MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – January 15, 2020

• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Mission de l’OTAN en Irak: le Canada veut recommencer l’entraînement dès que possible”
• “US military resumes counter-Islamic State operations in Iraq”
• “U.S. Military Resumes Joint Operations With Iraq”
• “Qatar Seeks to Mediate Amid Tensions After US Strike in Iraq”
• “US Considers Withdrawing Military Aid If Iraq Expels Troops”
• “Ukraine plans to send 20 servicemen to Iraq within NATO mission, – diplomat”
• “Ukraine willing to send 20 soldiers to Iraq for NATO mission” (UKR media)
• “The deputy secretary general of Iraq’s al-Nujaba Movement says the Iraqi nation must choose the path of resistance in case the parliamentary bill demanding the withdrawal of all US-led foreign military forces from the country is not implemented …” (IRN media)
• “Iraq oil producers caught up in Iran crisis”
• “Now Iran Is Warning European Troops ‘May Be in Danger’ “
• “Soleimani’s killing strengthens Putin’s hand in Syria and Iraq”
  

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• “Iran: US Withdrawal from Region Sole Compensation for Gen. Soleimani’s Assassination” (IRN media)
• “Israeli Analyst: New Chief of Quds Force Unlikely to Attack Israel and Open Another Front”
• “Senior Hamas official: ‘Qasim Soleimani gave us everything Iran has to offer’ ” (pro-RUS site)
• “Foreign Minister Javad Zarif says the only people celebrating the assassination of Iran’s prominent anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani are US President Donald Trump, his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Daesh Takfiri terror group …” (IRN media)
• “Chris Selley: Harper misquote shows why ‘regime change’ needed in some Canadian newsrooms”
• “Regional states mustn’t hesitate to end US’ military presence in region: President Rouhani” (IRN media)
• “Will the Latest Iran Protests Spark a Popular Uprising?”
  

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• “(JOR) King discusses cooperation with NATO secretary general”
• “Yes, Britain’s F-35s Saw Combat for Syria for the First Time in 2019”
• “Russian Jets Resume Bombing of Syria’s Rebel-Held Northwest-Residents”
• “Russian jets resume airstrikes in Syria’s Idlib province”
• “Syrian military air base hit by missiles”
• “Syrian-Kurdish authorities responsible for Islamic State refugee camps are likely to deny any UK request to repatriate four British children if the condition imposed to allow their return is that their mother cannot return with them …”
  

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• “UK tells Daesh mother her 4 children can return home if she stays in Syria”
• “ISIS attack on Syria-Iraq border wounds four guards, Iraqi military says”
• “Why is Kosovo Taking Home Islamic State Members?”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “It was a busy day in Camp Ādaži! Lieutenant-Colonel Mike Reekie and Chief Warrant Officer William King officially turned command of the eFP Battle Group over to Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Angell and Chief Warrant Officer Kevin King …” (NATO eFP BG FB post)
  

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• “Russian government resigns after Putin proposes constitutional changes”
• “In accordance with Article 83 (c) and part 2 of Article 117 of the Russian Federation Constitution, the President announced the resignation of the Government of the Russian Federation and appointed Dmitry Medvedev Acting Prime Minister of the Russian Federation …” (Kremlin info-machine)
• “Will Putin Stay Or Will He Go? Bombshell Address and Shock Medvedev Resignation Offer Big Hint”
• “Putin signs decree on government’s resignation – Kremlin” (RUS state media)
• “Putin Shake-Up Could Keep Him in Power Past 2024 as PM, Cabinet Step Aside”
• “Putin Signals Intention to Continue Steering Russia Beyond 2024, but Will He Solve Country’s Structural Problems?”
• “Putin Puts Forward Little-Known Tax Chief as New Russian PM”
• “Government’s resignation not to affect Russia’s relations with foreign countries — (RUS) expert” (RUS state media)
• “Putin signs decree to establish working group on constitutional amendments – Russian Politics & Diplomacy – TASS” (RUS state media)
• “Is a ‘Soviet Revanche’ Possible in Russia?” (Jamestown Foundation)
• “Putin has declared war, but not just against Ukraine, with his proposed constitutional changes” (Human Rights in Ukraine, NGO)
  

