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- Internal Security
- “Proposed agreement reached between Wet’suwet’en chiefs, gov’t ministers after 3 days of talks”
- “Federal government and Wet’suwet’en chiefs reach tentative pipeline deal”
- “Wet’suwet’en chiefs, government ministers draft rights and title arrangement”
- “Wet’suwet’en chiefs, ministers reach draft arrangement in pipeline dispute”
- “Wet’suwet’en who support pipeline say they aren’t invited to meetings”
- “How Trudeau’s patience with rail blockades came to an end”
- “Rail blockade showdown emboldens indigenous protests” (CHN state media)
- “WARMINGTON: Attacking trains in Canada punishable by life in prison”
- “Canadians are coming home after being imprisoned abroad for terrorism-related crimes”
- “Police Are Treating a Fatal Hammer Attack as Terrorism, But Not Mass Killings”
- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- “Turkey Declares Major Offensive Against Syrian Government”
- “Turkey launches ′fresh′ military operation in Idlib as tensions mount”
- “Syrians express condemnation of Erdogan regime’s aggression on Syria” (SYR state media)
- “Trump Discusses With Erdogan Turkey’s Request For Deployment of Patriot Missile Systems” (RUS state media)
- “Turkish Air Force Shot down two Syrian Su-24 Jets after Turkish Drone was shot down over Idlib Region, Syria” (The Aviation Geek Club)
- “Russian defense ministry denies report on Su-24 jet’s downing in Idlib” (RUS state media)
- “Turkish regime’s air force targets two Syrian aircrafts in Idleb” (SYR state media)
- “Russia accuses Turkish troops of firing at Russian aircraft in Syria”
- “US Demands Russia ‘Immediately Ground Warplanes’ Over Syria” (RUS state media)
- “Thirty-three Turkish soldiers killed in Syrian air raid in Idlib”
- “33 Turkish soldiers killed in airstrikes by Syrian Air Forces”
- “Putin refuses to negotiate with Erdogan and attacks Turkish forces in Syria”
- “The Strike: Did Russia Knowingly Target Turkish Troops?” (polygraph.info, fact-checking site)
- “Russia-Backed Airstrike Against Turkish Troops Could Reshape the Syrian War”
- “Deadly Clashes in Syria’s Idlib Show Limits of Turkey’s Options” (International Crisis Group)
- “Russia Sends Warships as Turkish Troops Killed in Syria”
- “Turkey considers closing Bosporus strait to Russian ships”
- “Putin, Erdogan to meet next week”
- “Russia, Turkey confirm goal to reduce tension in Syria’s Idlib” (RUS state media)
- “Erdogan, Putin to meet on March 5 or 6 – Turkish foreign minister” (RUS state media)
- “Russia should stay out of Turkey’s fight against Assad regime, Erdoğan tells Putin – media”
- “Erdogan asks Putin to step aside in Syria”
- “Russia, China Blocks UN Resolution for Idlib Ceasefire”
- “Remarks at a UN Security Council Emergency Meeting on the Situation in Idlib, Syria” (United States Mission to the United Nations)
- “Erdogan: Turkey has opened its border with EU to Syrian refugees”
- “Turkey Raises Migrant Pressure on Europe Over Syria Conflict”
- “Greece on the defensive as Turkey opens border to refugees”
- “Could Russia Go to War With Turkey in Syria?”
- “NATO shouldn’t intervene in situation in Idlib – Luxembourgish FM”
- “Turkey Asks NATO to Join Its War Against Syria and Russia” (pro-RUS site)
- #Afghanistan
- “US-Taliban Sign Agreement in Doha”
- “Afghan conflict: US and Taliban sign deal to end 18-year war”
- “Deal With Taliban Paves Way for Start of US Pullout From Afghanistan”
- “U.S. to withdraw troops from Afghanistan in 14 months if Taliban conditions met”
- “United States-Taliban deal: UN welcomes efforts to reach political settlement in Afghanistan” (UN News)
- “US withdraws from anti-terrorism front with Taliban peace deal” (CHN state media)
- “Peace deal signed by US and Taliban has direct significance for Russia, diplomat says” (RUS state media)
- “US-Taliban Deal Hits First Speedbump”
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “Canada and the Indo-Pacific Century: A Military/Naval Role?” (Mark Collins 3Ds Blog)
- “Top US Navy official expresses concerns about growing threat from China”
- “PLA conducts largest ever procurement of individual protective equipment” (CHN state media)
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “Lithuanian Foreign Minister asks for Canada’s help in combatting Russian disinformation”
- “U.S. Army displays model of new hypersonic weapon”
- “Lukashenko: Belarus ready to integrate with Russia, but without coercion”
- Way Up North
- “Russian Arctic Shipping Up 430% in 3 Years”
- #PS752
- “Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada says his government will help Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne secure compensation from Ukraine International Airlines for the families of all those killed on Flight 752, including 55 Canadians …”
- “Vol 752 : Champagne rencontrera les dirigeants d’Ukraine International pour les indemnités”
- “Ukraine pledges help for airline compensation for Iran plane crash victims – media” (UKR media)
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “Pushing fighter jet deadline raises questions on which jets can do the work: experts”
- Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
- “Minister MacAulay meets with US Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie” (VAC info-machine)
- “Federal governments, one after another, fail to properly support Canadian Forces veterans”
- Other Military News
- “Royal Canadian Navy, coast guard short hundreds of sailors”
Category: Domestic terrorism
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – February 25, 2020
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- What’s Canada Buying?
- “Canadian fighter jet replacement project hit with another delay”
- “Canada grants extension to the deadline for preliminary responses to the Future Fighter Capability Project Request for Proposals” (Public Services and Procurement Canada)
- “Canada extends deadline for fighter jet proposals”
- “Canada Extends Deadline for FFCP Proposals”
- “Canada’s protracted fighter jet procurement race hits new delay”
- “Canada’s quest to buy new fighter jets delayed another three months”
- “$1 billion and counting: Inside Canada’s troubled efforts to build new warships”
- Internal Security
- “Deadly Toronto hammer attack was terrorism, police allege”
- “Man Charged with First Degree Murder, Updated to First Degree Murder – Terrorist Activity, ” (Toronto Police Service)
- “New rail blockades in Canada emerge as talks continue”
- “Canada hit by new rail and road barricades in wake of indigenous arrests”
- “Three Gitxsan hereditary chiefs arrested as solidarity actions flare across the country”
- “Wet’suwet’en solidarity rail blockade setup in Toronto, Milton GO trains on detour”
- “Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief ‘optimistic,’ ready to talk with RCMP on blockades”
- “Autochtones : les manifestations et les blocages se multiplient au pays”
- ” Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party announced a new bill in Tuesday’s throne speech that is designed to put a stop to what he calls “illegal blockades.” …”
- “Mamakwa, Rickford address Indigenous protests”
- “GO Train service resumes as Wet’suwet’en solidarity demonstrators disrupt commute home”
- “Behind CN, CP’s quiet deal to skirt railway blockades and keep Canada’s vital goods moving”
- “Growing Proportion of Canadians Have Unfavourable (60%, +11) View of Blockades” (Ipsos)
- “Liberal MPs defer call for immediate blockade debate at committee”
- “Another crisis of Canada’s own making” (Winnipeg Free Press)
- “Indigenous Communities Revolt Against Eco-Colonialists: Trudeau Crumbles Under His Own Liberalism” (Strategic Culture, conservative, pro-RUS site)
- “GUEST: Inside the Fake Wetsuwet’en Heriditary Chiefs Racket” (The Western Standard, conservative news/commentary)
- #coronavirus
- “4 Royal Military College cadets in precautionary COVID-19 isolation at CFB Kingston” (globalnews.ca)
- “Canadians evacuated from Wuhan and quarantined at CFB Trenton allowed to return home”
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “U.S., Canada and Norway to Perform Observation Flight Over Russia Under Treaty on Open Skies”
- “NATO Dynamic Manta ASW Exercise Underway in Italy … Submarines from France, Greece, Italy and Turkey under NATO Submarine Command are to join surface ships from Canada, France, Greece, Italy, Spain and Turkey …”
