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- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- ” ‘A significant shift’: Canadian commander explains how troops are responding to Iraq escalation”
- “Federal opposition divided over Iraq mission as troops remain hunkered down”
- “Unit headed by Iran’s Qassem Soleimani armed Canada’s enemies, former CSIS official says”
- “U.S. should have warned Canada of plan to kill Iranian general, say government sources”
- “Adding Iran’s Guard Corps to terror list bad for Canada, says ex-Tehran envoy”
- “Why Trump’s call for an expanded NATO presence in the Middle East will be a hard sell”
- “NATO in the Middle East … Should NATO be more involved in the Middle East? I honestly have doubts …” (Col. Ted)
- “Leaders From Canada’s Iranian & Jewish Communities Demand Federal Government Declare Iran’s IRGC A Terrorist Organization” (Spencer Fernando blog)
- “Iran Escalation Timeline” (ISW CTP Graphic)
- “Hezbollah’s Nasrallah Says Iraq Missile Attacks Just Start of Payback”
- “Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran Missile Attacks on US Bases in Iraq is Only a ‘Slap'”
- “Hard Revenge on US Has Just Begun: Iranian Cleric” (IRN news)
- “Top Guards commander briefs Iran parliament”
- “Iranian General: IRGC Electronic Warfare Unit Cut US MQ-9 Drones’ Communication During Missile Attacks” (pro-RUS site)
- “US to Iraq: No, we won’t be withdrawing our troops anytime soon”
- “IS Gloats at Iran General’s Death, Says It Pleased Muslims”
- “Trump Claims Soleimani Was Planning Attacks on 4 US Embassies”
- “Trump cites plot to ‘blow up’ US embassy as element in decision to kill Soleimani”
- “U.S. Legal Defense of the Soleimani Strike at the United Nations: A Critical Assessment” (Just Security blog)
- “US Imposes New Sanctions on Iran”
- “Subject: Executive Order and on Imposing Sanctions with Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran” (Whitehouse info-machine)
- “The 30-Day Clock: Recent Law Requires Trump Admin. to Make Full Public Report on Soleimani and Shahlai Strikes” (Just Security blog)
- “Targeted Killing of General Soleimani: Why the Laws of War Should Apply, and Why it Matters” (Just Security blog)
- “Iraq in Talks to Buy Russian Missile Systems – Lawmaker”
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “Spy within Five Eyes describes NZ’s political system as ‘compromised’ by Chinese influence”
- ” ‘A difficult choice’: Will Ottawa’s Huawei 5G decision consider fates of Canadians jailed in China?”
- ” ‘Essence’ of Meng Wanzhou’s alleged crime is fraud — not sanctions violation, Crown says”
- “Crown says Meng Wanzhou’s alleged actions would be crime in Canada”
- “Meng Wanzhou a commis un crime selon la loi canadienne, dit le ministère de la Justice”
- “Charest advising Huawei in Meng Wanzhou case and on 5G networks”
- “Canada can learn from Taiwan on relations with China: Marcus Kolga” (MacDonald-Laurier Institute)
- ” The Conventional Wisdom on China’s Island Bases Is Dangerously Wrong”
- The Koreas/#OpNEON
- “Minor Modifications at the Abandoned 50 MWe Reactor at Yongbyon” (38 North)
- #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
- “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (13 Jan 2020)” (UKR MoD)
- JFO: МAP – 13.01.2020 (UKR NSDC)
- “Weekly update of the situation in the operation area of the JFO from 06 to 12 January 2020” (UKR MoD)
- Essence of Time summary, 9-12 Jan 2020 (pro-RUS site, in Russian, with maps)
- “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 8/2020 issued on 11 January 2020”
- JFO: МAP – 11.01.2020 (UKR NSDC)
- “Kiev forces violate ceasefire nearly 30 times in a week, fire over 100 rounds” (pro-RUS rebel site)
- “LPR – One civilian injured and five houses damaged by AFU shelling” (pro-RUS site)
- “President signs law on strengthening social protection of persons with disabilities as a result of the war” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
- “The Ministry of Defense is changing its approach to the processes of providing housing for military personnel” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
- “The Ukrainian Army is expecting major reformatting – a plan for 10 years” (UKR Military Pages site)
- “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 9/2020 issued on 13 January 2020”
- “Day in Donbas: Militants violate ceasefire regime four times” (UKR media)
- “Ukraine reports four enemy attacks in Donbas on Jan 12” (UKR media)
- “Kiev forces violate ceasefire twice over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Ukrainian forces open fire on Gorlovka outskirts with 82 mm mortars – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Kiev forces violate ceasefire nearly 30 times in a week, fire over 100 rounds” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “Latvian ambassador highlights importance of Canada’s NATO mission in Europe”
- “Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan will be in Brussels from January 14 to 15, 2020, to meet with NATO officials as well as his Danish counterpart, Defence Minister Trine Bramsen …” (DND info-machine)
- “An Assessment of the Forest Brothers’ Response to (WW2) Invasion of the Baltics” (Divergent Options paper)
- Internal Security
- “Hassan Diab and family suing federal government for $90 million over failed terrorism probe”
- Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
- “From service to the streets: veterans and Victoria’s housing crisis”
- Mental Health in the CAF
- “Opinion: The Canadian military’s approach to the Forces’ psychological problems is all backward”
- Other Military News
- “First USAF members complete Sentinel Program” (RCAF info-machine)
- “Bridging a gap” (Canadian Army Today)
- “Pleora demonstrating real-time sensor networking and advanced situational awareness software” (Canadian Army Today)
- “Military asks Canadians to send Valentine’s Day cards to veterans through program”
MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – January 13, 2020
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