U.S. Naval Forces Central Command has released footage of the incident in the Strait of Hormuz with the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) on 10 May. On Monday, IRGCN’s fast in-shore attack craft (FIAC), a type of speedboat armed with machine guns, conducted unsafe and unprofessional maneuvers and failed to exercise due regard for the safety of U.S. forces as required under international law while operating in close proximity to U.S. naval vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. A group of 13 IRGCN FIAC made a high-speed approach on the U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61), patrol […]
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The U.S. Air Force’s latest fighter jet, the Boeing F-15EX Eagle II, participating in a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces, according to 53rd Wing Public Affairs Advisor. The 53rd Wing said in a statement that the first two F-15EX fighters – both 001 and 002 – have taken to the Alaska skies for Northern Edge 21 joint training exercise. The purpose of the F-15EX’s participation in Northern Edge is to allow for immediate deep-end testing in a complex jamming environment to gather essential test data for what works and what needs improvement. This is critical to expose […]
The U.S. Air Force announced on Thursday that the 174th Attack Wing has partnered with multiple Department of Defense contractors and academia to lead the effort in establishing new and additional capabilities for the MQ-9 Reaper. According to the assistant director of operations at the 174th Operations Support Squadron, capabilities include battlefield and airspace communications enhancements as well as target identification tracking and processing. The assistant director of operations explained there are three separate pods; the Freedom Pod, Centerline Avionics Bay Pod and the REAP Pod. Each pod is manufactured by a contractor which specializes in its unique function, leveraging expertise […]
Israel Defense Forces have demonstrated its new semi-autonomous robotic system, called the Jaguar. According to an IDF statement, the Jaguar developed is one of the first military robots in the world that can substitute soldiers on the borders. It is currently being integrated into the Gaza Division in southern Israel in order to protect the Israeli-Gaza border. “Equipped with dozens of sensors, an automated driving system, advanced fire capabilities, and a public address (PA) system, this robot makes the IDF a more efficient and technologically advanced military,” the statement said. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The Jaguar robotic system […]
On April. 7, France conducted massive drills of its strategic nuclear forces that mobilized as many as 50 military aircraft including WC-135 Constant Phoenix atmospheric sampling aircraft. The French Air and Space Force said in a statement that the maneuvers included a mock nuclear air raid carried out over French territory under the Poker exercises. Poker drills are conducted several times per year without much publicity. Exercises include air-to-air refueling of fighters, low altitude penetration by fighter bombers and the simulated shooting down of a missile (once the nuclear charge has been deactivated). – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Under […]
Britain’s biggest defense company BAE Systems has announced that it has received a $21 million contract from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence to support the Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) over the next four-and-a-half years. This contract ensures the continued support and sustainment of CMWS systems on various UK aircraft platforms. The award includes annual repair and engineering services. “The UK Ministry of Defence has been a key partner on CMWS for decades,” said Christopher Austin, BAE Systems’ director of Threat Detection Solutions. “It is a privilege to continue to help ensure the safety of our ally’s aircraft and personnel […]
Airbus Helicopters announced on Friday that it has handed over the seventh and last H145 for the search and rescue (SAR) service of the German Armed Forces’ (Bundeswehr) to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) on time. The previously delivered helicopters are used for training and field testing and are available 24/7 at the Niederstetten and Nörvenich air bases for rescue operations. Operations with the new H145 LUH SAR will begin shortly, as planned, at the third SAR station in Holzdorf. “We are pleased that we have completed this order from start to finish on […]
The British Royal Air Force confirmed that it has carried out airstrikes against Daesh targets in Iraq using Paveway IV precision-guided bombs. According to a press release issued Thursday by Royal Air Force, the airstrikes occurred on Thursday 11th February, when two Typhoon FGR4 fighter jets were tasked to conduct the strikes against terrorists who had been identified occupying two dispersed encampments on the banks of the Tharthar River, west of the city of Bayji. The strikes were carried out following a check of the area which revealed there were no signs of any civilians who might be placed at risk. This […]
The German Armed Forces, or Bundeswehr, will receive upgraded Boxer-series armored command vehicles, according to a Rheinmetall news release. On Thursday, German defense conglomerate Rheinmetall has announced that it is currently bringing another 27 Boxer command vehicles of the Bundeswehr up to the latest A2 standard. As noted by the company, Germany’s Federal Office for Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) awarded the order at the end of January 2021. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The 27 vehicles are to undergo modernization at the Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH plant in Kassel, Rheinmetall’s centre of excellence for tactical wheeled […]
Serbian Armed Forces have received the first ten BOV M16 Milosh 4×4 armoured multi-purpose combat vehicles, according to a press release issued Monday by the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia. According to a press release, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Nebojša Stefanović, PhD, accompanied by the Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, General Milan Mojsilović, attended today the handover of ten Milos 4×4 armoured combat vehicles to members of the 72nd Special Operations Brigade. “These are modern armoured combat vehicles manufactured by domestic engineers and industry, and they arrived in one of […]
Serbian Armed Forces have received the first ten BOV M16 Milosh 4×4 armoured multi-purpose combat vehicles, according to a press release issued Monday by the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia. According to a press release, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Nebojša Stefanović, PhD, accompanied by the Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces, General Milan Mojsilović, attended today the handover of ten Milos 4×4 armoured combat vehicles to members of the 72nd Special Operations Brigade. “These are modern armoured combat vehicles manufactured by domestic engineers and industry, and they arrived in one of […]
Russian Strategic Rocket Forces, or RVSN, has received about 70 Typhoon-M combat anti-sabotage vehicles, multiple news outlets reported. The Typhoon-M combat anti-sabotage vehicles designed to guard Russian Strategic Missile Forces’ formations, rearmed with thermonuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles Yars and Topol-M. Since 2012, the formations of the RVSN has received about 70 combat anti-sabotage vehicles. The delivery of this equipment will continue in 2021. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Typhoon-M is base on the BTR-82 8×8 armoured personnel carrier chassis equipped with modern sensors, including radar, thermal imaging night vision and echolocation, jammers to disable IEDs. Combat anti-sabotage vehicles are […]
The U.S. Department of Defense has reported that the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines for U.S. Forces Korea has arrived at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The details were given in a 28 December media release, to announce that the first shipment of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine already arrived in Korea. “Team Osan will deliberately identify high-risk personnel in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Defense, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Forces Korea guidance to reduce the burden of COVID-19 on our Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Space Operators, and their families,” the release said. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE […]