- “Russia Outraged by ‘Mini’ U.S. Nuclear Drill”
- “Ukraine’s security officials say Russian military invasion of Belarus can’t be ruled out” (UKR media)
- #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
- “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 46/2020 issued on 25 February 2020”
- “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (25 Feb 2020)” (UKR MoD)
- JFO: МAP – 25.02.2020 (UKR NSDC)
- “Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 25 February 2020”
- “Kiev forces fire more than 200 rounds at LPR over week – militia” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Ukrainian forces shell seven DPR settlements with 100 rounds over 24 hours – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Enemy mounts five attacks on Ukraine’s positions in Donbas on Feb 24” (UKR media)
- “Ukraine reports five enemy attacks in Donbas on Feb 24” (UKR media)
- “DPR expects higher tensions in Gorlovka area ahead of Contact Group meeting” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Zolote residents in Donbas: We’re caught in-between warring sides: “Bang!” – a shell is flying over our heads. We constantly wonder which “bang” will eventually hit us” (UKR media)
- “Text of a Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Ukraine” (The White House)
- “… The actions and policies of persons that undermine democratic processes and institutions in Ukraine; threaten its peace, security, stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; and contribute to the misappropriation of its assets, and the actions and policies of the Government of the Russian Federation, including its purported annexation of Crimea and its use of force in Ukraine, continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States …” (The White House)
- “MH17 case: Prosecutor of Netherlands accuses Russia of shooting Boeing 777 down – Prosecutor of Netherlands accuses Russia of MH17 downing” (UKR media)
- “MH17 Investigators Have an Eyewitness, Dutch Prosecutor Says” (RUS independent media)
- “Prosecutor of Netherlands accuses Russia of MH17 downing” (UKR media)
- “Ukraine’s NSDC: Impossible to supply water to Crimea amid Russian occupation” (UKR media)
- “Ukraine’s National Security Secretary excludes water supply to occupied Crimea” (UKR media)
- “NSDC Secretary Danilov: 50% probability that elections will be held in Donbas” (UKR media)
- “National Security Secretary believes in holding Donbas elections for 50%” (UKR media)
- “NSDC has lists of all Ukrainians who received Russian passports in Donbas – Danilov” (UKR media)
- “Russia to build two helicopter carriers in Crimea” (UKR media)
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “Continuing to do nothing will not deter China: Charles Burton” (MacDonald-Laurier Institute)
- Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
- “Doctor who signed off on Lionel Desmond’s firearms licence says he didn’t pose risk”
- Other Military News
- “Undersea Warfare Center and Canadian Forces Ready Marine Mammal Monitoring System” (Pentagon info-machine)
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – February 22, 2020
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- Internal Security
- “Send in the army? Why one expert says that would be a ‘ludicrous’ response to rail blockades”
- “Trudeau says rail barricades ‘need to come down now,’ rules out sending in soldiers to restore rail service”
- “PM urges patience, promises reconciliation in face of anti-pipeline blockades”
- “Blocages ferroviaires : « Les barricades doivent être démantelées », dit Trudeau”
- “Was Trudeau dragging his heels on the blockades, or giving himself room to manoeuvre?”
- “Fin de siège à Saint-Lambert (QC)”
- “Gitxsan man resigns from military after RCMP enforces pipeline order”
- “Canadian PM proclaims indigenous “barricades must now come down” ” (World Socialist Web Site)
- “Why do authorities hesitate to do the right thing?”
- “Who and What’s Behind the Blockades Disrupting Canada’s Rails”
- “Reconciliation at the End of a Gun: The Wet’suwet’en and the RCMP”
- “Supreme Court of Canada to hear federal appeal in Via Rail terror case”
- Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada v. Chiheb Esseghaier, et al. – SCC Cases (Lexum)
- Supreme Court of Canada – SCC Case Information – Summary – 38861
- “Case of alleged RCMP secret-leaker, Cameron Ortis, could head behind closed doors”
- “Alleged Canadian neo-Nazi pleads not guilty to weapons charges in U.S. court”
- “Patrik Mathews, accused neo-Nazi, pleads not guilty to U.S. weapons charges”
- Former CAF member: “‘These groups are real and cannot be ignored’: Vigilance key to fighting hate, says former white supremacist”
- “U.S. government analyst with Canadian ties pleads guilty to leaking weapons systems intel to journalists”
- “Defense Intelligence Agency Employee Arrested for Leaking Classified Information to Journalists” (USA Department of Justice)
- “Why Canada can’t let Huawei build a 5G network”
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “Canada’s CP-140 Aurora MPA Upgraded to Block IV Takes First Flight”
- “Canada Needs New Aircraft, Could The F-35 Fit The Bill?”
- “The Canadian military is investigating potential problems with brakes on its new armoured vehicle fleet which may have contributed to a number of incidents, including where one of the 18-tonne vehicles hit a car near Petawawa …”
- Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
- “Ombudsman calls for national consultations, plan for supporting veterans”
- “Government needs a plan for backlog of veterans’ aid applications: ombudsman”
- “Inquiry judge tackles bureaucracy that prevented officials from sharing veteran’s history”
- Other Military News
- Supp (B) budget adjustments: Mo’ DND money sought for capital investments, Heyder/Beattie class action settlements, Op REASSURANCE/Op PRESENCE – The Parliamentary Financial Cycle (Library of Parliament)
- “Canada nearly lost 2018 UN mission because it didn’t have enough women in uniform”
- “Nova Scotia could see limited internet voting for military with proposed changes”
- “Minister of National Defence to attend 2020 Allied Winter Sports Camp for Ill and Injured Military Members and Veterans” (DND info-machine)
MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR + #PS752 – February 6, 2020
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- Way Up North
- “Circumpolar partnerships will be increasingly important for Canada’s North, Ottawa Arctic conference hears”
- “Canada at “pivotal” moment when it comes to Arctic, says minister of Northern Affairs”
- “Nordic, Baltic chiefs of defense to discuss security, cooperation”
- “Norway Takes Command of Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group One”
- “Russian submarines to get unguided shells to break ice”
- “Russia Sees UKs Sub-Hunters As Threat To Arctic Stability – (RUS) Envoy”
- “Russian warships fire cruise missiles during exercises in Norwegian Sea”
- “These two warships are now on their way for missile drill near Norway’s northernmost gas-pipeline to Europe”
- “China and Russia taking advantage of global warming to elbow US aside in the Arctic”
- “Improvements Coming to Alaska Army Base as Troops Face Morale Challenges”
- “Russia complains of Norwegian restrictions on its activities on Svalbard”
- #coronavirus
- Operation GLOBE (DND info-machine fact sheet)
- MILNEWS.ca Coronavirus News/Information page
- “First government flight out of Wuhan leaves for Canada with 176 people on board” (The Canadian Press via AirdrieToday.com)
- “Airlift departs Wuhan to repatriate Canadians from China’s coronavirus outbreak zone” (CBC News)
- “Coronavirus: les Canadiens rapatriés de Chine devraient arriver à la BFC Trenton vendredi matin” (45eNord.ca)
- “Coronavirus : l’avion qui rapatrie des Canadiens s’est envolé de Wuhan” (Radio-Canada.ca)
- “Why it’s taking so long to get Canadians out of Wuhan, and other coronavirus airlift questions” (CBC News)
- “Montrealers stranded in Wuhan will come home as a family” (CBC News)
- “CFB Trenton prepares quarantine, treatment for Canada’s coronavirus evacuees” (Globalnews.ca)
- ” ‘This is not a zoo’: How CFB Trenton is getting ready to welcome the Canadians evacuated from China” (Toronto Star)
