#SYR-#Kurd Update – 201130UTC October 2019
- ” ‘They’ll come to kill us’: Canadian trapped in Syria pleads to UN for help” (CTV News)
- “British children urgently need to be rescued from Syria” (Save the Children)
- “British officials have taken the first steps to repatriate children stranded in Syria by liaising directly with agencies on the ground to identify unaccompanied minors for “safe passage” back to the UK …” (The Guardian)
- “Foreign ISIS wives in Syrian camp: ‘Our men are waiting for us in Turkey’ ” (Kurdish media)
- “This Islamic State (ISIS) prisoner in northeast Syria now wants to go to a freer country in Europe. Mohammed Qasim is from Turkey, but fought in Syria in ISIS’ bid to establish and maintain its caliphate. Now in the detention of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), he says he wants out. “I want to live in a place where I can live freely,” …” (Kurdish media)
- “More than 1,600 Syrian refugees come to (IRQ) Kurdistan Region since war with Turkey: UN” (Kurdish media)
- “New refugees arrive to Iraq in a week of violence in northeast Syria” (UNHCR)
- “Turkish-Kurdish cease-fire on edge as one soldier is killed” (Deutsche Welle)
- “Injured YPJ fighter: There is no ceasefire, attacks continue” (Kurdish media)
- “PKK/YPG terrorists violate safe zone deal 20 times” (Turkey media)
- “Fighting continues along Turkish-Syrian border despite US-brokered pause in hostilities” (Rojava Information Center, pro-Kurdish media)
- “US Responsible for Turkey’s “Ethnic Cleansing Op.” against Kurds: SDF Commander” (Kurdish media)
- “YPG burns hospital, steals equipment in recently liberated Syrian town” (Turkish media)
- “14 attacks by YPG recorded in first 36hrs of ceasefire” (Turkish media)
- “YPG/PKK terrorists use Daesh footage for disinformation” (Turkish media)
- “Turkey condemns Amnesty International’s claims on anti-terror op in Syria” (Turkish media)
- ” We totally reject the unfounded allegations in Amnesty International’s report on Operation Peace Spring. We consider these baseless allegations as part of an ongoing smear campaign against our efforts in countering the terror threat stemming from Syria and aiming at Turkey’s national security …” (TUR Foreign Ministry)
- “US defense secretary says withdrawal of troops from Syria will take ‘weeks not days’ ” (CNN)
- “Defense chief: US troops leaving Syria to go to western Iraq” (Associated Press)
- “Kurdish General Slams U.S.-Syria Policy; Gen. Petraeus Calls Withdrawal ‘A Betrayal’ ” (National Public Radio)
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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – October 19, 2019
- #FedElect2019
- “Les partis fédéraux et les vétérans: aujourd’hui le Parti Populaire du Canada et le NPD”
- “Ignored and Ignited: lack of discussion about defence ‘surprising and disappointing’ “
- “Opinion: This election, Canadians can’t afford to ignore parties’ defence policies”
- “COMMENTARY: Canada spends $22B a year on defence, but leaders spend little time discussing it”
- “This election, Canadians can’t afford to ignore parties’ defence policies” (Centre for International Policy Studies)
- “Threats and Hate Push Veterans’ Advocate to Alert Police”
- Internal Security
- ” ‘Golden boy’: Espionage suspect Cameron Ortis was a polarizing figure as he climbed RCMP ranks”
- “Final submissions in bail hearing for alleged RCMP spy will be made Friday”
- “Top Canadian National Police Official Accused of Violating Secrets Act” (Lawfare blog)
- “Majority of Canadians don’t want Ottawa to bring back detained ISIS fighters: Ipsos poll”
- “One Week from E-Day, Canadians Say They’re Hearing More Negativity About Candidates and Leaders than Policy Options and Campaign Promises” (Ipsos, 17 Oct 2019)
- “The Five Myths of the ISIS Repatriation Debate” (INTREPID security podcast blog)
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “U.S. House resolution gives rare praise to Canada for arresting Huawei CFO, blasts China’s retaliation”
- “US House bill demanding China to release detained Canadians ‘overreaching’: analysts” (CHN Communist Party media)
- “Showcasing advanced fighters” (CHN Communist Party media)
- “J-20 jets showcase missiles” (CHN Communist Party media)
- “China Expands Military Power with Aircraft Carrier “Factory” “
- “PLA air force targets poverty reduction through education”
- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- “Under the Liberals, Canadian government support for Kurds fighting ISIL ground to a halt”
- Africa
