MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – September 7, 2019

• #NATO Ex Off Halifax
• “NATO navies arrive in Halifax for Cutlass Fury, largest such naval exercise in decades” (NATO info-machine)
• “HMS Queen Elizabeth bringing 7 British F-35Bs on cruise to Canada, U.S.”
• “British aircraft carrier to visit port of Halifax this month”
• ” ‘Largest ever’ U.K. aircraft carrier to visit Halifax during NATO exercise”
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Justin Trudeau sharpens criticism of China in Huawei spat”
• “China slams Canada after Trudeau criticizes detentions”
• “China accepts new Canadian envoy, urges Ottawa to release Meng to fix ties” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “It would be difficult for Japan to develop military space unit” (CHN military media)
  

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• #HongKong
• “Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday that Beijing would safeguard the one country, two systems and support Hong Kong government efforts to end the crisis which has engulfed the city for months, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for “utmost” effort to avoid violence …”
• “Protests Continue in Hong Kong Despite Bill’s Withdrawal”
• “Hong Kong police stave off airport protest after night of violence”
• “Hong Kong Officials Limit Airport Transportation to Prevent Protests”
• “Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas as Angry Crowd Melts Away Like Water”
• ” Hong Kong Authorities Reassure Businesses as Fitch Downgrades Rating”
• “Chinese FM slams Pelosi’s comments on HK, stressing it is China’s domestic affairs” (CHN Communist Party media)
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “Cutting Through the Hype About the North Korean Ballistic Missile Submarine Threat” (38 North)
• “Trump Accuses Korea of Ingratitude”
  

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• #MLI-Africa/#OpPRESENCE
• “Was Canada’s Mali mission worth it? Absolutely”
• “Mali: Former rebels and militia fighters abducted from bus in Mopti region”
• “22 ex-combattants enlevés lors d’un trajet en autocar au Mali”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “NATO diplomats and experts meet in Riga to discuss NATO’s nuclear deterrence” (NATO info-machine)
• “NATO announces change in Baltic air policing duties”
• “Hungarian Gripens showcase new capabilities in NATO Baltic Air Policing mission”
• “U.S. redeploys highly advanced anti-missile defense system from Romania”
• “Poland asks U.S. for anti-tank missiles, military transport planes – media”
• “U.S. Navy submarine tests four nuclear capable Trident II D5 missiles”
• “U.S. should impose sanctions on Turkey over S-400 without any delay – Jerusalem Post”
• “After the INF: Russia’s Propaganda and Real Threats”
• “Russia Secures Pens Holding ‘Spy Whales,’ Satellite Images Show”
• “Spy-colleagues of ‘Whaledimir’ are now better tied up at home in Russia”
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• JFO: МAP – 07.09.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• UKR MoD summary, 070700 Sept 2019 (in Ukrainian)
  

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• “Ukraine reports 11 enemy attacks in Donbas on Sept 6” (UKR media)
  

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• “Russia and Ukraine prisoner swap underway” (Deutsche Welle)
• “Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Exchange Underway” (USA govt funded media)
• “Russian-Ukrainian exchange procedure has started, says lawyer” (RUS state media)
• “Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange under way” (Al Jazeera)
• “Detainee swap between Russia, Ukraine to be held in 35-for-35 format” (UKR media)
• “Plane With Freed Detaineess Released by Ukraine Lands In Moscow” (RUS state media)
• “Zelenskyy Pardons Prisoners Being Prepared for Russia-Ukraine Simultaneous Release – Lawyer” (RUS state media)
• “Special Rossiya unit aircraft has landed in Kiev to take Russian citizens within exchange” (RUS state media)
• “Prisoner swap: Airplanes with prisoners take off from Russia, Ukraine airports”
• “Filmmaker Sentsov, 24 Ukrainian sailors in Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap – lawyer” (Reuters)
• “Prisoner swap: Two Ukrainian planes landed in Moscow” (UKR media)
• “Buses Leave Moscow Prison Amid Expected Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Swap” (USA govt funded media)
• “All sailors detained in Kerch Strait, including SBU officers, to be handed over to Ukraine” (UKR media)
  

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• “How the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Has Seized a Terrorist Implicated in Bringing Down Flight MH17, and Transported Him Out from the Russia-Occupied Territory” (InformNapalm.org, pro-UKR OSINT)
• “Hybrid combinations of the Kremlin or why Putin needs Tsemakh” (Information Resistance, pro-UKR OSINT)
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Russia’s military is incorporating mercenaries hired by a wealthy ally of President Vladimir Putin into its planned offensive to help Syria’s army retake the last major stronghold held by jihadist rebels, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter …”
• “US and Turkey make third joint flight over northeastern Syria: EUCOM”
• “US welcomes Denmark’s military assistance in Syria”
• “Denmark to deploy troops to Northern Syria”
• “Joint US-Turkey ground patrols set to start in Syria buffer zone, Akar says”
  

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• #CHN-#RUS Nexus?
• “First batch of Chinese troops arrive in Russia for Center-2019 drills” (CHN military media)
• “China, Russia pledge to deepen military cooperation” (CHN military media)
  

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• Internal Security
• “MPP’s ties to China raise questions about how close Canadian politicians should get to foreign powers”
• ” Authorities in Canada and far northern Minnesota are urging residents to avoid contact and call police if they see a former Canadian Armed Forces reservist with alleged ties to a hate group …”
• “Case of missing neo-Nazi reveals Canadian media’s double standards” (Ricochet)
  

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• Way Up North
• “RCAF assures Canada’s sovereignty in the North” (RCAF info-machine)
• ” ‘Potentially Dangerous’ Objects Found in Northern Russia After Accident”
• “B-2 stealth bomber on mission above Arctic Circle outside Norway”
• “Russian nuclear blast debris is still emitting radiation, reports say”
• “After fixing «some technical problems», a new nuke sub makes ready for Northern Fleet”
• “Russia to Build 17 Icebreaking LNG Tankers as Melting Arctic Opens Route to China”
• “New Arctic partnership announces construction of 17 icebreaking LNG tankers”
• “Powered by LNG, tanker sails across Russian Arctic route to China”
• “India looks towards Russian Arctic”
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “La Marine royale canadienne acquerra cinq connecteurs mer‑terre qui seront construits à Montréal”
• “Providing the Royal Canadian Navy with greater flexibility for ashore operations … the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, announced a contract of approximately $12 million to acquire five ship-to-shore connector systems that will support such missions. These systems will be built in Canada by Navamar Inc. With these ship-to-shore connector systems, vessels such as our Joint Support Ships will have an enhanced and robust capability to transfer cargo and equipment from the ship to the shore …” (DND info-machine)
• “USAF F-35s Star at AERO Gatineau-Ottawa 2019 Air Show”
• “CAE to upgrade Swedish Naval Warfare Training System”
  

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• Other Military News
• “House fire at CFB Edmonton (in 2015) leads to attempted murder charge”
• “A United Nations Emergency Peace Service (UNEPS) is long overdue” (Ceasefire.ca)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – September 6, 2019

• What’s Canada Buying?
• “Petawawa soldiers to test new camouflage for Canadian Forces”
• “Canadian military testing new camouflage combat uniforms”
• “Canadian military tests new camouflage uniform as replacement for iconic pattern in use since early 2000s”
• “The high-speed hard sell: why the F-35 is coming to a Canadian air show”
• Wanted: “… a Regional Individual Standing Offer for the furnishing of all labour, material, tools, equipment, transportation, and supervision required to supply and haul potable water to various locations of CFB Halifax Nova Scotia on an “as and” when requested basis …”
• Wanted: “…DND requires a qualified Contractor with the experience and the instructors to provide canopy control training in levels from beginner to advanced. The requirement is for up to a 24 man canopy control parachute training in either Canada or the United States on an as and when requested basis …”
• Wanted: “… DND personnel may need to conduct operations which require monitoring and reporting weather data such as wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity (dew point), pressure and precipitation. Current, state-of-the-art Micro Weather Sensor systems available will enable accurate weather forecasting in areas of operation at a fraction of the cost and size of existing DND tactical weather monitoring systems …”
• “The Royal Canadian Air Force to Provide Exclusive Updates on Fixed-Wing Training at Military Flight Training 2019” (conference planning company info-machine)
  

