- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- “Robert Fulford: Oppressed throughout history, the Kurds are betrayed once again”
- “Russian children’s ombudsman plans to return 32 more minors from Iraq”
- “Iran Pushes Iraq to the Brink” (ISW Blog)
- “Turkey’s Invasion Will Destabilize Northeast Syria” (ISW Blog)
- “US to introduce sanctions against Turkey if it opens fire on Kurds, says Trump”
- “Lavrov slams initiative to set up NATO-controlled safe zone in Syria”
- “UN has information about escaping militants in northern Syria”
- “Irregularities in implementation of Russian-Turkish deal on Syria are possible — Kremlin”
- “Warm welcome to Syrian army units in Hasaka with people throwing rice, rose at them” (SYR state media)
- “Turkish army and gangs attack villages of Serekaniye” (Kurdish media)
- “Turkey forcibly returned refugees to war-torn Syria: report”
- “Clashes Break Out in Northern Syria, Testing Turkish Truce” (Rojava Information Center, Kurdish media)
- “Syrian Kurds accuse Turkey of violations, Russia says peace plan on track”
- “Turkey: Syrians illegally deported into war ahead of anticipated ‘safe zone’ ” (Amnesty International)
- “More Russian military police arrive in Syria under peace deal with Turkey”
- “Russia Sends Chechen Military Police Reinforcements to Syria”
- “Russia Will Send a Further 276 Military Staff and 33 Units of Military Hardware to Syria”
- “Russian military police move into Syria”
- “US Deploying Mechanized Forces To Protect Syrian Oil Fields”
- “US to deploy troops in northern Syria to protect oil fields”
- Way Up North
- “Canada names diplomat with strong Arctic background as ambassador to Russia”
- “Appointment of new Canadian ambassador to Russia raises hopes of detente”
- “NATO’s military buildup poses threat to Arctic security, says Lavrov”
- “Russia Will Take NATO’s Increased Presence in Norway Into Account in Its Military Planning – Lavrov”
- “Norway stays committed to its policy towards NATO, says Russian top diplomat”
- “Russian military finds new ‘definitive’ proof to back Moscow’s Arctic shelf claim – Deputy PM”
- “Russia discovers five new Arctic islands uncovered by melting ice”
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- ” ‘Best Option’: Canadian Tank Crew Members Praise Soviet T-72 Battle Tank … The expert, who shared his memories at a specialised CanadianGunNutz forum, considers the T-72 ‘tougher’ than Germany’s Leopards which allowed it to “give a good whack” to NATO …”
- “Persistence and simplicity: than the T-72 surprised Canadian tankers” (in Russian)
- Canadian T72M1 Tank (cangunnutz.com 2015 post)
- “Latvia: Medical students to be taught military medicine basics”
- “Russia Could Invade and Takeover the Baltics (But What Comes After Is Hell)”
- “Here’s Why A Russian Aircraft Is Surveying The United States”
- “Russia, Turkey close to concluding deal on Su-35 fighter jets’ deliveries, reports say”
- “Russia, Belarus forced to respond to NATO’s build-up near their borders — top brass” (RUS state media)
- “MP baffled by U.S. tanks near Belarusian-Lithuanian border” (BLR state media)
- “Russia, Belarus to develop joint electronic warfare, air defense systems”
- “Russian soldier guns down eight fellow servicemen at military garrison in eastern Siberia”
- “Serviceman Kills Eight Fellow Soldiers, Injures Two at Military Base in Russia’s Far East”
- “Russian soldier kills 8 fellow servicemen in Siberia”
- #CHN-#RUS Nexus?
- “Russia and China Take Military Partnership to New Level”
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “Chinese Armed Drone Passes First Test Flight as US Fears Beijing ‘Closing Gap’ in UAV Race”
- “China’s new rifle to help create future ‘super soldiers’ ” (CHN mil media)
- #HongKong
- “Central govt reaffirms support for HK Chief Executive Carrie Lam” (CHN Communist Party media)
- “HK rioters’ acts show violence quotient highest in the world” (CHN Communist Party media)
- The Koreas/#OpNEON
- “Russian Air Provocation Close to the Korean Peninsula”
- Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
- “Military draft: Beer launched on P.E.I. to support veterans”
- “(B.C.) Military veteran takes his housing protest public”
- “P.E.I. veteran looking to coax comrades out of their dark places”
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “Because We Said So: Invoking the National Security Exception to Reduce Access to Dispute Processes for Government Suppliers” (CGAI paper)
- Other Defence Issues
- “Analysis: Defence issues could be on the back burner as minority Liberal government focuses on survival”
- “The Canadian military is weighing the fate of a member of the special forces who recently pleaded guilty to stealing supplies — including gun parts — and selling them online. Cpl. Pedro Collier could be dismissed from the forces as a result …”
- “JTF-2 operator pleaded guilty after stealing military gear and selling them online”
- “Military says rules were followed despite theft from JTF2 base of $23,000 worth of gun parts, equipment”
- “Cyber Operations an enjoyable puzzle, says first female” (Canadian Army FB post)
- “A ‘unique’ life aboard HMCS St. John’s”
- “Farmer who fought expropriation of his land for JTF2 base dies at age 91”
- “Military Museum to Open in Estevan (SK)”
- “Ceremony commemorates 50th anniversary of HMCS Kootenay explosion” (RCN info-machine)
- ” ‘Everyone was on fire’: Survivors mark 50th anniversary of HMCS Kootenay disaster”
- “B.C. man Hank Wong served with a secret Chinese-Canadian unit during the war”
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – October 25, 2019
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