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• “Shoigu Reflects on Russian Military Advances in 2019”
• “U.S. Army soldiers have been training militia troops from the Baltic states in order to help them resist Russian occupation in the event Russia makes a land-grab west of its current border …”
• “NATO showcases flight interceptions over Baltics”
• “The Kremlin’s Expanding Media Conglomerate” (ISW Blog)
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• “Commander of the Canadian Army has arrived to the National Land Forces Academy in Lviv” (UKR MoD)
  

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• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 11/2020 issued on 15 January 2020”
• “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (15 Jan 2020)” (UKR MoD)
• JFO: МAP – 15.01.2020 (UKR NSDC)
  

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• “One Ukrainian soldier died in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces fire 20-plus rounds on DPR in 24 hours” (pro_RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded amid 10 enemy attacks on Jan 14” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire twice over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Two Ukrainian servicemen wounded amid 10 enemy attacks in Donbas in past 24 hours” (UKR media)
• “10 attacks against JFO positions yesterday: two Ukrainian soldiers wounded” (UKR media)
  

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• “Ukraine, NATO to hold joint exercise in Odesa” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine and NATO agreed to conduct joint exercises in October 2020” (UKR media)
  

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• “US could provide $1 billion aid to Ukraine” (UKR media)
• “Yelchenko: Ukraine will start to receive U.S. military assistance in February” (UKR media)
  

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• “Ukraine is ready to be fully involved in NATO’s procurement system” (UKR MoD)
• “Ukraine ready to fully participate in NATO’s procurement system – Kuleba” (UKR media)
  

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• “Ukraine – British organization plans to accuse Russia of military aggression” (pro-RUS site)
  

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• “Ukraine determines another three disengagement sections in Donbas – Zelensky says in phone call with Merkel” (UKR media)
• “Zelensky: New prisoner swap lists being drafted” (UKR media)
• “At Minsk talks, Ukraine to promote additional measures toward full ceasefire in Donbas” (UKR media)
  

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• “Putin and Ukraine’s Black Sea Lands: Another Iteration of Novorossiya?” (Jamestown Foundation)
  

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• “Released By Separatists, RFE/RL Journalists Describe Imprisonment In Eastern Ukraine” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Meng Wanzhou: judge rejects media request to broadcast Huawei executive’s extradition hearing”
• “UK will keep Huawei out of ‘critical national infrastructure’, culture secretary Nicky Morgan says”
• “Schneier: “It’s really too late to secure 5G networks” “
• “Sea Guardians 2020 China-Pakistan joint naval exercise wraps up in Karachi” (CHN mil media)
• “China-Pakistan Sea Guardians 2020 exercise concludes second-phase drills” (CHN mil media)
  

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• Way Up North
• “Missed Opportunities: Why Canada’s North Warning System is Overdue for an Overhaul” (PDF, Macdonald-Laurier Institute)
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “Unlike Finland, Canada nixes cold-weather tests, fly-off among competing fighter jets”
• “800 millions de dollars de plus pour maintenir les vieux avions CF-18”
• “RCAF still dealing with legal issues on new rescue aircraft name – military doesn’t know when it will be able to announce a name”
• “Lockheed Martin says four nations will be protected with next generation radar”
• “Four Nations to be Protected with Lockheed Martin’s Next Generation Radar”
  

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• Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
• “Veterans Affairs Canada and the University of Prince Edward Island forge a new partnership” (VAC info-machine)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – January 14, 2020

• What’s Canada Buying?
• “Canadian government to spend estimated $800M more to keep aging CF-18s in fighting shape”
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Ukraine says ready to become NATO’s operational partner in Iraq” – “Ukraine has informed NATO of its readiness to become an Alliance operational partner in Iraq” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
• “Muqtada al-Sadr meets with Iraqi Shia groups in Iran to discuss US withdrawal: report” (Kurdish media)
• “Report: US Lies About Damage from Iran’s Missile Attacks on American Bases” (IRN media)
• “Irak: tir de roquettes près d’une base abritant des troupes américaines”
• “Iraqi Powerful Cleric Calls for Massive Protests Against US Troops”
• “From Iran, Sadr calls for ‘million-man’ march against US presence in Iraq”
• “Esper: Information Indicated ‘Broad Scale’ Attack Within ‘Matter of Days’ ” (USA DoD info-machine)
  