- “Coronavirus : deux Canadiens infectés sur un bateau en quarantaine au Japon” (Radio-Canada.ca)
- ” ‘Floating prison’: Life on board coronavirus cruise ship” (france24.com)
- “2 new presumptive cases of coronavirus found in B.C.” (CBC News)
- “Monitoring for the novel coronavirus in Canada will now shift into a new phase, focusing on people returning from areas of China that haven’t been quarantined, top provincial and federal medical officials said Thursday …” (globalnews.ca)
- “China Virus Death Toll Rises to 636” (KOR media)
- “China reports 3,143 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection, 73 new deaths” (CHN media)
- “China’s Hubei reports 2,447 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection” (CHN media)
- “Chinese hospitals discharge 1,540 recovered patients of coronavirus infection” (CHN media)
- “China Coronavirus Cases Double as Cases Spread in Crowded Markets” (Radio Free Asia)
- “Slight fall in coronavirus infections ‘nothing to celebrate’, says UN health agency” (UN info-machine)
- “Coronavirus: World Health Organisation plays down significance of dip in daily infection rate” (South China Morning Post)
- “Coronavirus: US announces 12th case; patient in Wisconsin had direct contact with infected Wuhan family members” (South China Morning Post)
- “Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper is expected to support a request from the Department of Health and Human Services which asked DOD to identify military installations near 11 major airports that could house additional passengers, should HHS facilities become filled. These are tertiary locations, and HHS already has primary and secondary locations identified that are not DOD facilities …” (USA DoD)
- “WHO to convene global forum on coronavirus research on February 11-12” (RUS state media)
- “One of first doctors to report coronavirus in China dies in Wuhan, reports say” (RUS state media)
- “Coronavirus: Li Wenliang, doctor who alerted authorities to the outbreak, dies of the disease” (South China Morning Post)
- “Is the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak threatening Xi’s hold to power?” (Al Jazeera)
- “Increased mask production, imports help ease supply shortage” (CHN Communist Party media)
- “Fighting coronavirus is a people’s war” (CHN Communist Party media)
- “China using AI to battle coronavirus” (CHN Communist Party media)
- “China had to suspend its military recruitment program for this year due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, but the postponement will lead to no significant impact on the number or quality of the eventual recruits, an expert with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) predicted on Thursday …” (CHN military media)
- “Russian TV Runs Conspiracy Theory Blaming Trump for Coronavirus” (RUS independent media)
- “Is China Seeking Approval to Kill 20,000 Coronavirus Patients?” (Snopes)
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- ” ‘The Chill is Real,’ Canada’s Ambassador Says of China”
- “US Attorney General William Barr blasts ‘China’s playbook’ and Huawei’s dominance of 5G, suggests alliance with Nokia and Ericsson”
- “Why Canada, The U.S., And Western Allies Should Build A Freedom-Focused Competitor To China-Controlled Huawei” (Spencer Fernando blog)
- “China is biggest espionage threat US faces, says FBI chief” (The Independent)
- “Type 15 tank runs extreme challenge, shows high accuracy” (CHN media)
- “China’s Long March-5B carrier rocket arrives at launch site” (CHN mil media)
- The Koreas/#OpNEON
- “Wonsan-Kalma Airfield Air Forces Flight Activity – The New Normal?” (38 North)
- #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
- “JFO Commander held a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Ukraine” (UKR MoD)
- “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (6 Feb 2019)” (UKR MoD)
- “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 30/2020 issued on 6 February 2020”
- Essence of Time summary, 3-5 Feb 2020 (pro-RUS site, with maps, in Russian)
- JFO: МAP – 06.02.2020 (UKR NSDC)
- “13 attacks against JFO positions yesterday: Ukrainian soidier wounded” (UKR media)
- “Ukrainian soldier wounded amid 13 enemy attacks on Feb 5” (UKR media)
- “OSCE spots militants’ underground dugout in Donbas region” (UKR media)
- “Militants shell Ukrainian positions from mortars near Orikhove” (UKR media)
- “Ukrainian forces shell DPR ten times over 24 hours, cause damage – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Ukraine is willing to develop new forms of partnership with the US in the field of security – President” (UKR MoD)
- “The Trump administration is withholding approval of close to $30 million worth of arms and ammunition sales to Ukraine. After millions of dollars in down payments, Kyiv has requested the money back …” (Washington Examiner)
- “Defense minister: Ukraine’s military overhaul has an eye toward NATO” (UKR media)
- “DNR militant suspected of violent treatment of civilians” (UKR media)
- “LPR Supreme Court sentences Lugansk resident to 12 years for high treason” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Russia’s unilateral Black Sea aggression elicits protests from Ukraine, Georgia” (UKR media)
- “Ukraine-Russia Peace Pledge Followed By More Fighting, Deaths” (USA govt funded media)
- “Belarus military officials say predicted war in Ukraine two years before it began” (UKR media)
- “Kremlin Says It Has No Part In Russian Citizen Becoming ‘Prime Minister’ In Ukraine’s Separatist Region” (USA govt funded media)
- “Kremlin’s New Representative for Ukraine Policy Draws Conclusions From Past Failures” (Jamestown Foundation)
- “Neo-Nazi Terror Group The Base Linked to the War in Ukraine” (VICE)
- “EU urges Ukraine to fight extremism” (UKR media)
- #PS752
- “Unpaid bills, empty homes: Families of Iran crash victims put lives back together” (Reuters)
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “2nd Fleet, NATO Joint Force Command Norfolk Seek Further Integration of Allied Navies”
- “A US Base Will Be Built in Riga in Secret From the Parliament” (Stalker Zone, pro-RUS site)
- “Russia Says Alarmed by U.S. Deployment of Low-Yield Nuclear Missiles”
- “Russian General Staff chief, NATO commander in Europe discuss incidents prevention”
- “Russia Spotted 16 Foreign Spy Jets Close to National Airspace Over Past Week”
- “Effective deterrence and defence at the eastern NATO borders is our common commitment, Minister of National Defence R. Karoblis says” (LTU MoD)
- “Russian spies recruit tourists, undermine minorities in Lithuania – report”
- “Putin “Supreme Leader”? Slowdown in Russia’s Constitutional Overhaul”
- “Lukashenka Complains About Halt On Russian Oil Supplies Ahead Of Putin Talks”
- “Belarus: Stalemate With Russia and Rapprochement With the West”
- “Moscow’s Rift With Minsk Reaches Critical Point”
- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- “Iraq considers deepening military ties with Russia after U.S. killing of Soleimani”
- “Iraq War Has Cost Nearly $2 Trillion So Far: Analysis”
- “The Cost of Debt-financed War:Public Debt and Rising Interest for Post-9/11 War Spending” (PDF)
- “ISIS attacks village in Iraq’s disputed Khanaqin, kills 2 civilians”
- ” United States Issues Warning to Russia Over Syria Policy”
- “U.S. Steps Up Warnings on Russia Over Syria’s Idlib, Military De-Confliction”
- “Russia’s Death Toll in Syria Rises After Four FSB Officers Were Killed”
- “Turkish army and mercenaries bombing Shera and Idlib”
- “Russian Defense Ministry Says Turkey Skipped Joint Patrol With Russian Forces in Syria”
- “Syrian Government Whittles Away at Turkish-supported Rebel Enclave of Idlib”
- “Turkey’s Claim of Killing 76 Syrian Troops Has Scant Evidence” (polygraph.info fact checking site)
- “Syria says it intercepted Israeli missiles targeting Damascus”
- “Plane with Russian children on board departs from Syria”
- Internal Security
- “Possible guilty plea deferred for Kingston, Ont., teen terrorism suspect”
- “The Canadian Military Has A Nazi Problem That’s Putting Us In Danger”
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “Bluedrop Finalizes Contract to Develop V-22 Osprey Special Mission Aviator Ramp Trainer for Boeing … Bluedrop will develop the associated hardware and software from its recently opened Training and Simulation production center located in Halifax, Nova Scotia.”
