What’s Canada Buying?
- F-35 Tug o’ War (1) “Lockheed Martin exec says company wants F35 in competition for jet contract” – “Canada PM Justin Trudeau shows doubts on F-35 fighter jet” – “Trudeau says F-35s are ‘far from working,’ as Liberals, Tories spar over fighter jet strategies” – “Remplacement des CF-18: Trudeau s’explique et déclare douter de la fiabilité du F-35” – “Harjit Sajjan cites ‘gap’ in military capability as F-35 rumours swirl” – “Ottawa backing off open-tender pledge for new fighter jets” – “Canada to Buy Boeing Super Hornet” – “Canada Plans to Buy F/A-18 Rather Than F-35 for Now: Report” – “Aging CF-18s could leave air force without a fighter jet, defence minister warns” – “Canada looks to delay tricky F-35 decision by buying Super Hornets”
- F-35 Tug o’ War (2) “Amid Fighter Jet Talk, Report Cautioned Liberals Against Sole-Sourced Contracts”
- F-35 Tug o’ War (3) Commentary Attributed to Laurie Hawn via Facebook: “The Liberal fighter plan will compromise national security, seriously hurt our aerospace industry and betray our allies…” – “Liberals playing defence with reports of Super Hornet Purchase” – “An Argument for E/A-18 Growler’s instead of Super Hornets” – “Interim Super Hornets Plan risks becoming the EH-101s, all over again” – “Adding fuel to the fire: Canada misses F-35 development payment” – “F-35 or No, Canada Will Have Its Fighter Jets” – “Is Canada considering a Super Hornet stop gap?” – “Michael Den Tandt: Liberals must get on with job of modernizing Canada’s rapidly aging air fleet” – “Matthew Fisher: Buying Super Hornets, not F-35s, will saddle air force with ‘the wrong aircraft forever’ “ – “F/A-18E Super Hornet Bridges Gap Between Now And Drone Warfare”
#CANvsISIL
- “Kurdish flag fiasco prompts retreat by Canadian special forces”
- “Group wants Liberals to act on a plan to help Yazidi refugees”
- ” ‘He is from Windsor’: Canadian identified as leader of ISIL affiliate in Bangladesh”
- DND’s latest on Operation IMPACT
Everyone Else Against ISIL
- “Military Strikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq”
- “Number of IS cases in US has not dropped off: FBI director”
Syria
- “Syrian newspaper claims Israel launched airstrike against Hezbollah targets; Lebanese army also discovers surveillance device on mountain; unclear whether it was planted by Israel or not …” – “Israel doesn’t intervene in Syria war, Netanyahu says in Russia”
- “Here’s the Key to Understanding the Russian Air Force’s Actions in Syria”
- “Russian Forces In Syria Were Info-Bombed”
- “Syria in Tehran talks with allies Russia, Iran”
- “Iranian, Russian, Syrian Defense Ministers to Meet in Tehran”
- “Syrian rebels break Islamic State siege in northwest: Monitor”
- “Bashar Assad’s vow: Liberate every inch of Syria”
- “A confident Assad vows to ‘liberate’ every inch of Syria”
- “Assad pledges more bloodshed; says peace process has failed”
- “Lavrov, Kerry coordinate approaches on anti-terrorism fight in Syria”
- “Assad’s vow to reconquer Syria ‘discouraging’ “
- “Despite All Efforts ‘Dislodging Assad in Syria’ Has Not Been Possible”
- “Islamic State withdraws from frontlines in northwest Syria”
- “Thousands flee Syria’s Manbij as coalition closes in”
- “Syria ‘approves aid to besieged towns’ “ – “UN Says Syria Blocking Food Aid; Seeks Airlift Approval” – “France, Britain push United Nations on Syria airdrops”
- “Syria and the Middle East hold urgent painful lessons for development”
- “Turkey | Syria: Flash Update No. 2 – Developments in Northern Aleppo, Azaz (as of 1 June 2016)” (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs)
- “Briefing Note: Housing, Land and Property in the Syrian Arab Republic” (Norwegian Refugee Council)
Iraq
- “Iraqi forces push deeper into Islamic State-held Fallujah” – “Iraq Commander Insists Full Victory in Fallujah ‘Days’ Away” – “Spats among Iraq’s security forces delay advance on Fallujah” – “Iraq’s security forces delay advance on Fallujah” – “Fallujah: Innocent Iraqis Fall Between US Bombs of ‘Liberation’ and IS Control” – “Iraqis in Fallujah caught between IS and militia” – “Civilians fleeing Fallujah “facing double jeopardy” – Zeid” ( UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights) – “Iraq’s Falluja refugees say ISIS terrorists use food to enlist fighters” – “Will Fallujah put an end to ISIL in Iraq?”