- “Desperate African refugees pay to get into Libyan jails – UNHCR … “So far 14 states pledged 6 611 places of resettlement. That’s all,” Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR special envoy for the central Mediterranean situation, told a briefing. Canada, Norway and Italy are among them, while Niger and Rwanda offered temporary sanctuary, he said …”
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “Urgent: Move US Nuclear Weapons Out Of Turkey” (Federation Of American Scientists)
- “Russia preparing to swap imprisoned spies with NATO members, sources claim”
- “NATO Leaders Meeting … The United Kingdom will host NATO Heads of State and Government in London, on 3-4 December 2019 …” (NATO info-machine)
- “US brings up Russia’s crashed reactor-powered missile in UN disarmament talks”
- “The Lithuanian Armed Force has taken a decision to procure new UH-60M Black Hawk utility helicopters” (LTU MoD)
- “Belarus, Russia discuss approaches to dialogue with USA, Canada” (BLR state media)
- Way Up North
- “Now is Not the Time for a (USA Freedom of Navigation Operation) in the Arctic”
- “Russia to build Arctic early warning stations by 2022”
- “Former military officials call for Climate Security plan, Arctic”
- The Koreas/#OpNEON
- “North Korea’s New Short-Range Missiles: A Technical Evaluation” (38 North)
- “N.Korean Missiles ‘May Be Tipped with Guided Warheads’ “
- Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
- “Canadian soldiers allege anti-malaria medication left them with intense rage, suicidal ideations”
- “Veteran Service Card available to some”
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “Canadian Military Program Approves the Inclusion of MQ-9 and Heron Drones”
- “Canadian weapons sales to Algeria on eve of U.N arms treaty ‘troubling,’ say experts”
- “The Demise of the National Shipbuilding Strategy: Is it Inevitable?” (CGAI paper)
- Other Military News
- “Female 89th AS pilots support Canadian aviation event” (USAF Reserve Command info-machine)
- “NAVRES Provides Flexibility and Balance, Even for its Commander” (RCN info-machine)
- “Christie Blatchford: God forbid, Canadian soldiers go anywhere near a church”
- “Comfortable, bulletproof clothing being developed by UBC students”
#SYR-#Kurd Update – 181430UTC October 2019
- “Fighting in Kurdish-held Syrian town despite cease-fire” (Associated Press)
- “Death toll rises as Syrian ceasefire fails” (Kurdish media)
- “Kurds accuse Turkish military of attacking civilians in Ras al-Ayn” (RUS state media)
- “Turkey accused of defying Syrian border ceasefire” (Deutsche Welle)
- “Turkish forces deny rescue, medical services entry to Ras al-Ayn — Kurdish agency” (RUS state media)
- “Turkish attacks against Serekaniye continue” (Kurdish media)
- “Turkish airstrikes continue on Syria’s Serekaniye despite ceasefire” (Kurdish media)
- “Despite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire agreement, fighting continued Friday in northeast Syria. Loud bangs and gunfire could be heard, and smoke could be seen rising over the town of Ceylanpinar, a day after Turkey and the U.S. agreed to a five-day cease-fire in Turkey’s offensive against Kurdish fighters …” (Voice of America)
- “Less than a day after reaching a deal for a pause in Turkey’s anti-terror push in northern Syria, reports of a clash between Turkish forces and YPG/PKK terrorists in the safe zone is nothing but disinformation, Turkey’s president said on Friday …” (Turkish media)
- “Turkey to continue Syria op if US not keep promises” (Turkish media)
- “Erdogan sees ‘no problem for Turkey’ if Syrian forces enter areas cleared of Kurdish militia” (RUS state media)
- “Hundreds of people fleeing the newly unstable situation in Syria crossed the border and are now in a detention camp in Iraq …” (USA National Public Radio)
- “Iraqi Kurds plea for emergency funding amidst Syrian refugee influx” (Kurdish media)
- “Syria: Damning evidence of war crimes and other violations by Turkish forces and their allies” (Amnesty International)
#SYR-#Kurd Update – 180040UTC October 2019
- “Situation in Northeast Syria: October 17, 2019 Map” (Institute for the Study of War blog)
- “Pence, Erdogan, Kurdish SDF agree to 120-hour ceasefire in Syria” (Deutsche Welle)
- “US, Turkey Agree to a Ceasefire in Syria – Pence” (RUS state radio)
- US Embassy Turkey on Twitter: “JOINT TURKISH-US STATEMENT ON NORTHEAST SYRIA https://t.co/DZHuGer5Wa” (via Twitter)
- “… “I want to thank as a group I want to thank the Kurds. Because they were incredibly happy with this solution. This is a soluiont that, well it saved their lives frankly. It saved their lives. “If we didn’t go this unconventional tough love approach you could have never gotten it done. They’ve been trying to do it for many many years.” “I didn’t know it was going to work out this quickly I didn’t know it would work out this well …” (President Trump comments via White House feed)