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• Internal Security
• “Racist materials found in ex-army reservist’s truck prompted investigation: sources”
• “L’ex-réserviste Patrik Mathews a franchi la frontière, selon les autorités américaines”
• “Mathews, l’ancien réserviste néo-nazi en fuite, serait aux États-Unis”
• “Search for Canadian army reservist suspected of links to neo-Nazi group includes Minnesota”
• “MN authorities look for former Canadian reservist linked to right-wing extremist group”
• “Update – Beausejour RCMP seeking assistance in locating missing male” (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)
• “Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon Want Asylum in Canada”
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “A senior U.S. diplomatic official reportedly said Thursday the U.S. is negotiating with the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels an in effort to end the Yemeni Civil War …”
• “Estonian govt supports increasing maximum size of Iraq mission contingent”
• “Iran Setting Up ‘Major’ Military Base 300km from US Garrison in Iraq”
• “Iran to develop centrifuges for faster uranium enrichment”
• “Iran-linked Popular Mobilisation Forces in Iraq leak details of air defence division”
• “Iraqi militias announce plans for their own air force”
• “Al Qaeda Attempts to Unify Forces in Syria” (Institute for the Study of War)
• “Turkey must launch Syria operation ‘even if its suicide’ – Islamist chief editor”
• “3 Russian Soldiers Killed in Syria – Military Source”
• “Russian Defense Ministry denies media report three officers were killed in Syria” (RUS state media)
• “Russia and Turkey Reach Shaky Agreement on Syrian Idlib Province”
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 210/2019 issued on 5 September 2019”
• JFO: МAP – 05.09.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• UKR MoD summary, 050700 Sept 2019 (in Ukrainian)
• Essence of Time summary, 2-4 September 2019 (pro-RUS site, with maps, in Russian)
  

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• “Ukrainian forces violate ceasefire 14 times over 24 hours, fire 200 rounds at DPR – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Day on Donbas: Eight attacks on Ukrainian positions” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian forces deploy armoured vehicles in residential areas near contact line – LPR militia” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian positions in Donbas warzone shelled, mortared on Thursday – JFO HQ”
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire once over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “DPR militia reports Ukrainian special operations team breakthrough attempt” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “Statement by Leonid Pasechnik on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the signing of the Minsk Agreements” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Kiev steps up militant rhetoric against DPR, LPR over five years of Minsk talks – deputy” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukraine’s Zelensky must hold direct dialogue with Donbass to reach peace, says politician” (RUS state media)
• “DPR continues to insist on Kiev’s adherence to Minsk Agreements — official” (RUS state media)
• “Donbass expects Kiev to adhere to Minsk Agreements — LPR” (RUS state media)
• “Russian envoy calls on Ukraine to stop pressuring OSCE observers in Donbass” (RUS state media)
• “Ukraine asks Russia to return military observers to Donbass” (pro-RUS site)
  

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• “Russian-Ukrainian prisoner swap can take place in coming days, says politician” (RUS state media)
• “Putin announces “large-scale” prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine” (UKR media)
• “Prisoner swap talks with Ukraine entering final stage – Putin” (UKR media)
  

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• “MH17 Suspect Tsemakh To Be Released, Putin Says Prisoner Swap Deal Near Completion” (USA govt funded media)
• “The release of Tsemakh and Putin’s statement of “large-scale POW exchange” pose danger for Ukraine” (InformNapalm.org, pro-UKR OSINT)
• “Observers Cry Foul Over Kyiv’s Release of Key Witness in Flight MH17 Probe” (USA govt funded media)
• “MH17 suspect release incriminates Russia, but leaves Ukraine compromised” (Human Rights in Ukraine, NGO)
• “Volodymyr Tsemakh, the key suspect in the MH17 downing over Donbas in 2014, is likely to get back to the occupied territory of Donbas; this is where he resided before the special operation of the SBU …” (UKR media)
• “Dutch Foreign Minister Blok states that Tsemakh’s release raises many questions” (UKR media)
• “International investigators did not question Tsemakh before release, – JIT” (UKR media)
• “MH17 case: Reports on Tsemakh release “raise many questions” – Dutch foreign minister” (UKR media)
• “MH17 case: Release of “person of interest” Tsemakh in Kyiv not to stop probe – Dutch investigators” (UKR media)
• “Appeal court releases ‘DPR’ fighter, suspect in MH17 case Tsemakh on personal recognizance” (UKR media)
  

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• “Ukraine Probes Motor Sich Defense Firm For ‘Subversion’ ” (USA govt funded media)
• “Ukraine probes Motor Sich defense firm for ‘subversion’ – media”
  

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• “Court releases Ukrainian army officer suspected of working for FSB” (UKR media)
• “DPR court sentences Ukrainian security service agent to 17 years – prosecutors” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “Belarus strengthens security on border with Ukraine to curb illegal smuggling of weapons” (UKR media)
  

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• “Putin says Moscow-Kiev relations will inevitably normalize in the future” (RUS state media)
• “Vladimir Putin met with the Head of the Political Council of the Ukrainian party Opposition Platform – For Life, Viktor Medvedchuk. The conversation took place on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum after its plenary meeting …” (RUS Pres info-machine)
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “China Urges Release of Huawei Exec With New Canadian Envoy”
• “Canada ambassador’s China ties ‘may help ease troubled relationship’ “
• “China urges new Canadian ambassador to reflect on ‘mistakes’ Ottawa has made”
• Good question … “Why are we allowing China to bully Canadians here?”
• “Les défis du nouvel ambassadeur canadien en Chine”
• “China reveals hunter drone to catch small, low flying drones with nets” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “China-Australia-US Joint Exercise “KOWARI 2019” held — China-Australia-US Joint Exercise “Kowari-2019″ was held from August 28 to September 4 in Keynes, North Queensland, Australia …” (CHN mil media)
• “British Royal Navy’s past glory are fading in the wind” (CHN mil media)
  

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• #HongKong
• “In Hong Kong, Carrie Lam just admitted what everyone knows: Beijing calls the shots”
• “Lam announces four actions” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “Hong Kong Protesters Keep Up Pressure, Despite Extradition Bill Withdrawal”
• “China opts for low-key coverage of Hong Kong extradition bill withdrawal”
• “After extradition bill withdrawal, Hong Kong launches global ad campaign to reassure investors”
• “Hong Kong has not acted enough to detach from colonial past, experts argue” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “Hong Kong events are Chinese domestic affair, says senior Russian diplomat”
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “Hundreds of North Korea IT workers abroad earning money for missile, nuclear program, says UN report” – “During the reporting period, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea continued to enhance its nuclear and missile programmes, although it did not conduct a nuclear test or intercontinental ballistic missile launch …” (UN report, PDF)
• “North Korea has installed a Japanese-made radar with a range of 30-60 km on Hambak Island, a nominally South Korean-governed island near the Northern Limit Line in the West Sea. That brings Incheon International Airport and Ganghwa Island within spying range …”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “US Could Use Special Forces in Estonia Against Russia, Former EC Parliamentarian Says”
• “It’s Time to Talk About A2/AD: Rethinking the Russian Military Challenge”
• “Putin: Russia to Produce Previously Banned Missiles, Deploy Them If U.S. Does”
• “Putin Says Russia Will Produce New Missiles After Demise of Nuclear Pact”
• “America’s Rush Back to Nuclear Weapons”
• “Turkey deploys S-400 systems near Ankara” – “#Turkey, #Ankara, Mürted Akinci #Airbase: Deployed #S400 #radars. #ISI #IMINT #VISINT #intelligence #Russia https://t.co/WuEITwA74N” (ISI Twitter feed)
• “This is why Turkey will not buy the Russian fighter jets”
• “India’s Russian Arms Purchases Hit ‘Breakthrough’ $14.5Bln, Official Says”
  