- “Kongsberg Geospatial and MartinUAV Partner to Provide ISR Drone Solutions for Canadian Defence & Security Market”
- “Xtract Technologies Secures $975,000 DND Contract”
- Omar Khadr, Continued …
- “Omar Khadr, who has served out his prison term, and is now a free man in Canada, has lost a pre-trial decision in an Ontario court about whether or not he has to answer questions pertaining to an attempt to collect damages awarded by a U.S. court. To be precise, an Ontario court has said Khadr must say which items on a 50-point statement of facts — which he signed in 2010 as part of a war crimes guilty plea before a discredited military commission — that he disagrees with …”
- Sexual Assault/Harassment in the CF
- “External monitoring body would hold military accountable for sexual assaults” (Policy Options paper)
- Other Military News
- “Vancouver to restore 7,800 graves at Canada’s largest military cemetery” – “Military graves in Vancouver cemetery slated for $2.7 million upgrade”
- “Canada Has Never Been A Peacekeeping Nation”
- “For the first time in more than 16 years, Nikki Grozelle feels like Ontario’s chief coroner is listening to her family’s concerns about the death of her brother. After a meeting with the Grozelle family and the head of Kingston’s police service on Wednesday, Dr. Dirk Huyer told CBC News that he received “very helpful information” in regards to the death of Joe Grozelle, a 21-year-old student of Kingston’s Royal Military College, in 2003. Huyer said he would spend the next few weeks going over that information and deciding whether or not to take additional investigation action …”
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – January 3, 2020
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- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- “Qasem Soleimani: US kills top Iranian general in Baghdad air strike”
- “US Kills Commander of Iran’s Elite Quds Force”
- “Iraqi Militant Killed by US Worked with Iran for Decades”
- “At the direction of the President, the U.S. military has taken decisive defensive action to protect U.S. personnel abroad by killing Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Quds Force, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization …” (Pentagon info-machine)
- “Iran’s Top General Qassem Soleimani Martyred in US Targeted Assassination” (IRN state media)
- ” Commander of Iran’s Quds Force, Iraq’s PMU deputy head assassinated in US strike” (IRN media)
- “(IRN) Judiciary Chief: US Crime in Iraq Another Act of Int’l Terrorism” (IRN state media)
- “Iran’s Leader names new Quds Force commander” (IRN media)
- “Explainer: Why Qasem Soleimani’s death is a turning point between the US and Iran”
- “Commander Warns US: Either Escape or Order Coffins for Troops Stationed in ME — Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Deputy Commander for Coordination Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi warned the US to pull out of the entire Muslim world or wait for carrying the dead body of its soldiers back home …” (IRN state media)
- “Nasrallah: Resistance forces across world to avenge Soleimani” (IRN media)
- “Iran’s FM: US Responsible for All Consequences of Gen. Soleimani’s Assassination” (IRN state media)
- “Iran declares 3 days of public mourning following assassination of top military leader”
- “Iranians Protest in Response to Qasem Soleimani’s Killing – Video”
- “Iranian commander’s murder to lead to fierce standoff with US, says (IRN) president” (RUS state media)
- “US strike on Iraq fraught with dire consequences for regional peace – (RUS) Foreign Ministry”
- ” ‘A more dangerous world:’ U.S. killing of top Iran general triggers global alarm”
- “Iran Says ‘Not Afraid Of War’ After Trump ‘Threat’ “
- “Iran in mourning, vows revenge for Qassem Soleimani’s killing”
- “Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric tells all parties to practice restraint”
- More on Qasem Soleimani via Google News
- ” ‘Do Not Travel’: US Officials Issue Warning After Embassy Attack in Iraq”
- “Iraq Travel Advisory … Iraq – Level 4: Do Not Travel …” (USA State Dep’t travel advisory)
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “Australian Defence VCRs sought by Canadian military”
- “Wanted by military: Spy ‘role players’ to help train special forces on surveillance and counter-surveillance” – Wanted: “experienced role players and instructors”
- Wanted: “Multi-Fleet Simulators & Training Devices Support … The existing simulator maintenance and engineering support program does provide the various fleets with the required performance in terms of achieving the Trainer Availability Window (TAW) requirements and onsite and offsite technical support. The various maintenance, repair and overhaul and technical investigation and engineering support contracts for the current fleet of simulators will all expire in 2021. A holistic view of simulator maintenance and engineering support is being considered by the RCAF …”
- Wanted: “Multipurpose Training Shooting & Driving … The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for a Contractor to provide the facilities, instructors and equipment to conduct training exercises for up to 14 soldiers in Canada. The training will be focused on the use of various transportation types ranging from person-borne equipment such as skis, to motorized equipment such as snowmobiles and motorcycles, in mountainous and austere terrain during all weather conditions. Some of the exercises will include firing weapons while on the Contractor’s facilities …”
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “Belarus and NATO discuss joint military exercises”
- “NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission Reduces Number of Fighter Jets From 12 to 8 – Reports”
- “NATO Baltic States air space patrol mission reduced to eight fighter jets”
- “With the rotation of the NATO air policing mission in the Baltic States, the number of Allied Fighters on duty in Lithuania and Estonia has again dropped to eight …” (LTU media, in Lithuanian)
- “Number of NATO jets policing Baltic airspace back down to 8” (EST state media)
- “US Navy’s Sealift Fleet in Dire Straits Following Largest-Ever Stress Test”
- “Leak may reveal Russia’s answer to the Virginia class attack submarine” (UKR media)
- “Commissioning of Knyaz Vladimir Project 995A submarine delayed” (Russian strategic nuclear forces blog)
- “An important Russian spy in NATO released — Herman Simm sentenced to 12.5 years in prison in 2009 was released from prison in Tartu on December 23, 2019. The decision about Simm’s probation was made by the circuit court in Tartu on December 5, 2019 …”
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “Xi signs mobilization order for training of armed forces” (CHN mil media)
- “Xi signs order for military training — Armed forces told to improve exercises, ensure they can win in any possible war …” (CHN mil media)
- “Upgraded JF-17 fighter jet makes maiden flight, equipped with J-20 tech: report” (CHN Communist Party media)
- “China delivers first littoral mission ship to Malaysia” (CHN mil media)
- “Destroyer Xining completes China-Russia-Iran naval exercise” (CHN mil media)
- “Taiwan Military Chief, Seven Colleagues Killed in Chopper Crash”
- The Koreas/#OpNEON
- “Kim Jong-un Hints at Scrapping Nuclear Test Moratorium”
- “Kim Jong Un Warns of Hard Times in Long-Term Confrontation with US”
- “US urges restraint from North Korea but says military is ready if needed”
- “Esper: US-S.Korea may resume large-scale drills”
- “Could North Korea unveil faster rockets and more warheads?”
- “As Kim Jong-un’s threats complicate China-Russia sanctions relief push, who will blink first?”
- Way Up North
- Wanted: “…The Department of National Defence has a requirement for the provision of accommodations from 17 February to 10 March 2020 in Anchorage, Alaska in support of ARCTIC EDGE 2020 …”
- Wanted: “Rental of heaters in support of OP NANOOK 2020”
- “Moscow Adopts 15-Year Grand Plan for Northern Sea Route”
- Internal Security
- “Mounties defend social-media profiling after assembling portrait of activist”
- “Mounties worried about anti-immigrant backlash after terrorism arrests: documents”
- “Can new federal unit address Canada’s ‘inconsistent track record’ in terrorism prosecutions?”
