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- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- “NATO moves to expand Canadian-led military training mission in Iraq”
- “Defence Ministers to address NATO’s ongoing support for Iraq” (NATO info-machine)
- “NATO Agrees to Expand Anti-IS Training Mission in Iraq”
- “NATO to expand Iraq training mission in response to Trump”
- “NATO agrees to expand Iraq training mission, Stoltenberg says”
- “NATO eyes boosting Iraq army training, still needs Iraq’s OK”
- “Iraqi forces launch anti-IS offensive in western Iraq”
- “US to renew Iraq sanctions waiver for 45 days — official”
- “Inside Iran’s push to get Hezbollah to take a role in Iraq”
- “Barzani: ‘All parties must be represented in new Iraqi government’ “
- “Turkey sends additional troops to Syria — media”
- “Erdogan Threatens to Strike Assad Regime Forces ‘Everywhere’ if His Soldiers Are Harmed”
- “Turkey plans to drive Syrian forces beyond Idlib observation points”
- “Kremlin Accuses Turkey of Flouting Agreements Made on Syria”
- “Putin, Erdogan discuss situation in Idlib in phone call”
- “Idlib chaos: The latest test for Turkish-Russian ties” (European Council on Foreign Relations)
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “US sends surveillance planes over Taiwan Strait after Chinese war games”
- “(USA) Navy May Cut Submarines In 2021 Plans While China Pumps Out Warships”
- “China won’t join trilateral arms talks with the U.S. and Russia” (CHN mil media)
- “US attempt to rope China into New START negotiations won’t succeed” (CHN state media)
- “US claims Huawei keeps ‘back door’ access to mobile networks”
- “Huawei has backdoor to comms networks, says White House”
- “Pentagon set to back Huawei restrictions”
- “China reiterated on Tuesday its position on cybersecurity, saying the Chinese government and the military never engage or participate in theft of trade secrets through the internet …” (CHN mil media)
- “Trump Downplays Duterte’s Termination of Military Pact”
- The Koreas/#OpNEON
- “Korea, U.S. Rename Joint Drills Again”
- #coronavirus
- “50 people in Edmonton in self-imposed quarantine to prevent spreading COVID-19 coronavirus” (Globalnews.ca)
- “Regina travellers returning from China self-isolating as coronavirus precaution” (Globalnews.ca)
- “Coronavirus: Hubei province reports spike in new confirmed cases and deaths after change in diagnostic criteria” (South China Morning Post)
- “China’s Hubei reports over 14,000 new cases of COVID-19 after method adjustment” (CHN state media)
- “COVID-19: China reports over 14,800 new cases, 242 deaths in highest single-day jump” (Reuters via Globalnews.ca)
- “Coronavirus live updates: China’s Hubei reports 14,840 new cases” (cnbc.com)
- “China’s Hubei reports over 14,000 new cases of COVID-19” (CHN state media)
- “New confirmed coronavirus infections drop by nearly half in China: spokesperson” (CHN state media)
- “Number of new coronavirus cases in China stabilizes — WHO chief” (RUS state media)
- “China’s Hubei province reports surge in daily coronavirus deaths, jump in new cases” (Reuters)
- “Trump says COVID-19 will go away in April. Experts say it’s too soon to tell” (Globalnews.ca)
- “Outbreak may peak in mid or late-February: epidemiologist” (CHN state media)
- “Epidemic turning point unpredictable so far: top epidemiologist” (CHN state media)
- “Coronavirus: top Chinese expert says family isolation curbs outbreak, contradicting claims in Beijing” (South China Morning Post)
- “WHO Calls for Permission for Ship to Enter Port over Quarantined Japan Cruise Ship” (KBS WORLD Radio, KOR)
- “Cruiseliner Diamond Princess now has the largest cluster of covid-19 cases outside of China” (France 24)
- “Cruise ship shunned over coronavirus fears arrives in Cambodia” (Reuters)
- “Coronavirus Casts A Pall Over Cruise Industry At Height Of Booking Season” (NPR)
- “Coronavirus: Are cruise ships really ‘floating petri dishes’?” (BBC News)
- “U.S. airlines extend China flight cancelations into late April” (Reuters)
- “China calls on countries to lift coronavirus travel restrictions” (CHN state media)
- “Time to resume suspended flights to China” (CHN state media)
- “WHO to draft coordination plan for anti-coronavirus measures — head” (RUS state media)
- “Xi says nation can win total victory in NCP fight” (CHN military media)
- “Xi chairs leadership meeting on epidemic control, noting “positive changes” ” (CHN state media)
- “Coronavirus: US dependence on China for pharmaceutical ingredients will hinder outbreak response, lawmakers are told” (South China Morning Post)
- “Here’s How China Is Silencing Coronavirus Critics in the U.S.” (VICE)
- #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
- “Minister of Defense of Ukraine held a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Ukraine” (UKR MoD)
- “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 35/2020 issued on 12 February 2020”
- “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (12 Feb 2020)” (UKR MoD)
- JFO: МAP – 12.02.2020 (UKR NSDC)
- “Ukraine’s armored vehicles significantly damaged in first two years of Donbas war – media” (UKR media)
- “Ukraine reports five enemy attacks in Donbas on Feb 11” (UKR media)
- “Ukrainian army violates ceasefire six times in 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “No casualties among Ukrainian forces in Donbas over day” (UKR media)
- “DNR militant known as Black Lenin detained in Russia — Benes Ayo, the Latvian citizen is taken to custody and may be handed over to Ukraine that requested his arrest …” (UKR media)
- “Latvian office of the prosecutor will ask Russia to hand over the recently detained National Bolshevik Beness Aijo, who had fled Latvia several years ago to join Moscow-supported militants in Eastern Ukraine …” (Baltic News Network)