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• Way Up North
• “Sovereignty Served Cold — From its inception, Canada’s assertion of sovereignty in the Arctic was complex …” (Centre for International Policy Studies)
• “Canadian gov to fund runway upgrades for Inuvik, Northwest Territories airport”
• “La Défense nationale fournira jusqu’à 150 millions $ en financement pour l’aéroport d’Inuvik”
• “Trump launches massive Arctic military programme to fend off Russia and China”
• “Danish Defense Minister Keeps Door Open for Danish Fighter Plane Base in Greenland”
• “As China seeks to expand Arctic satellite coverage, some experts warn of military capabilities”
• “Alaska losing $102M in military construction for wall on U.S.-Mexico border”
• “India Looks Toward Russian Arctic for Energy Development”
• “A Warmer Arctic Makes for Hotter Geopolitics”
• “The case against Arctic imperialism”
  

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• Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
• “Ottawa paid $75M for veterans’ cannabis last year, could pay $100M this year”
  

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• Other Military News
• “Petawawa Helicopter squadron ready to assist with Hurricane relief efforts”
• “CUTLASS FURY 2019 to take place in September” (RCN info-machine)
• “No to Cutlass Fury 2019! No U.S. or Other Foreign Warships in Canadian Waters!” (Communist Part of Canada Marxist-Leninist info-machine)
• “A tests of combat arms leadership” (Canadian Army Today)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – September 4, 2019

• Internal Security
• “Alleged ISIS supporter to be released after Federal Court rejects appeal”
• “B.C. man in terror case ordered released by Federal Court but awaits deportation”
• “Vehicle belonging to missing former reservist with alleged links to neo-Nazi group found: RCMP”
• “Truck of former reservist with alleged neo-Nazi ties found near U.S.-Canada border”
• “Le véhicule de l’ex-réserviste Patrik Mathews retrouvé dans le sud du Manitoba”
• “RCMP find vehicle of missing army reservist with alleged links to hate group”
• “Truck of former reservist with alleged neo-Nazi ties found near U.S.-Canada border”
• “RCMP find vehicle belonging to missing army reservist accused of having links to hate group”
• “American police warned former Manitoba army reservist likely crossed border”
• “Patrik Jordan Mathews’ vehicle was located near Sprague, MB on 9/2/2019 by Canadian Authorities. There have been Facebook postings reporting he is wanted in a homicide which is not correct. He is listed as a missing person …” (Roseau County Sheriff’s Office, via FB)
• “Distrust in CSIS makes us less safe”
  

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• Way Up North
• “National Defence to contribute funding for upgrades at Inuvik Airport” (DND info-machine)
• “Federal gov’t announces more money for Inuvik airport”
• “Russian Nuclear Blast Debris Is Still Emitting Radiation, Reports Say”
• “Pence says China and Russia are increasingly active in the Arctic”
• “… The (USA) vice president … reiterated the U.S. stance that Russia and China are increasingly active across the Arctic region, and praised Reykjavik for its security cooperation. “We commend Iceland’s coast guard and we are grateful for the security cooperation and presence of U.S. forces in and out of Iceland,” Pence said after meeting Icelandic President Gudni Johannesson in Reykjavik. Amid growing divisions in the polar region over melting ice and access to minerals, the United States has expressed concerns that Russia is behaving aggressively in the Arctic and said China’s actions there have to be watched closely as well …”
• “Putin, Modi work on Arctic cooperation during Russia meeting”
• “Russia’s Military Posture in the Arctic — Russia’s military posture in the Arctic is informed by the changing geopolitical environment, and can no longer be considered in isolation from the country’s growing tensions with the West …” (Chatham House)
• “The fight to control the Arctic”
• “Russia Open to Private Companies Developing Energy-Rich Arctic Shelf, Minister Says”
  

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• #MLI-Africa/#OpPRESENCE
• “UN says there will be no medical evacuation gap in Mali peacekeeping mission, but mum on details”
• “Canada departs U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali”
• “Mali : Le Canada a annoncé la conclusion de sa mission de maintien de la paix”
• “Bomb explodes under bus in Mali”
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Dominic Barton named Canada’s new ambassador to China”
• “Canada names Dominic Barton as new China envoy amid damaged relations following arrest of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou”
• “Canada appoints former McKinsey consultant envoy to China, business groups pleased”
• “China’s defensive military policy traces its roots to history and reality” (CHN military media)
• “Fleet of seven J-20 jets unveiled in Chinese airforce video” (CHN military media)
  

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• #HongKong
• “Leak Shows Beijing’s Tight Rein on Hong Kong Crisis”
• “Central govt reaffirms strong support for Lam” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “Hong Kong leader pulls extradition bill that sparked massive protests”
• “Hong Kong Leader Withdraws Extradition Bill”
• “Lam Withdraws Extradition Bill: “Too Little, Too Late” “
• “Global stocks rise on hope for Hong Kong calm”
• “Xi Jinping singles out Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan as major risks for Chinese Communist Party”
• “Chinese diplomats violently clash with pro-Hong Kong protesters in Europe”
• “China sows disinformation on Hong Kong using porn accounts on Twitter”
• “Young traitors to ruin themselves … Rioters like Wong are the new generation of traitors. They are frenziedly staking Hong Kong’s future on a final bet for the interests of their small group …” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “Hong Kong mob gets harsh warning — Radical protesters show clear signs of color revolution: spokesperson …” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “Southeast Asian countries worried about Hong Kong violence entering their borders” (CHN Communist Party media)
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “N.Korea’s New Missiles Could ‘Overwhelm’ U.S. Regional Defenses”
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Will Canada’s justice system step up to deal with Jihadi Jack?”
• “Iraq: Camps Expel Over 2,000 People Seen As ISIS-Linked, Says HRW”
• “3 Turkish soldiers killed in clash with Kurdish militants in Iraq”
• “Turkey launches airstrike in N. Iraq, neutralizes 2 PKK terrorists”
• “9 IS terrorists killed in Iraq”
• “ISIS using booby-trapped cows to attack targets in Iraq”
• “Turkey is ready for Syria safe zone – Kalin”
• “Turkish, US officials discuss Syria safe zone”
• “Iran to develop centrifuges in further step away from nuclear deal”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “There’s a lot of activity in the Baltic Sea this week. Yesterday saw the start of Northern Coasts (NOCO 2019). Over 40 surface ships, submarines, related aircraft, and some 3,000 troops are involved from 18 nations including Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Italy, Canada, Croatia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and the USA …”
• “The British Royal Air Force (RAF) has completed a four-month Operation Azotize deployment to support the Nato Baltic Air Policing mission in Estonia …”
• “European Missile Maker and Polish Defense Giant Join Forces On New Tank Destroyer Concept”
• “Latvian Prime Minister Visits 1st CAB Soldiers on Lielvarde Air Base” (Pentagon info-machine)
• “Ukrainian-Romanian Riverine-2019 military exercise starts on Danube”
• “Russia in Review: Military Exercises as Geopolitical Tools” (ISW Blog)
• “Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday lashed out at pressure on some countries — including his own — not to acquire missiles with nuclear warheads …”
• “Watchdog troubled by foreign-run biological labs near Russia’s borders” (RUS state media)
• “Belarus’s Sovereignty Upswing”
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• “#OpUNIFIER provides for the first time a comprehensive package of direct training at Combat Training Center Shirokiy Lan in South of Ukraine. The package includes NATO familiarisation on Mission Command, Symbols, Mission Task Verbs, Troop Leading Process, Оbserver Сontroller Тrainer (OCT), Staff organisation and structure, Military Grid References System (MGRS) map conventions, Land Navigation, and many other NATO related trainings …” (CAF in UKR FB post)
  

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• “Daily Report 209/2019 issued by the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) to Ukraine on 4 September 2019”
• JFO: МAP – 04.09.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• UKR MoD summary, 040700 Sept 2019 (in Ukrainian)
  

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• “Spot Report by OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM): Small-arms fire near SMM in Pikuzy”
  

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• “This Is Important: A Comparison between the JFO and OSCE Reports over the 5th Week of the “Truce” in the Donbas” (InformNapalm.org, pro-UKR OSINT)
  

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• “Four Ukrainian soldiers wounded amid 10 enemy attacks in Donbas on Sept 3” (UKR media)
• “Two DPR militiamen killed as “Azov” gunmen shell Gorlovka – People’s Militia” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Day in Donbas: One Ukrainian soldier wounded in action” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian forces fire 45 rounds of ammunition at DPR over 24 hours, damage recorded – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Four Ukrainian warriors wounded in Donbas over 24 hours” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire twice over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Donbas conflict: Mercenaries use mortars, grenade launchers and Infantry Fighting Vehicle” (UKR media)
• “Russia brings tanks, weapons and its very own censorship to occupied Luhansk” (UKR media)
  

