Archive for the ‘Africa’ Category
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – August 11, 2019
- New NORAD?
- “Canadian, U.S. military leaders agree on framework to retool Norad”
- “Statement from the Department of National Defence and Canadian Armed Forces regarding NORAD Modernization” (DND info-machine)
- Herc Check
- “Canadian Forces to conduct inspections of older Hercules planes after U.S. grounds some aircraft”
- “US Air Force pauses flight ops for more than a hundred C-130s over ‘atypical’ cracking”
- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- “A Canadian citizen held in Syria since last year was released in Lebanon on Friday and broke down in tears at a news conference, saying he thought he would be held forever. Kristian Lee Baxter, who was detained in Syria last year, appeared alongside Lebanese security chief Abbas Ibrahim, who last month mediated the release of U.S. citizen Sam Goodwin from Syria, and Canadian Ambassador Emmanuelle Lamoureux …”
- “Canadian ‘so grateful’ to be back in B.C. after detention in Syria”
- “Death sentences for European ISIS members will be carried out: Iraqi PM”
- “ISIS’s Second Comeback: Assessing the Next ISIS Insurgency” (Institute for the Study of War)
- “Syria Situation Report: July 22 – August 6, 2019” (ISW Blog)
- “Russia to open naval shipyard in Syria”
- “US deploys more military, logistics equipment in Syria — US sends 70 trucks of armored military vehicles, prefabricated buildings, fuel tankers to YPG/PKK terrorists …” (TUR media)
- “Russia to build nuclear submarine base in Iran”
- #MLI-Africa/#OpPRESENCE
- “Canada to have 20 police officers in Mali as part of UN mission by year’s end”
- “Mali : 240.000 personnes déplacées par l’insécurité”
- “Depuis l’attaque contre son camp en fin juillet, la force Barkhane a suspendu toutes ses consultations en médecine au profit des populations. Selon des sources locales, pour Barkhane, l’accès des populations à ses services de santé aurait permis aux bandits de sévir contre le camp …”
- Way Up North: General
- “US, Canadian Fighter Jets Intercept 2 Russian Strategic Bombers Off Alaska”
- “US, Canadian fighters intercept Russian bombers off Alaskan coast”
- “Ukraine Sets Its Sights on the Arctic: A Viable Prospect, or Wishful Thinking?”
- “Xiangyanghong 01 (research ship) departs from Qingdao for 10th Arctic expedition” (CHN Communist Party media)
- “Russia’s floating nuclear power plant in the Arctic causes anxiety in Alaska”
- Way Up North: Russian Missile Accident
- “Radiation Spike Fuels Scramble for Iodine in Russian Cities Near Explosion”
- “Russia Admits Mysterious Missile Engine Explosion Involved A Nuclear ‘Isotope Power Source’ “
- “U.S.-Based Experts Suspect Russia Blast Involved Nuclear-Powered Missile”
- “Moscow Acknowledges Mysterious Rocket Explosion Involved Nuclear Workers”
- 9M730 Burevestnik (Wikipedia)
- “Five Rosatom staff members died and a further three people were injured in a tragic accident that took place during tests on a liquid propulsion system involving isotopes at a military facility in Arkhangelsk region …” (Rosatom info-machine)
- “Statement by the Communications Department of Rosatom State Corporation” (Rosatom statement in Russian)
- “Five Rosatom employees die in accident at military testing range in northern Russia” (RUS state media)
- “Russia nuclear agency says 5 dead in missile test explosion”
- “Rosatom Employees Died in Arkhangelsk Missile Test Explosion due to Unfortunate Combination of Factors” (RUS state media)
- “Ammunition depot fire in Krasnoyarsk Region extinguished — source” (RUS state media)
- “Russia classifies information about explosion at coastal missile testing ground”
- “Bodies of two Russian nuke scientists killed in mysterious ‘missile test’ blast suddenly vanish”
- “Bodies of two nuclear researchers killed in Russian ‘radiation’ explosion vanish”
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “Military police investigate after Canadian soldier beat unconscious during European mission”
- “The partners of Dutch fighter pilots who were active in Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania in 2017, were harassed at home during this period. They received repeated, unpleasant phone calls from people with a Russian accent who asked whether their men should not rather leave the area, among other things … the women often received these calls after their husbands or boyfriends called them from their personal phones. The person on the line, “with a Russian-sounding accent”, asked things like what their husband was doing there, what she thought about it, and whether it would be better if he left the area …” (NLD media)
- “US threatens to move troops from Germany to Poland”
- “US Renews Threat to Withdraw Its Troops From Germany, Send Them to Poland Instead”
- “US Threats to Withdraw Its Troops From Germany Leave Gov’t Coalition Split”
- “U.S. might pull troops from Germany to Poland if Berlin does not increase NATO defense spending”
- “Aegis Ashore ballistic missile defence system in Romania completes scheduled update” (NATO info-machine)
- “Latvia: Russia is practicing blocking the Baltic Sea during Ocean Shield exercises”
- “(LVA) Defence Ministry: Russia’s military exercise plays out encirclement of Baltic Sea”
- “Russia plays a role in military training for the closure of the Baltic Sea” (LVA media, in Latvian)
- “Poland could finally get rid of Soviet-era MiG-29 fighters”
- “(LVA Pres) Levits stresses role of Naval Forces in strengthening Latvia’s defense capabilities”
- “Russia Falsely Claims the U. S. Never Presented Evidence of INF Treaty Violation” (polygraph.info, fact-checking site)
- “How High Is Risk of Nuclear War Between Russia and US?”
