MILNEWS.ca Update – 252045UTC July 2017
I won’t be able to prepare an update tomorrow morning,
so here’s a bit of extra info for today — back at ‘er on Thursday.
so here’s a bit of extra info for today — back at ‘er on Thursday.
#CANvsISIL
Everyone Else Vs. ISIL
- “Putin talks military cooperation (w/IRQ), Maliki focuses on Iraqi domestic issues” – “U.S. Ally Iraq Turns to Russia for Military Support, Oil Deals and Nation Building”
- “US Warship Fires Warning Shot at Iranian Vessel” – “US Warship Fires Warning Shot at Iranian Military Vessel” – “Centcom: U.S. Ship Fires Warning Shots as Iranian Vessel Makes ‘Unsafe’ Approach” (US DoD)
- “Libyan Factions Agree to Cease-fire Deal”
- “Senior Islamic State leader arrested in eastern Mosul: ministry”
- “Iraq: DOD Should Increase Visibility and Accountability Over Equipment Provided to Iraq’s Security Forces” (U.S. GAO)
- “The Danger of a Grand Bargain: The Wrong Peace Deal Could Mean Endless War in Yemen”
The Kurds
- “PM Abadi: I won’t deploy tanks to Kurdistan in response to referendum”
- “Abadi warns Kurdistan against proceeding with “illicit” referendum”
- “Iraqi PM: Kurdistan’s independence illegal, not constitutional”
- “Maliki urges ‘serious talks’ between Erbil and Baghdad over referendum”
- “KRG not giving into US influence to postpone referendum, top Kurdish diplomat”
- “61% voted ‘No’ for independent Iraqi Kurdistan in social media poll”
#Syria
- “U.S. National David Taylor Killed Fighting ISIS For Kurdish Militia in Syria” – “Ex-Marine from Ocala killed in Syria fighting for Kurds” – “Ex-Ocala resident dies fighting Islamic State in Syria”
- “Kurdish official says US role essential in post-IS Syria” – “Senior Kurdish official says U.S. role essential in post-Islamic State Syria”
- “Syria says U.S. halting aid to rebels is step toward ending war”
- “Photos: New US military reinforcements arrive in Raqqa”
- “Russian jets conducted 6,000 strikes on terrorists in Syria in 2 months”
- “Russia deploys military police in Syria to monitor the de-escalation zones” – “Russian military deploys police in Syria to bolster ‘de-escalation’ zones”
- “Russian MoD aids Syria in fight against Islamic State”
- “Lavrov suggested that Syrian opposition be excluded from Syrian negotiations”
- “Syrian forces destroy ISIS training camp in Deir Ezzor”
- ‘Hezbollah: Syria border purge 85% accomplished”
- “Syria: Ending The War Will Not Stop The Fighting”
- “The Most ‘Consequential’ Fight In Syria”
#Afghanistan
- “Videos suggest Russian government may be arming Taliban”
- “Diplomat blasts US media reports on Russia’s alleged arms supplies to Taliban”
- “If Mattis Is Mad About $28 Million Wasted In Afghanistan, He Hasn’t Been Paying Attention”
#Ukraine
- “How Ukrainian Rebels Use Crowdfunding for Propaganda — Major crowdfunding platforms Indiegogo, GoFundMe, and JustGiving have hosted campaigns by supporters of Donbas separatists …”
- “U.S. envoy Volker: More Russian tanks in occupied Ukraine than tanks in Western Europe combined”
- “Trump considers arming Ukraine against Kremlin-backed separatists” – Russian media opinion: “Will US weapons kill on European land?”