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• “DPR, LPR prepare project to resolve disengagement problem in pilot areas” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “OSCE monitors see for themselves that LPR’s Stanitsa bridge post is not a fortification – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukraine carries out political provocation, hangs flags on Stanitsa bridge – Pasechnik” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “Ukraine suggests return Russian representatives of the Common Control and Coordination Center, – Olifer” (UKR media)
  

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• “Press Statement of Special Representative of OSCE Chair in Ukraine and in Trilateral Contact Group Sajdik after Meeting of TCG and working groups in Minsk on 4 Sep 2019”
• “OSCE representative in contact group on Ukraine in Minsk praises ceasefire benefits” (BLR state media)
  

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• “DPR de-facto fulfils prisoner exchange obligations – Morozova” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Kiev fails to work out detainee legal clearance mechanism – Kobtseva” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Russia’s media name new date of Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap” (UKR media)
• “Kremlin not planning to announce date of Ukraine-Russia prisoner swap” (RUS state media)
  

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• “Dutch MH17 Prosecutors Want To Question Ukrainian Prisoner Who Fought In Donbas” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• “The “Hardcore” Russian Neo-Nazi Group That Calls Ukraine Home” (bellingcat OSINT group)
  

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• “Shock to the sistema: Ukraine’s youthful new government” (European Council on Foreign Relations)
  

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• Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
• “New Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Satellite Service Site to open in Stratford, Prince Edward Island” (VAC info-machine)
• “Serene View Ranch Psychological Services on Prince Edward Island receives funding to help Veterans and their families” (VAC info-machine)
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “Sweden’s Saab undecided on whether to bid on Canada’s fighter-jet contract”
• “Uniform, camouflage and equipment modernization process marches on” (CAF Army info-machine)
• “U of A professor partnering on high-performance military fabrics”
• “MP Fuhr celebrates IDEaS funding to Canadian universities in the domain of advanced materials” (DND info-machine)
• Wanted:  “… This industry consultation process seeks information from industry on its interest, capacity and ability to produce and deliver the systems that meet the requirements for the Department of National Defence Surveillance of Space 2 (SofS 2) project … The Canadian Armed Forces rely heavily on space-based assets to conduct operations. The space environment is increasingly congested due to the dramatic increase in commercial and other satellites and debris. Potential adversaries also possess increasingly sophisticated anti-satellite weapons. In the context of this environment, access to Space Situational Awareness (SSA) helps ensure the security and integrity of national space-based capabilities, the awareness of space threats to Canadian territory, and support to Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) operations worldwide … Surveillance of Space 2 (SofS 2) offers Canada the opportunity to build on the performance of Sapphire and to continue Canada’s status as a valuable contributor to the US owned and operated Space Surveillance Network (SSN) …”

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• Other Military News
  
• “Canada’s top soldier says he doesn’t regret his actions in the Norman affair”
• Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance (Power Lunch, Power and Politics with Vassy Kapelos)
• “RCN modernizes approach to sea command development and assessment” (RCN info-machine)
• “CFB Petawawa Ready to Assist Hurricane Dorian Relief — Canada is equipped to assist in relief efforts for the victims of Hurricane Dorian, thanks to strategic investments made in Canada’s Armed Forces by our previous Conservative Federal Government. Should the request be made to deploy Canada’s Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), Canada now has the ability to put boots on the ground …” (Conservative MP page)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – September 3, 2019

• Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
• “VETS Canada founders say they’re receiving harassment following refusal of funds”
• “VETS Canada distancing itself from Estevan fundraising event linked to Yellow Vests”
• “O’Blenis selected as Veterans Coalition of Canada candidate in Cumberland-Colchester”
• “Prince County Veterans and family members to benefit from expanded services from Veterans Affairs Canada” (VAC info-machine)
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “Airbus, UK MoD withdraw from Canada’s future fighter jet project”
• “The Royal Canadian Air Force to provide exclusive updates on Fixed-Wing Training at Military Flight Training 2019”
• “Real life Top Gun pilots based in Dorval”
  

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• Way Up North
• “After 4 years, Canada’s Liberal government hasn’t released its plan for the Arctic”
• “Angry Villagers, Beached Pontoons, Irradiated Flotsam: More Clues To Mysterious Russian Explosion”
• “Russia Warns NATO By Staging Large-Scale War Games Off Norway’s Border”
• “China to enhance communication ability in Northeast Passage of Arctic” (CHN Communist Party media)
  

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• Afghanistan
• “Ambitious Afghan War plans move ahead for Calgary’s Military Museums”
  

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• Internal Security
• “Hackers wanted: Canada faces a troubling shortage of cybersecurity talent”
• “Nova Scotian who says he spied for Canada fears death if he’s deported”
• “Anti-hate activist ‘amazed’ RCMP let neo-Nazi soldier vanish while they were watching him”
• “The saga of Master Cpl. Patrik Mathews continues to be a puzzler, with a plethora of unanswered questions …”
  

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• Other Military News
• “Liberals’ UN peacekeeping pledges left half finished”
• “Four-nation exercise on underwater explosive ordnance declared a success — A quadrilateral military exercise involving expeditionary forces from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States has concluded and officials are hoping to build on what they said was a successful first-of-its-kind exercise …”
• “Canada must fix loophole that allows peacekeepers avoid prosecution for crimes overseas: Freeland”
• “SANDF hosting annual Chaplain General Symposium … The Chaplain Generals and Chief Chaplains from African countries, the United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada and SANDF chaplains are participating in the discussions taking place at the CSIR’s convention centre in Pretoria …”
• “Former military base lands returned to Treaty 1 Nations”
• “Canada could slow the accelerating nuclear arms race”
  

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• #HongKong
• “Vancouver’s Hong Kong protesters think they’re being watched. They’re right – but by whom?”
• “Lithuania: Chinese Diplomats Interfered at Pro-Hong Kong Protest”
• “Lithuania Raps Chinese Diplomats for Role at Pro-Hong Kong Protest”
• “Comment: Mysterious ship offloads military cargo in Hong Kong”
• “Hong Kong: envoyer l’armée, l’option de Pékin la plus risquée pour régler la crise”
• “Hong Kong protesters call for general strike”
• “Tens of Thousands Boycott Class in Hong Kong Over Extraditions to Mainland China”
• “Top Official Doesn’t Rule Out Emergency Law: Hong Kong Update”
• “As Hong Kong protests grind on, China warns “the end is coming” “
• “Chinese state media warns ‘end is coming for those attempting to disrupt Hong Kong’ “
• “Beijing calls on all Hong Kong institutions to fight ‘violent criminals’ and end protests”
• “Senior Chinese leaders lay down law in southern China amid ongoing protests across Hong Kong border”
• “If I could, I would quit – Hong Kong leader”
• “Taiwan hits out at Beijing after claim it is involved in Hong Kong protests”
• “US Dirty Hands All Over Hong Kong Violence and Chaos?” (pro-RUS site)
• “North Korea unapologetic supports China against Hong Kong rioters” (pro-RUS site)
• “In Taiwan, Many See Hong Kong Protests as Warning”
• “Hong Kong Leader Says She Would Quit ‘If I Had a Choice’ “
• “Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, has denied she considered resigning over months of protests. She has addressed reporters after an audio recording emerged of her saying she wanted to quit …”
• “Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam Says She Hasn’t Resigned Because It’s Easy Way Out”
• “Hong Kong youths clean up mess and hate left by rioters” (CHN Communist Party media)
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “New Missile Silo And DF-41 Launchers Seen In Chinese Nuclear Missile Training Area” (Federation Of American Scientists)
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “North Korean missile launches linked to US, South Korea drills — senior Russian diplomat” (RUS state media)
• “Seoul Demands Early Handover of American Military Bases”
• “Kim Jong-un ‘to Visit China Next Month’ “
• “Senior Russian, South Korean diplomats discuss situation on Korean Peninsula”
• “Chinese, DPRK FMs meet on bilateral ties, situation in Korean Peninsula” (CHN military media)y
• “North Korea denies it raised billions through cybercrime”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “The Positive Impact of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence” (The Strategy Bridge)
• “Tapa NATO battlegroup on large scale exercise in Latvia”
• “Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark take up NATO air-policing duties” (NATO info-machine)
• “Belgium, Denmark start NATO air police mission in Lithuania”
• “On 3 September, Belgian contingent took over the lead of the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission from Hungary at the official handover ceremony at the Air Base of the Lithuanian Air Force in Šiauliai …” (LTU MoD)
• “Russia plans additional missile defense buildup on Kuril Islands”
• “Russian jet fighters not a realistic option for Turkey”
• “Over 40 ships begin exercise Northern Coasts in the Baltic Sea” (NATO info-machine)
• “Russia Claims Baltic States Never Turned Democratic” (polygraph.info, fact checking site)
• “Most Russians Don’t Believe ‘Western Meddling’ Is to Blame for Moscow Protests, Poll Says”
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• “Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 3 September 2019”
• JFO: МAP – 03.09.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• UKR MoD summary, 030700 Sept 2019 (in Ukrainian)
• JFO: МAP – 02.09.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• UKR MoD summary, 020700 Sept 2019 (in Ukrainian)
• “Daily Report 207/2019, Based on information from the Monitoring Teams as of 19:30, 1 September 2019” (OSCE)
• Essence of Time summary, 29 August-1 September (pro-RUS site, with maps, in Russian)
  