U.S. Special Operations Command Europe has announced that Ukrainian special forces have integrated with U.S. Army 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JRMC) in Hohenfels, Germany. More than 3,500 multinational partners from across Europe joined together for Exercise Combined Resolve 14 at the JRMC in Hohenfels, Germany, September 2020 to strengthen interoperability between allied and partner nations. This also included approximately 160 Special Operations Forces (SOF) and the Lithuanian National Volunteer Force (KASP). While strengthening bonds and abilities between nations, it was also the evaluating readiness exercise for the U.S. Army 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team. […]
The United States Special Operations Forces are currently conducting joint exercises In Estonia, according to a recent Estonian Defense Forces news release. The U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II and CV-22 Osprey aircraft, assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, U.S. Navy SEALS and U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators deployed to Estonia to create conditions for a rapid response to an imminent threat with land, air, and maritime capabilities to enhance stability in the Baltic Sea region. Over the next month, the CV-22B Osprey and MC-130J aircraft of the United States Special Operations Forces will conduct training flights in Estonian […]
The U.S. Special Operations Command Europe has announced that the U.S. units conduct joint operations during a Swedish-led exercise along the Baltic Sea coast. Swedish JAS-39 fighter jets and U.S. CV-22B, F-15, and MC-130 aircraft flew over Gotland, during a joint exercise across the Baltic Sea, the Special Operations Command Europe has announced. “Swedish and U.S. forces conduct qualified exercises together with partners to strengthen defense capabilities across land, air, and sea domains to deter any opponent,” the news release says. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The exercise involving U.S. units has been planned for a long time and […]
U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing take part in a reconnaissance training mission at Bornholm, Denmark. According to a recent Air Force news release, Airmen have participated in reconnaissance training in support of a combined readiness exercise, at Aalborg Air Base, Denmark. “Special operations forces adapt in contingency environments, enabling the mission to continue for a maintained and ready posture throughout the European area of responsibility,” it said in a statement. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Special USAF unit covers special operations forces units assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command in the […]
OSTARA’s engineers are working to develop a future high-speed off-road troop transport with a hybrid propulsion system. The new vehicle, called the Krampus, is designed to provide stealth, fast, mobile transportation over demanding terrain to meet the light-mobility needs of light infantry and special operations forces. The new ultra-light combat vehicle can transport a maximum payload of more than 300 kg and up to 2 infantrymen in support of expeditionary missions. It offers high higher speeds over rough terrains and, above all, enemy detection avoidance capabilities. The Krampus vehicle is powered by a hybrid power electric motor coupled with high-performance batteries. […]
Chile: Left-Wing Forces Seek New Start With The Plebiscite October 21, 2020 Chile: Left-Wing Forces Seek New Start With The Plebiscite2020-10-212020-10-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/chile-ref-e1603285485803.jpg200px200px Above photo: People participate in a demonstration called “Banderazo por el Apruebo”, on September 25 in Santiago (Chile). EFE/ Elvis Gonzalez. A month before the plebiscite, left-wing parties and organizations launched the I Approve Chile Digno initiative to promote an agreement regarding the new constitution. Chile’s Communist Party (PC) will do everything it can to guarantee a victory in the upcoming referendum on Sunday 25, as the country gets ready to decide whether it remains with the current constitution created […]
Recent incidents of alleged rape cases and uproar over police proceedings have brought India’s largest state Uttar Pradesh into the spotlight. The United Nations (UN) office in India has expressed concern over continuing cases of sexual violence against girls and women in Uttar Pradesh and underlined the need for speedy justice for the victims. Head of India’s Uttar Pradesh state Yogi Adityanth on Saturday offered a dedicated helping hand to address crime against women with two new programmes — “Mission Shakti” and “Operation Shakti”. Monk-turned-politician Adityanth paid homage to the alleged gang-rape victim of Hathras village by launching the campaign, which […]
The Swedish Armed Forces have in recent years been betting on diversity, inclusivity, and equality, embracing mottos like “Our strength consists of differences”, “Come as you are”, and “We don’t always march straight”. Increasing the share of women is seen as another important milestone in “breaking up the male monopoly”. Despite numerous initiatives including costly ads and awareness-raising campaigns, the Swedish Armed Forces have failed to meet this year’s goal of having at least 20 percent of its conscripts be women. While some units in the Air Force and the Navy have effectively met the target, the Armed Forces in general […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0b/1080735361_0:0:1500:844_1200x675_80_0_0_c48a88ea085cf30a825eb444734bfe4e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Daria Bedenko. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202010111080735287-at-least-5-bodies-recovered-from-debris-after-shelling-of-ganja-azeri-emergency-service-says/ Earlier in the day, Azeri Ministry of Defence said that the city of Ganja has been attacked by the Armenian forces. Before that, Nagorno-Karabakh unrecognized republic asserted that several large villages were attacked by the Azeri army, despite the ceasefire brokered by Moscow on 10 October. Azeri Prosecutor General’s Office stated Sunday that at least five people died and 28 others were injured as a result of shelling in Ganja, where a rocket destroyed a residence building. Earlier, Azerbaijan’s Emergencies Ministry said at least five dead bodies were recovered from debris, while […]
…from SouthFront.org Armenian forces have reclaimed the tactical initiative in the battle for the Nagorno-Karabakh region and conducted several counter-attacks taking back positions earlier captured by Azerbaijan on the Jabrayil front on the evening of October 7. Later, on the morning of October 8, the Armenian Defense Ministry announced that Azerbaijani forces had launched a military offensive in the area, which had been repelled. “Early in the morning, at 08:30, the enemy attempted an attack in the southern direction, but after losing 3 units of military equipment and about 20 soldiers, the enemy escaped from the battlefield near Jabrayil,” the representative […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/11/1079909167_0:308:3058:2028_1200x675_80_0_0_b29c0fd7be4f570d2c8ddc0770e0ed70.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Advitya Bahl. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202010051080670064-two-members-of-indian-security-forces-killed-three-injured-in-terrorist-attack-in-jammu-and-kashmir/ Despite an increase in force deployment on transport links between Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of India, terrorists have attacked police and security forces on several occasions in the past few months. Government records suggest that around 110 terror attacks have been carried out in the valley since January. At least two members of India’s paramilitary force, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), were killed and three others left injured after terrorists attacked a patrol in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. According to a senior CRPF […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202010041080660873-armenian-defence-ministry-claims-karabakh-forces-destroyed-three-azerbaijani-jets/ Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/03/1080657308_0:0:3382:1902_1200x675_80_0_0_53273702d369ff559361d84f26553390.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202010031080657352-belaruss-security-forces-detain-11-people-during-saturdays-unauthorised-protests/ MINSK (Sputnik) – Belarusian security forces have detained 11 people who participated in unauthorised protests in the city of Minsk on Saturday, the press service of the capital’s police department said. “They [security forces] detained 11 protesters,” a representative from the police department said. No journalists were among those who were detained during the latest day of protests in the Belarusian capital, the police representative added. A series of unauthorised opposition protests have been held across Belarus in the weeks that have followed the 9 August presidential election, which saw incumbent Alexander Lukashenko win […]
