- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- “New NATO mission won’t mean a net increase in Canadian troops in Iraq: Sajjan”
- “Sajjan applauds Iraq for agreeing to NATO mission expansion”
- “La Mission de l’OTAN en Irak continuera et reprendra des activités d’entraînement de la Coalition”
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- “Ukrainian Army to join NATO mission in Iraq – (UKR) defense chief”
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- “Russia Says It Prevented ‘Escalation’ of U.S.-Syria Clash”
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- “Senate acts to restrain Trump’s military powers against Iran”
- “U.S. Senate passes resolution limiting Trump’s power to launch military operations against Iran”
- “US Navy seizes illegal weapons in Arabian Sea” (USA CENTCOM info-machine)
- “VIDEO: USS Normandy Seizes Cache Of Iranian-Made Weapons in Arabian Sea”
- “U.S. Navy Seizes Suspected Iranian Weapons Cache In Arabian Sea”
- “US warship in Arabian Sea seizes suspected Iranian weapons”
- “VIDEO: USS Normandy Seizes Cache Of Iranian-Made Weapons in Arabian Sea”
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “Conservatives press Trudeau on alleged Chinese role in hack of Canadian data”
- “Letter from Canada’s Conservatives to the Prime Minister regarding the alleged involvement of the Chinese PLA in the 2017 Hack of Equifax” (Conservative Party of Canada info-machine)
- “5G Technology: Opportunities, Challenges and Risks” (HillNotes, Library of Parliament)
- “U.S. accuses Huawei of stealing trade secrets, dealing with North Korea”
- “China threatens Pacific stability, US commander warns, citing ‘military intimidation and outright corruption’ “
- “Senior Huawei Official Acknowledges Ability to Clandestinely Access Mobile Networks”
- “Chinese military never engages in cyber espionage：Defense Spokesperson” (CHN military media)
- The Koreas/#OpNEON
- “US Commander: N. Korea’s Engine Test Shows its Readiness to Test Launch ICBM”
- #coronavirus
- “Canada to spend $6.5 million on research to stop COVID-19 spread” (The Canadian Press via CTV News)
- “A New “People’s War”: How China is politicizing the coronavirus” (NATO Association of Canada)
- “Coronavirus: Beijing’s purge over virus takes down top Communist Party officials in Hubei” (South China Morning Post)
- “Chinese military sends in fresh medical crews to coronavirus-hit Wuhan” (South China Morning Post)
- “Chinese military sends additional 2,600 medical personnel to Wuhan” (CHN state media)
- “Homemade strategic cargo plane Y-20 joins battle against epidemic” (CHN military media)
- “China sends strongest medical force to battle virus in Wuhan” (CHN state media)
- “China deploys robots on front line to fight epidemic” (CHN state media)
- China’s environmental monitor refutes rumor claiming coronavirus cremations in Wuhan increase SO2″ (CHN state media)
- “U.S. economist says impact of COVID-19 on Chinese, world economy limited” (CHN state media)
- “Funding the coronavirus fight: Chinese companies sell US$4.1 billion in bonds to shore up finances as economy falters” (South China Morning Post)
- “US military prepping for coronavirus pandemic” (militarytimes.com)
- “Coronavirus: Australia extends ban on visitors from China another week” (South China Morning Post)
- “New Study Indicates How Long Coronaviruses Can Survive on a Surface — If the new coronavirus 2019-nCoV (now officially named COVID-19) is anything like its family members, a new study suggests it could survive on inanimate objects for well over a week …” (sciencealert.com)
- “World Health Organization says COVID-19 means ‘coronavirus disease 2019’ – not ‘China outbreak virus’ ” (AFP Fact Check)
- #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
- “Ministers of Defense of Ukraine and Canada have identified priorities for bilateral defense cooperation” (UKR MoD)
- “Speaker Razumkov cordially meets new Canadian ambassador L.Galadza” (Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine)
- “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 36/2020 issued on 13 February 2020”
- “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (13 Feb 2020)” (UKR MoD)