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• “Spot Report by OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM): Explosion near SMM in Pikuzy”
  

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• “Ukraine reports one KIA, one WIA amid 15 enemy attacks in Donbas on Sept 2” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire once over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Donbas: Ukrainian solider dies at hospital of combat wounds ” (UKR media)
• “LPR militia urges intl organisations to make Kiev observe ceasefire” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukraine’s Air Force serviceman killed in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire twice over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian soldier killed by Russian-led forces in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “DPR militia explains refusal to let OSCE patrol into Petrovskoye disengagement zone” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Invaders violated ceasefire in Donbas 15 times over past day” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian army used incendiary ammunition to shell Zaitsevo – DPR militia” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian officer reveals enemy death toll in Donbas over August” (UKR media)
• “Kiev army violates ceasefire 12 times over 24 hours, shells six DPR settlements – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “JFO: Ukraine reports nine enemy attacks in Donbas Sept 1” (UKR media)
• “Kiev army expends ten tons of ammunition in strikes at DPR over week – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “7 ceasefire violations in Donbas, one Ukrainian soldier killed” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian forces violate ceasefire 17 times over 24 hours, fire 190 rounds at DPR – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian soldier killed on Monday morning – JFO press center” (UKR media)
• “24 hours in Donbas: 15 ceasefire violations, one Ukrainian soldier died” (UKR media)
• “1 soldier wounded in Donbas amid 4 attacks on Ukrainian positions” (UKR media)
• “Russia moves additional subversive groups to Donbas” (UKR media)
• “For 5 years search groups “Evacuation 200″ removed from the area of ​​fighting 1787 bodies of the dead” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
  

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• “Kiev’s JCCC representative attacks LPR journalists on Stanitsa bridge” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “LPR dismantles Stanitsa Luganskaya bridge fortifications – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “From now on, 70% of study time is spent preparing individual units for action at night” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
  

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• “No progress on Russia-Ukraine prisoner exchange so far, attorney says” (BLR state media)
• “Ukrainian POW sailors, at least eight political prisoners being held in Moscow’s detention center” (UKR media)
• “Prisoner swap not in our hands, but in Putin’s hands – Umerov”
  

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• “Dutch prosecutors ask Ukraine not to hand over new MH17 suspect to Russia” (UKR media)
• “Netherlands asks Ukraine not to transfer possible MH17 case suspect Tsemakh to Russia” (UKR media)
• “Court extends arrest of ex-militant Tsemakh involved in MH17 downing” (UKR media)
• “Chief Dutch prosecutor calls on Ukraine not to transfer ‘DPR’ fighter Tsemakh to Russia” (UKR media)
  

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• “Ukrainian border guards respond to (BLR President) Lukashenko’s claim of “arms flow” from Ukraine” (UKR media)
  

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• “Former Chief of General Staff Muzhenko dismissed from military service “due to the taking of organizational measures” ” (UKR media)
• “InformNapalm presented their methodology for comparisons between reports of the OSCE and the JFO” (InformNapalm.org, pro-UKR OSINT)
• “Russia uses more than eight types of UAVs in the Donbas” (InformNapalm.org, pro-UKR OSINT)
• “Zelensky waiting from leadership of NABU, SBI reports on investigation of crimes at Ukroboronprom” (UKR media)
  

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• “Crimea Invites Iran to Use Its Ports as a U.S. Sanctions Workaround – Official” (RUS independent media)
  

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• “Belarus president about conflict in Ukraine: Someone needs it” (BLR state media)
• “Belarus’ Security Council: Proposals are discussed to enhance efficiency of talks on Ukraine” (BLR state media)
• “Ukrainian leader tells US official peace will reign in Donbass soon” (RUS state media)
• “Pence: United States Will Continue To Support Ukraine” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• “Zelensky expects to meet with Putin in Normandy format” (UKR media)
• “Date of Normandy Format summit not defined yet, – Putin’s spokesperson Peskov” (UKR media)
  

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• “Donbas militant responsible for secret Donetsk ‘concentration camp’ goes on trial in Ukraine” (Human Rights in Ukraine, NGO)
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Masoud Barzani calls on Kurdish deputies in Iraq to defend interests of Kurds”
• “Iraq’s Kurdistan denies presence of Israel military base on its soil”
• “KRG refutes militia leader’s claims of Israeli base in Kurdistan Region”
• “Syrian buffer zone should not ‘negatively’ affect Kurds: Russian foreign minister”
• “In the desert camp in northeastern Syria where tens of thousands of Islamic State fighters’ wives and children have been trapped for months in miserable conditions with no prospects of leaving, ISIS sympathizers regularly torch the tents of women deemed infidels. Fights between camp residents have brought smuggled guns into the open, and some women have attacked or threatened others with knives and hammers. Twice, in June and July, women stabbed the Kurdish guards who were escorting them, sending the camp into lockdown …”
• “Russia follows US-Turkey safe-zone talks in Syria”
• “Iran setting up large-scale military base in Syria”
• “Report: Iran building massive new military base in Syria”
• “Iraq Suspends Alhurra TV over Report on Corruption in Religious Bodies”
• “Iraq suspends US-funded broadcaster Al Hurra over graft investigation”
• “Turkey launches airstrikes in N. Iraq, neutralizes 5 PKK terrorists”
• “Syrian Kurds to Remove Fortification From Border With Turkey”
• “Iranian oil tanker turns off tracker, raising suspicion of taking fuel to Syria”
• “Iranian oil tanker sought by US turns off tracker outside Syria, Lebanon”
• “Sanctioned Iranian Tanker Adrian Darya 1 Goes “Dark” Off Syria”

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – September 1, 2019

• What’s Canada Buying?
• “Airbus withdraws from Canadian fighter jet completion”
• “Airbus Withdraws from Future Fighter Competition”
• “Airbus pulls out of fighter jet competition”
• “Another fighter jet firm drops out of Canadian competition, citing cost, recent changes made to accommodate the F-35”
• “And now there are only three” (Col. Ted)
• “Airbus pulls out of Canada fighter jet race, boosts Lockheed Martin’s chances”
• “Typhoon Pulled from Canada Competition”
• “Airbus pulls out of fighter-jet competition following complaints”
• “Typhoon withdrawn from Canadian fighter competition”
• “Airbus becomes 2nd company to pull out of running to build Canada’s next fighter jet”
• “Eurofighter Drops Out” (Best Fighter for Canada blog)
• “Airbus, UK withdraw from Canada fighter competition”
• “A new infrastructure program to support the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Air Force Expeditionary Capability (AFEC) program was announced … in Bagotville, Quebec …” (RCAF info-machine)
• “Nouveau projet de 126 Millions $ à la Base des Forces canadiennes Bagotville”
  

