MILNEWS.ca Highlights – February 27, 2020

• Internal Security
• “Half of Canadians call for patience; half support use of force to remove anti-CGL blockades” (Angus Reid Institute)
• “The ugly side of the blockades”
• “OPP gave intelligence, identities of Tyendinaga Mohawks to CN Rail without legal challenge”
• “Canada’s terrorism offenders are coming out of prison still radicalized”
• “Do Tyendinaga Mohawk protests amount to ‘terrorism’? Experts say no”
• “Blockades are not terrorism, says Blair following exchange with Conservative MP”
• “Quebec premier won’t apologize over claims of dangerous assault rifles in Kahnawake”
• “Trudeau says tire fire on CN Rail line near Tyendinaga ‘extremely concerning’ “
• “Canada to stop paying Prince Harry, Meghan Markle security costs in ‘coming weeks’ “
• “Canada will not pay for Prince Harry and Meghan’s security after March”
• “À Kanesatake, personne ne veut d’une nouvelle crise d’Oka”
• “Les policiers sécurisent le périmètre à Belleville”
• “Indigenous Rights Are Trudeau’s Last Priority”
  

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• “Canada to stop footing Sussexes’ security bill from next month”
• “Canada to stop providing security for Harry and Meghan”
• “Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Will Lose Canadian Police Protection When They Step Down as Working Royals”
• “Canada refuses to pay for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Vancouver security once they step down as full-time Royals (so WHO will?)”
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Op IMPACT: achèvement du projet de réfection d’une route transfrontalière en Jordanie”
• “The Government of Canada, represented by Canadian Ambassador to Jordan Donica Pottie and Brigadier-General Michel-Henri St-Louis, Commander Joint Task Force-Impact, were joined by members of the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for the ceremony marking the completion of the Canadian Border Road Rehabilitation project …” (DND info-machine)
• “Iraq parliament postpones confidence vote over quorum”
• “Iraq fails to form new government, prolonging crisis”
• “How ISIS operates in Iraq’s disputed territories”
• “When canals run dry: Displacement triggered by water stress in the south of Iraq” ( Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre)
  

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• “Finding Amira: Canadian meets orphaned niece in Syria but forced to leave her behind”
• “Turkey discusses with Russia steps toward ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib”
• “Russia and Turkey Drift Toward War”
• “Are Russia and Turkey on a Collision Course?”
• “Number of Turkish soldiers killed in Syria’s Idlib grows to 33 — authorities”
• “Airstrike in Syria’s Idlib killed 22 Turkish soldiers: Hatay governor”
• “Dozens of Turkish soldiers killed in Idlib” (SYR Kurd media)
• “A military source said on Thursday that terrorists in Idleb, and with a Turkish direct support, use US-made Shoulder-fired missiles to target the Syrian and Russian warplanes during operations carried out against them on Saraqeb axis …” (SYR state media)
• “Opinion: NATO must stand with Turkey against Russia to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in Syria”
• “US Senator Graham Calls for No-Fly Zone in Syria’s Idlib”
• “US-backed Forces Welcome Idlib Civilians Fleeing Russia-backed Syria Offensive”
• ” Any violation of Syrian airspace will be dealt as foreign aggression: General Command ” (IRN state media)
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• “Champagne heads to Ukraine to discuss Iran crash, meet troops in Latvia” (The Canadian Press)
  

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• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 48/2020 issued on 27 February 2020”
• “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (27 Feb)” (UKR MoD)
• JFO: МAP – 27.02.2020 (UKR NSDC)
  

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• “One Ukrainian serviceman killed, one injured, one with combat wound amid 10 enemy attacks in Donbas – JFO” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian forces preparing to shell Donetsk, Gorlovka, DPR militia warns” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian officer posts update on enemy death toll in Donbas on Feb 26” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire once over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian army invites reporters to video provocative strikes in “JFO” zone – LPR militia” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian forces shell eight DPR settlements with 60 rounds over 24 hours – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “Report: Ukrainian Snipers Find Themselves Outgunned, Outmatched By Enemy” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• “Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration Dmytro Kuleba has said that he believes that Ukraine’s accession to NATO is possible even taking into account that a part of its territories are temporarily occupied …” (UKR media)
  

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• “Press Statement of Special Representative Grau after Regular Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk on 26 February 2020” (OSCE)
• “OSCE: Issues related to new disengagement sites in Donbas “require further elaboration” ” (UKR media)
• “OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Rama calls on Russia to implement Minsk accords” (UKR media)
  

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• “Ukraine’s defense chief explains pros of Minsk Agreements” (UKR media)
  

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• “Some 70% Ukrainians see no success in government actions on situation in Donbas – poll” (UKR media)
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Russia subs getting busier and harder to track in Atlantic”
• “Russia stages first ship-launched ‘Tsirkon’ hypersonic missile test”
• “Russian Defense Industry Struggles to Deliver Putin’s Promised New Weapons”
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Philippine Military: Can ‘Survive’ Without US Support Via Pact”
  

