On Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters that he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to “get out of Turkey’s way” and to leave Ankara “face to face” with Damascus in the renegade Syrian province of Idlib.
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Syrian Jets 'Downed' As Turkey Says 'No Desire Or Intention To Clash With Russia'
Turkey’s defense minister said on March 1 that his country was “successfully” continuing its military operation in northwestern Syria against the Russian-backed regime in Damascus and that Ankara doesn’t have “the desire or intention to clash with Russia.”
Read More »Boeing reveals its U.S. Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft design
Boeing [NYSE: BA] is offering the U.S. Army an agile, fully integrated, purpose-built system for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) prototype competition.
Read More »ARGE F125 hands over second frigate of class F125 to Germany's procurement agency
Following the delivery, the “complete prerequisites for the operability of the ship” will be provided by the Navy and the future crew will receive further training on board.
Read More »UN Says Iran's Uranium Stockpile Surges, Seeks Clarity On Three Undeclared Sites
The UN’s atomic watchdog says Iran has nearly tripled its stockpile of enriched uranium over the past three months, in sharp violation of the 2015 nuclear deal it signed with six world powers.
Read More »Israel – KC-46A Aerial Refueling Aircraft
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Israel of up to eight (8) KC-46 aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $2.4 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
Read More »Defense Department Linguist Charged with Espionage
Mariam Taha Thompson, 61, formerly of Rochester, Minnesota, was charged today in the District of Columbia with transmitting highly sensitive classified national defense information to a foreign national with apparent connections to Hizballah, a foreign terrorist organization that has been so designated by the Secretary of State. According to the …
Read More »Russian, Turkish Leaders Agree To Cease-Fire In Syria's Idlib Region
Turkey and Russia say they have agreed to a cease-fire for the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, as Ankara and Moscow sought to ease tensions over a flare-up in violence in Syria.
Read More »US Accuses Russia of Spreading Fear, Panic on Coronavirus
The United States is accusing Russia of opening up its entire disinformation playbook to prey on growing fears about the spread of the coronavirus.
Read More »Deadly Clashes in Syria’s Idlib Show Limits of Turkey’s Options
A deadly attack on Turkish forces in Syria has brought Idlib’s crisis to a dangerous crossroads. In this Q&A, Crisis Group’s Turkey, Syria and Russia experts explain what happened and what’s at stake.
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