- “Turkey nearing its goals through pact with US: Official” (Turkish media)
- “SDF leadership says it will accept a Turkish-US ceasefire deal in ‘war region’ ” (Kurdish media)
- “SDF Commander Abdi evaluated agreement between US and Turkey” (Kurdish media)
- ” ‘Pause does not mean withdrawing our troops and our forces there’ ” (Turkish media)
- “Suspension of Turkish operation in Syria cannot be seen as a ceasefire — (TUR) foreign minister” (RUS state media)
- “Damascus Opposes Idea of Autonomous Kurdistan, No Conditions for That in Syria – Assad’s Adviser” (RUS state media)
- “Trump Says Kurdish Group PKK Is Worse Than Daesh” (RUS state media)
- “… The thing that’s common is that everybody hates ISIS. Now, the PKK, which is a part of the Kurds, as you know, is probably worse at terror and more of terrorist threat, in many ways, than ISIS …” (President Trump comments via White House feed)
- “Turkish Politician Claims Invasion is to Fight Terrorism, But ISIS Prisoners Are Escaping” (polygraph.info, fact checking site)
- “Does the chaos in Syria help ISIS?” (Public Radio International)
- “Moscow Celebrates as the US Military Pulls Away from Northern Syria” (Jamestown Foundation, think tank)
- “Turkey’s Syria offensive: UN Security Council meets again” (Al Jazeera)
- “Turkish invasion of Syria sparks NATO crisis, but eviction from alliance is unlikely” (Associated Press)
- “UK special forces may help British orphans escape Syria” (The Guardian)
- “SDF seized documents and bags belonging to NSA mercenaries — The Turkish-linked National Syrian Army (NSA) currently engaged in clashes with the SDF in Girê Spî countryside has suffered great losses …” (Kurdish media)
- “Turkey’s (Latest) Invasion of Syria: Aggression, Proportionality, and Legal Consequences for NATO and Third-Party States” (Just Security blog)
- “Escalating Violence in Syria Making Aid Delivery Difficult” (Voice of America)
MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update as of 171935UTC October 2019
- “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 246/2019 issued on 17 October 2019”
- “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (17 Oct 2019)” (UKR MoD)
- “JFO: МAP – 17.10.2019” (UKR NSDC)
- UKR MoD summary, 170700 Oct 2019 (in Ukrainian)
- Essence of Time summary, 14-16 October 2019 (pro-RUS site, with maps, in Russian)
- “Donbas war update: 1 KIA, 1 WIA amid 30 ceasefire violations by Russia-backed forces” (UKR media)
- “Ukrainian forces violate ceasefire 24 times over 24 hours, fire 290 rounds at DPR – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “One serviceman killed, one injured in 30 enemy attacks in Donbas” (UKR media)
- “Day in Donbas: one Ukrainian fighter killed, one injured” (UKR media)
- “Donbas conflict: occupants shell Ukrainian positions 14 times, including Zolote settlement” (UKR media)
- “Russian-led forces launch 30 attacks in Donbas. One Ukrainian soldier killed” (UKR media)
- “OSCE spots 207 explosions in Donbas” (UKR media)
- ” Russian proxies launch 30 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas: Ukrainian soldier killed” (UKR media)
- “Warrior Watcher 2019: First Ukrainian-British exercises kick off in Mykolaiv” (UKR media)
- ” First Ukraine-UK Joint Military Exercise Starts in Mykolaiv – Ukrainian Navy” (RUS state media)
- “Germany to allocate EUR 1.5 mln (CAN$2.2 million) to Ukraine’s defense ministry for medical equipment” (UKR media)
- “Russian humanitarian aid convoy delivers 48,000 food kits for children to DPR” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “87th Russian humanitarian aid convoy arrives in Donetsk – DPR Emergencies Ministry” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Russian humanitarian aid convoy arrives in Lugansk” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Another Russian “humanitarian” convoy arrives in occupied Donbas” (UKR media)
- “Spot Report by OSCE Observer Mission: 85th Russian convoy of 12 vehicles crossed into Ukraine And returned through the Donetsk Border Crossing Point” (OSCE)
- “Ukraine to replace military ranks according to NATO standards” (UKR media)
- “Who Really Controls the Ukrainian Army – Poroshenko or Zelensky?” (pro-RUS site)
- “Former senior defense official detained upon trying to leave Ukraine” (UKR media)
- “Kiev’s call to disband Donbass republics won’t facilitate settlement, says diplomat” (RUS state media)
- “DPR leader: Old Ukraine must be dismantled and new independent Ukraine created” (pro-RUS site)
- “Demand for dissolution of the DPR and LPR — Kiev wants a Cyprus scenario” (pro-RUS site)