…from SouthFront.org On October 2, the Armenian-Azerbaijani war entered its 5th day. Forces of the Azerbaijani military, supported by Turkey, continued their attempts to capture the contested Nagorno-Karabakh Region and to dismantle the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which is overwhelmingly populated by Armenians. Intense artillery duels and Azerbaijani airstrikes are being reported across the entire frontline in Karabakh, and even near some parts of the Azerbaijani-Armenian border. Nonetheless, the main clashes still take place in the districts of Fizuli and Jabrayil, where Azerbaijan have achieved their main gains capturing several positions from the Armenians. The Azerbaijani artillery together with Turkish-made and Israeli-made combat […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009301080620236-nagorno-karabakh-forces-destroy-azerbaijani-heavy-flamethrower/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Armenia’s Defence Ministry Spokeswoman said on Wednesday that the military of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, also referred to as the unrecognised Republic of Artsakh, have destroyed an Azerbaijani multiple rocket launcher among other equipment in ongoing fighting. “The fighting continues. The subdivisions of the Artsakh Defense Army are carrying out punitive counter retaliatory actions in specific areas. A large number of military hardware have been destroyed, including the TOS-1A heavy flamethrower system”, Spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan said on Twitter. This comes hours after the Armenian Defence Ministry said Azerbaijani Air Forces were […]
…from SouthFront.org Over the past months, attacks on convoys of the US-led coalition moving military equipment and supplies have become an ordinary development in Iraq. Local Iranian-backed resistance groups demanding a US military withdrawal from the country have conducted over two dozen attacks so far. The most recent ones took place on September 22 and 23. The September 22 attack erupted in the district of al-Dujayl, around 60 km to the north of Baghdad. According to Iraq’s Security Media Cell, the convoy was targeted with an improvised explosive device. No casualties were reported. On the afternoon of September 23, a second […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107707/46/1077074668_0:160:3072:1888_1200x675_80_0_0_864e3b09e0b4de123871e2738af94b91.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202009241080556053-security-forces-kill-unidentified-terrorist-in-kashmirs-pulwama-gun-battle-continues/ India’s junior Home Minister G Kishen Reddy earlier this month highlighted in the Parliament that terror incidents in the disputed territory had reduced almost by half between August and October 2019, compared to the same time period the previous year. At least one terrorist has been shot and killed by Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday morning; the gunfight is still underway. The gunfight between the terrorists and security forces in the district’s Tral region is still underway, Kashmir Zone Police were quoted as saying by ANI news […]
Ukrainian and United States special operations forces Soldiers conduct static-line and free-fall training as part of a multinational exercise that includes the efforts of ten allied and partner nations. Ukrainian and U.S. SOF started exercise Fiction Urchin this week. The U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II and CV-22 Osprey, assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, U.K. deployed to Ukraine to demonstrate a commitment to the Black Sea region, support the Ukraine SOF and AF capabilities and strengthen partner-nation relationships. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – U.S. Army Special Forces operators and Ukraine Special Operations Forces operators conducted military free […]
…from SouthFront.org The US military has reinforced its troops, supposedly mostly withdrawn from Syria, with a new batch of military equipment, this time M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles. In an official comment released on September 18, the US-led coalition said that mechanized infantry assets, including Bradley IFVs, were positioned to Syria in order to “ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS”, “ensure the protection of Coalition forces” and “provide the rapid flexibility needed to protect critical petroleum resources”. The M2A2 Bradley is armed with a 25 mm chain gun, a 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun and a dual TOW anti-tank guided missile […]
A unit of the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command has been spotted inside Ukraine after photographs were posted online on Twitter. A two CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and Lockheed MC-130J Commando II transport aircraft assigned to the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command were spotted at Vinnytsia Airbase, Ukraine on 16 September. The photos come from Konoplyaniy Dzhmelik’s twitter account. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – According to Ukrainian officials, U.S. Special Forces take part in the “Joint Efforts 2020” and “Rapid Trident 2020” military exercises. These joint military exercises are held as resistance to Russia’s strategic exercise “Caucasus […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/14/1080519106_0:46:3087:1782_1200x675_80_0_0_8d2e96651984737cab85f03e5028db61.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202009201080519157-belarusian-security-forces-strengthen-cordon-near-lukashenkos-residence-amid-protests/ MINSK (Sputnik) – Belarusian security forces have strengthened measures near the Palace of Independence in Minsk, the working residence of President Alexander Lukashenko, on Sunday during the latest day of opposition protests in the Belarusian capital. A security cordon, which was previously set up around the palace’s perimeter and the adjacent National Flag Square, has now been extended to cover the neighbouring streets. Civilians and journalists are no longer allowed to enter the secure area, where police and armed forces reinforcements are currently based. Several thousand demonstrators, who had gathered at the Minsk Hero […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/13/1080513477_0:0:1200:675_1200x675_80_0_0_222892a1fd67d2108d8c97fd7c734709.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202009201080514092-get-up-hooman-labrador-retrievers-join-forces-to-rouse-their-owner/ With pets like these, who needs an alarm clock? Four-legged friends never miss an opportunity to wake their owner up. We’re all familiar with the saying “Let sleeping dogs lie” but a video which has recently been shared on Instagram shows two labrador retrievers with absolutely no intention of returning the courtesy. The owner is hiding under the blanket but the dogs are wise to that and one has shoved its snout under the cover to say “good morning”. The dogs are wagging their tails looking forward to the morning walk and a breakfast. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107819/81/1078198199_0:322:3070:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_33e7e80faa6629c265635ccb7c703196.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009171080494590-israeli-security-forces-accuse-palestinian-woman-of-spying-recruiting-for-hezbollah/ Israeli authorities have arrested a Palestinian resident of East Jerusalem, accusing her of spying for Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. According to Israel’s Shin Bet security agency, Yasmin Jaber was arrested last month under suspicion of trying to recruit “Israeli and Palestinian civilians and residents to carry out terrorist activities in Israel,” the Times of Israel reported. Jaber was recruited by Hezbollah during an international youth conference in Lebanon in 2015, the Shin Bet claimed in a Thursday news release. Jaber is accused of communicating with her Hezbollah handler through coded messages on social media. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0c/1080439405_0:0:1258:709_1200x675_80_0_0_e857a56c0ba3a06285487a8faae91112.