Eurasia Press & News

U.S. and partner nation military forces continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Syria on Sunday and Monday using fighter and bomber aircraft to conduct five airstrikes, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced. Separately, U.S. and partner nation military forces conducted nine airstrikes in Iraq on Sunday and Monday using fighter, bomber …

A military spokesperson says the government forces have entered Benghazi, where fighting raged between Islamist militias and pro-government forces over control of the eastern Libyan city. Meloud al-Zewi, spokesperson for Libya’s special forces, said on Wednesday that after forces swept Benina, where Benghazi’s airport is located, they have taken control …

A Libyan medical official says at least 210 people have been killed in fighting in Benghazi since troops loyal to the country’s elected government launched an attempt to re-take the city from Islamist militias two weeks earlier. In comments on Sunday, the official would not identify those killed. The battle …

Turkey’s defense spending stood at 29.4 billion Turkish Liras ($13.2 billion) this year, Defense Minister İsmet Yılmaz said on Nov. 2, in response to a parliamentary question from a deputy of the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). Turkey spent some 1.71 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) on defense …

The German government on Monday refused to recognize a controversial election in eastern Ukraine and threatened further sanctions against Russia “if the situation gets worse.” The German government did not recognize the Sunday election in the eastern part of Ukraine, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said at a press conference in Berlin.

Egypt Minister of Defence Sedki Sobhi met Saturday with his Italian counterpart Roberta Pinotti to discuss international developments in the Middle East and the Mediterranean region, including terrorism and its impact on security and stability, as well as clandestine migration. Sobhi is also the commander in chief of Egypt’s armed …

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Russian President Vladimir Putin on the phone that Sunday’s planned elections in eastern Ukraine were illegitimate and would not be recognized by European leaders, a Berlin government spokesman said on Friday.

Turkey cannot agree to de facto borders in Syria or Iraq, and the terrorist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant will not be able to realize such an aim, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. “Turkey cannot say ‘yes’ to any de facto borders in the Middle East. Steps to be …

NATO Thursday said it detected and monitored four groups of Russian military aircraft conducting significant military manoeuvers in European airspace over the Baltic Sea, North Sea/Atlantic Ocean, and Black Sea on 28 and 29 October. These sizable Russian flights represent an unusual level of air activity over European airspace, said …

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan took aim at Western leaders in Paris on Oct. 31 for focusing “too much” on the battle over the Syrian border town of Kobane, drawing nods from his host, President François Hollande, who highlighted Aleppo. “Why are coalition forces continually bombing this town of Kobane?” Erdoğan asked while speaking …