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• “In surprise move, Turkish and Syrian intelligence chiefs meet in Moscow”
• “Syrian army says Israeli jets attacked Homs air base”
• “Order of Hero of Syrian Republic awarded by President al-Assad to Martyr Soleimani presented to Iranian Defense Minister” (SYR media)
  

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• “Flagging Support: Iranians Defy Officials By Refusing To Walk Upon U.S., Israeli Banners” (USA govt funded media)
• “UN calls on parties to Iran nuclear deal to take effort to keep it in place”
• “Globe editorial: Donald Trump has no Iran strategy, but he sent the regime a message it needed to hear”
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• “Commander of the Army of the Canadian Armed Forces meets with the National Academy of Land Forces in Lviv” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
• “The Canadian military checked the Navy center instructors” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
  

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• “Khomchak takes part in meetings of NATO Military Committee at Chiefs of Defense Session” (UKR media)
  

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• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 10/2020 issued on 14 January 2020”
• “Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 14 January 2020”
• “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (14 Jan 2020)” (UKR MoD)
• JFO: МAP – 14.01.2020 (UKR NSDC)
  

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• “LPR serviceman killed in Ukrainian shelling” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Day in Donbas: Eight attacks, two Ukrainian servicemen wounded” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian forces violate ceasefire eight times over 24 hours, fire 71 rounds at DPR – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Six attacks against JFO positions yesterday: no losses among Ukrainian soldiers” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire twice over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “Ukrainian officer: Russia’s possession of military hardware in Donbas can be proved” (UKR media)
  

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• “Ambassadors of Estonia, Latvia and Poland arrive in JFO area in Donbas” (UKR media)
  

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• “Trilateral Contact Group to meet in Minsk on Jan 16” (UKR media)
• “Trilateral Contact Group on Donbas to meet in Minsk on Jan 16” (UKR media)
  

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• “LPR Supreme Court sentences Kirovsk resident to 12 years in prison for high treason” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “Israeli and Ukrainian media report fake anti-Semitic ‘pogrom’ in Ukraine” (Human Rights in Ukraine, NGO)
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Defence Minister Sajjan concludes visit to Brussels for meetings with NATO officials” (DND info-machine)
• “Putin takes a look at new aircraft carrier”
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Chinese shipyards call time on corvettes to switch to larger vessels”
• “China’s Coast Guard Chief Arrives in the Philippines for Bilateral Talks”
  

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• Internal Security
• “Jewish, Iranian groups demand Canada list Iran military force as terrorist group”
  

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• Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
• “Signing of new partnership agreement between Veterans Affairs Canada and the University of Prince Edward Island” (VAC info-machine)
• “Veterans Business Boot Camp” (Canadian Army Today)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – December 20, 2019

• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Reservist joins Op IMPACT with ‘a strong sense of duty’” (DND info-machine)
• “Iraqi Catholics scrap Christmas Eve mass as protests persist”
• “Iraq: protesters burn SpecOps HQs, attempt to storm govt building”
• “Iraq’s top cleric calls for quick formation of government”
• “Iraq’s top Shiite cleric urges elections to end crisis”
• “Iraq Cries Out for Unity”
• “Ex-(UK) soldier charged with Syria (Kurdish)-related terrorism offences”
• “Russia Recruits Syrian Kurds to Replace U.S.-Led Forces – VOA”
• “Russia has been working to establish a new military force in the Kurdish-majority, northeastern part of Syria with the aim to deploy those troops and hardware to areas along the Syria-Turkey border, local sources told VOA. The military force reportedly would replace a U.S.-backed, Kurdish-armed group that Turkey claims are terrorists …”
• “US gets hold of frequencies of Russian S-400 air defense systems in Syria”
• “US military seized the frequencies of Russian S-400 in Syria” (in Russian)
• “Intel: Pentagon refuses to put timeline on Syria mission”
• “The War Trade: How Italy Sold Armoured Vehicles To Russia + Their Deployment With Syrian Army Militias”
• “Russia fails to get U.N. approval for Syria cross-border aid deliveries (only) from Turkey”
• “Security Council Rejects 2 Draft Resolutions Authorizing Cross-Border, Cross-Line Humanitarian Access in Syria” (UN info-machine)
• “Russia, China veto UNSC resolution co-drafted by Kuwait on aid delivery to Syria”
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “China says Trudeau wasting time asking for Trump’s help on detainees”
• “China says Justin Trudeau wasting time asking for Trump’s help on Canadian detainees”
• “China says case of detained Canadians turned over to prosecutors”
• “Beijing unlikely to back down over South China Sea despite growing international pushback”
• “China military’s new Shandong aircraft carrier set to have smaller fighter jet force than expected”
• “China is becoming an Atlantic sea power, says US military analyst”
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “Sohae Satellite Launch Facility: Activity at Test Stand, but No Evidence of Pre-Launch Preparations” (38 North)
• ” “The silence … makes me concerned” — Diplomats anxious about North Korean silence ahead of Kim Jong Un’s ‘Christmas gift’ “
• “Countries in Region Say Few North Koreans Remain as UN Deadline Nears”
• “US Watching North Korea for ‘Christmas Gift’ Missile Launch”
• “Pentagon Hopeful for Diplomatic Reboot With North Korea”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “A Michigan man (with Canadian citizenship) who has been imprisoned in Russia on spying charges for nearly a year has lost his job with an automotive parts supplier in a corporate restructuring, a move his brother has denounced. Paul Whelan was arrested Dec. 28, 2018, in a Moscow hotel while visiting for a friend’s wedding. The Russian government charged him with espionage and has repeatedly extended his detention while he awaits trial on charges that carry a sentence of up to 20 years. Whelan has denied the charges …”
• “US Man Jailed in Russia on Spying Charges Loses Job”
• “Iron Wolf: (UK) Army Reservists Join Lithuania’s Largest Military Exercise” (UK MoD info-machine)
• “Russia Honors Two of Britain’s ‘Cambridge Five’ Spies”
• “Does Putin Plan to Change the Constitution and Stay in Power?”
  

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• Way Up North
• “Amid arctic sovereignty questions, Canadian Rangers still see few credible reports of unusual activity”
• “Air Force special operators exercise with Norwegian soldiers in Arctic” (USAF info-machine)
• “Russia’s electronic warfare testing with new frigate causes radio- and radar disturbances in northernmost Norway”
• “Podcast: China as a ‘near-Arctic’ state”
• “Norway helps pay for transporting old Russian navy nuclear waste”
• “Gazprom to Build the World’s Northernmost Petrochemical Plant in the Arctic”
  

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• #Afghanistan
• “Joshua Boyle : Judge dismisses charges against ex-Afghan hostage”
  

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• Internal Security
• “Man who attacked military recruiting centre not a one-man terrorist group, appeal court rules” – “Appeal Court finds mentally ill ‘lone wolf’ who attacked Canadian soldiers not a terrorist” – R. v. Ali, 2019 ONCA 1006 (Ontario Court of Appeal)
• “Most cases of extremist conduct in Canadian military don’t end in discipline, says document” 
• “Exclusive: Canada police prepared to shoot Indigenous activists, documents show” – ” ‘Lethal Overwatch Is Req’d’: Canadian Police Mulled Shooting Indigenous Land Defenders – Report”

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “Canada’s first Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue aircraft was formally accepted in Spain on December 18 …” (CAF info-machine via FB)
• “…As our economy weakens, Canada cannot afford further punishment from the USA for not doing what we should have done, years ago … which includes fast-tracing the purchase of a new fifth-generation, American made fighter to replace our ancient CF-18s.” (Col. Ted)
• “CAE to Provide German Navy with NH90 Sea Lion Training”
  

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• Sexual Assault/Harassment in the CF
• “A navy officer deserts his ship, haunted by sexual abuse that derailed Olympic dreams”
  

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• Other Military News
• “Contractors to help (RCAF) manage shortage of experienced pilots, technicians”
• “Minister Sajjan Visits Troops in Europe and the Middle East” (DND info-machine)
• “Le ministre Sajjan rend visite aux militaires en Europe et au Moyen‑Orient”

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – December 16, 2019

• #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”
  

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• #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”
  

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• 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)
  

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• #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)
  

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• #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”
  

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• 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”
  

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• #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”
  

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• 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”
  

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• 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”
  

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• 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 …”
  

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• 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)
  

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• 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” “

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – December 10, 2019

• #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)
  

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• “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”
  

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• 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 …”
  

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• #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”
  

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• 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”
  

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• #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)
  

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• 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”
  

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• #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”
  

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• 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?”
  