- “Ukrainian govt didn’t assist any candidate during 2016 U.S. presidential election” – “Ukraine never helped any of U.S. presidential candidates, – U.S. Embassy in Kyiv”
- “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 24 July 2017”
- “330 injured civilians in Donbas since early 2017, – OSCE SMM in Ukraine”
- “Minsk accords signatories could stop warfare in Donbas if they wanted to”
- “ECHR finds Ukraine not responsible for consequences of Luhansk region occupation” – “ECHR: Ukraine not guilty in abusing human rights in occupied Donbas” – ECHR Judgement, Case of Khlebik v. Ukraine, Application no. 2945/16
- “Ukraine’s Only Major Warship Out of Commission, Funds for Repairs Feared Stolen” (RUS media)
- “Identified: Russian serviceman from 17th Brigade who attacked Ukrainian village Peremozhne” (Informnapalm.org)
- “Court gives permission to try ex Interior Minister Zakharchenko in absentia”
- “Merkel, Macron urge to resume movement of goods across contact line in Donbas – media”
- “Ukraine’s chief border guard resigns over health issues” – “Poroshenko appoints Head of Operations Department Tsyhykal as State Border Service chief” – “Poroshenko appoints Nazarenko as his adviser, makes him army general” – “Nazarenko resigns as head of State Border Service”
- “The court allowed an investigation against ex-interior Minister Zakharchenko”
Cold War 2.0: Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe
- “Russian soldiers start to arrive in Belarus to participate in Zapad 2017 exercises”
- “Russia: Deployment of Patriot anti-missile systems in Lithuania will destabilize the region”
- “It’s Official, Turkey Is Getting Russia’s S-400 Air Defense System”
- ” ‘Keys to kingdom’ leaked by Sweden exposing military secrets and EU secure intranet”
Cold War 2.0: The Koreas
- “North Korea could cross ICBM threshold next year, U.S. officials warn in new assessment” – “North Korea advances rapidly in its ability to strike U.S., experts warn”
- “North Korea threatens nuclear attack after Trump CIA director shakes little fists at regime”
- “China’s army getting ready for something big to go down in North Korea” – “China Increases Military Defense on Shared North Korea Border, Reports Say” – “China Prepares for a Crisis Along North Korea Border”
- “US, China make progress on new UN resolution to slap sanctions against North Korea”
Cold War 2.0: China/Asia-Pacific
What’s Canada Buying?
- Big Honkin’ Ships “Deadline for warship designs missing in action”
Khadr Deal Fracas
Other
- “Contact names for unit supporting injured military personnel disappear from DND website but why?”
- ” ‘We are devastated’ Greisbach community needs help locating stolen war memorial plaques” – “Edmonton police investigate theft of plaques that mark Canada’s military history” – “Plaques honouring veterans stolen in brazen robberies in Griesbach”
MILNEWS.ca #UKR + Cold War 2.0 Update as of 231215UTC July 2017
Cold War 2.0: Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe
- “US Lawmakers Reach Accord on Russian Sanctions; Vote to Be Held Tuesday” – “U.S. lawmakers reach deal on Russia sanctions bill, creating limits for Trump” – “Congress strikes deal on bill to slap new sanctions on Russia” – “Congress agrees on sanctions for Russia, defying White House”
- “Moscow negatively views new US sanctions bill: Kremlin”
- “EU flags alarm over US sanctions on Russia”
- “Top U.S. General: Russia Just One Of Many Security Threats Facing Country” – “Joseph Dunford says Russia most military capable country of those posing threat to US”
- RUS-CHN Co-op (1) “China Russia joint Naval drills perturb NATO” – “Chinese naval ships enter Russian Baltic Sea port ahead of joint drills”
- RUS-CHN Co-op (2) “Russian paratroopers on the landing site of the Airborne Forces PLA studied the venue of the match for landing accuracy during the contest “Landing platoon 2017” “ (RUS MoD, in Russian) – “Russian BMP-2 carried out a test drive on the Korla sweep of the PRC” (RUS MoD, in Russian) – “Russian paratroopers began acquaintance with the “Haodian” training ground of the People’s Liberation Army of China (PLA) “ (RUS MoD, in Russian)