- JFO: МAP – 13.02.2020 (UKR NSDC)
- Essence of Time summary, 10-12 Feb 2020 (pro-RUS site, in Russian, with maps)
- “Ukrainian forces shell Donetsk’s western outskirts three times over 24 hours – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Day in Donbas: No casualties among Ukrainian soldiers” (UKR media)
- “Ukrainian Envoy Says Russian Helicopter Fired On Navy Vessel In Black Sea In 2018” (USA govt funded media)
- “Ukraine at OSCE: Berdyansk boat was hit from Russian helicopter” (UKR media)
- “Press Statement of Special Representative Grau after the regular Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk on 12 February 2020” (OSCE)
- ” ‘We’re not going to inscribe special status of certain areas in Donbas into Constitution’ – Servant of the People” (UKR media)
- “Satellite could be used to conduct census in occupied Donbas, – Cabinet Minister” (UKR media)
- “NATO allies express strong support to Ukraine’s territorial integrity, to its sovereignty” (UKR media)
- “Yermak to G7 envoys: Ukraine doing everything to end war, working 24/7” (UKR media)
- “Denis Pushilin: The task of the DPR is maximum integration into the Russian space” (pro-RUS rebel leader info-machine, in Russian)
- “Russia arrests DPR’s ‘Black Lenin’ at Ukraine’s request” (UKR media)
- “Dutch Refused Moscow’s Request to Try Russian MH17 Suspects There, Minister Says” (RUS independent media)
- “Netherlands Rejected Moscow’s Bid To Try MH17 Suspects In Russia” (USA govt funded media)
- “Moscow attempts to get trial of key Russian MH17 suspects moved to Russia” (Human Rights in Ukraine, NGO)
- “When Suicide Becomes Logical: Inside A Separatist-Run Prison In Ukraine’s Donetsk” (USA govt funded media)
- “How Russians And Ukrainians See Each Other” (USA govt funded media)
- Way Up North
- “Canada, U.S. have lost military edge over Russia in the Arctic: Norad commander”
- “Canada Unprepared for Military Aggression Via Arctic, Say Defence Experts”
- “Royal Marines and Navy hail NATO stealth ship after Arctic raid … Plymouth-based Royal Marines and the Royal Navy have hailed a NATO partner’s stealth ship after working alongside it during a raiding exercise in the Arctic …”
- “F-22 Stealth Fighters Make History with Extreme Cold-Weather Remote Refueling”
- Internal Security
- “CN shuts down eastern rail network, Via service due to anti-pipeline blockades”
- “Via Rail cancels most trains nationwide, CN closes Eastern Canadian network as Indigenous protests continue”
- “Federal Liberals and B.C. government move to meet Mohawks of Tyendinaga over rail protests”
- “Infiltrating the Base — What a Canadian journalist learned while going undercover into an international white supremacist network …”
- “IAEA Database Shows Continued Incidents of Trafficking and Loss of Control of Nuclear and Other Radioactive Material” (IAEA)
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “Canadian Commercial Corp. Awarded $225M U.S. Air Force Contract for F138 Engine Depot Repair Support”
- “The last medium logistics vehicle: Nearing the end of a major project” (DND info-machine)
- Mental Health in the CAF
- “A nurse who assessed Lionel Desmond two months before the mentally ill veteran killed his family and himself in 2017 says his symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder appeared to be getting worse during a period in 2016 when he wasn’t receiving any treatment …”
- “The Government of Canada releases Federal Framework on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder” (Public Health Agency of Canada info-machine)
- “Federal Framework on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Recognition, collaboration and support” (PHAC)
- Other Military News
- “Military costs in northern Manitoba manhunt for B.C. fugitives pegged at $123K — B.C. RCMP said their costs added up to $750K, while Manitoba Mounties spent ‘well under’ $800K …”
- “Canadian military wants to attract women recruits by shortening, tightening its uniform skirts”
- “A (CAF) Military Study Group Spent Three Years Trying To Figure Out Women, Aaaaand …”
MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – February 13, 2020