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• Way Up North
• “Norway bans video-drones during Cold Response military exercise” (Independent Barents Observer)
• “More than 20 bulldozers, one aircraft, and tons of other gear spread around the Arctic seafloor by Russia’s ice base” (Independent Barents Observer)
• “Finland to Take Part in NATO Drills in Norway in March – Defence Ministry”
• “Joint Exercise to Test Tactical Forces in Cold-Weather Environment” (USA DoD)
• “In joint operation, Murmansk commandos trained anti-terrorism onboard nuclear icebreakers”
• “Military drone pilots show off skills on Barents Sea coast”
• “Alaska National Guard’s exercise Arctic Eagle 2020 begins” (USA Army info-machine)
  

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• Other Military News
• “Disposal of RCAF Buffalo aircraft still undecided – questions remain about how many will be sent to museums”
• “Canadian Army Exercises in Greenstone (ON)”

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR + #PS752 – February 4, 2020

• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Canadian special forces troops back on the job in Iraq, says commander”
• “Iraq’s Political Elite Identify Consensus Candidate for Prime Minister-Designee” (ISW Blog)
• “En Irak, les campements de manifestants divisés sur le Premier ministre désigné”
• “Top U.S. military official slips into Iraq for talks to salvage relations”
• “Plan to Move Patriot Battery to Iraq on Hold amid Baghdad Government Turmoil”
• “(IRQ) Kurdistan Region PM warns about ‘great possibility’ of ISIS return”
  

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• “DIA says ISIS took advantage of Turkish invasion of northern Syria, Baghdadi death did not degrade jihadi group”
• “Killing ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi hasn’t hurt the terror group’s operations, Pentagon warns”
• “Lead Inspector General for Operation Inherent Resolve I Quarterly Report to the United States Congress I October 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019” (DoD OIG Report)
  

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• “France Repatriates 17 Kids of ISIS Parents From Syria, Iraq”
• “4 Russian Special Forces Officers Killed in Syria – Reports”
• “Islamic State stepping up attacks in Syria and Iraq: UN”
• “Syrian Kurdish-led authorities say they won’t abolish conscription system”
  

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• #Coronavirus
• MILNEWS.ca Coronavirus News/Information page
  

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• “Sajjan says military ready to support Canadians evacuated from Wuhan” (Globe and Mail)
• “Ottawa was caught off guard by coronavirus. Here’s how it scrambled to get Canadians out of China” (Toronto Star)
  

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• “Le décompte avant le rapatriement des Canadiens à Wuhan a commencé” (Radio-Canada.ca)
• “Canadians prepare for evacuation from China amid coronavirus concerns: ‘It’ll be nice to go home’ ” (Globalnews.ca)
• “Plane bringing Canadians back from Wuhan will make Vancouver pit stop” (Haida Gwaii Observer)
• “Cdns returning from Wuhan to be quarantined at CFB Trenton” (The Canadian Press, via Canoe)
  

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• “New presumptive case of novel coronavirus in British Columbia: health officer” (The Canadian Press, via Burnaby Now)
• “Visitors from Wuhan ‘certain’ to have infected Vancouver woman with coronavirus, making her British Columbia’s second patient” (South China Morning Post)
• “B.C. confirms second case of novel coronavirus in resident with family visiting from Wuhan” (Globalnews.ca)
• “Nouveau cas présumé de coronavirus en Colombie-Britannique” (TVA Nouvelles)
• “La Québécoise au cœur de l’épidémie du Coronavirus mise en quarantaine” (TVA Nouvelles)
  

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• “What you need to know about the Quarantine Act” (Toronto Star)
  

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• “Man claiming to have coronavirus forces plane to return to Toronto — Ontario man arrested, charged with mischief over apparent hoax …” (CBC)
  

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• “La Chine félicite le Canada pour son calme face au coronavirus” (TVA Nouvelles)
• “Coronavirus: China thanks Japan for ‘heart-warming’ support after lashing out at US” (South China Morning Post)
• “China blasts US for no help in virus fight” (CHN Communist Party media)
  

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• “Europe could consider US-style coronavirus travel ban, say ministers” (South China Morning Post)
• “American, United suspending U.S. flights to and from Hong Kong through February 20” (Reuters, via The Telegram)
• “Another group of Americans evacuated from China amid coronavirus outbreak” (CBS News)
  

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• “China says 24,324 infected with coronavirus” (Hong Kong media)
• “Coronavirus Cases Top 20,000 as Epidemic Spreads to Other Cities” (USA govt funded media)
• “Coronavirus: China’s death toll jumps 65, another record, to 490” (South China Morning Post)
  

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• “China Opens New Hospital as Death Toll From Coronavirus Rises” (USA govt funded media)
• “Wuhan builds 3 temporary hospitals for mild nCoV cases” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “China is using big data to track people with coronavirus” (Boing Boing)
  

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• “Huoshenshan Hospital starts operation” (CHN military media)
  

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• “Why Isn’t the Coronavirus Outbreak a Pandemic Yet?” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• “How the new coronavirus will finally get a proper name” (BBC News)
  

