Yearly Archives: 2020

Erdogan warns Turkey has 'right to mobilize' again against Kurdish forces

The Turkish president’s comments come a year after Turkey launched an offensive against Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria. A year after launching an incursion into northeast Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the possibility of another offensive against US-backed Kurdish forces in the war-torn country.

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Russia’s post-Soviet weakness is really an opportunity

Сразу три союзные России страны – Армения, Белоруссия и Киргизия – одновременно столкнулись с острыми кризисами, что заставляет еще раз задуматься о том, насколько эффективной была союзническая и интеграционная политика Москвы на постсоветском пространстве. Угрозы, которые происходящее может представлять для России, очевидны, но в то же время кризисы можно использовать …

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Iran air defenses bolstered near NW border amid Karabakh war: Army chief

The chief commander of Iran’s Army has said the Islamic Republic has bolstered its air defenses near the northwestern frontier amid ongoing clashes over the disputed Nangorno-Karabakh region. Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, who also commands Iran’s Air Defense Headquarters, made the remark on Tuesday as fighting continued between Azeri and …

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China's 2nd aircraft carrier Shandong completes testing, training mission, to be combat-ready by year-end

China’s first domestically made aircraft carrier, the Shandong, has completed regular testing and training missions at sea that focused on actual combat after serving in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy for 10 months, China Central Television (CCTV) reported Tuesday.

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India enacts new laws allowing non-locals to buy land in disputed Kashmir

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist government has been introducing major changes to the laws governing the ownership of land in the Indian-administered Kashmir since its decision to abolish the disputed Himalayan region’s autonomous status last year.

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