January 2019 #KEN Hotel Seige
- “Canadian among 6 ordered held as suspects in Nairobi hotel attack”
- “What we know about the Canadian arrested in connection to an attack in Kenya”
- “Un Canadien soupçonné d’avoir soutenu l’attaque au Kenya”
- More on latest Kenya attack via Google News – More via EU news aggregator
#MLI – Op PRESENCE/Africa
- “Mali mission reaches halfway point”
- “Eight UN peacekeepers killed in northern Mali”
- “Attack on UN base in Mali kills 8 peacekeepers: UN source”
- “Al Qaida-linked jihadists storm UN camp in Mali; 8 peacekeepers killed”
- “Al-Qaida-Linked Jihadists Attack UN Base in North Mali”
- “French military says airstrikes kill 15 militants in Mali”
- “Increase in violence in North and Central Mali (DG ECHO, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 19 January 2019)” (European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations)
- “Mali : UN calls for continued momentum in implementation of peace agreement”
- “Mali: Migrant Voluntary Return and Reintegration Assistance Suspended in Mali” (International Organization for Migration)
- “MINUSMA using RADA radars to protect bases”
Canadians Kidnapped, Killed in #BFA
- “Prime Minister Justin Trudeau believes Canadian woman missing in Burkina Faso is still alive”
- “Federal ministers seek to reassure family of Canadian woman missing in West Africa”
- “La famille d’Édith Blais obtient une rencontre avec la ministre Chrystia Freeland”
- “Disparition d’Édith Blais au Burkina: «toutes les options» sont envisagées”
- “Burkina Faso: Prime Minister and cabinet resign from office”
- “Entire Burkina Faso Cabinet and PM Resign From Office”
Internal Security
- “Extremely Incompetent Canadian Tire Terror Attack Was Inspired By ISIS”
- “MALCOLM: Canadian went abroad to join ISIS and RCMP let her go free”
- “EDITORIAL: Stories of Canadian extremists continue”
- “Why Did Canada Let This Terrorist Off the Hook?” (Clarion Project)
#CANinIRQ/Mid East – Op IMPACT
- “Des armes fabriquées au Québec pour la guerre au Yémen”
- “IS Taking Refuge in Iraq Mountains, Peshmerga Warn”
- “Report: U.S. will not intervene if IDF attacks Shi’ite militias in Iraq”
#LVA/Europe – Op REASSURANCE
- “Canadian Army gunners train Latvians on newly acquired M109A50 self-propelled howitzers” (DND info-machine)
- Really?!?!?!? “Canadian Intelligence Reports Claim Russia Stealing Magnetic North”
- “Contingent of Belgian armed forces arrives in Estonia”
- “Estonia Should Acquire Missiles Capable of Striking St. Petersburg – Journo”
- “For deterrence, it is necessary to buy a rocket system capable of catching the city of St. Petersburg, and warships that could interfere with Russian cargo ships …” (EST media, in Estonian)
- “Russia Boosts Kaliningrad’s Military Capabilities by Emphasizing the UAV Component”
- “4,141 Latvians Were Just Outed as K.G.B. Informants”
#CHN/Pacific Rim
- “China’s military ambitions could pressure Canada to increase naval deployments in Asia-Pacific, expert says”
- “Japan to share defense supplies with France and Canada”
- “US Navy Chief: Aircraft Carrier Could Pass Through Taiwan Strait”
- “US Navy chief refuses to rule out sending carrier through Taiwan Strait despite China’s growing military capabilities”
- “PLA moves to integrate techniques, tactics with new weapons systems” (CHN military media)
- “Chinese Hard Power Supports Its Growing Strategic Interests in Africa”
- “Canada Huawei 5G decision said to be months away”
- “ENOUGH DELAY: The Trudeau Government Must Ban Huawei Now” (Spencer Fernando blog)
- “Beijing-Based Analyst Suggests How Canadian Convict May Escape Death in China”
Way Up North
- “Lavrov on US plans to send ships to the Arctic: There are no problems for Russia as long as they respect the law”
- “Reinforcing northern flank: Russian Arctic troops to get first Pantsir-SA air defense system in 2019”
- “Russia gets Ministry of the Far East and Arctic”
- “Ministry hints Putin’s Arctic ambitions are not realistic”
- “Norway Beefs Up Arctic Defences at Russia’s Doorstep”
- “Norway Wants to Dominate the Arctic for NATO, But Can It Topple Russia?”
What’s Canada Buying?
- “Canada has the worst military procurement system in the Western World”
- “Seaspan Awarded Major Joint Support Ships Contract”
- “Military witness in the Mark Norman case needs protection – that tells you a lot about National Defence HQ”
Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
- “Royal Canadian Legion backs Saskatoon researcher on mission to study mefloquine”
- “New Edmonton centre one stop shop for veterans’ services”
- “Wilson-Raybould could do a lot for Canada’s current and future veterans”
Sexual Assault/Harassment in the CF
- “No plans to eliminate ‘duty to report’ for military sex misconduct: Vance”
- “British sailor found not guilty of sexual assault in Canada gang-rape case”
Other Military News
- “HMCS Toronto to head out on NATO operation”
- “HMCS Corner Brook to become first sub equipped with new communications system”
- “Canada’s military sees slow growth in female representation”
- “Military looking to avoid a ‘black eye’ by stalling human rights complaint, lawyer says”
- “United Airlines flight diverted to Goose Bay Canadian military base, stuck on tarmac, passengers spent hours in plane”
- “Passengers stranded on remote Canadian military airfield for 15 hours amid -20C weather in ‘colossal disaster’ New York-Hong Kong flight”
- “Canadian Army to open armoury in Cranbrook (BC)”
- “It’s past time to think, seriously, about missile defence” (Col. Ted)
- “Time for Canada to stand with Yemeni civilians, not Saudi war criminals” (Ceasefire.ca)
- “A 94-year-old man found to have lied about his membership in a Second World War Nazi death squad has launched yet another appeal of the government’s decision to strip him of his Canadian citizenship …”
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