- #Afghanistan
- “Veterans Affairs Canada launches online consultations on the design guidelines for the National Monument to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan” (VAC info-machine)
- Online survey
- “Veterans Affairs seeks public input on monument for Afghanistan mission”
- “Des consultations sur le futur monument de la mission canadienne en Afghanistan”
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – December 16, 2019
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- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- ” ‘Deploy before Christmas’: Edmonton-based helicopter squadron heads back to Iraq”
- “Violence in Iraq isn’t stopping Canada’s training mission there, says general”
- “On Monday, Canada’s newly-appointed ambassador to Iraq, Ulric Shannon, visited Erbil, where he met the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Masrour Barzani, as well as Safeen Dizayee, Head of the KRG’s Department of Foreign Relations. The Prime Minister and the Canadian ambassador “discussed recent developments in Iraq and the Middle East and their impact on the Kurdistan Region,” a statement on the KRG website read …” (Kurdish media)
- “Stop propping up brutal Baghdad regime”
- “Erdogan accuses Russia and US of violating agreements on Kurds”
- “Turkey Boosts Military Presence In Northeast (SYR)” (pro-RUS site)
- “Senior US official says foreigners involved in Iraq protest arrests”
- “Pentagon chief urges Iraq to stop attacking bases housing U.S. forces”
- ” Iraq warns against ‘escalation’ in wake of attacks on US military bases “
- “Iraq warns against ‘escalation’ after strikes on US interests”
- #MLI-Africa/#OpPRESENCE
- “UN probing Montreal lobbying firm’s possible role in Sudanese troop deployment in Libya”
- “Unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Mali revealed in new report” (UN info-machine)
- “West Africa ‘shaken by unprecedented violence’, UN envoy tells Security Council”
- “Islamic State claims responsibility for Niger attack”
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “Turkey may close Incirlik air base for US in case of sanctions on Ankara — Erdogan”
- “Erdogan threatens to close American military bases in Turkey”
- “Ankara: Turkey wants to buy Patriot missile systems from the US”
- “Turkey plans to purchase Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems from the United States – Turkey plans to purchase American anti-aircraft missile systems”
- “Turkey intends to purchase another batch of Russian S-400 missile systems”
- “The US and NATO are preparing for Russia to go after troops in the field and at home”
- “Russia Developing Nuclear Arms Beyond U.S. Arsenal, Strategic Command Says”
- “First (RUS) regiment equipped with Avangard system to assume combat duty by year-end”
- “Russian Strategic Missile Forces to test-launch 6 ICBMs in 2020 — commander”
- “Launch of a Glonass-M satellite from Plesetsk” (Russian strategic nuclear forces blog)
- “Russia’s Sarmat Missile Could Be Armed With Next-Gen Hypersonic Combat Units – Military”
- “Simulated attacks repelled with Iskander missile system in southern Russia” (RUS state media)
- “NATO: Russia increases its present in Norwegian Sea and North Atlantic”
- “NATO records Russia’s largest submarine activity since end of Cold War”
- “NATO Summit: Kremlin’s Unfulfilled Hopes” (Warsaw Institute)
- #CHN-#RUS Nexus?
- “Unpacking the China-Russia ‘alliance’ ” (Brookings Institute)
- “Why Russian Military Expenditure Is Much Higher Than Commonly Understood (As Is China’s)”
- “Defense technology cooperation between Russia, China reached several bln dollars per year” (RUS state media)
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “The China committee is a victory for Canadians … and a problem for Beijing”
- “Japan’s defence chief hits out at Beijing on South China Sea, military build-up”
- “Beijing protests after US expels two Chinese diplomats who drove onto military base”
- “US-China tech war’s new battleground: undersea internet cables”
- “China leads world in successful orbital launches” (CHN mil media)
- “Aerial early warning, reconnaissance training boosts PLA Navy’s capability in S. China Sea” (CHN mil media)
- “Angela Merkel faces revolt over Huawei as German lawmakers seek full ban”
- The Koreas/#OpNEON
- “Resumed North Korean ICBM Testing: Possible Technical Objectives” (38 North)
- “North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching Station: More Activity at the Vertical Engine Test Stand” (38 North)
- “North Korea’s Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site: Some Personnel Remain Onsite” (38 North)
- “Trump says he’ll be ‘disappointed’ if North Korea has something ‘in the works’ on nuclear program”
- “U.S. tells North Korea over nuclear talks: ‘You know how to reach us’ “
- “U.S. Calls on N.Korea to Return to Talks”
- “US envoy urges N. Korea to return to nuclear talks”
- “China, Russia propose easing North Korea sanctions”
- “North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching Station: Post-Engine Test Activity Observed” (38 North”
- #Afghanistan
- Fmr CAN aid chief for AFG: “Why we still need a review of Canada’s role in Afghanistan”
- “Canada’s war in Afghanistan was complicated, but it was no failure”
- “Parents of Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan say a memorial is more important than an inquiry”
- Way Up North
- “Arctic features prominently in new Canadian defence marching orders”
- “Canadian NORAD Region hosts first Arctic Airpower Seminar” (RCAF info-machine)
- “Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Continues Drifting, Crosses Prime Meridian”
- “How US Army engineers keep things working at the US’s northernmost military base in the world”
- “Russian N-powered icebreaker ends test run”
- Internal Security
- “Canada has a secret program that grants visas to war criminals, terrorists, security threats”
- “Abdulahi Hasan Sharif Sentenced To 28 Years For Edmonton Van Attack”
- “18 ans pour l’attaque lors d’une soirée d’appréciation envers les militaires à Edmonton”
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “Lockheed Martin awarded $18M for F-35 support for Australia, UK, Canada”
- Wanted: Answer to the question ” What’s firing a .50 cal sniper rifle doing to snipers’ heads?”
- Wanted: “… The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for the provision of seven (7) complete EED-L2 kits …”
- Wanted: “… DND has a requirement for 21 wrist worn physiological monitoring devices …”
- Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
- “Veterans Affairs Canada announces funding to support homeless and at-risk Veterans — Good Shepherd Refuge Social Ministries to receive nearly $400,000 from the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund to ensure Veterans achieve their housing, health and social goals …” (VAC info-machine)
- Other Military News
- “Canada transfers command of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two”
- “In a ceremony held at the Taranto Naval Base in Italy, command of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) was transferred to Rear Admiral Paolo Fantoni of the Italian Navy, on Monday, December 16, 2019. The outgoing commander, Canada’s Commodore Josée Kurtz, had commanded the group for a six-month planned rotation which began in June, 2019 …” (NATO info-machine)
- “Le Canada transfère le commandement du 2e Groupe maritime permanent OTAN”
- “Sajjan given mandate to modernize NORAD, buy fighter jet fleet”
- “The 2019 Mandate Letter to Minister of Defence: Some Reactions” (Saideman’s Semi-Spew blog)
- “Canada ‘very fortunate’ to have Vance as defence chief, minister says”
- “Slower-than-expected economic growth to help Canada’s defence spending numbers”
- “Priorities for Canada’s National Defence Go Beyond Just Spending More”
- “Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan to Visit Europe and the Middle East” (DND info-machine)
- “Symposium hosts unprecedented number of air chiefs from across Indo-Pacific … Nations represented included Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Canada, France, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Korea, the Republic of Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam …”
- “Capt. Terrance Birch appeared in a Cornwall courtroom on Thursday, Dec. 12 to face criminal charges for illegally wearing military medals he was not entitled to. Birch came under scrutiny in August when Stolen Valour Canada accused him of wearing four military service medals he allegedly did not earn, including the Special Service Medal, Centennial Medal, Canada 125th Medal or the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal …”
- “New Junior Canadian Ranger Patrol for Pikangikum”
- “100,000 letters and counting for “Write the Troops” “
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – December 10, 2019
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- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- ” ‘Absolute priority’: Canada promises to push China on detentions”