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• #MLI-Africa/#OpPRESENCE
• “A mission that ‘left a mark’: Canadian helicopters coming home from Mali”
• “La mission de soutien de l’armée canadienne au Mali a pris fin ce samedi”
• “Fin de la mission de soutien à la paix des Forces armées canadiennes au Mali”
• “Canadian Armed Forces conclude peacekeeping mission in Mali” (DND info-machine)
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Poland creates new military division to counter the threat from the East”
• “New Polish division to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank”
• “Norway and Sweden paid millions for upgrading ship that played key role in mysterious Russian nuclear-powered missile tests”
• “Did A Botched Bid To Recover A Sunken Missile Cause The Russian Radiation Blast?”
• “The last Soviet/Russian troops left Estonia 25 years ago”
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• JFO: МAP – 01.09.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• UKR MoD summary, 010700 Sept 2019 (in Ukrainian)
• JFO: МAP – 31.08.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• UKR MoD summary, 310700 Aug 2019 (in Ukrainian)
• “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 30 August 2019”
• JFO: МAP – 30.08.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• UKR MoD summary, 300700 Aug 2019 (in Ukrainian)
• “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 29 August 2019”
  

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• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire twice over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Day in Donbas: Militaries use mortars and machine guns, one soldier killed” (UKR media)
• “DPR soldier injured in skirmish with Ukrainian Azov squad dies” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “One Ukrainian solider killed amid six enemy attacks in Donbas since Friday midnight” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian army violated renewed ceasefire 247 times” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Russia-occupation forces violate ceasefire 17 times, one KIA, one WIA in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire 16 times, increase intensity of shelling twofold” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian border guard killed in blast near Russia border in Kharkiv region” (UKR media)
• “Three DPR soldiers killed, five wounded in Ukrainian attack on Grigorovka” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Donbas war update: Joint Forces report 1 KIA, 1 WIA in past day” (UKR media)
• ” “Azov” Militants Abused the Body of a Perished DPR Soldier” (pro-RUS site)
• “24 hours in Donbas: Russian militaries violate ceasefire 20 times, one soldier wounded ” (UKR media)
• “OSCE monitors, Donetsk representatives come under Kiev forces’ shelling” (RUS state media)
• “Day in Donbas: Seven attacks, one Ukrainian military injured” (UKR media)
• “Donbas war: Invaders violate ceasefire 17 times” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian military capture pro-Russian fighter during a counter attack in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Militants continue to violate ceasefire. One Ukrainian serviceman killed” (pro-UKR media)
• “One Ukrainian soldier wounded amid 20 enemy attacks in Donbas on Aug 31” (UKR media)
• “One Ukrainian soldier killed in enemy shelling near Vodiane” (UKR media)
• “17 attacks against JFO positions yesterday: no losses among Ukrainian soldiers” (UKR media)
• “Russia-occupation forces violate ceasefire four times, one KIA in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine reports 17 attacks on Joint Forces’ positions over past 24 hours” (UKR media)
  

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• “Bridge in Stanytsia Luhanska is planned to be restored by the end of autumn, – Olifer” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian engineers fail to arrive to inspect territory at Stanitsa bridge” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “Russia frees Ukrainian sailors, film-maker Sentsov in large swap”
• “Ukrainian Prosecutor General shares Facebook post confirming major prisoner swap with Russia” (UKR media)
• “Russia, Ukraine Will Not Exchange Prisoners on Friday, Exact Date Not Set Yet – Ukraine’s Security Service” (RUS state media)
• “Information on possible exchange to appear when all necessary facts confirmed – Polozov” (UKR media)
• “Prisoner swap with Russia must not turn into PR event – Rada Speaker” (UKR media)
• “Medvedchuk about prisoners exchange: Good news to come soon” (UKR media)
• “POW exchange may take place in late September – Morozova” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “DPR expects Kiev’s clarification on POW exchange process at the next meeting in Minsk” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Russians held in Ukraine remain in prison, says attorney” (RUS state media)
• “Kremlin notes progress in prisoner exchange with Ukraine, says aide” (RUS state media)
• “Ukraine: échange de prisonniers avec la Russie, aussitôt annoncé, aussitôt démenti” (Agence France-Presse)
  

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• “Ukraine’s former economy minister Abromavicius appointed head of Ukroboronprom” (UKR media)
• “Zelensky appoints Abromavičius Ukroboronprom CEO”
• “Ukroboronprom employee who spied for Russia sentenced to 9 years” (UKR media)
• “Scammers posing as Zelensky’s confidants detained after demanding bribe for appointment to Ukroboronprom” (UKR media)
  

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• “Testing of Vilkha-M modernized missiles took place in Odesa region” (UKR media)
• “Israel to help Ukraine modernize MiG-29 fighters” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine is working on modernization issues with the Israeli company Elbit Systems of the Air Force Fleet Party of the Armed Forces of Ukraine …” (Defense Industrial Courier news agency, in Ukrainian)
  

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• “More than 200 National Guardsmen perished over last five years” (UKR media)
• ” “Right Sector” Demanded Documented Permission to Shoot at the Residents of Donbass” (pro_RUS site)
• “IR Summary: Militants increase sabotage attempts in the “gray” zone – Information Resistance” (pro-UKR OSINT)
• “Zelensky wants National Guard to be separated from MIA and subordinated to President” (UKR media)
• “Zelensky proposes to create Prosecutor General’s Office and liquidate military prosecutors” (UKR media)
  

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• “US Ambassador explains why Washington suspended assistance to Ukraine” (UKR media)
• “Former U.S. intel chief says blocking aid to Ukraine “gift to Russia” ” (UKR media)
• ” (BLR) FM: U.S. delegation saw Belarus’ determination to help settle Ukraine conflict” (BLR state media)
  

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• “Zelensky introduces new Defense Minister Zahorodniuk” (UKR media)
• “Defense Minister Zahorodniuk: Ukrainian soldiers must be much better than those of the enemy”
  

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• “Normandy Four’s political advisors to meet in Berlin Sept 2 to organize Normandy format summit” (UKR media)
• “The Revival of the Normandy Format: Zelensky Faced with Difficult Choice” (The Warsaw Institute)
• “FM, presidential aide to represent Ukraine at meeting of advisors of leaders of Normandy Four countries” (UKR media)
• “About the “Normandy format”: Putin will not change his conditions” (The Ukrainian Weekly, UKR expat media)
• “Zelensky, Macron discuss preparations for Normandy Four summit” (UKR media)
  

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• “Solution of Donbas conflict, returning Crimea remain Ukraine’s top priorities, – Prystaiko” (UKR media)
• “DPR Foreign Ministry: Kiev’s plan to settle conflict in half a year “very optimistic” ” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “EU anti-Russia sanctions to be extended if Minsk accords not implemented – Zelensky” (RUS state media)
  

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• Way Up North
• ” ‘It’s a joke’: After 4 years, the Liberals haven’t released their plan for the Arctic”
• “The Norwegian town caught in a ‘spy war’ with Russia — The Arctic town of Kirkenes near the Russia border feels the chill as tensions between NATO and the Kremlin rise …”
• “(RUS) Foreign Ministry rebuffs international concern over environment on Northern Sea Route”
• “Russia Rebuffs International Concern Over Environment on Northern Sea Route”
• “Did China’s growing presence in Arctic prompt Donald Trump’s offer to buy Greenland?”
  