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• Mental Health in the CAF
• “Building a bridge over troubled waters: The Sentinel Program in practice” (DND info-machine)
  

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• 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)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – December 6, 2019

• Internal Security
• “Canadian arrested in Turkey this summer charged with terror offences”
• “Turkish authorities alleged detained Canadian had ISIS propaganda on phone”
• “RCMP Integrated National Security Enforcement Team lays terrorism charges in Ontario” (RCMP info-machine)
• “La GRC dépose des accusations de terrorisme contre un jeune Ontarien”
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “La mission de l’OTAN en Irak indispensable pour une armée irakienne forte”
• “15 killed in Baghdad square as assailants fire live rounds”
• “US announces sanctions on leaders of Iran-backed militias in Iraq for protestor killings”
• “Sanctions on Killing Protestors and Corruption in Iraq” (USA State Dept info-machine)
• “Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker On Iraqi Global Magnitsky Designations” (USA State Dept info-machine)
• “Iraq cleric calls for new premier without foreign influence”
• “Iraq loses billions as key oil port kept shut ‘by order of the people’ “
• “Iraq’s Kurdish region hands oil to Baghdad for first time”
• “U.S. Military Says Iran Is Stashing Missiles in Iraq”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Checking in with ATF Romania”
• “Putin: Russia is ready to extend Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ‘without any conditions’ “
• “Russia committed to its intermediate-range missile initiative despite no response — Lavrov” (RUS state media)
• “The Self-Appointed Spies Who Use Google Earth to Sniff Out Nukes”
• “Russia Built A NATO Spec Identification Friend Or Foe System For Turkey’s S-400 Batteries”
• “Russian Navy 2019: Two new submarines, 23 new surface vessels and 480 new kinds of armament”
• “A Misleading Claim About Russia’s Defense Spending” (polygraph.info, fact checking site)
• “Russia Shifting Cargo Traffic Away From Baltic Ports to Its Own”
  

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• #HongKong
• “Hong Kong tensions in Canadian schools trigger meetings with principals, after anonymous pro-communist letter warns pupil of ‘consequences’”
• “China tells Germany to butt out: no inquiry into Hong Kong police protest tactics”
• “A New Game in China Lets Players Attack the Hong Kong Protesters — ‘Fight the Traitors Together’ is a Chinese game about attacking pro-democracy protesters …”
• “Game targeting Hong Kong ‘traitors’ popular on mainland social media” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “The Hong Kong protests have affected Taiwan’s election – but Beijing won’t back down”
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “With China gunning for aircraft carriers, US Navy says it must change how it fights”
• “China in the Crosshairs: NATO Names Beijing as Major ‘Challenge’ Alongside Old Nemisis Russia”
• “China-Pakistan “Warrior-VII” joint military exercise kicks off in Pakistan” (CHN mil media)
• “PLA Support Base launches “Bright Eyes Operation” in Djibouti” (CHN mil media)
• “Rare documentary reveals counter-terrorism perseverance in Xinjiang” (CHN mil media)
  

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• Way Up North
• “Norway’s defense minister: Change and stability in the High North”
• “China is the New Buzzword in the Arctic. Some Argue It Is About Time. Others are Tired of Talking About China”
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “Canada’s Future Fighter Capability: Supplier teams are visiting two Air Force fighter Bases” (The Maple Leaf)
• Wanted: “Canadian Forces Housing Agency (CFHA) Low-Rise Residential Accommodations at various locations across Canada … CFHA has an upcoming infrastructure program that includes low rise apartment buildings and non-apartment style residential units such as detached, semi-detached, town and row houses. CFHA is looking to bring consistency in the design and construction of the various housing models. It is therefore the intent to develop designs that are repeatable and can easily be site adapted for use at various bases and wings across each region …”
• Wanted: “Tactical Training Facility … The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for the provision of Tactical and Collective Mobility Training Services, on an “as and when requested” basis. The Contractor must provide a training facility, including accommodations, long live fire ranges, and support staff, all specialised for tactical and collective mobility training capabilities, to enable Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members to practice and maintain the necessary skills and safely function on a day-to-day basis while deployed …”
• Wanted:  “… The Department of National Defence (DND) has a requirement for experienced role players to participate in and support training activities involving surveillance, counter-surveillance and complementary capabilities. To realize this objective, the Contractor could be required to provide qualified personnel for the following roles: Up to 8 Non-Verbal Role Players per training event who will conduct surveillance and be the target of surveillance in both vehicle and on foot scenarios Up to 8 Verbal Role Players per training event who will interact with DND participants to extract or provide information cues Up to 2 Instructors per training event who will design and deliver training in the domain of human intelligence operations …”
• Wanted:  “Smallpox Therapeutic Drug … Public Services and Procurement Canada proposes to negotiate a contract with Meridian Medical Technologies Inc. on behalf of the Department of National Defence (DND) for the purchase of TPOXX® …”
• Wanted:  “Custom-Built Prototype Aerosol Monitoring Sensor … A 3D human model for predicting the aerosol protective capability of CBR military clothing was developed by DRDC Suffield; however, it has not been validated yet for its predictive capability through experimental testing. Test apparatus and equipment will be acquired and designed to obtain experimental data that can be inputted as parameters into the model …”
• “FAIL: Trudeau Government Promotes Purchase Of Australia’s Leftovers With Photo Of Super Hornet They Aren’t Buying” (Spencer Fernando blog)
  

