US MARINES HAVE ARRIVED IN SYRIA TO FIRE ARTILLERY IN THE FIGHT FOR AL RAQQAH
Sourced : The Washington Post By Dan Lamothe and Thomas Gibbons-Neff Marines from an amphibious task force have left their ships in the Middle East and deployed to Syria, establishing an outpost from which they can fire artillery guns in support of the fight to oust the Islamic State from the northern Syrian city of… Continue reading US MARINES HAVE ARRIVED IN SYRIA TO FIRE ARTILLERY IN THE FIGHT FOR AL RAQQAH