U.S. troops are building guard towers, office buildings and other permanent structures in Poland and Romania to support the rotational forces deployed to Eastern Europe to counter possible Russian aggression. Resolute Castle 18, a six-month exercise run by the National Guard and Army
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France considers exporting SCALP cruise missile to Egypt
France is determined to export its SCALP cruise missile to Egypt, despite the US blocking the sale of essential components. French Defense Minister Florence Parly said during a recent press conference that “in this case, we will not be able to lift the US opposition to the sale of SCALP …
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EXCLUSIVE: Pro-ISIS Media Outlet Calls For Biological Attacks In West On June 20, 2018, a pro-Islamic State (ISIS) media outlet circulated a video titled “Bio Terror” calling on ISIS operatives in the West to carry out biological attacks there. Several days earlier the outlet distributed a poster bearing a similar …
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ISIS Claims Toronto Shooting On July 25, 2018, the Islamic State (ISIS) news agency A’maq quoted a “security source” as saying that the perpetrator of the July 23 shooting in Toronto had acted on behalf of the group. Afghan Taliban: ‘Illegitimate Foreign Occupiers Should… Unconditionally Withdraw’ On July 22, 2018, …
Read More »Afghan president felicitates Imran Khan on poll victory; extends invitation
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani congratulated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan on his victory in the general election…“I extended an open invitation to Mr Khan and he expressed his wishes to visit Kabul soon,” he added.
Read More »Tehran can make Washington quit addiction to sanctions, Zarif says
“We can turn pressure into opportunity through increasing domestic production and non-oil exportation and show the U.S. in next few months that it should quit this addiction [to imposing sanctions],” Zarif said during a first joint conference of private sector and the Iranian diplomats.
Read More »Tenth round of Astana format meeting on Syria starts in Sochi city
The tenth round of Astana format meeting kicked off in the Russian city of Sochi on Monday with the participation of the Syrian Arab Republic delegation headed by Dr. Bashar al-Jaafari and the other delegations. In addition to the delegations of the three guarantor states of Astana process, a UN …
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EXCLUSIVE: On Telegram, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Fatwa Justifies Killing Of Civilians In Martyrdom Attacks June 28, 2018, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (“Movement of the Pakistani Taliban,” TTP) released a video on Telegram in which a fatwa (“Islamic decree”) was issued in response to a question on civilian casualties in suicide attacks …
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ISIS Claims Killing Of 80 People Including Top Intelligence Official In Attack On Election Rally In Pakistan On July 13, 2018, the Islamic State (ISIS) released a statement claiming that one of its fighters had detonated his suicide vest at an election rally in the city of Mastung in Baluchistan, …
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Reports: Al-Qaeda In The Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) Fighting Intensely Against ISIS In Bayda, Yemen In the several days before July 18, 2018, multiple news outlets reported that the Yemen-based jihadi group Al-Qaeda In The Arabian Peninsula has been fighting intensely against the Islamic State (ISIS) in the Qaifa governate in …
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