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• Other Military News
• “Snowbirds aerobatics team returns to full operations after crash in U.S.” – “Retour aux opérations des Snowbirds après l’écrasement d’un avion en octobre”
• “Justin Trudeau should have told Donald Trump Canada refuses to fund its military on the backs of the needy”
• “Joint military-RCMP operation helping Santa get toys to remote Labrador”
• “NATO is the enemy when it comes to fighting climate change”

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – November 14, 2019

• What’s Canada Buying?
• “Remplacement des CF-18: le NPD veut protéger les emplois canadiens”
• “CF-18 Replacements: Liberal Ministers Will Be Held Accountable — Regardless of which company wins the CF-18 fighter replacement contract, Trudeau’s Liberal government must make sure there are job guarantees for aerospace workers here in Canada and strong economic benefits for the Canadian public, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said at a press conference …” (NDP info-machine)
• “Replacing the CF-18 Hornets: Options and Opportunity” (NATO Association of Canada)
• “Irving Shipbuilding to Build Two Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships for Canadian Coast Guard”
• “Opinion: The real obstacle for reforming military spending isn’t in the defence ministry. It’s the Treasury Board”
• “Canada’s Aerospace Industry Calls for Changes to the Federal Ministry” (Aerospace Industries Association of Canada statement)
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “The Commander of the Canadian Joint Operations Command from Canada 🇨🇦, LGen Mike Rouleau, visited #eFP BG Latvia at camp Ādaži, Latvia yesterday …” (NATO enhanced FPBG Latvia FB post)
• “Governor General of Canada to visit Lithuania and Estonia” (GG info-machine)
• “Minister: suspicious interest for Latvia’s military objects considered medium-high”
• “Lithuania pushes for NATO ally involvement in EU defence projects”
• “Russian fighter jets have been scrambled four times on interception missions in the last week, the Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) newspaper quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying …”
• “Kremlin Plans for Long-Term, Zero-Sum Game in Global Standoff With Washington”
• “Russian Reconnaissance Uncovered the Pentagon’s Secrets Right Off the Coast of America” (Stalker Zone, pro-RUS site)
• “Russia plans to beef up Baltic submarine forces — source”
• “Russia sought to build air base in Belarus in exchange for fighter jets … Minsk has turned down Moscow’s offer, saying a new Russian base “will not address issues of Belarusian air force development.” …”
• “Russia Says Warns That if An F-35 Ever Crossed Into Its Airspace It ‘Will Never Be Alone’ “
• “Erdogan Says Turkey Won’t Dispose of Russian S-400s”
• “Russian Baltic Fleet warships hold air defense drills in Mediterranean”
• “Twin Blasts at Ammo Depot in Southeastern Turkey Injure 17 – Reports”
• “2 explosions at ammunition depot in southeast Turkey”
• “Turkey: 17 hurt in explosions at ammunition depot”
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “To give peace a chance in Syria, Canada has options”
• “US to keep about 600 troops in Syria: Pentagon chief”
• “America is ignoring Iraq’s protests at its peril: security experts”
• “Iraq’s Kurds warn of winter of ‘catastrophe’ for refugees fleeing Syria offensive”
• “Russia replaces commander of forces in Syria”
• “Russia Launches New Air Base in Former U.S. Syria Stronghold”
• “Russia Tests ISIS Orphans’ DNA Ahead of Repatriation”
• ” ‘A ticking time bomb’: Anti-ISIS allies debating next steps after U.S. withdrawal”
• “Russia fulfilled its tasks for operation in Syria — Putin”
• “Russian diplomat calls on US to return control over oil deposits to Syria”
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• “La société canadienne PGW Defence Technologies a vendu avec l’appui d’Affaires mondiales Canada 50 fusils de précision LRT-3 à l’armée ukrainienne …” (45eNord.ca)
  