- “China says Canadian detainees face prosecution on national security charges”
- “China hints at national security trials for 2 Canadians”
- “China hands over cases of detained Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig to prosecutors”
- “Two Canadians caught in US-China spat in prison for a year”
- “Canadiens détenus en Chine: Pékin remet les dossiers à des procureurs”
- “Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou wins Canada court fight to see more documents related to her arrest”
- “My Uyghur family is quietly living in fear. This is how we become lost”
- “Canadians Michael Kovrig & Michael Spavor Have Been Held Hostage By China For A Year” (Spencer Fernando blog)
- “Beijing Orders Government Offices to Remove Foreign Computers, Software”
- “China confirms satellite launch after military rocket’s ‘dragon’s tail’ stirs online speculation”
- “Chinese navy trains fighter pilots into aircraft carrier commanders — The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is training jet fighter pilots to sail and command warships, a move that aims to create more capable commanding officers for aircraft carriers, according to military experts …” (CHN mil media)
- “China Claims All Xinjiang Detainees Have ‘Graduated,’ Drawing Skepticism From Experts, Exile Groups”
- “China says it will ‘normalise’ Xinjiang camps as Beijing continues drive to defend policies in mainly Muslim region”
- “Religious leaders slam U.S. House passage of Xinjiang-related bill” (CHN mil media)
- “China achieves regular birth defect treatment for military children” (CHN mil media)
- “PLA garrison ‘one of the foundations’ of Macao’s stability and prosperity” (CHN mil media)
- “Hong Kong will never be Macau. Beijing’s comparison of the two shows it is in denial”
- “China Detains Activists Heading to U.S. Human Rights Event”
- Internal Security
- ” ‘Canadian eyes only’ intelligence reports say Canadian leaders attacked in cyber campaigns”
- ” ‘Ignorance and greed’: Mechanic knew he was fixing vehicles for ISIS, judge says in rejecting asylum appeal”
- “Un mécanicien qui travaillait pour l’État islamique voit sa demande d’asile rejetée”
- “Christian Leuprecht on ISIS and other terror crimes in the news” (podcast)
- “U.S. city hit by cyberattack days after military base shooting — Authorities in Pensacola, Florida said on Monday, December 9, the city had been hit by a cyberattack, just days after a Saudi officer killed 3 American sailors at the city’s naval base. Emails, telephone lines and online payment services were affected by the attack, the northwestern municipality announced on Facebook …”
- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- “Protests in Iraq demonstrate need for NATO training mission, says new Canadian commander”
- “Iraq summons four western envoys for condemning protest attacks — Iraq’s foreign ministry called in ambassadors of France, Britain, Germany and Canada in relation to them condemning protest attacks that saw Iraqi people coming out on the streets to mourn the death of an activist, Fahem al-Tai killed in a shooting in Karbala in the anti-corruption protests …”
- “Iraq’s south hit by more protests, explosions”
- “Iraq announces close to most recent phase of anti-ISIS campaign”
- “US Believes Iran is Behind Recent Rocket Attacks Near American Troops in Iraq”
- “A journey through the ISIS badlands — Months after internationally backed forces wrested back the last territory of ISIS’s once sprawling proto-state in Syria, ISIS is regrouping in a stretch of disputed territory in Iraq …”
- “Iran allegedly fortifying base along Syria-Iraq border with new tunnels: satellite photos”
- “Iran is building tunnels in Syria near Iraq border for weapons”
- “The Trajectory of ISIS’ Crimes Within The International Legal Framework” (Rojava Information Center)
- “UN Cannot Verify Iran’s Responsibility for September Attack on Saudi Oil Facilities – Guterres”
- The Koreas/#OpNEON
- “North Korea’s Rocket Engine Test: What We Know and Don’t Know” (38 North)
- “As Experts Analyze North Korean Missile Engine Test, Some Say Kim is Done Talking”
- “N.Korea ‘Conducted Long-Range Missile Engine Test’ “
- “North Korea may launch long-range missile before Christmas”
- “S.Korea, U.S. Step up Surveillance of N.Korea”
- “Japan says closely monitoring North Korea”
- “N.Korea Denounces ‘Erratic, Old’ Trump”
- “Russia hopes US, North Korea resume denuclearization dialogue — Lavrov”
- #HongKong
- “Russian TV production echoes China’s line on Hong Kong protests”
- “Rioters descend into Hong Kong streets” (CHN Communist Party media)
- “A close look at black terror and rumors that shrouded Hong Kong for months” (CHN Communist Party media)
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “Spy suspect Whelan makes threats to Russian jail employees – Lavrov”
- “$740Bln U.S. Defense Bill Targets Russian Pipelines”
- “Belarus intends to hold joint military exercises with NATO”
- “Trump yet undecided on Russia’s invitation to 2020 VE Day celebrations in Moscow — Lavrov”
- #Afghanistan
- “Canadian soldiers made ‘progress’ in Afghanistan, Sajjan says in response to grim U.S. war report”
- “Report shows top US officials have lied for decades about victory in Afghanistan while troops died there”
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “Defence Procurement Canada: Opportunities and Constraints” (CGAI paper)
- “Canada’s go-ahead for new Saudi exports leaves questions unanswered — With Global Affairs Canada giving the green light to 48 permits for arms exports to Saudi Arabia, Justin Mohammed of Amnesty International Canada explains why its review was problematic and examines the questions that remain …”
- “Will Canada Be The Next Country To Be Flying U.S. F-35s?”
- Mental Health in the CAF
- “Building a bridge over troubled waters: The Sentinel Program in practice” (DND info-machine)
- Other Military News
- “Disaster relief: A model Op Lentus” (Canadian Army Today)
- “Trudeau’s new plane to replace damaged ‘Can Force One’ could be fast-tracked for replacement”
- “22 Wing participates in international virtual exercise” (RCAF info-machine)
- “RCAF announces pilot for 2020 CF-18 Demonstration Team” (RCAF info-machine)
MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – October 28, 2019
- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- “Canada’s threat level stays at medium following death of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi”
- “U.S. targeted Islamic State’s al-Baghdadi: official”
- “US official: IS leader believed dead in US military assault”
- “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: US ‘conducts operation against IS chief’ “
- “US targeted ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: US officials”
- “Islamic State Leader’s Death a Boost for Trump if True, Kremlin Says”
- “ISIS Already Has a New Leader, But Baghdadi May Not Have Been Running the Group Anyway”
- “Baghdadi Leaves Behind a Global ISIS Threat” (ISW Blog)
- “Islamic State Prepared for Life Without its Leader”
- “Beware of ISIS retaliation in wake of leader’s death, experts say”
- “Islamic State spokesman Abu Hassan al-Muhajir was killed on Sunday during a raid in northern Syria, a Syrian activist and the leader of a Kurdish militia that fought ISIS said …”
- “Syrian Kurdish forces said Monday they are increasing security at prisons and detention facilities holding tens of thousands of Islamic State militants and supporters, including foreigners, following the death of the extremist group’s leader in a U.S. military raid. The heightened security also comes as Kurdish forces said they are continuing operations to hunt down IS leaders in Syria …”
- “50 Russian women and children have gone missing from ISIS detention camp Syria”
- “Trump Thanks Russia for Role in Operation to Kill Islamic State Leader Baghdadi”
- “Russian Defense Ministry: Trump’s al-Baghdadi victory lap is nothing but ‘propaganda’ “
- “Russia Says U.S. Presence in Syria Illegal, Protects Oil Smugglers”
- “Russia Ponders the Burden of Its ‘Victory’ in Syria”
- “The United States will repel any attempt to take Syria’s oil fields away from U.S.-backed Syrian militia with “overwhelming force,” whether the opponent is Islamic State or even forces backed by Russia or Syria, the Pentagon said on Monday …”
- “The Ministry of Defense called the seizure of oil fields Washington in Syria banditry” (RIA Novosti, in Russian)
- “Russian Defense Ministry Publishes Evidence of US Oil-Smuggling From Syria” (pro-RUS site)
- “Turkey’s military will attack Kurdish forces left along Syrian border: official”
- “Turkey says Kurdish YPG has not fully withdrawn from Syria border area”
- “Turkish offensive is a second hit to Ezidis and minorities living in northern Syria” (Kurdish media)
- “Northeastern Syria: Complex Criminal Law in a Complicated Battlespace”
- “Iraq: One reported dead as police open fire on protesters”
- “Nearly 80 dead as gov. buildings, political party offices torched in Iraq protests”
- “Iraq declares Baghdad curfew amid protest violence”
- “Iraq deploys elite counter-terrorism force to end Baghdad protests”