- “Baltic Russian warships pass Great Belt Bridge”
- “The USSR’s Air-Dropped Fighting Vehicles Tore Through Cold War Conflicts”
- “The Nazi-obsession of pro-Kremlin propagandists”
#Ukraine
- “Airborne Fighting Vehicles Rolled Through Hell in Eastern Ukraine”
- “How Kiev’s Pursuit of Western Money is ‘Adding Fuel’ to Donbass War”
- “French President To Hold Talks With Putin, Merkel, Poroshenko On Ukraine Conflict”
- “Putin orders intel services to achieve “reset of Ukraine’s ruling regime” – SBU chief”
- “Ukraine’s Envoy submits to UN letter on escalation in Donbas – Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko has sent to the UN secretary general and head of the Security Council a letter by MFA Ukraine with a demand toward Russia to put an end to provocations in Donbas …”
- Updates from All Sides “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 21 July 2017” – “ATO News: Situation Update, east of Ukraine as of 6 morning, July 23, 2017” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian) – “ATO News: Situation Update, east of Ukraine as of 18.00, July 22, 2017” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian) – “ATO News: Situation Update, east of Ukraine as of 0600, July 21, 2017” (UKR MoD) – “Donetsk Defense: Situation Report, 07/22/2017” – “Situation in Donbas conflict zone remains calm, – Headquarters” – “1 Ukrainian Soldier Killed, 2 Wounded; 1 Separatist Fighter Killed” – “Ukrainian army’s positions in Donbas attacked by militant forces 29 times in past 24 hours” – “Ukrainian military more than 40 times violate ceasefire in Donetsk Republic – command” – “42 ceasefire violations recorded in DPR in 24 hours” – “Nine killed, 11 injured over the week in DPR by Kiev’s shelling” – “Kiev forces violate ceasefire 10 times over 24 hours” – “Number of civilian casualties in Donbass increases twofold in 2017” – “Kiev failed 73rd disengagement attempt in Stanitsa Luganskaya area” – “Donetsk west under attack of Ukrainian army for several hours”
- “Mother of detained Russian soldier Ageev received a phone call from FSB”
- “Ukraine’s SBU encourages mothers of missing Russian soldiers in Donbas to undergo DNA tests — Chief of the SBU Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Hrytsak has called on mothers of Russian soldiers who have gone missing in Donbas to apply for the SBU’s hostage exchange center for DNA tests to determine the whereabouts of their sons …”
- “134 Ukrainians stay in militants’ captivity in Donbas”
- “Memorial ceremony for MH17 plane crash victims held in Australia”
- “Surkov on Malorossiya: Donbass fights for entire Ukraine, not for its part”
- “Kiev believes Donbass reintegration will take decades”
- Elsewhere in the ‘Hood “Moldova Asks Russian Troops To Quit Transnistria” – “Breakaway Transdniester Assails Moldova Lawmakers’ Call For Russian Troop Pullout”
MILNEWS.ca #UKR + Cold War 2.0 Update as of 221545UTC July 2017
Cold War 2.0: Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe
- RUS-CHN Co-op in Baltic … “Chinese Warships Dock At Russian Baltic Ports For War Games” – “China and Russia unite in show of power as Chinese warships to begin first ever naval exercises with Russia in the Baltic” – “China in Baltic navy drill with Russia” – “Ships of the Chinese Navy arrived in Baltiysk to participate in joint exercise” (RUS MoD) – “Leadership of the Naval Interaction joint Russian-Chinese exercise arrived in Baltiysk” (RUS MoD)
- … and Elsewhere “Russian servicemen arrived in China to participate in the International Army Games” (RUS MoD) – “Team of the Russian Armed Forces has left for China to participate in the Gunsmith Master international contest” (RUS MoD)
- ” ‘Trojan horse’: Top US commander in Europe says Russia might use Belarus drills to move weapons” – “Russia Calls Charges It Might Leave Military Equipment In Belarus ‘Buffoonery’ “
- “Belarusian army teams off to Russia for International Army Games 2017”
- “Asian Defence News: Russian submarine Dmitriy Donskoi (TK-208) in Danish waters near Djursland Peninsula”
