Our sources in Syria, as well as a number of Russian media, claim that yesterday, on September 21, the Turkish artillery units fired on the main defense point of the Syrian army in the city of Sarakib.
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Russia launches Kavkaz-2020 military drills, featuring forces from Iran, China
Russia has launched the Kavkaz (or Caucasus) 2020 joint military drills with neighboring countries in its Southern Military District and in the Black and Caspian Seas.
Read More »China-US tensions: video of PLA ‘attack’ on Pacific airbase uses footage from Hollywood movies
China’s latest military propaganda film appears to show, once again, that the People’s Liberation Army’s publicity team has a passion for Hollywood blockbuster action movies.
Read More »Russia rejects U.S. terms, sees 'minimal' chance to extend New START nuclear pact
Russia sees minimal chances of extending the New START treaty with the United States – their last major nuclear arms pact – as it does not accept conditions set out by Washington, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted as saying on Monday.
Read More »Russia claims bombers set world record flight
Russia is claiming a pair of their supersonic bombers recently set a world record for longest non-stop flight. According to the Russian TASS news agency, the Tupelov Tu-160 bombers – known in NATO as Blackjack – set a new record for distance and duration by flying more than 25 hours …
Read More »Germany tries to forge a deal on who can play ball in Europe
Time is ticking for Germany to find a compromise on letting American, British and other non-European Union countries tap into the bloc’s emerging defense cooperation scheme.
Read More »Hat trick: Air Force flies B-1s, B-2s, B-52s over Europe, Pacific in major bomber mission
The Air Force on Monday flew all three types of bombers in its fleet over Eastern Europe and western parts of the Pacific Ocean in a major bomber task force mission.
Read More »Political Infighting Could Obstruct a Nascent Peace Process in Cameroon
In July, jailed separatist leaders in Cameroon fighting for the creation of an independent state held their first formal talks with the government about ending the violence plaguing the country’s two Anglophone regions.
Read More »Preparing for a World Without the World Trade Organization
The World Trade Organization is dying. We’ll miss it when it’s gone, for many reasons. But one stands out in particular: The WTO helps keep national leaders from doing economically harmful things for domestic political reasons. Without that constraint, we can expect governments to take more and more actions that …
Read More »Aoun tells the Lebanese, if no agreement, they are ‘going to hell’
The Lebanese President blames Mustapha Adib and the Shia duo for the failure to form the government. Lebanese President Michel Aoun assured the Lebanese that they’ll be “going to Hell” if no agreement is reached soon enough on solutions to form a new government. Aoun was speaking at a press …
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