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202009121080436640-wear-your-mask-gal-angry-swan-forces-tourist-to-wear-face-cover/ It looks like animals and birds in the wild have become aware of humans’ new trend to wear masks in the COVID-19-induced new normal. A swan that can be dubbed as a COVID marshal has literally taught a lesson to a woman who was taking the coronavirus protocols lightly. In a hilarious video clip, going viral on Twitter, the woman was caught off guard when a fierce swan nibbled on her face mask that was hanging on her chin. The swan, not very pleased with the human, caught the face mask and yanked it […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009111080425370-taliban-militants-attack-afghan-forces-in-nangarhar-province-at-least-16-killed-source-claims/ On Thursday, the Taliban confirmed that the opening ceremony of intra-Afghan peace talks will begin on Saturday, following a peace greement between the Taliban and the United States Taliban militants attacked the security forces of Afghanistan in eastern province of Nangarhar, leaving at least 16 soldiers killed and more injured, a local source told Sputnik on Friday. The militants targeted checkpoints of the Afghan army and police in the Gandumak area of Nangarhar’s Khogyani district, the source continued. The described attack comes amid the approaching first round of intra-Afghan peace talks between the Taliban […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/02/1080346515_0:130:3065:1854_1200x675_80_0_0_286b67abeabcb2e70a99e66261b6cf0f.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Advitya Bahl. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/india/202009101080416095-major-tragedy-averted-as-indian-security-forces-detect-ied-in-kashmir/ Last month, Indian security agencies were put on high alert after intel regarding a possible terror attack. Following the high alert, the forces have busted several terrorist hideouts and even prevented IED blasts. Indian security forces on Thursday morning detected an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. They said that a major tragedy was averted by the timely detection of the IED by a road-opening party of local police and the Indian Army’s 32 Rashtriya Rifles in the Chatloor area on Baramulla-Handwara Road. A senior official […]
Amid border tensions with China, India has urged France to ramp up the delivery of five Dassault Rafale jets in June, when it was expected to be delayed due to COVID-19. However, France fulfilled its commitment and provided three single-seater and two twin-seater fighter jets by 29 July. India on Thursday formally inducted five Rafale fighter jets into the 17th Squadron at Ambala Air Station along the western border. The Squadron is known as the “Golden Arrows” and is the first Indian Air Force squadron to be equipped with the Rafales. Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and French Armed Forces Minister […]
In late July, Chinese President Xi Jinping underscored the importance of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) developing its drone warfare capacity to add to the PLAAF’s fleet of “advanced aircraft”. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) remains “the largest aviation forces in the region” and the third biggest in the world, the Pentagon revealed in a recently released report on China’s military power. “The PLAAF is rapidly catching up to Western air forces across a broad range of capabilities and competencies”, the report claimed, referring to the Chinese Air Force’s “2,500 total aircraft and approximately 2,000” combat […]
By Sajjad Shaukat for Veterans Today The 6th of September is celebrated every year as the Defense Day by every Pakistani, as on this very day, Pakistan’s courageous Armed Forces and the entire nation stood united in 1965 for the defense of the homeland against India’s nefarious designs which had threatened the territorial integrity of the country through an all-out war. This time, this very day has come at a time when Pakistan is facing multiple threats of grave nature externally and internally. Since August 5, 2019 when Indian government revoked articles 35A and 370 of the Constitution, which gave a […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Max Gorbachev. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202009061080381823-natanz-blast-iran-identifies-forces-responsible-for-sabotage-at-countrys-largest-nuclear-site/ Iranian officials previously said that a fire and explosion on 2 July at the country’s largest uranium enrichment facility was the result of sabotage and vowed to respond if it finds evidence that foreign forces were involved in it. Tehran has identified those behind the blast and fire at the Natanz nuclear facility, said spokesperson for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation Behrouz Kamalvandi. The official did not reveal whether the explosion was organised within the country or from abroad. “The security agencies are thoroughly investigating what happened in Natanz, which was sabotage. A […]
Mysterious rock-melting forces buried much deeper below the Earth’s crust than previously believed are the impetus for earthquakes along a notorious segment of the San Andreas fault in California, according to new research. Experts in earthquake physics took a bottom-up approach to figuring out the cause of tremors along the infamous continental fault that runs through the Golden State. Along a particularly troublesome section of the fault they found that excitations buried much deeper than where quakes are typically monitored were the cause of major instabilities that provoke earthquakes. “Most of California seismicity originates from the first 10 miles of the […]
…from SouthFront.org The Israeli Air Force conducted a second round of missiles strikes on Syria in less than a week. Late on September 2, Israeli warplanes launched missiles at the T4 airport in the province of Homs. According to Syria’s state media, the strikes were conducted from the direction of the US-controlled zone of al-Tanf on the Syrian-Iraqi border. Syrian pro-government sources claimed that a large part of the missiles was intercepted. The impact of the strikes remains unclear. The T4 airport is well known as the operational base of Iranian-backed forces and as a logistical hub for Iranian supplies moving […]
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Syria: What Actually Happened In Collision Between US And Russian Forces By Morgan Artyukhina, Sputnik News. August 28, 2020 Syria: What Actually Happened In Collision Between US And Russian Forces2020-08-282020-08-28https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/syria.png200px200px Above photo: Sputnik. An official from the US National Security Council acknowledged on Wednesday that a day prior there had been a vehicle collision between Russian and American forces in eastern Syria. On Tuesday, four US service members were reported injured with concussion-like symptoms in an incident involving Russian forces. However, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Ullyot said on Wednesday that the injuries were the fault of the Russians, and that […]
An official from the US National Security Council acknowledged on Wednesday that a day prior there had been a vehicle collision between Russian and American forces in eastern Syria. On Tuesday, four US servicemembers were reported injured with concussion-like symptoms in an incident involving Russian forces. However, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Ullyot said on Wednesday that the injuries were the fault of the Russians, and that the US servicemembers withdrew to deescalate – a far different story than that told by video footage of the event. “At approximately 10 a.m. (Syria Time), Aug. 25, a routine Defeat-ISIS Coalition […]
…from SouthFront.org Russian and Syrian forces eliminated 327 ISIS militants during a joint security operation that took place in the desert areas of Homs and Deir Ezzor from August 18 to August 24. According to the Russian side, strikes of the Syrian Air Force, the Russian Aerospace Forces, field artillery and actions of special forces units in the desert also allowed to eliminate 134 shelters, 17 observation posts, 7 warehouses and 5 underground storage areas belonging to ISIS terrorists. The operation came in response to a series of successful ISIS attacks on pro-government forces in the Homs-Deir Ezzor desert. One of […]
