MILNEWS.ca News Highlights – July 2, 2015

#CANvsISIL

• Note to the author (a former American diplomat who served in Canada) and editors (a foreign policy think tank) of “What’s in Store for Canada?”:  Canada is flying F-18’s, not F-16’s, against ISIS
• “Iraq Situation Report June 30 – July 01,  2015” (via the Institute for the Study of War)
• “US blocks attempts by Arab allies to fly heavy weapons directly to Kurds to fight Islamic State”
• The latest on Canada’s Operation IMPACT here, and on news from around that part of the world here (list of links) and here (Twitter list)

Internal Security

• “Ottawa’s ‘national security’ review a warning to foreign investors”
• “Exclusive Interview: #Anonymous’ #OpCyberPrivacy Celebrates #AntiCanadaDay on #CanadaDay”
• Commentary  “The Tories, terror and the truth: A lesson in lamentable messaging” – “Canada’s wrong turn on terrorism”

Way Up North

• “Russia intends to protect interests of its Arctic territories – Matviyenko”
• “Nordic-Baltic-Polish 9 should boost security: US think tank”
• “Climate change, military, national security”
• “The donut hole at the centre of the Arctic Ocean — The 1.1 million-square-mile international zone at the top of the Arctic is a global commons, and there is emerging international support to protect it ….” – “Melting Arctic sea ice could be disrupting the oceans’ circulation-with major consequences”

Ukraine

• “Baltic states ‘outraged’ by Russia’s independence review”
• Veterans & Helping Veterans

Other

• “CFB Borden school’s new commander also a CFL official”
• “NORAD Deputy Change of Office”
• “Lawyer who ran for Tories appointed to military board” – “Troy DeSouza Appointed Member of the Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada”
• “Freedom (of the City) reaffirmed as military march through Courtenay (B.C.)”
• “Schneider’s Military Support Honoured with New Canadian Ride for Pride Truck from Freightliner”
• “Minister Nicholson Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Sinai, Egypt”

Big Mother Statue

• Commentary  “Will we welcome Mother Canada with open arms?”

Afghanistan

• “Ex-Afghan soldier who fled US training granted asylum”

World War One

• “Remembering Beaumont Hamel’s fallen” – “Remembering the fallen on Canada Day” – “Government of Canada marks 99th anniversary of Battles of the Somme and Beaumont-Hamel” – “Ceremony marks 99th anniversary of the Battles of the Somme and Beaumont-Hamel”
• “Ceremony in France marks 99th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme”

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