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• #HongKong
• “Hong Kong Protesters Target Airport Sunday”
• “Violent Hong Kong Protests Meet Violent Police Response”
• “Hong Kong protesters disrupt airport but planes still taking off”
• “Hong Kong Police Storm Subway With Batons as Protests Rage”
• “Hong Kong police with batons storm subway”
• “Hong Kong protesters defy ban and battle police”
• “Pro-Democracy Protesters, Police Again Clash in Hong Kong”
• “PLA garrison in Hong Kong holds national flag-raising ceremonies” (CHN military media)
• “PLA garrison in Hong Kong capable of performing duties stipulated by law: spokesperson” (CHN military media)
• “HK police officers invited to celebrate 70th anniversary of PRC’s founding in Beijing” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “Mainland Chinese students call for peers in Hong Kong to end protests and return to university”
• “China’s paramilitary stages anti-riot drill near Hong Kong border”
• “Beijing says Donald Trump’s attempts to use Hong Kong as ‘bargaining chip’ will fail … Trump on Friday claimed China’s response to anti-government protests had been restrained because it didn’t want to jeopardise trade talks …”
• “Hong Kong Pro-democracy Activists and Lawmakers Arrested”
• “Hong Kong Police Arrest Joshua Wong, Several Other Prominent Activists”
• “Rights Groups Urge China to End Enforced Disappearances”
• “Hong Kong risks catastrophe in China-US proxy battle, Global Times chief warns”
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “(CAF) Divers prepare for multinational exercise in Guam” (RCN info-machine)
• “New US military bases in Asia-Pacific ‘likely to be temporary’ for troop flexibility”
• “China’s navy ‘set to pick J-20 stealth jets for its next generation carriers’ “
• “How China is positioning its counterterrorism forces to play a greater role”
  

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• #CHN-#RUS Nexus?
• “PLA to participate in Russian military drills” (CHN military media)
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “Chinese foreign minister to visit North Korea ahead of possible fifth trip to China by Kim Jong-un in October”
• “North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Center: Low Level Activity and Flood Management” (38 North)
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “State terrorism is making a comeback — The Islamic State isn’t dead yet, and a new generation is embracing the terrorist regimes of Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler …”
• “Turkey’s military operations into northern Iraq bring little or no success”
• “Russia announces unilateral ceasefire by Assad’s forces in Idlib”
  

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• Internal Security
• “Ottawa gives Quebec $250 million to cover costs related to asylum seeker influx”
  

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• Other Military News
• “New satellite system could make Canadian soldiers safer abroad”
• “Kapyong Barracks signed over to First Nations group”
• “Canada and Treaty One First Nations sign Comprehensive Settlement Agreement for Kapyong Barracks” (DND info-machine)
• “Response of the Minister of National Defence to the 2019 Report of the Military Judges Compensation Committee” (Minister of Defence info-machine)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – August 7, 2019

• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Uyghur students in Canada fear for their families in China — and their futures”
• “RCN’s HMCS Ottawa and an RCAF Aurora deploying to Asia-Pacific region” (RCAF info-machine)
• “Le NCSM Ottawa part en mission dans la région de l’Asie-Pacifique”
• “China troll army’s battle expeditions leap Great Firewall — Secretive Chinese nationalist group targets Hong Kong protesters and supporters on social media platforms banned on mainland …”
• “US agencies banned from doing business with Huawei and other Chinese tech companies, as Trump administration cites security concerns”
• “Papua New Guinea has asked China to refinance its entire government debt in a blow to Australia’s attempts to counter China’s influence in the region . The request marks a “significant shift” in regional politics and PNG’s allegiances, according to Pacific experts …”
  

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• #HongKong
• “China Says Hong Kong in Worst Crisis Since 1997 Handover”
• “Central govt responds to possible PLA deployment in HK” (CHN mil media)
• “China’s envoys try to rally Europe to Beijing’s side on Hong Kong protests”
• “Radicals losing ground in Hong Kong: analyst” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “Shenzhen police drill mirrors Hong Kong protests” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “(Singapore Armed Forces) and PLA conduct joint counter-terrorist urban raid to wrap up 10-day exercise” (CHN military media)
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “North Korea Conducts 4th Launch in Two Weeks”
• “North Korea Claims It Tested ‘New-type Tactical Guided Missiles’ “
• “Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Watches Demonstration Fire of New-Type Tactical Guided Missiles” (PRK info-machine, via Anglo-People’s Korea/Songun blog)
• “Trump Claims Korea Agrees to Pay More for Defense”
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Turkish assault on Kurdish-held Syria averted after agreement with US on ‘safezone’ “
• “Syria: Turkey and US reach deal to manage tensions over Kurds”
• “Turkey, U.S. agree to form joint operation center for Syria safe zone”
• “Agreement reached to postpone Turkish incursion into Syria”
• “Turkey, U.S. reach agreement on creating buffer zone in Syria”
  

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• #MLI-Africa/#OpPRESENCE
• “Opération PRÉSENCE-MALI: les hélicoptères poussés à leurs limites”
• “Security Council Presidential Statement Stresses West Africa, Sahel Office Needs More Support, Resources amid Growing Demand from Countries in Region” (UN info-machine)
• “The Sahel: Most likely to be the geopolitical dilemma of 2019 ” (Acled Data)
• “Estonian infantry platoon ESTPLA-30, which began serving at a military base in Gao, Mali in April, conducted its final patrol in the city on Tuesday and is prepared to hand over its tasks to ESTPLA-32, the infantry unit to replace it …”
  

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• Way Up North
• “NATO is monitoring Beijing’s increased presence in the Arctic”
• “NATO’s Stoltenberg cites Arctic as he argues for more alliance attention to China”
• “NATO chief says alliance must prepare ‘to address the rise of China’ “
• “NATO needs to address China’s rise, says Stoltenberg”
• “Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says alliance needs to address the rise of China”
• “Russia to build two more nuclear icebreakers”
• “Russia, China to do joint research in Arctic Siberia”
• “Japan in the Russian Arctic”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Full Analysis Of The First Flight Of Russia’s ‘Hunter’ Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle”
• “UK Fighter Jets Scrambled Twice in Two Days to Intercept Russian Warplanes Over Baltic Region”
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• UKR MoD summary, 070700 August 2019 (in Ukrainian)
• JFO: МAP – 07.08.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 6 August 2019”
  

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• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire three times in 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “DPR expects Kiev to investigate ceasefire violations and held culprits accountable” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “The memory of four Ukrainian soldiers killed in Donbas on August 6 was honored in Ankara” (UKR Pres info-machine)
• “Zelensky orders to provide families of four servicemen killed on Aug 6 in Donbas with apartments” (UKR media)
• “DPR reveals inconsistencies in Kiev’s report on four military deaths outside Mariupol” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian units on high operational alert outside Mariupol – People’s Militia” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Zelenskiy Says Called Putin After 4 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in East” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• “President of Ukraine had a phone conversation with the President of Russia” (UKR Pres info-machine)
• “Telephone conversation with President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky” (Kremlin info-machine)
• “Zelensky says he called Putin to discuss situation in Donbass” (RUS state media)
• “Ukrainian leader urges Russia’s Putin to help end fighting” (Associated Press, USA wire service)
• “Zelensky in phone talk with Putin declares no need to amend Constitution” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian President Says Asked Putin to Curb Separatists” (LBN media)
• “Resume Peace Talks, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Urges Putin After 4 Soldiers Killed in Donbass” (RUS independent media)
• “Ukraine’s Zelenskiy Urges Putin To Resume Peace Talks After Four Soldiers Killed” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• “I initiate an urgent meeting of the Normandy format state leaders – President following the meeting with military leadership” (UKR Pres info-machine)
• “Berlin so far unable to name date of Normandy format summit – German govt official” (UKR media)
• “Macron backs Zelensky’s idea on holding Normandy Four summit” (RUS state media)
• “Macron promises to push Normandy format issue during meeting with Putin on August 19” (UKR media)
• “Macron tells Zelensky by phone he backs idea of holding Normandy Four summit soon” (UKR media)
  

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• “Pasechnik invites Zelensky to Lugansk for direct talks” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “LPR ready to withdraw weapons any time – Pasechnik” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “It is necessary to provide safe passage through Stanitsa crossing point – Pasechnik” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “Moscow Court To Hear Appeals Case Of Ukrainian Sailors” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• “The day will come when Crimea will return to Ukraine – Volodymyr Zelenskyy” (UKR Pres info-machine)
• “Russia has tripled military presence in Crimea for ‘possible offensive operations’ against Ukraine, says intel report” (USA conservative media)
  

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• “(UKR) Security Service explains no detention of occupied Luhansk ‘lawmakers’ in Stanytsia Luhanska” (UKR media)
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• FWSAR  “RCAF expects new name for search and rescue aircraft to be announced by November”
• #F35 Tug o’ War  “FINALLY. After years of delays, setbacks, controversies, and false starts; Canada is now on its way to finding a replacement for its aging CF-18 fighters …” (bestfighter4canada.blogspot.com)
  