- “New Dutch rotation eFP in Lithuania Fully Operational Capable in record time” (Lithuanian DefMin)
- “Lithuania’s Deployment of US Missile Systems May Create Threat for Russia — Lithuania’s possible deployment of US Patriot missile systems on a long-term basis may prove harmful for Russia and create an additional threat to the nation’s security, the Russian Embassy in Lithuania said Friday …” – “Finances Over Security: Why Lithuania Really Needs Outdated US’ Patriot Systems”
- Pot Calling the Kettle Black??? “Nasty Habit: EU, NATO Use Far Right Sentiment in Baltics for War With Russia”
- “Moscow, Baghdad Sign Huge Arms Deal”
- “President Trump Names New European-Eurasian Affairs Point Man” – “Former DNI James Clapper: Trump is ‘making Russia great again’ “
- “Here’s How The US Can Retaliate Against Russian Hacking And ‘Kick Them In The Balls’ “
- “Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with «NBC», Moscow, July 21, 2017” (RUS MFA)
- “Russia in Review” 14-21 July 2017 (Russia Matters)
#Ukraine
- “Russia opposes SMM deployment along whole border line, wants to continue arms supplies to occupied Donbas – MFA Ukraine” – Comment of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine on Adoption of the OSCE Permanent Council Decision on the Extension of the Deployment of OSCE Observers to Two Russian Checkpoints “Gukovo” and “Donetsk” … We regret over the position of the Russian Federation that remains alone in the OSCE in opposing expansion of the mandate of the Mission to all sections of the border adjacent to certain areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine that are temporarily not under control of the Ukrainian authorities …” (UKR MFA)
- UKR-BLR Meet “Kiev hosts meeting of Presidents of Belarus and Ukraine” – “Lukashenko offers help in organizing humanitarian convoys to Donbas” – “Ukrainian-Belarusian border never to be border of war: Poroshenko-Lukashenko meeting” – “Meeting between the Presidents of Ukraine and Belarus: The Ukrainian-Belarusian border will never be a border of war” (UKR President)
- Updates from All Side “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 20 July 2017” – UKR govt ATO map, 22 Jul 2017 – “OSCE observers indicate military-type vehicles coming to and from UA-RF border in Donbas” – “One Ukrainian serviceman killed, two injured in ATO zone” – “45 ceasefire violations recorded in DPR in 24 hours” – “24 hours in Donbas: 11 shellings, one Ukrainian soldier killed” – “59 civilians became victims of Russian aggression in Donbas in 2017,- OSCE” – “Poroshenko says 11,000 people killed since beginning of conflict in Donbas” – “Ukraine’s defense ministry: Six “DPR” militants eliminated in Krasnohorivka battle on July 20″ – “Kiev forces shell Yuzhnodonbasskiy duct as OSCE’s Hug inspects the area”
- “Poroshenko Blames Russia For Recent Deaths Of Eight Soldiers In Country’s East”
- “Militants don’t let OSCE observers into Novoazovsk” – “Militants blocking OSCE SMM access to occupied Novoazovsk” – “OSCE observers not permitted to Novoazovsk”
- “DPR, LPR full-scale membership to improve JCCC operation – Pushilin”
- “Mother of detained Russian soldier comes to Ukraine” – “Mother of captured Russian soldier comes to Ukraine to see her son”
- “International Court of Justice handed plenty of evidence of Russia’s financing terrorism in Donbas, Crimea”
- “Russian Citizenship for Ukrainians: Addressing Russia’s Population Decline”
- “U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Volker to visit Ukraine again by end of July” – “US Special Representative to visit Kiev, Donbass to check Ukraine’s ‘integrity’ “
- “Poroshenko to demand real ceasefire in Donbas, tougher sanctions during Normandy format phone talks on July 24” – “Poroshenko to demand full ceasefire in Donbas at Normandy phone talks on July 24” – “President will demand ceasefire regime during the phone conversations in the Normandy format” (UKR President) – “Kyiv accuses Russia of impeding Contact Group’s security subgroup”
- “Turchynov, Balan discuss Russia’s hybrid aggression against Ukraine, Moldova”