- #HongKong
- “Canada, U.S. warn on Hong Kong travel amid continued protests”
- “China Waiting out Hong Kong Protests, but Backlash May Come”
- “Thousands Defy Police Ban, Rally in Hong Kong”
- “Threats from the Chinese authorities aimed at a mainland Chinese student who supported Hong Kong’s anti-extradition movement during a campus protest in Australia have sparked further concern over Beijing’s overseas influence campaign …”
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “China’s ‘outspoken’ Lu Shaye leaves Canada to become ambassador to France”
- “Taiwan faces tougher mainland measures” (CHN Communist Party media)
- The Koreas/#OpNEON
- “N.Korea Shows off New Missile Technology”
- “Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Guides Test-Fire of New Weapon” (PRK info-machine, via Anglo-People’s Korea/Songun blog)
- “Citing Trump , North Korea Defends Ballistic Missile Tests”
- “What do North Korea’s latest missile tests mean for China?”
- “Kim Jong – un Gave ‘Small Apology’ for Missile Launches , Trump Says”
- “President Trump : Kim Jong Un Apologized for Missile Tests in Letter”
- “Donald Trump hints at another meeting with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un following missile tests”
- “Trump affiche son entente avec Kim Jong Un, qui tire deux nouveaux “projectiles” “
- “Kim sorry for missile tests , wants to meet again: Trump”
- “EU demands from North Korea to stop missile launch and continue talks with U.S.”
- Internal Security
- “Prosecuting returning ISIS fighters is incredibly difficult, as it should be”
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “Planes destined for 8 Wing to cost big money”
- Other Military News
- “HMCS Regina seizes 9,000 kilograms of drugs while on recent deployment”
- “In case linked to Mark Norman, public servant accused of leaking cabinet info heads for preliminary inquiry”
- “With nuclear risks on rise, Canadians must fight for disarmament”
MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – August 7, 2019
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “Uyghur students in Canada fear for their families in China — and their futures”
- “RCN’s HMCS Ottawa and an RCAF Aurora deploying to Asia-Pacific region” (RCAF info-machine)
- “Le NCSM Ottawa part en mission dans la région de l’Asie-Pacifique”
- “China troll army’s battle expeditions leap Great Firewall — Secretive Chinese nationalist group targets Hong Kong protesters and supporters on social media platforms banned on mainland …”
- “US agencies banned from doing business with Huawei and other Chinese tech companies, as Trump administration cites security concerns”
- “Papua New Guinea has asked China to refinance its entire government debt in a blow to Australia’s attempts to counter China’s influence in the region . The request marks a “significant shift” in regional politics and PNG’s allegiances, according to Pacific experts …”
- #HongKong
- “China Says Hong Kong in Worst Crisis Since 1997 Handover”
- “Central govt responds to possible PLA deployment in HK” (CHN mil media)
- “China’s envoys try to rally Europe to Beijing’s side on Hong Kong protests”
- “Radicals losing ground in Hong Kong: analyst” (CHN Communist Party media)
- “Shenzhen police drill mirrors Hong Kong protests” (CHN Communist Party media)
- “(Singapore Armed Forces) and PLA conduct joint counter-terrorist urban raid to wrap up 10-day exercise” (CHN military media)
- The Koreas/#OpNEON
- “North Korea Conducts 4th Launch in Two Weeks”
- “North Korea Claims It Tested ‘New-type Tactical Guided Missiles’ “
- “Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Watches Demonstration Fire of New-Type Tactical Guided Missiles” (PRK info-machine, via Anglo-People’s Korea/Songun blog)
- “Trump Claims Korea Agrees to Pay More for Defense”
- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- “Turkish assault on Kurdish-held Syria averted after agreement with US on ‘safezone’ “
- “Syria: Turkey and US reach deal to manage tensions over Kurds”
- “Turkey, U.S. agree to form joint operation center for Syria safe zone”
- “Agreement reached to postpone Turkish incursion into Syria”
- “Turkey, U.S. reach agreement on creating buffer zone in Syria”
- #MLI-Africa/#OpPRESENCE
- “Opération PRÉSENCE-MALI: les hélicoptères poussés à leurs limites”
- “Security Council Presidential Statement Stresses West Africa, Sahel Office Needs More Support, Resources amid Growing Demand from Countries in Region” (UN info-machine)
- “The Sahel: Most likely to be the geopolitical dilemma of 2019 ” (Acled Data)
- “Estonian infantry platoon ESTPLA-30, which began serving at a military base in Gao, Mali in April, conducted its final patrol in the city on Tuesday and is prepared to hand over its tasks to ESTPLA-32, the infantry unit to replace it …”