- “Iraq protests not impacting country’s oil production yet, IMF official says”
- “Dozens Killed in Iraq Amid Latest Round of Anti-Government Protests”
- “PM Barzani discusses Erbil-Baghdad talks, protests with Iraqi national security chief” (IRQ Kurdish media)
- Internal Security
- “RCMP, feds pressed to find missing reservist with alleged links to neo-Nazis”
- “Lawyers to argue against consecutive sentences handed down in Quebec mosque attack”
- “Despite dire warnings in the run-up to the Oct. 21 federal election of possible foreign meddling in Canada’s democratic process, officials tasked with monitoring and preventing foreign interference did not “observe” any activity that merited sounding the alarm, according to the Privy Council Office …”
- “On Oct. 23, with the dust still settling aftet the election, it was quietly announced by the Privy Council Office that there had been no attempted foreign inference in Canada’s democratic process. While it was reported by several national media outlets, if you blinked you likely missed this particular news item …”
- “The government has to step up its fight against online disinformation in the wake of the federal election, says Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould. “Going forward, there is still a sense that more needs to be done to address the spread of disinformation on social media platforms,” Gould said in a statement to CBC News. The amount of misinformation and disinformation that circulated during the election will factor into the government’s deliberations about what worked and what needs to be improved before the next election, she added. “We will review, reflect and assess those measures in the coming months. At this stage, it is too early to speak publicly about what those could be.” Gould’s comments come as officials tell CBC News that the federal government did detect attempted misinformation or disinformation during the election campaign — just not at a high enough level to compromise the election and for a panel of top bureaucrats to alert the public. “Yes, there have been some activities observed, none of which met the threshold as identified by the panel,” said Stéphane Shank, manager of media relations for the Privy Council Office. “Therefore, no public communications.” …”
- Way Up North
- “Russia commissions new military icebreaker”
- “Russia Launches New Battle Ship to ‘Defend National Interests’ in the Arctic”
- “Russian nuclear submarines to test new weapons in Norwegian Sea”
- “Russia sets up radar in Arctic to detect hypersonic and stealth targets”
- “Russia deploys third Rezonans-N radar to monitor Arctic”
- “Russia And The United States Have Started A Game Of Chicken In The Arctic That Could Lead To Unnecessary Military Conflict”
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “Russians see U.S., Ukraine as potential military threats – poll”
- “Minsk, reacting to U.S. tanks in Lithuania, to concentrate units near border”
- “Lukashenka threatens Lithuania with asymmetrical response to U.S. ‘armored fist’ “
- “Russia’s Bulava ballistic missile ‘critically’ not ready for combat”
- “Russian Sub Aborts Test Firing of Ballistic Missile During Exercise”
- “Russia’s aircraft violates Estonia’s airspace”
- “Russian inspectors to make an observation flight over Latvia” (RUS MoD)
- “Joint mission of Sweden, Denmark and Norway to make an observation flight over the Russian Federation” (RUS MoD)
- “Russian Soldiers Forced to Serve Motherland Through ‘Bribery, Blackmail and Extortion’ – Novaya Gazeta”
- “In the event of an attack by Russia, the U.S. would have a central role to play in the defense of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and only the U.S. is capable of ensuring the rapid deployment of forces, cooperation capabilities and readiness issues that as of yet remain unresolved for NATO’s European allies, according to a report issued by U.S. think tank The Jamestown Foundation …”
- “How to Defend the Baltic States” (PDF, Jamestown Foundation study)
- “Who Really Defends The Baltic States?”
- #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
- “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 255/2019 issued on 28 October 2019”
- JFO: МAP – 28.10.2019 (UKR NSDC)
- “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (28 Oct 2019)” (UKR MoD)
- UKR MoD summary, 280700 Oct 2019 (in Ukrainian)
- Essence of Time summary, 24-27 Oct 2019 (pro-RUS site, in Russian, with maps)
- “Kiev forces violate ceasefire once over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “In Donbas, invaders violate ceasefire 13 times Sunday” (UKR media)
- “Kiev forces fire 1,600 rounds in a week, damage nine buildings” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Ukrainian positions shelled by Russian invaders 5 times” (UKR media)
- “Kiev forces seek to provoke DPR fire on bus with children” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Russian-led troops launch 13 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas” (UKR media)
- “Kiev forces violate ceasefire 36 times, target 12 townships” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “… In June 2019, for the first time in history, a non-NATO unit, namely the 140th Ukrainian Armed Forces Special Forces Center, has been certified as an SOF unit and is eligible to become a member of the NATO Rapid Response Force …” (UKR mil news portal, in Ukrainian)
- “At the invitation of the Ukrainian authorities, the North Atlantic Council (NAC) will visit Ukraine on 30 and 31 October 2019 …” (NATO info-machine)
- “NATO to reform Ukraine assistance system” (UKR media)
- “US and British advisers will conduct a seminar on information operations for Ukrainian service personnel” (UKR MoD)
- ” “Lahuna” to Be Built in Odesa — Medium size reconnaissance ship for the Navy of Ukraine to be built at the “Sudnoverf Ukraine” enterprise …” (UKR Def Intelligence)
- “Ukraine repairing, upgrading outdated weapons – expert” (UKR media)
- “OSCE Regional Seminar on Democratic Civilian Control of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Launches in Lviv” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
- “Russia can’t return Ukraine’s boats captured in Kerch Strait in 2018, – lawyer” (UKR media)
- “Russia doesn’t return ships seized from Ukraine as they are in bad condition” (UKR media)
- “DPR Defense believes Ukrainian nationalists involved in attack on cell tower in Donetsk” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Cell tower explosion aimed to turn attention to tortures in occupied Donbas, – activist” (UKR media)
- “Donetsk radio tower blown up in protest at Russian-controlled ‘republic’s’ torture & illegal prisons” (Human Rights in Ukraine, NGO)
- “Far-right National Corps leader threatens Zelensky to gather thousands of veterans in Zolote” (UKR media)
- “Kyiv: Azov battalion removed weapons from troops withdrawal zone in Donbas” (UKR media)
- “Volunteer veterans reportedly withdraw their firearms from Zolote-4 after meeting with Zelensky” (UKR media)
- “Ukraine not to evict far-right National Corps fighters from Zolote-4 in Donbas, – National Police” (UKR media)
- “Armed police comes to Zolote-4 where volunteers protest against disengagement of forces in Donbas” (UKR media)
- “Zelensky to Zolote residents: We came to make sure that people want disengagement of forces” (UKR media)
- “Kiev’s claims on Schastye checkpoint opening part of its PR campaign” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
- “Following Zelensky’s visit to Zolote, Kremlin puts forward new conditions for Normandy Four summit” (UKR media)
- “Disengagement of forces in Donbas to create preconditions for holding Normandy Summit, – (RUS govt spokesperon) Peskov” (UKR media)
- “Ex-FM Klimkin urges to prevent U.S. recognition of Ukraine’s Azov Battalion as terrorists” (UKR media)
- “Opinion Kremlin network blaming Ukraine for MH17 crash” (UKR media)
- “Ukrainian gets suspended sentence for T-shirt with Soviet symbol” (Human Rights in Ukraine, NGO)
- #HongKong
- “HK police to rehire 1,000 retired officers as unrest continues” (CHN Communist Party media)
- “Rioters could destroy HK’s future by sabotaging city’s ties with mainland” (CHN Communist Party media)
- “Human rights experts stand up for polices in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong” (CHN Communist Party media)
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “Chinese armed police start anti-terrorism training” (CHN mil media)
- “Ship Qi Jiguang conducts port call at Wellington for first time” (CHN mil media)
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “Barges being acquired by Canadian navy can be used for Asterix or JSS”
- “Canada is about to pay too much for its new ships”
- Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
- “ATCO’s tiny home village opens doors to homeless veterans”
- “Family fears for Eastern Passage (NS) veteran with PTSD after support dog killed in dog attack”
- Other Military News
- “The annual poppy campaign is underway raising money to support veterans”