- “Minister of Defense of Ukraine held a meeting with Latvian Minister of Defense” (UKR MoD)
- “Minister of Defense of Ukraine held a meeting with Polish Minister of National Defense in Brussels” (UKR MoD)
- “Andriy Zagorodnyuk and Raimundas Karoblis discussed important directions of Ukrainian-Lithuanian defense cooperation” (UKR MoD)
- “Turkey supports Ukraine’s initiative to set up commission on defense cooperation” (UKR media)
- “Ukraine’s Armored Vehicles Significantly Damaged In First 2 Years Of Donbas Conflict” (USA govt funded media)
- “Repairing Ukraine’s Gutted Gunboats” (USA govt funded media)
- “Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine in session in Minsk” (BLR state media)
- “Trilateral Contact Group begins meeting in Minsk – Olifer” (UKR media)
- “Political will of sides needed to resolve conflict in Ukraine’s east” (BLR state media)
- “Next disengagement area in Donbas agreed – Hnutove, Donetsk region” (UKR media)
- “Disengagement of forces near Hnutove agreed on at TCG meeting – Kuchma’s spokesperson” (UKR media)
- “Kobtseva: Kiev’s proposal to open new checkpoints without safety guarantees is absurd” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Kiev should discuss border control issue with Donbass republics — Kremlin” (RUS state media)
- “Can the Minsk-2 peace deal between Ukraine and Russia be salvaged?” (Deutsche Welle)
- “Working groups of Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine in talks in Minsk” (BLR state media)
- “Zelensky, Putin could meet before Normandy format, – Yermak” (UKR media)
- “DPR calls on Ukraine to reread Minsk Agreements” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “DPR suggests remote discussion over new disengagement areas” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Kiev keeps avoiding implementation of Minsk-2 – Nikonorova” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Humanitarian subgroup discusses legal aspects of missing persons search” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Pasechnik: Kiev ignores Minsk Agreements for 5 years” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Minsk talks: Ukraine demands to return enterprises “nationalized” by the militants” (UKR media)
- “If there is no progress in implementation of provisions of Normandy meeting communique, there will be no next meeting in April, – Medvedchuk” (UKR media)
- “Yermak excludes holding elections in Donbas without govt control over its territory” (UKR media)
- “Andriy Yermak outlined the priorities of his work as Head of the President’s Office” (UKR Pres info-machine)
- “Andriy Yermak will continue to address the issue of negotiations with the Russian Federation and the release of captives” (UKR Pres info-machine)
- “Andriy Yermak will continue to address the issue of negotiations with the Russian Federation and the release of captives” (UKR Pres info-machine)
- “Kremlin says will judge Zelensky’s new chief of staff by his actions on Donbass regulation” (RUS state media)
- “Donbas and investments: New head of President’s Office outlines priorities” (UKR media)
- “Reading Posters in Donetsk – In separatist-controlled Donetsk, cultural life goes on, and there are even famous names on the advertising posters …” (Transitions Online)
- “Facebook Says It Dismantles Russian Intelligence Operation Targeting Ukraine” (Reuters via Voice of America)
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “An elite apartment registered under Queen Elizabeth II’s name is up for sale in central Moscow, the online tabloid 7days.ru reported Tuesday. “Her Majesty the Queen, who rules over Canada” is listed as the owner of at least four low-rise block apartments overlooking Christ the Savior Cathedral, Russian media reported last year. The properties belong to the Canadian government, where Queen Elizabeth is the nominal head of state, Canada’s Embassy in Moscow told the Baza news outlet …”
- “(EST) Intelligence service’s annual report highlights Russian and Chinese threats”
- “Estonia: Russia Attack Not Likely but Baltics Under Threat”
- “Capability and Resolve: Deterrence, Security and Stability in the Baltic Region” (EST Int’l Ctr for Defence and Security)
- “NATO develops defense systems against new Russian missiles, – Stoltenberg”
- “Russian Submarine Officer Fired for Drunken Anti-Putin Tirade”
- “Kremlin: Putin did not offer Lukashenko to create “super state” of Russia and Belarus”
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “Canadian First Nation owned global armour provider, NP Aerospace, has been awarded a contract by FFG Flensburger Fahrzeugbau Gesellschaft mbH for the German Army’s WIESEL 1 Armoured Weapons Carrier (AWC) vehicle …”
- Omar Khadr, Continued …
- “University crowd gives Omar Khadr a standing ovation” (The Post Millenial)
- Other Military News
- “Hospitals threatened to not see troops after military cut reimbursement rates”
- “Greater Victoria MP seeks to remove self-harm as disciplinary offence for Canadian Armed Forces” – LEGISinfo – Private Member’s Bill C-203 (43-1)
- “Pour la première fois cette année l’ex UNIFIED RESOLVE implique les trois brigades de la Régulière”
- “Foreign troop deployment at traditionally low levels in Africa amid Security Council campaign — Canada currently has 120 Canadian Force members deployed to Africa, down from 427 members that were deployed to the continent during the Canada’s contribution to the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali …”
MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – February 12, 2020
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