The United Kingdom is currently maintaining an arsenal of 227 Challenger 2 tanks, although military authorities appear to believe that the motorized weapons are “obsolete”, after former Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt warned in 2019 that the UK has not been militarily “competitive”. Top UK military brass are mulling the idea of scrapping all tanks in the country, in a move to modernise the armed forces, according to The Times. Unnamed government sources told the newspaper that ministers are doubting the utility of the country’s tank fleet, currently including 227 Challenger 2 tanks and the 388 Warrior armoured vehicles. The alleged plans come […]
…from SouthFront.org The US military has been facing increasing pressure from local resistance forces and pro-Iranian groups in Iraq. On August 21, an improvised explosive device (IED) reportedly struck a vehicle of company working with the U.S.-led coalition in Aweerij, south of the capital, Baghdad. The vehicle was destroyed and its driver was killed. Pro-Iranian sources even claimed that the entire supply convoy of the US-led coalition was destroyed, and three Fijian private military contractors working for the U.S. military were killed. These claims have not been confirmed by any visual evidence so far. On August 22, another IED attack hit […]
By Sajjad Shaukat for Veterans Today Despite the deployment more than 100,000 troops in the Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK and use of every kind of state terrorism against the Kashmiris, the prolonged war has demoralised the Indian security forces. Failure in crushing the war of liberation has resulted into serious negative effects found in the Indian security forces. Particularly, since 1989, when Kashmiris accelerated war of liberation, Indian military and paramilitary troopers have martyred tens of thousands of the Kashmiris, including women and children through ruthless tactics such […]
In the final months of an uphill election fight, Donald Trump’s mind is on weed. The president and some of his team, already obsessed with the potential drop-off of various demographic groups that make up his battered coalition, have begun openly worrying that the drive to legalize or decriminalize marijuana might hurt him and fellow Republicans at the ballot box. According to two GOP strategists who’ve independently discussed the topic with Trump this year, the president believes that inclusion of marijuana initiatives on state ballots could supercharge turnout for voters who lean toward Democratic candidates and causes. The president, according to […]
…from SouthFront.org The military situation in Syria continued deteriorating in the recent days. On August 21, the Syrian Army and its allies increased their anti-ISIS raids in the Palmyra-Deir Ezzor-Al-Mayadin triangle. According to pro-government sources, these efforts are being actively supported by recently deployed reinforcements from the Iranian-backed Liwa Fatemiyoun armed group. On August 20, ISIS claimed responsibility for the recent attack on Russian troops in the province of Deir Ezzor. The attack, which took place on August 18, killed Maj. Gen. Vyacheslav Gladkih and injured two other Russian service members. In a statement released by its news agency, Amaq, ISIS […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202008211080240895-us-air-forces-top-f-16-pilot-bested-by-artificial-intelligence-in-dogfight-simulation/ An artificial intelligence “pilot” just swept the floor with its human adversary in a set of simulated dogfights hosted by the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The Thursday showdown between man and machine didn’t bode well for the future of flesh-and-blood aircraft pilots, as one of the US Air Force’s top F-16 fighter pilots failed to shoot down an AI-controlled adversary in even one of the five matches. While the pilot’s name wasn’t given, their call sign was “Banger,” and they graduated from the US Air Force Weapons School, a sort of […]
…from SouthFront.org As it was expected, the ‘historic’ UAE-Israeli peace deal did not contribute to the stability in the Middle East. Instead, the situation has been slowly, but steadily moving towards a larger confrontation in the region. Bibi’s golden statue toppled (2016) Immediately after the announcement of the US-sponsored peace deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that his country is not going to fulfill one of its key provisions – the suspension of the annexation of West Bank territories. The prime minister emphasized that the annexation plan was just delayed, but not suspended. “There is no change to my plan […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): India has rushed a specialised team with equipment to deal with the Mauritius oil spill on its southeast coast. New Delhi has also deployed a 10-member technical response team from the Indian Coast Guard, trained to deal with oil spill containment, at the behest of the Mauritian government. Source link
Mass anti-government protests in Belarus are actually a “color revolution” in action, and Russia may be the next target if the country fails to halt its progress, President Alexander Lukashenko has claimed. Lukashenko, whose reelection for a sixth term last Sunday sparked mass protests over an alleged rigging of the vote, believes his detractors are unwitting agents of foreign puppeteers and need to be stopped. “Don’t you lull us with [talk about] peaceful action and demonstrations. We can see what is happening deep down,” the Belarus leader said on Saturday at a government meeting, as cited by local media. We have […]
President of Belarus Aleksander Lukashenko has ordered to use elite Alpha Group to deal with growing nationwide protests after Sunday’s re-election. An elite unit of the State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus was spotted in the central areas of the Minsk on the evening Monday. The Alpha Group fighters were armed with live-fire weapons. The main task of the Alpha Group was designed to localize and prevent terrorist and extremist actions and other particularly dangerous manifestations. Among the main tasks of the unit are the detention of persons suspected of committing such crimes as espionage, hostage-taking, drug trafficking, smuggling, […]
HONG KONG—The founder of a popular newspaper has been arrested by the Hong Kong Police Force, six weeks after Beijing passed a national-security law that carries a maximum penalty of life in prison for people deemed to have participated in acts of “secession, subversion, treason, or collusion with foreign forces” against the Chinese and Hong Kong governments. Jimmy Lai, a media mogul who owns the broadsheet Apple Daily, is also a key financial contributor to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp. In July 2019, Lai met with Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Washington to discuss the erosion […]
Massive protests took place in Beirut, Lebanon Saturday following the mega-blast earlier in the week that tore through Lebanon’s capital with the force of an earthquake. More than 100 people were killed and 4,000 injured after a warehouse exploded near the port in Beirut. On Saturday tens of thousands took to the streets in Beirut denouncing Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists and their leader Hassan Nasrallah. August 8—#Beirut, #LebanonThis video says it all. Protesters are furious over #Iran-backed Hezbollah bringing nothing but death & destruction to their country. Unconfirmed reports claim various Hezbollah officials have fled to Turkey & Syria. pic.twitter.com/xNmuURriBO — Heshmat […]
Dutch-based vehicle manufacturer Defenture signed the contract for the supply of 249 military diesel quads with the Dutch Ministry of Defense, according to a company news release. Defenture, together with its partner W-tec from Neede, will develop this special military quad between 2020 and 2024, test prototypes and build them in series for the Dutch Special Forces. The contract has the possibility for the Dutch Defense to have another 120 quads built at Defenture. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – This quad will be developed especially for the Ministry of Defence on the basis of a prototype previously commissioned by […]
