MILNEWS.ca News Highlights – December 10, 2015

 

#CANvsISIL

• Thanks to the U.S. CENTCOM Info-machine for sharing this story  “Tracking ISIL: Canadian Long Range Patrol Detachment reaches 300 sorties”
• “A Former Canadian Soldier Who Is Now Fighting the Islamic State Calls Out Justin Trudeau”
• Commentary  “The case against airstrikes” – “Why Air Power Alone Won’t Beat ISIS” – “Liberals should stand behind effective military mission against ISIL: Genuis”
• “Military strikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq” (Pentagon)
• “Control Map of Ramadi: December 9, 2015” (Institute for the Study of War)
  

Syria/Refugees

• “Syrian refugee families arrive in Toronto — The day before the first full military planeload of Syrian refugees is set to land in Canada, two brothers and their families arrived in Toronto Wednesday evening to begin their new lives ….”
• “First Syrian refugees will arrive by military aircraft” – “1st flight of Syrian refugees to arrive by military aircraft Thursday” – “Trudeau to greet first planeload of Syrian refugees in Toronto on Thursday”
• “Airports in Toronto and Montreal ready to welcome the first flights of Syrian refugees to Canada”
• “Biometrics part of Canada’s screening process for Syrian refugees”
• Via the Info-machine: “More Support on the Way for Service Providers” – “Syrian Refugees Destination Communities”
• “Lethbridge elementary school kids hear from former Syrian refugee”

Afghanistan

• “Liberals mum on Afghan security funding renewal in wake of Kandahar attack”

The Political Game

• “Roméo Dallaire and Shelly Whitman: Time to put the blue beret back on”

•  “Les engagements militaire passés du gouvernement Harper: plus de fanfare que d’action selon certains analystes”

Internal Security

• The CSE-tracking Lux Ex Umbra blog with “Recent items of interest”

Way Up North

• “Russian Defense Ministry deploys S-300, S-400 air defense missile systems in Arctic”
  
• “NATO and Finland discuss military cooperation in Lapland”
  
• “Russia says China could play role in arctic oil work”
  
• “Poland’s ‘Go Arctic’ campaign gaining momentum”

Veterans & Helping Veterans

• “Ombudsman should leave, N.S. vets agree”

• “Researchers explore the post-deployment life of Canada’s veterans”

• “Breakfast brings veterans , students together in Barrie”

• “Refugees find work at The Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre”

Other

• “Canada Continues Op ARTEMIS”
• “Canadian Army bringing TRIDENT JUNCTURE lessons home”
• “Soldiers get realistic training in Deer Lake (NL)”
• “Members from The Princess of Wales’ Own Regiment (PWOR) and Kingston Police Force conducted Exercise Black Bear in order to complete the German Army Proficiency Badge (GAFPB) or, Abzeichen fur Leistungen im Truppendienst, challenge ….”
• Via the Info-machine “From Syria to MARS”
• “RCAF member inducted into Canadian Armed Forces Sports Hall of Fame”
• “101st Airborne marks 30 years since Gander plane crash killed 248 soldiers”

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