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• “MH17 Crash Probe Releases Intercepted Calls Between East Ukrainian Rebels and Russian Officials” (RUS independent media)
• “Intercepted calls prove Russian government control of militants in Ukraine on eve of MH17” (Human Rights in Ukraine, NGO)
• “Dutch-Led Investigators Probing MH17 Crash Release New Phone Intercepts With Links To Russia” (USA govt funded media)
• “Phone Intercepts Suggest Russian Control Over Ukraine Separatists Ahead of Malaysia Airline Shootdown” (polygraph.info, fact-checking site)
• “Investigators of MH17 tragedy confirm daily contact between Russia-occupation forces and Russia’s FSB in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Russia Questions Authenticity of Dutch MH17 Phone Intercepts” (RUS state media)
• “… The JIT is looking for information on the individuals within the military and administrative hierarchy who enabled the shooting down of MH17 in Eastern Ukraine using a BUK TELAR. The JIT wants to get in touch with further witnesses who are able to testify about these command lines and the role that Russian government officials might have had …” (NLD police MH17 probe page)
• “Top Putin aide named by MH17 airliner investigators” (Reuters)
• “Joint investigation team begins new witness appeal in MH17 crash case” (RUS state media)
• “MH17 investigation team twists facts to support pre-approved decision — Russian diplomat” (RUS state media)
• “MH17 case: JIT publishes talks of militants with Russian officials” (UKR media)
  

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• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 270/2019 issued on 14 November 2019”
• “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (14 Nov 2019)” (UKR MoD)
• “JFO: МAP – 14.11.2019” (UKR NSDC)
• “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (13 Nov 2019)” (UKR MoD)
• Essence of Time summary, 11-13 Nov 2019 (pro-RUS site, in Russian, with maps)
  

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• “Ukrainian army doubles number of strikes at DPR over 24 hours, civilian wounded – JCCC” (pro_RUS rebel info-machine)
• “17 attacks against JFO positions yesterday: no losses among Ukrainian soldiers” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire four times over 24 hours” (pro_RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Occupants attack Ukrainian positions in Donbas two times” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine reports 17 enemy attacks in Donbas on Nov 13” (UKR media)
  

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• “Demining of territories in Bohdanivka and Petrivske begins” (UKR media)
• “Mine clearance activities are underway at the disengagement area 3 near Bohdanivka-Petrivske settlements” (UKR MoD)
• “OSCE SMM says 1st phase of Petrovskoye disengagement successfully completed” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “Putin calls for soonest completion of disengagement of forces in Donbass” (RUS state media)
  

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• “Fire at military base storage in central Ukraine” (UKR media)
• “Analysis: Ukrainian defence procurement reflects the realities of war in the Donbass” (Jane’s)
• “Ukrainian President Zelensky has three main steps planned for ‘de-occupation’ of Crimea” (UKR media)
  

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• “Spot Report by OSCE Observer Mission: Eighty-ninth Russian convoy of 14 vehicles crossed into Ukraine and returned through Donetsk Border Crossing Point”
• “Russian humanitarian aid convoy arrives in Lugansk” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “91st Russian humanitarian aid convoy delivers children’s food kits to Donetsk” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “Ukraine, Poland to strengthen military cooperation – General Staff” (UKR media)
• “The United States will hand over three more Island-class patrol boats to the Ukrainian Navy” (UKR MoD)
• “Military threats to Ukraine in Black, Azov Seas constantly growing – (UKR def) minister” (UKR media)
• “The U.S. Charge d’affaires for Ukraine has stressed that the Russians are looking for any sign of weakness and any sign that support for Ukraine would be withdrawn …” (UKR media)
• “Defense minister calls Russia enemy, says financial, economic relations impossible with it” (UKR media)
  