US Homeland Security officials have added hurricane relief to a to-do list already crammed with responses to the Covid-19 pandemic and riots across the nation, calling into question how far federal resources can be stretched. Hurricane Douglas is approaching Hawaii and is forecast to skirt or pass over the islands through tonight, “bringing a triple threat” of damaging winds, flooding rain and dangerously high surf, the National Hurricane Center said. President Donald Trump declared an emergency for the state. Its arrival comes one day after Hurricane Hanna made landfall in South Texas, bringing potentially catastrophic flooding to a region that was […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202007251079981869-us-led-coalition-hands-control-over-seventh-military-base-to-iraqi-forces/ The day before, the Iraqi military stated that the Besmayah military base used by Spanish troops as part of the US-led coalitions’ efforts in the fight against Daesh had been attacked by four short-range rockets. The US-led international coalition has handed control of the Besmayah military base to the Iraqi forces. Thus, this is the seventh base transferred to the Iraqis, according to the country’s Joint Command. “The transfer of the Besmaya military base, where the Spanish troops were deployed as part of the coalition, took place within the schedule developed by the Iraqi […]
The U.S. Special Operations Command is moving forward with a new contract for 6.5 Creedmoor Multi-Purpose (MP) ammunition for use in the 6.5 Creedmoor gas operated weapon systems, according to a Federal Business Opportunities notice published last week. The service has released a request for the manufacture and delivery of MP ammunition, included a longer-range 6.5mm Creedmoor round. In a July 16 notice, Special Operations Command announced plans to award a new ammunition contract for the 2nd quarter of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The estimated quantity of ammunition to be procured is up to 400K cartridges each. The 6.5mm Creedmoor was […]
U.S. wrestler Frank Molinaro (red) battles Italy’s Frank Chamizo Marquez in the 65-kg (143 pound) bronze medal bout at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janiero. Molinaro, who lost to Marquez, recently retired from the sport when the 2020 Olympics were postponed for a year because of the coronavirus outbreak. TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP via Getty Images U.S. wrestler Frank Molinaro (red) battles Italy’s Frank Chamizo Marquez in the 65-kg (143 pound) bronze medal bout at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janiero. Molinaro, who lost to Marquez, recently retired from the […]
A tactical unit of federal agents has been placed on standby in Seattle to aid police should protests there spiral into unrest or rioting, the New York Times reported, a move that comes amid heated objections from local officials. A Special Response Team operating under the authority of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was reportedly dispatched to Seattle on Thursday, as a ‘precautionary’ measure. “The CBP team will be on standby in the area, should they be required,” the Federal Protective Service said in a statement about the operation. An agency spokesman who declined to be named, told the NYT that the border […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/17/1079967946_0:70:1280:790_1200x675_80_0_0_a9e5751e0b31d2d5de9633b91bda0670.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007231079967602-unrest-continues-in-portland-despite-deployment-of-federal-forces—video-photos/ Protests, which erupted in the US city following the death of black man George Floyd in Minneapolis, have got out of control, with rioters launching fireworks, setting fire to police precincts and vandalising city property. Nightly protests have continued in the US city of Portland, Oregon, where President Donald Trump sent federal law enforcement agents to help maintain law and order and to protect the federal courthouse, the focus of ongoing protests over the last several weeks. Dozens of reporters have been injured by law enforcement officers while reporting on the unrest in the […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): India ordered 36 Rafale jets from France in 2018. Despite manufacturing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Paris had assured New Delhi that the first batch of five jets would be delivered in July. Dassault Aviation, manufacturer of the Rafale has committed to deliver 18 jets to the Indian Air Force by February 2021. Amidst continuing tensions with China over the border, India will induct the first batch of five Rafale figher jets from France at its air base in Ambala, 200 kilometres north of the national capital New Delhi. Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar on Tuesday tweeted that […]
The Trump administration plans to send federal forces to violence-torn cities across the nation to help quell riots and surging crime, regardless of whether Democrat mayors and governors welcome Washington’s involvement. “I’m going to do something, that I can tell you,” President Donald Trump said Monday in the Oval Office. “We’re not going to let New York and Chicago, and Philadelphia and Detroit and Baltimore and all of these – Oakland is a mess – we’re not going to let this happen in our country. All run by liberal Democrats.” The move comes as US House Democrats demand inspectors general investigate […]
Colombians Question Deployment Of US Security Forces July 17, 2020 Colombians Question Deployment Of US Security Forces2020-07-172020-07-17https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/protest-against-us-military-in-colombia-e1595003241358.jpg200px200px Above photo: A 2019 protest in Bogotá, Colombia against military aggression in Venezuela. Tom Power. The United States backs anti-narcotics operations as Colombia’s military faces a storm of criticism. Colombian soldiers and military brass have been implicated in a string of human rights violations in recent weeks. On May 1, Semana magazine reported that the Colombian military illegally used U.S. military aid to spy on journalists and human rights defenders, including U.S. citizens. On June 4, Colombian armed forces carried out forced eradication of illicit crops and injured six […]
…from SouthFront Early on July 16, unidentified warplanes conducted at least 3 airstrikes on the Turkish-occupied town of al-Bab in the Syrian province of Aleppo. The strikes destroyed a large building in the town center and led to multiple casualties. Pro-Turkish sources claim that there were civilian casualties only and that the United States or Russia were behind the strikes. A few hours later, the Turkish Interior Ministry reported that a reconnaissance plane crashed in the Turkish province of Van, near the Iraqi border. 7 personnel, including 2 pilots, on board died in the incident that happened on Mount Artos. Earlier […]
Pictured in 2019, Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki on Tuesday questioned U.S. measures to stop the coronavirus from spreading on the island. Behrouz Mehri/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Behrouz Mehri/AFP via Getty Images Pictured in 2019, Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki on Tuesday questioned U.S. measures to stop the coronavirus from spreading on the island. Behrouz Mehri/AFP via Getty Images Relations between the more than 25,000 U.S. military forces on Okinawa and that Japanese island’s 1.5 million residents have long been strained over pollution, crime and overcrowding associated with the 31 U.S. military bases there. Now a new outbreak of […]
NATO Maritime Command has announced that standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) and Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) units have entered the Black Sea for the second time this year to conduct further routine operations, and to participate in two regional exercises organised by the Bulgarian and Ukrainian navies. SNMG2 arrived to the Black Sea on 9 July, and is composed of three frigates from Spain, Romania and Turkey, led by Rear Admiral Manuel Aguirre of the Spanish Navy, with the Spanish frigate Álvaro de Bazán (F-101) as the flagship. SNMCMG2 vessels HS Aliakmon (flagship), ESPS Tambre, TCG Amasra […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107977/75/1079777511_0:0:3123:1756_1200x675_80_0_0_571d5a56897cf644d1a1a3b87060e7a8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202007121079860349-militants-kill-4-injure-10-members-of-afghan-security-forces-in-countrys-north-media-reports/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least four members of the Afghan security forces have been killed and 10 others injured in an armed clash with Taliban militants in the northern Afghan province of Baghlan, TOLOnews reported on Sunday, citing a security source. According to the media outlet, the incident took place in the Cheshmaye Shir and Bagh-e-Shamal areas on the highway between Baghlan and Samangan provinces when the militants attacked servicemen. “The highway was closed to traffic for several hours and four Afghan forces humvees [high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles] were also damaged in the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/0b/1079858614_0:0:3015:1697_1200x675_80_0_0_eccccef8614ed0e0237472432e31c962.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202007111079858544-eight-insurgents-killed-after-militants-launch-unsuccessful-attack-on-syrian-armed-forces-in-idlib/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Syrian armed forces have repelled up to 250 militants who launched an attack in Idlib province, with eight insurgents killed in the fighting, Rear Adm. Alexander Shcherbitsky, the head of the Russian Defence Ministry’s centre for Syrian reconciliation, said on Saturday. The head of the centre for Syrian reconciliation noted that the Syrian armed forces repelled the attack and suffered no casualties. “At around 09:30 [06:30 GMT] on 10 July, two groups of militants from illegal armed groups, totalling up to 250 people from the Zaytunjik settlement attacked government troops’ […]