- “Canada needs a world class centre focused on strengthening international peace and security” (Ceasefire.ca)
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – October 24, 2019
- Internal Security
- “Top Canadian police intelligence official charged with leaking secret info gets bail”
- “RCMP security violations: Cameron Ortis granted bail with long list of conditions”
- “RCMP Official Accused Of Leaking Secrets Freed With Strict Bail Conditions”
- “L’espion présumé à la GRC, Cameron Ortis, a été libéré sous caution”
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “Trudeau needs to be bold to end China-Canada deadlock: analysts” (CHN Communist Party media)
- “Why Canada election candidates dodged Hong Kong protest ‘minefield’ ahead of Justin Trudeau’s win”
- “China beefs up assistance to veterans in need” (CHN mil media)
- “Defense chief stresses peace through cooperation at forum” (CHN mil media)
- “Russian-Chinese Military ‘Alliance’ Both More and Less Than It Appears”
- #HongKong
- “China dismisses reports of Carrie Lam replacement plans for Hong Kong”
- “Hong Kong protesters should be mindful of the fate of Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo”
- The Koreas/#OpNEON
- “Korea Scrambles Fighter Jets as Russian Warplanes Enter Air Defense Zone”
- “US hostility causes peace talks’ deadlock: NK general” (CHN Communist Party media)
- “Defectors Send Flyers to N.Korea to Denounce World Cup Qualifier Fiasco”
- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- “Statement by Save the Children two weeks after the escalation in northeast Syria … We call on the Canadian government to take urgent steps to support the movement of the children and women in these camps to safety. This must include ensuring humanitarian access, and taking immediate steps towards repatriation.” (Save the Children info-machine)
- “Kurdish Fighters Say They Have Withdrawn From Northern Syria”
- “Turkey trying to establish “Turkmen belt” on the border — The Turkish state is using different groups to occupy Syria …” (Kurdish media)
- “Russia, Turkey reach deal to remove Kurdish YPG from Syria border”
- “Russia And Turkey Reach Deal To Force Out Kurds In Northern Syria”
- “Kremlin says U.S. betrayed Kurds in Syria, tells Kurds to withdraw or be mauled”
- “Erdoğan threatens to ramp up assault on Kurds in Syria ‘safe zone’ “
- “Russia warns Syrian Kurdish YPG must pull back or face Turkish army”
- “Nearly 180,000 displaced by northeast Syria fighting as needs multiply: UN refugee agency” (UN info-machine)
- “Pentagon chief visits Iraq as U.S. troops withdraw from Syria”
- “Defense secretary says troops in Syria will ‘temporarily’ go to Iraq before returning to US”
- “GIs must keep moving, Iraq military says”
- “Iraq: U.S. troops withdrawing from Syria can’t stay in Iraq”
- “KRG president reiterates gratitude to US forces amid controversial Syria withdrawal”
- “Iraq’s Sustained Protests and Political Crisis” (ISW Blog)
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “NATO Defence Ministers will meet in Brussels this week (24-25 October 2019) to address key issues for the Alliance. Ahead of the two-day meeting, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg outlined the topics for discussion, including NATO missions and operations, increasing the readiness of NATO forces, progress towards fairer-burden sharing, and the resilience of telecommunications systems …” (NATO info-machine)
- “Latvia receives Husky mine detection vehicles”
- “Belarus faces no threat from the West, R. Karoblis assures” (LTU MoD)
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “Why Canada May Choose to Buy 88 F-35 Fighters”
- Other Military News
- “Fallen Hamilton soldier Nathan Cirillo remembered 5 years after deadly attack”
- “Vigil held to honour soldiers who die in Canada in non-combat roles”
MILNEWS.ca Highlights – September 29, 2019
- #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
- “No regret: Captured ISIS fighter wants to come home — but not if he will be judged by Canadian law”
- “Abu Ridwan, Canadian ISIS Media Operative Captured by Kurdish Forces, Describes His Jihadi Activity” (January 2019)
- “After the fall of the ISIS caliphate — The fate of Russian jihadists in Iraq and Syria …”
- “Terry Glavin: Apparently blind spots extend to supporters of Syrian mass murderers”
- “Israeli defence attaché cultivates ties with Canadian military”
- “Controversy Grips Iraq After Removal of Top Commander”
- “Top Iraqi commander removed amid controversy over Iran, U.S. involvement”
- “Iraq’s Removal of Counterterrorism Chief Sparks Controversy”
- “Israel is jamming Syrian air defense systems in preparation for new attacks”
- “Israeli reconnaissance plane approaches Russian naval base in Syria”
- “Two Russian submarines arrive at naval base in Syria”
- “How Russia’s Su-35 and Stealth Su-57 Went to War in Syria”
- “Syrian Forces Again Used Chemical Weapons, US Says”
- Internal Security
- “Cameron Ortis: What we know so far about the national security case”
- “Alleged RCMP spy owned a large number of encrypted computers: sources”
- “Case of RCMP official up on spying charges put over for a week”
- “Security-clearance backlogs bedevilled RCMP as employee allegedly leaked secrets”
- “Alek Minassian reveals details of Toronto van attack in video of police interview”
- “Man Accused of Toronto Van Attack Says He Corresponded With Other Incel Killers”
- “Army didn’t make Minassian a killer”
- “Attaque au camion-bélier à Toronto : la Couronne veut les codes des appareils de Minassian”
- #HongKong
- “Ottawa won’t say whether any military or security gear has been exported to Hong Kong police since protests began”
- “Hong Kong protesters march against ′totalitarianism′ “
- “Young Hong Kong Protesters Say Force Necessary to Counter Police Violence”
- “Hong Kong Leader’s Town Hall Fails to Persuade Protesters”
- #CHN/Pacific Rim
- “Mass show of advanced military aircraft set for China’s National Day parade”
- “PLA blasts US over hype of ‘Chinese threat’ ” (CHN mil media)
- “Japan indicates China is bigger threat than North Korea in latest defence review”
- “Taiwan jails head of ship firm contracted to build navy minesweepers”
- “Launch of China’s first amphibious warship adds to festive National Day atmosphere: MOD spokesperson” (CHN Communist Party media)
- The Koreas/#OpNEON
- “North Korea to Trump: Make ‘Bold Decision’ to Revive Diplomacy”
- #CHN-#RUS Nexus?
- “Drills improve China-Russia military cooperation” (CHN mil media)
- Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
- “The Western Alliance in the Face of the Russian (Dis)information Machine: Where Does Canada Stand?” (Canadian Global Affairs Institute)
- “Over 3000 troops begin exercise Silver Arrow in Latvia” (NATO info-machine)
- “Belarus to watch NATO military exercise Silver Arrow 2019 in Latvia” (BLR state media)
- “More than 500 Fort Hood soldiers deploying to Lithuania”
- “110 new Unimog trucks handed over to the Lithuanian Armed Forces” (LTU MoD)
- “Kremlin admits disappointment by Belarus’ refusal to host army base”
- “Russia in talks with Turkey on possible Su-35 fighter jet sale: RIA”
- “NATO rejects Russia’s proposed moratorium on intermediate and short range missiles”
- “NATO Rejects Putin’s Missile Moratorium Offer”
- “Belarus reiterates warning about threat of medium and shorter-range missiles in Europe” (BLR state media)
- Way Up North
- “As Arctic Ice Melts, Will The Navy Return To Adak (Alaska)?”
- “Experts laud China’s scientific contribution in Arctic” (CHN media)
- “After weeks at sea, (RUS) Arctic marines bring their battle to a frozen lake in Franz Josef Land”
- “As the «Polarstern» enters Russian Arctic waters, military activity in area is on historical high”
- “The personnel of the Arctic group of the Northern Fleet completed the tasks on the island of Alexandra Land with a hockey match” (RUS MoD, in Russian)
- #Afghanistan
- “Man from Afghanistan buys land in Kandahar, Sask., for family as little piece of home”
- Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
- “Caught in the watchdog crossfire: Elderly B.C. woman died with DND claim in limbo — Widow was denied a survivor’s pension, and a military ombudsman’s office in turmoil was unable to help …”
- “After years of broken promises, vets struggle with which party to support”
- What’s Canada Buying?
- “The F-35 for Canada?” (Col. Ted)
- Other Military News
- “Canadian Armed Forces says cause, cost of Cyclone helicopter collision still unknown — More than seven months after a brand new Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter suffered a hard landing on its first deployment to the Pacific, the Department of National Defence remains in the dark about the cause and cost of the collision …”
- “Conclusion de l’exercice WORTHINGTON CHALLENGE 2019 à Gagetown”
- “Army Training, Sir! — I am sore but pretty thrilled today. Why? Because yesterday, I got to participate in Operation Collaborative Spirit–a military exercise at a base two hours from Ottawa …” (Saideman’s Semi-Spew blog)
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