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• Internal Security
• “When CSIS comes knocking: Amid reports of Muslim students contacted by spy agency, hotline aims to help”
• “Federal government ‘concerned’ about white supremacy terrorism, Goodale says”
• “Gurski: Prosecuting Canadian terrorists who fought abroad is tough”
  

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• Other Military News
• “Armed Forces prosecutors seek to compel deputy chief military judge to assign judge to try top military judge”

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – August 5, 2019

• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Canadian, Chinese Ministers Meet Amid Tensions, Pledge to Continue Talks”
• “China’s FM Calls for Quick Release of Huawei CFO, Freeland Points at Detained Canadians – Report”
• ” Foreign Minister Wang Yi calls for ‘quick and proper’ resolution to get relations back on track, during meeting with Canadian counterpart Chrystia Freeland meanwhile raises cases of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, who have been detained in China …”
• “La ministre des Affaires étrangères conclut sa participation aux réunions de l’ANASE”
• “La ministre des Affaires étrangères Chrystia Freeland a rencontré son homologue chinois”
• ” ‘Not a Dr. Evil’s Lair’: Despite CFO Arrest, Canada Still Wants Huawei to Build 5G Network – Report”
• “China’s Huawei to help Canada’s far north link to internet despite U.S. security warnings”
• “New U.S. Defense Chief Slams China on 1st Asian Visit”
• “China calls US officials’ remarks in Australia ‘unwarranted attacks’ ” (CHN mil media)
• “China rebukes accusation of militarizing South China Sea” (CHN mil media)
• “Mike Pompeo’s visit to Micronesia highlights US anxiety about rising Chinese influence in Pacific”
• “US Welcomes Cambodian Assurances on Reported Chinese Naval Base”
• “Chinese light tank to get added protection” (CHN mil media)
• “China, Japan and South Korea ‘likely to hold summit in December’, despite trade rift”
  

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• #HongKong
• “China refutes claim PLA Garrison will enforce martial law in HK” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “Hong Kong Protesters Refine Tactics Amid Latest Violence”
• “General Strike Underway in Hong Kong, Leader Refuses to Resign”
• “Beijing to announce ‘something new’ on Hong Kong in second press briefing”
• “China-Singapore joint military drill enters real operations phase” (CHN mil media)
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “US, South Korea Prepare Military Drills Despite North’s Ire”
• “Moon Calls for ‘Peace Economy’ With N. Korea, Slams Japan”
• “South Korea, US kick off low-key joint military drills”
• “Korea in Dilemma Over Intelligence-Sharing Pact with Japan”
• “Korea to Resume Dokdo Defense Drills”
• “Trump: North Korea Missile Launches ‘Not a Violation’ of US Deal”
• “North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Center: Minimal Activity Observed” (38 North)
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “The United Nations has warned that a recent pause in international terrorist violence may soon end, with a new wave of attacks possible before the end of the year …” – “Letter dated 15 July 2019 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011)and 2253 (2015)concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakingsand entities addressed to the President of the Security Council” (PDF)
• “IRGC Seizes Foreign Vessel Smuggling Fuel from Iran” (IRN state media)
• “Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized a foreign oil tanker Iran claimed was smuggling fuel for some Arab states, Iranian media reported on Sunday …”
• “Iran ‘seizes Iraqi tanker in Gulf for smuggling fuel’ “
• “Iran says it seized an Iraqi oil tanker smuggling fuel in Gulf Al Jazeera”
• “Iraq denies any connection to tanker seized by Iran”
• “Iraq denies ties to tanker seized by Iran”
• “Erdogan says will launch Syria operation east of Euphrates”
• “Turkey to conduct military operation in Kurdish-controlled Syria, Erdogan says”
• “Turkey to launch offensive in Kurdish-controlled area in northern Syria: Erdogan”
• “US reaffirms its commitment to Syrian Democratic Forces”
• “U.S. launches last-ditch effort to stop Turkish invasion of northeastern Syria”
• “The Crisis is Coming: Syria and the End of the U.S.-Turkish Alliance”
• “Turkish, US officials meet for talks on Syria safe zone”
• “Iraq launches tandem operations to hunt down ISIS remnants in Diyala, Nineveh”
• “Iraq’s Yazidi women must abandon kids born in IS captivity”
• “Iranian Militias Are in Iraq to Stay”
• “Twitter Temporarily Bans Russian Embassy in Syria, Reason Unknown”
• “SDF can contribute to prosecution of foreign ISIS fighters: Dutch gov’t advisor”
  

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• #USA-#RUS INF Treaty Collapsing
• “China’s envoy has doubts about joining U.S. and Russia in a nuclear deal” (CHN mil media)
• “INF nuclear treaty: Trump says new pact should include China”
• “US Defense Secretary: ‘We Would Like’ New Post-INF Treaty Missile Capabilities in Asia”
• “Russian FM Announces End of Nuclear Pact with US”
• “The INF Treaty Officially Died (Friday)”
• “Secretary General: NATO response to INF Treaty demise will be measured and responsible” (NATO info-machine)
• “Russia Says It Would Respond to U.S. Missile Deployments in Asia”
• “Russia’s Putin Slams US Nuclear Treaty Withdrawal”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “How Trump Is Undercutting Pompeo Over Turkey’s Purchase of Russian S-400”
• “The well-worn “Russian threat” is just a cover to scale up NATO in the Baltic” (pro-RUS site)
  

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• #MLI-Africa/#OpPRESENCE
• “JNIM hits French base with suicide assault … al Qaeda’s Group for Support of Islam and Muslims (JNIM) claimed a suicide assault on the French base at Gao’s airport in northern Mali …”
• “Sending (Irish) elite soldiers to Mali ‘is cynical move to win seat on UN Security Council’ “
• “EU training Mali on donated Casspirs”
• “Turkey key supporter in fight against terrorism in West Africa”
• “China Yunhong Group to invest over $300 million in Burkina Faso”
  

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• Way Up North
• “NORAD identified a group of Russian maritime patrol aircraft flying off the coast of Alaska”
• “Russian spy planes flew just off the Alaskan coast last week”
• “Watch the skies: How a US base in Greenland tracks ballistic missiles”
• “Russia’s Northern Fleet taskforce embarks on Arctic mission”
• “Finland’s new defence chief says country likely to reduce participation in international drills”
• “Russia Touts Arctic Floating Nuclear Plant’s Safety Despite ‘Chernobyl on Ice’ Concerns”
  

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• Internal Security
• “A Jordanian man who has been declared a danger to Canada’s security for spreading ISIS propaganda on the internet is being released from custody to live in rural B.C. while the government tries to deport him …” – “The Federal Court has temporarily halted the release of an alleged ISIS supporter while it reviews a decision ordering him to be freed to a small town in British Columbia …”
• “Counter Terrorism chief: Global Coalition military intelligence sharing method ‘should be copied all over the world’ ” (The Global Coalition Against Daesh)
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• Big Honkin’ Ships:  “Ottawa officially launches process to bring 3rd shipyard into national strategy”
• #F35 Tug o’ War (1):  “This Letter of Interest (LOI) is to inform interested stakeholders that the Government of Canada, with support from the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI) and the Aerospace Industries Association of Canada (AIAC), will be holding online presentations on the Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP), including the economic benefits approach … The presentations will take place on August 15, 2019 …”
• #F35 Tug o’ War (2):  “DND staff warned to keep mum while attending air shows during fighter jet competition”
• “Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft to get new radios at a cost of $58 million”
  

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• Other Military News
• “WW2 explosives cleared from shipwrecks in Canada”
• “New posting? Call a military home-buying concierge”
• “Intelligence Operators are the Army’s ‘information-slingers’ ” (Army info-machine)
• “Burtch: Summer of ’74 was very hot for Canadian peacekeepers in Cyprus”
• “The story of Canada’s involvement in international peacekeeping is a curious mixture of enthusiasm, prudence and reluctance …”
• “Survivors of Valcartier grenade incident still struggling to heal 45 years later”
• “Le gouvernement du Canada honore l’ancien combattant autochtone décoré, le sergent Tommy Prince”

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