Indian security forces killed six Naga separatists during a three-hour gunfire battle near the Myanmar border on Saturday. A haul of weapons and two bombs were recovered at the scene, and one Indian soldier was injured. The deadly incident took place in Longding district in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh early on Saturday morning as part of a counterinsurgency operation with the police, the Indian Army and the Assam Rifles, India’s oldest paramilitary force. Also on rt.com BJP leader & family shot dead by militants in Kashmir The Indian forces exchanged heavy fire with the militants, who “fired at least […]
The rapes of two young, Indigenous girls by soldiers in rural Colombia have shed light on the role that the US plays in expanding and training the Colombian military, two activists told Sputnik. Nathalie Hrizi, an educator, a political activist and the editor of Breaking the Chains, told Radio Sputnik’s Loud & Clear on Tuesday that the sexual assaults of the two minors highlight a continued pattern of abuse at the hands of Colombian service members. “Essentially, these two rapes have raised attention to what is a pattern in Colombia and a pattern associated with the human rights abuses and violations […]
…from SouthFront After a short break, the military confrontation between the Libyan National Army mainly backed up by Egypt and the UAE and the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord has once again entered an open phase. On July 5, aircraft of the Libyan National Army conducted nine pinpoint airstrikes on the Turkish-operated al-Watiya Air Base in western Libya. According to the LNA, the strikes destroyed a Hawk air-defense system, several radars and a KORAL electronic warfare system. The Hawk system and other equipment were deployed to the base by the Turkish military in early July. Turkish state media confirmed the incident […]
Ten U.S. Air Force’s refueling tanker aircraft, includes eight newest KC-46A Pegasus and two KC-135s, were a part of Wednesday’s elephant walk exercise at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. McConnell’s tanker aircrews and maintenance personnel were tested on their ability to rapidly generating multiple sorties during a weather evacuation exercise. On Thursday, the Air Base press release said that the elephant walk was part of a weather evacuation exercise that demonstrated rapid mobility capabilities of Team McConnell tankers to take flight in a moments notice. – Advertisement – “Every spring we know here in Kansas we get pretty severe weather so […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006291079743253-lebanese-security-forces-investigating-blast-near-ex-prime-minister-hariris-convoy/ DOHA (Sputnik) – Lebanese security forces are investigating the explosion that took place near former Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s convoy during his visit to the eastern Beqaa Valley on 17 June, Hariri’s press office said. According to media reports, a missile exploded not far from the politician’s convoy of 30 cars on his way back from the Beqaa Valley to Beirut after meeting with prominent Sunni religious figure Sheikh Khalil Al-Mays. Hariri’s press office called media reports somewhat accurate, noting that “ex-Prime Minister Hariri was informed by security services about the explosion in the […]
People’s Strike: An Open Letter To All Forces Fighting For Our Lives June 27, 2020 People’s Strike: An Open Letter To All Forces Fighting For Our Lives2020-06-272020-06-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/george-floyd-wall-oakland.jpeg200px200px “…we say many things about the changing aspects of our lives.We say that since change is inevitable, we should direct the change rather than simply continue to go through the change.” –Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson, Delta Man The extrajudicial killing of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis has sparked a worldwide rebellion and unprecedented solidarity and public support in defense of Black lives and the need for radical transformation. The […]
Gavin Newsom The George Floyd riots are over so it’s back to COVID-19 fear porn. California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday told Imperial County they must reinstate their stay-at-home order because of an ‘alarming’ trend of Coronavirus cases. Cases. Not deaths. Cases. Last week the Democrat tyrant imposed a statewide mandatory face mask order. TRENDING: Black Lives Matter Activist Loses One of His Testicles After Being Shot in the Balls with Rubber Bullets During George Floyd Riots Hospitals are not overwhelmed, but Newsom is threatening California counties anyway. “The trendlines are disturbing,” Newsom said of Coronavirus cases in Imperial County […]
Daily Beast: A federal judge has denied Roger Stone’s request for a two-month delay on the start of his prison sentence and ordered him to be incarcerated July 14. The Republican operative and adviser to President Donald Trump, age 67, had asked to start serving his sentence later because of the spread of the new […] Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107972/28/1079722892_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_55e2b36135b5f381291923d25abafe56.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202006251079722921-pentagon-awards-nearly-1-billion-in-drone-contracts-to-support-special-forces/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US military awarded six contracts worth nearly $1 billion combined for spy drone services for Special Forces, the Defence Department said in a statement. “Six… contracts with a maximum combined ceiling of $975,000,000 for Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems IV intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services in support of US Special Operations Command enterprise requirements worldwide”, the release said on Thursday. According to the release, the purchase supports competition at the task-order level to ensure the most capable platforms and payloads provide real-time, responsive airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance solutions to Special […]
The findings come as Britain’s top military charity, which supports military personnel and veteran staff in periods of hardship and crisis, has called on the public to celebrate Armed Forces Week to commemorate active and veteran military staff battling the COVID-19 pandemic with key workers. Roughly 66 percent of UK citizens would back reintroducing the National Service in the UK due to values learned in military service, according to a new survey. Service should be imposed on adults aged 18 and older regardless of gender or background, three-fourths of respondents said in a poll from UK armed forces charity SSAFA. The […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/104723/77/1047237730_0:150:3109:1898_1200x675_80_0_0_8545b5df28469de852cd97ab55fa0e16.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006241079705301-syrian-military-accuses-israeli-forces-of-attacking-army-positions-in-hama-province/ BEIRUT (Sputnik) – Israeli air forces have attacked the positions of the Syrian armed forces in two cities in Hama province and the country’s air defence systems repelled the attacks, the command of the Syrian armed forces said on Wednesday. “At 00:45 a.m. [21:45 GMT on Tuesday], Israel carried out a new act of aggression from the air, attacking several of our facilities in Salamiyah and Sabburah in the province of Hama,” the statement said. According to the Syrian military, the country’s air defence systems downed a big number of Israeli rockets that brought […]