- “Iraqi Parliament Update: Quorum Reached as Reform Front Fractures”
- “Iraqi Prime Minister removes heads of intelligence, media and banks in gov’t reforms” – “Iraq dismisses intelligence chief, seven senior officials”
- “Shia militias in Iraq fighting Daesh with guns and songs”
- “Russia to save Iraq from ISIS”
- “Iranian commander in Iraq at Baghdad’s request, Iraqi foreign minister says”
- “Turkish jets hit PKK targets in Iraq’s north, SE Turkey” – “Turkish jets destroy PKK targets in Iraq’s Qandil region, S.eastern Turkey”
- “Ex-Mosul governor: Many prefer ISIS to Shiite militia for fear of revenge and abuse”
- “Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga helping Arabs go home, but not those who helped ISIS”
- “Kurdish Peshmerga uses terrorists’ made makeshift mortar to hit ISIS”
- “SRSG Kubiš Condemns Terrorist Bombing in Karbala: Iraqis Deserve to Live in Peace, Especially During Ramadan” (UN Assistance Mission for Iraq)
- “Mercy Hands – Distributing Hygiene Kits to Fallujah IDP” (NGO Coordination Committee For Iraq)
Libya
- “Libya: (UN Special Envoy) Kobler offers a six-point strategy to get the country out of the crisis”
- “The Islamic State May Have Gotten Caught Smuggling a Huge Shipment of Opiates to Libya”
- “Optimism that Followed Signing of Political Agreement Giving Way to Growing Impatience, Top United Nations Official in Libya Tells Security Council” (UN Security Council)
- “Migrant deaths in Mediterranean total 10,000 since 2014, U.N. says”
- “Migrant deaths in Med ‘hit 10000’ as EU eyes $68bn fund to stem flow”
- “Majority of nearly 3,000 Mediterranean 2016 migrant deaths departed from Libya: IOM”
- “IOM Fears 320 Migrants Missing in Mediterranean as Deaths Approach 3,000 in 2016” (International Organization for Migration)
- “EU Seeks Private Investors For Supplement To Funding Migrant Crisis”
- “Libya needs $4.3 million extra in humanitarian aid”
Veterans & Helping Veterans
- “Veteran Affairs shifts stance on man who served for Norway in Second World War”
- “Canadian legion suspends 82-year-old member for questioning group’s treatment of veterans”
- “ANAF: National Field of Honour eligibility”
- “Marche dans les rues de Montréal à la recherche de vétérans en difficulté”
- “Number of RCMP being served by Veterans Affairs expected to jump 20 per cent, says new report” – Veterans Ombudsman Releases Review On Support Available To Ill And Injured RCMP Members And Their Families – Veterans Ombudsman – “Supporting Ill And Injured RCMP Members And Their Families”
Afghanistan
- “Trudeau urged by human rights advocates to launch public inquiry into Afghan detainees” – “Trudeau called upon to go where Harper wouldn’t on Afghan detainee investigation”
Way Up North
Other
- “RIMPAC: Military gears up for large-scale maritime exercise in Hawaii area — The Canadian Armed Forces will cooperate with 27 other nations this year for Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2016, the largest maritime exercise in the world …”
- “Military ‘family’ offers HOPE after son’s sudden death”
- Colonel Ted: “Professionals study logistics …”
- “Canada to welcome European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy”
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