Speech As prepared for delivery by Acting Defense Secretary Christopher C. Miller Good afternoon. I’m Chris Miller, Acting Secretary of Defense, and I am here today to update you on President Trump’s plan to bring the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to a successful and responsible conclusion, and to bring …
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What should the big shifts in US intelligence policy be under Biden?
The West, Israel and the US are now confronting unprecedented challenges in the world of spies and intelligence, former Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) chief and CIA official David Shedd wrote on Tuesday in a major paper published by the Heritage Foundation. Though Shedd’s focus is primarily on US challenges from …
Read More »Erdan shows UNSC map of Hezbollah activity, demands immediate action
Gilad Erdan’s letter indicated that not only was Hezbollah never disarmed, but that the terrorist organization “uses human shields to protect its arsenal of more than 130,000 rockets.” Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan submitted on Tuesday an official letter to the UN Security Council (UNSC) demanding it …
Read More »Palestinians restore ties with Israel
PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said that the Palestinians have received a written document in which Israel pledges to abide by all the agreements with the Palestinians.
Read More »IEDs found near border with Syria
Explosive devices were in Israeli territory, close to location where IDF foiled terror attack in the summer. The IDF has found improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Israeli territory near the border with Syria in the southern Golan Heights, the military said on Tuesday.
Read More »Israel strikes Iranian, Syrian targets in response to exposed IEDs
IDF Spokesperson: “We are attacking against the host, and the visitor who is really not wanted.” Israel struck Iranian and Syrian targets in Syria early Wednesday morning in response to explosive devices found on the border the previous day.“IDF warplanes attacked military targets belonging to the Iranian Quds Force and …
Read More »Next Pentagon chief: ‘We are capable of sinking the Chinese fleet in 72 hours’
The US presidential election is over and in January 2021, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will take over the “reins” of American democracy for the next four years. A new name for the Pentagon chief has been announced since now.
Read More »Russian peacekeepers came under heavy fire from an ambush in Nagorno-Karabakh
Days after an agreement was signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan on a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh, the withdrawal of troops and the establishment of a peacekeeping patrol line to assist in the ceasefire process, Russian peacekeepers were ambushed and fired upon by enemy troops.
Read More »Lavrov: Countries That Boycotted Refugees Conference Made Grave Mistake
Russia’s Foreign Minister has lambasted countries that did not attend the recent refugee conference in Damascus, or pressured other countries not to attend writes SANA.
Read More »Egypt to dismiss public servants with alleged ties to Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt’s parliament has approved controversial new amendments to a law allowing the dismissal of public servants with alleged ties to terrorist groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood.
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