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has announced that the U.S. Space Force’s new missile defense satellite successfully completed simulated space environmental testing. On June 9, the world’s most advanced missile defense satellite, called the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite (SBIRS GEO-5), successfully completed Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) testing at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)’s Sunnyvale, California satellite manufacturing facility. Completing TVAC was a significant milestone for the first military space satellite to be built on one of Lockheed Martin’s modernized LM 2100™ satellite buses. During TVAC testing, the satellite – with its sophisticated electronics performing full operations – faced […]
The F-22 Raptor, a critical component of the Global Strike Task Force, is designed to project air dominance, rapidly and at great distances and defeat threats attempting to deny access to U.S. nation’s Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps. For the past several years, the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of the F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jet is facing a shortage of Pratt & Whitney F119-PW-100 turbofan engines. Air Combat Command head Gen. Mike Holmes during an event hosted by the Air Force Association’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies has confirmed that F-22 faces a shortage of engines. – Advertisement – […]
U.S. forces in northeast Syria reportedly has block another Russian military convoy trying to gain access to the oil fields. Several American Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles carrying American soldiers stopped Russian military vehicles west of Al-Hasakah province while they were trying to reach key oil fields in the region. In social media also was released short video showed how U.S. armoured vehicles are pursuing the Russian BTR-80 wheeled armoured personnel carrier and Tigr vehicle. – Advertisement – This was not the first time U.S. forces had encountered Russian patrols in the area. Despite no significant conflict being reported, the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107962/59/1079625972_0:0:3054:1718_1200x675_80_0_0_26618a3fc53a5801fd8d273a2b84aac3.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202006161079625931-three-militants-killed-in-gunfire-with-security-forces-in-indian-kashmir/ New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian Kashmir has been witnessing gunfire with militants for the past 10 days in the Pulwama district. Pulwama also witnessed one of the deadliest terror attacks in February, 2019, after a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle laden with improvised explosive devices into a convoy of buses, killing 40 soldiers. Three terrorists were killed in gunfire with security forces on Tuesday in Shopian, in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. According to the Indian Army, a joint operation with Jammu and Kashmir police was launched in the early hours in the Turkawangam area of […]
Scientists have long been engaged in a debate on what factors impact the growth of mountains – a process quite fascinating for science, albeit lengthy, and often taking billions of years. A new study claims to have revealed the main driving force behind the growth of mountains, which regulates how big they become. According to the research published in Nature on 11 June, “megathrust shear force controls mountain height at convergent plate margins”, and tectonic forces underneath mountains determine to what dimensions they grow. Thus, for mountains located near tectonic plate collision zones, maximum mountain height is chiefly decided by an […]
Scheer Intelligence: The Cynical Forces Behind America’s Forever Wars By Robert Scheer, Scheer Post. June 12, 2020 | Educate!, Featured Campaign Scheer Intelligence: The Cynical Forces Behind America’s Forever Wars2020-06-122020-06-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/hopalong-scaled-e1591985972643.jpg200px200px Above image: Mr. Fish. Patrick Cockburn examines the disastrous inevitability of America’s failures in the Middle East as the region continues to reel from decades of U.S.-sponsored turmoil. American interventionism in the Middle East has resulted in two of the longest wars in U.S. history, and led to countless deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as widespread instability in the region. Nearly two decades into the so-called “War on Terror,” concerns […]
Early Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump tweeted out a baseless conspiracy theory that 75-year-old Buffalo protester Martin Gugino, who was shoved to the ground by police and left bleeding on the sidewalk, “could be an ANTIFA provocateur.” It took more than nine hours for Fox News to even mention the tweet until a two-minute discussion on Bret Baier’s show early Tuesday evening. But when White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany appeared Wednesday morning on Fox & Friends, co-host Brian Kilmeade decided it was time to ask what that was all about. And unlike the Republican lawmakers who conveniently had not seen […]
After police in Seattle, Washington retreated from the Capitol Hill neighborhood, protesters took over the abandoned ‘regime’ precinct and erected barricades to mark an ‘autonomous zone’ for several blocks around it. Six blocks of downtown Seattle have been declared the ‘Free Capitol Hill Zone’ or ‘Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone’ (CHAZ), according to area activists that have taken control of Seattle PD’s East Precinct, on 12th Avenue and E. Pine Street. Journalist Julio Rosas tweeted out photos from the ‘Zone,’ including flyers demanding that Seattle PD be defunded, and declaring that police “will always be racist because capitalism requires inequality.” I’m outside […]
…from SouthFront The Turkish involvement in the Libyan conflict allowed the Government of National Accord (GNA) to turn the tide of the battle of Tripoli and even develop further success by expanding control over a notable chunk of northern Libya. After capturing Tripoli International Airport last week, GNA forces and Syrian militant groups with a direct support from the Turkish Armed Forces forced the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa Haftar to retreat from a number of villages and towns including Tarhuna and Dawun. Retreating LNA fighters left behind dozens of weapons and pieces of military equipment, including T-55 and […]
U.S. Forces Korea and South Korean military have delivered new interceptor missiles onto Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) base in Seongju despite local residents protests. South Korea and the United States military brought equipment and vehicles of THAAD missile defense system and other items into an American military base Friday in a surprise overnight operation aimed at skirting opposition from local residents. According to Yonhap, the Korean Defense Ministry said it has supported the ground transportation of the replacement missiles, as well as power generators and electronic equipment for data collection, and other supplies to improve living conditions of military […]
Unmarked Security Forces In DC Spark Fear By Katie Bo Williams, Defense One. June 5, 2020 Unmarked Security Forces In DC Spark Fear2020-06-052020-06-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/unidentified-militarized-police-in-washington-dc-june-2020-from-twitter-e1591369195204.jpg200px200px Above photo: Unidentified militarized police in Washington, DC June 2020, from Twitter, see Tweet below. Mistaken for mercenaries, armed personnel from federal agencies refuse to identify themselves to street protestors and media. The presence of unmarked federal law enforcement officers, dressed in paramilitary uniforms and wearing no identifying insignia, quickly spread among protesters marching through Washington, D.C.’s streets on Tuesday and Wednesday, causing concerned protesters and officials to ask: Who are they? In some locations, security personnel refused to identify themselves […]
A combination of military and media pressure has resulted in the termination of Iraq war related criminal investigations, reflecting the power of the British military as “the only institution in the UK that is allowed to run their own criminal courts and prosecution service”, according to the Peace Pledge Union. The head of the UK military’s prosecuting body, the Service Prosecuting Authority, recently announced that they would be ending over 1,000 criminal investigations into alleged war crimes committed by British forces in Iraq. This decision comes only a few months after the Ministry of Defence was accused of covering up killings of […]