- “Billions for Donbas: How much reintegration costs and where to get the money” (UKR media)
- “Rada creates temporary special commission for implementation of state policy to restore Ukraine’s territorial integrity” (UKR media)
- “Ukrainian parliament to set up commission to restore territorial integrity” (RUS state media)
- “Ukraine to never agree to unconditional amnesty for all enemy combatants in Donbas, MP says” (UKR media)
- “Germany, France expect Normandy Four summit to contribute to Donbas settlement” (UKR media)
- “Normandy Four chaos: Is there scope for progress in eastern Ukraine?” (UKR media)
- “Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Discusses War and Peace With Russia in Marathon Briefing (Part One)” (Jamestown Foundation)
- “A Ukrainian obituary … More than five years since the war in Donbas started, how should we remember those who have died in it? …” (Human Rights in Ukraine, NGO)
MILNEWS.ca #UKR Update as of 161930UTC October 2019
- “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 245/2019 issued on 16 October 2019”
- ” JFO: МAP – 16.10.2019″ (UKR NSDC)
- “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (16 Oct 2019)” (UKR MoD)
- “Two Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Donbas Conflict Zone” (USA govt funded media)
- “Two KIA, 5 WIA amid 26 enemy attacks in Donbas in past 24 hours” (UKR media)
- ” Ukraine reports 14 enemy attacks in Donbas warzone since Wednesday midnight” (UKR media)
- “Kiev forces shell Donetsk and Yasinovataya firing 50-plus rounds” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Ukraine reports two KIAs, four WIAs amid 26 enemy attacks in Donbas on Oct 15” (UKR media)
- “Kiev forces violate ceasefire 40 times in 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Russian-led forces fire banned mortars in Donbas. Two Ukrainian soldiers killed” (UKR media)
- “Kiev forces violate ceasefire three times over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Donbas: Two Ukrainian warriors killed, five wounded over 24 hours” (UKR media)
- “IR Summary: Russian occupants intensify military activity in Donbas” (pro-UKR OSINT site)
- “Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chair in Ukraine and in TCG Sajdik after Meeting of TCG and working groups on 15 Oct 2019” (OSCE)
- “Minsk Talks: Prisoner swap, Donbas special status, amnesty, elections were discussed” (UKR media)
- “OSCE envoy Sajdik: Commitment to disengagement of forces in Ukraine’s Donbas confirmed in Minsk – media” (UKR media)
- ”No shelling near disengagement areas in Petrivkse, Zolote over two days, Zelensky says” (UKR media)
- “Sajdik impressed by pace of repair work at bridge in Stanytsia Luhanska” (UKR media)
- “Militants break ceasefire in Zolote, Petrivske where disengagement was to take place, – Olifer” (UKR media)
- “TCG fails to agree on new date for disengagement of forces in Zolote, Petrivske – OSCE” (UKR media)
- ” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has reaffirmed that the only way to implement the Steinmeier formula is following the endorsement of a new law on the special status of Donbas, which will be considered after 2019, while the sides should begin by ensuring a ceasefire, disengaging forces and hardware, and exchanging prisoners, and all Normandy-format parties should demonstrate their readiness to end this war …” (UKR media)
- “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said it is too early to talk about the implementation of the so-called “Steinmeier formula” in the new law on “special status” before the ceasefire is achieved, as well as the prisoner swap and the disengagement of forces …” (UKR media)
- “Disengagement will start after 7 days of truce – Zelensky” (UKR media)
- “Normandy Four may approve “road map” of peace process in Donbas – Ukrainian MP” (UKR media)
- “Ukraine insists on demilitarization of several settlements in Donbas, – Kuchma’s press secretary” (UKR media)
- “Kremlin balks at interpreting Kiev’s call to disband Donbass republics” (RUS state media)
- ” Kremlin comments on Kyiv’s demand to dissolve “LPR/DPR” “ (UKR media)
- “Statement by the Head of the DPR Denis Pushilin on the need to dismantle the state of Ukraine … The Minsk agreements can only be fulfilled if all the power structures of Ukraine are dissolved and its sick statehood dismantled …” (pro-RUS rebel leader info-machine, in Russian)
- “Kiev’s demand to dismantle DPR and LPR deepen the crisis – Nikonorova” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Minsk Agreements may be fulfilled if sick Ukrainian authorities are disbanded – Pushilin” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Ukrainian nationalists deliver ultimatum to Zelensky” (pro-RUS site)