- Way Up North
- “NATO is monitoring Beijing’s increased presence in the Arctic”
- “NATO’s Stoltenberg cites Arctic as he argues for more alliance attention to China”
- “NATO chief says alliance must prepare ‘to address the rise of China’ “
- “NATO needs to address China’s rise, says Stoltenberg”
- “Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says alliance needs to address the rise of China”
- “Russia to build two more nuclear icebreakers”
- “Russia, China to do joint research in Arctic Siberia”
- “Japan in the Russian Arctic”
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “Full Analysis Of The First Flight Of Russia’s ‘Hunter’ Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle”
- “UK Fighter Jets Scrambled Twice in Two Days to Intercept Russian Warplanes Over Baltic Region”
- #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
- UKR MoD summary, 070700 August 2019 (in Ukrainian)
- JFO: МAP – 07.08.2019 (UKR NSDC)
- “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 6 August 2019”
- “Kiev forces violate ceasefire three times in 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “DPR expects Kiev to investigate ceasefire violations and held culprits accountable” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “The memory of four Ukrainian soldiers killed in Donbas on August 6 was honored in Ankara” (UKR Pres info-machine)
- “Zelensky orders to provide families of four servicemen killed on Aug 6 in Donbas with apartments” (UKR media)
- “DPR reveals inconsistencies in Kiev’s report on four military deaths outside Mariupol” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Ukrainian units on high operational alert outside Mariupol – People’s Militia” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Zelenskiy Says Called Putin After 4 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in East” (USA govt funded media)
- “President of Ukraine had a phone conversation with the President of Russia” (UKR Pres info-machine)
- “Telephone conversation with President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky” (Kremlin info-machine)
- “Zelensky says he called Putin to discuss situation in Donbass” (RUS state media)
- “Ukrainian leader urges Russia’s Putin to help end fighting” (Associated Press, USA wire service)
- “Zelensky in phone talk with Putin declares no need to amend Constitution” (UKR media)
- “Ukrainian President Says Asked Putin to Curb Separatists” (LBN media)
- “Resume Peace Talks, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Urges Putin After 4 Soldiers Killed in Donbass” (RUS independent media)
- “Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Urges Putin To Resume Peace Talks After Four Soldiers Killed” (USA govt funded media)
- “I initiate an urgent meeting of the Normandy format state leaders – President following the meeting with military leadership” (UKR Pres info-machine)
- “Berlin so far unable to name date of Normandy format summit – German govt official” (UKR media)
- “Macron backs Zelensky’s idea on holding Normandy Four summit” (RUS state media)
- “Macron promises to push Normandy format issue during meeting with Putin on August 19” (UKR media)
- “Macron tells Zelensky by phone he backs idea of holding Normandy Four summit soon” (UKR media)
- “Pasechnik invites Zelensky to Lugansk for direct talks” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “LPR ready to withdraw weapons any time – Pasechnik” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “It is necessary to provide safe passage through Stanitsa crossing point – Pasechnik” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Moscow Court To Hear Appeals Case Of Ukrainian Sailors” (USA govt funded media)
- “The day will come when Crimea will return to Ukraine – Volodymyr Zelenskyy” (UKR Pres info-machine)
- “Russia has tripled military presence in Crimea for ‘possible offensive operations’ against Ukraine, says intel report” (USA conservative media)
- “(UKR) Security Service explains no detention of occupied Luhansk ‘lawmakers’ in Stanytsia Luhanska” (UKR media)
- What’s Canada Buying?
- FWSAR “RCAF expects new name for search and rescue aircraft to be announced by November”
- #F35 Tug o’ War “FINALLY. After years of delays, setbacks, controversies, and false starts; Canada is now on its way to finding a replacement for its aging CF-18 fighters …” (bestfighter4canada.blogspot.com)
- Internal Security
- “When CSIS comes knocking: Amid reports of Muslim students contacted by spy agency, hotline aims to help”
- “Federal government ‘concerned’ about white supremacy terrorism, Goodale says”
- “Gurski: Prosecuting Canadian terrorists who fought abroad is tough”
- Other Military News
- “Armed Forces prosecutors seek to compel deputy chief military judge to assign judge to try top military judge”