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• “Veteran Mazur returns to Ukraine – Herashchenko” (UKR media)
• “Russia-wanted Donbas war veteran Mazur released from detention in Poland, returns to Ukraine” (UKR media)
• “Veteran Mazur returns to Ukraine – Gerashchenko” (UKR media)
  

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• “Ukraine may leave Minsk Accords if it takes too long to implement them — top (UKR) diplomat” (RUS state media)
• “Ukrainian top diplomat confirms Ukraine’s sabotage of Minsk Agreements, says Russian MP” (RUS state media)
• “Ukraine may withdraw from Minsk agreements, – Prystaiko” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine may withdraw from Minsk agreements – FM Prystaiko” (UKR media)
• “Kyiv does not rule out its withdrawal from Minsk Agreements” (UKR media)
• “Pristaiko’s Minsk accords escape musing shows indifference to UN SC – DPR” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “Nationalist Battalions Burned Four UAF Fighters Alive in Donbass” (pro-RUS site)
• “National Battles burned four APU fighters alive in Kamenka” (Donbass Today, pro-RUS site, Google English version)
• “Nationalis Battalion burned four fighters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Kamenka alive” (pro-RUS site, in Russian)
• “Ukrainian law-enforcers disarm radicalised militants following attack on brigade commander” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “Over 170,000 citizens of occupied Donbas got Russian passports” (UKR media)
• “170K in East Ukraine Get Russian Passports Under Putin’s Fast-Track Program” (RUS independent media)
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “US provokes China with Taiwan Straits transit, pressures trade talks: expert” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “More details emerge about PLA’s new assault rifle”
• “China Investing in ‘Artificial Intelligence’ Warfare to Threaten US Military Superiority”
  

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• #HongKong
• “Hong Kong Protests Enter New, More Violent Phase”
• “Hong Kong in Partial Shutdown as Clashes, Protests Continue”
• “Hong Kong curfew rumours sweep cyberspace as ‘exclusive’ from China’s Global Times fuels the fire”
• “China to oppose external forces interfering in HK affairs: Xi” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “Mobs turn (Hong Kong) campuses into Syria-like war zone” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “Xi says HK’s most pressing task is to end violence, chaos and restore order” (CHN mil media)
• “Xi Jinping again backs Hong Kong police use of force in stopping unrest”
• “Is Beijing ready to step in to stop Hong Kong protests?”
• “If China puts troops in Hong Kong, Washington should suspend the city’s trade status, US commission says”
• “From Hong Kong to the military: the Communist Party’s top new talking points”
• “China Unveils ‘Patriotic Education’ Plan to Include Protest-Hit Hong Kong”
• “Hong Kong to Detail Recession, Toll of Trade War, Protests”
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “Authoritative North Korean Statement Warns US of ‘Greater Threat’ If Talks Fail”
• “N.Korea Threatens ‘New Path’ Military Drills Resume”
• “Military Aircraft Lined Up at the Wonsan Airport” (38 North)
  

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• Way Up North
• “B-52s fly mission in Arctic Circle before bomber task force returns to Barksdale”
• “Russian Navy to use armed icebreakers in Arctic”
• “RAF deploys Typhoons to Iceland”
  

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• Internal Security
• “Thousands of cyber victims around the world, say RCMP after Canadian charged in malware investigation”
• “Iron March Leak: Forum Moderator MOONLORD Was Former Calgary Blood & Honour Member, Active Canadian Forces, Supported Atomwaffen, and Apparently Selling Weapons to French Far-Right” (Anti-Racist Canada blog)
  

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• Mental Health in the CAF
• “How To Prevent PTSD In War Zones, No Really”
• “The case for treating PTSD with cannabis”
  

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• Sexual Assault/Harassment in the CF
• “Ottawa soldier alleges he faced reprisals from military for supporting female colleague who reported sex assault”
  

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• Other Military News
• “DND losing staff because of move to former Nortel campus but numbers are unknown at this point”
• “435 Squadron member awarded SAR Tech of the Year”
• “Canadians buy about 20 million poppies a year, Legion says”
• “On May 3rd, 2020 services and branches across Canada and internationally will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of action in the Battle of the Atlantic …” (RCN info-machine)

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