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• “No, Chinese authorities have not recorded 300,000 novel coronavirus cases (as of February 3, 2020)” (AFP Fact Check)
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “US freedom of navigation patrols in South China Sea hit record high in 2019”
• “Japan Intercepts Chinese Military Aircraft 523 Times in 9 Months”
• “Competition in the South China Sea: Who will become the global hegemon?”
• “Russia Struggles With the Chinese Challenge”
• “Huawei and ZTE bans: Chinese tech giants urge US not to finalise national security risk labels”
• “Raytheon engineer arrested for taking US missile defense secrets to China”
• “American universities are a soft target for China’s spies, say U.S. intelligence officials”
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “Diplomacy with North Korea: A Status Report” (USA Congressional Research Service report IF11415)
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Russia to react to US-NATO exercise Defender 2020 in Europe — Lavrov”
• “US Adds ‘Low Yield’ Nuclear Weapon to Its Submarine Arsenal”
• “National Threat Assessment presented” (LTU MoD)
• “Hacking leads to fake story claiming US soldier in Lithuania has coronavirus”
• “Russia Eyes Early Delivery of Advanced S-500 Air Defense System”
• “Russia Losing Information War to the West, Moscow Experts Say”
• “Forget About the F-35: Could Turkey Quit NATO?”
• “Russian Priests Should Stop Blessing Nukes, Church Proposal Says”
• “Russian Church mulls stop to practice of blessing nukes”
• “Draft document “On the blessing of Orthodox Christians for the performance of military duty” (Russian Orthodox Church, in Russian)
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 28/2020 issued on 4 February 2020”
• “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (4 Feb 2020) (UKR MoD)
• JFO: МAP – 04.02.2020 (UKR NSDC)
• “Ukraine: Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 4 February 2020”
• “Weekly update of the situation in the operation area of the Joint Forces from 27 January to 02 February 2020” (UKR MoD)
  

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• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire once over 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded amid 12 enemy attacks on Feb 3” (UKR media)
• “Five houses damaged as Ukrainian forces shell Donetsk – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Two Ukrainian servicemen wounded amid 12 enemy attacks in Donbas in past 24 hours – JFO HQ” (UKR media)
• “Kiev army shells DPR seven times on Donetsk, Gorlovka axes over 24 hours, damage recorded” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Russia-occupation forces attack Ukrainian positions near Maryinka, Krasnohorivka, Travneve, Novotoshkivske” (UKR media)
  

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• “Russia-controlled Luhansk militants seize mother of eight and force out “confession” ” (Human Rights in Ukraine, NGO)
  

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• “North Atlantic Council meets with Ukraine Defense Reform Advisory Board” (UKR media)
  

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• “All for all prisoner swap with Russia may take place, – Ukraine’s Foreign Minister” (UKR media)
• “Kiev hides detention of 149 persons in connection with Donbass conflict – Morozova” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “Zelensky charges Security Service to deal with Gülen’s followers in Ukraine” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine to look into Gülen’s organization cells in its territory, Erdogan says” (UKR media)
  

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• “Text of Minsk agreements requires clarification – French envoy” (UKR Media)
• “Including Crimea issue in Normandy format may drag “negotiating ship” to bottom – French envoy” (UKR media)
• “Minsk agreement contains provisions requiring clarification – French ambassador” (UKR media)
• “Ukrain (sic.) down Minsk process, pursues own interests – German politician” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “French envoy’s calls for Minsk Agreements revision to complicate peace process – Nikonorova” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “There is no and should be no law on local elections in Donbas, – Parliament Speaker — Previously, President Zelensky claimed that the voting in Donbas would take place in autumn …” (UKR media)
• “Prystaiko not ruling out Normandy Four summit in mid-Feb” (UKR media)
  

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• “Terrorist leader Girkin says not to testify in MH17 trial” (UKR media)
• “Netherlands prosecutors indict four defendants in MH17” (RUS state media, in Russian)
• “Dutch prosecution serves charges on four MH17 defendants – media” (UKR media)
  

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• “German right-wing populists from AfD visit Russia-occupied Luhansk” (UKR media)
• “German far right come to ” LPR ” in Lugansk” (eurointegration.com.ua, pro-UKR media)
  

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• “Russia’s Unilateral Black Sea Aggression Elicits Protests From Ukraine, Georgia” (Jamestown Foundation)
  

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• #PS752
• “Intl response group for PS752 victims demands black boxes from Iran” (UKR media)
• “Readout: Call of International Coordination and Response Group for the victims of PS752” (Global Affairs Canada info-machine)
• “France ready to assist Ukraine with deciphering Boeing 737 black boxes, – French Ambassador” (UKR Media)
• “France ready to explore ‘black boxes’ of UIA if Ukraine asks for it – French ambassador” (UKR media)
• “Winging It: How A Lack Of Clear Rules Contributed To The PS752 Tragedy” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• Way Up North
• “Members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), the United States Department of Defense, and other partners met at 5 Wing Goose Bay from Jan. 20-22, 2020, to discuss the challenges of operating in extreme cold weather conditions …” (NORAD info-machine, via skiesmag.com)
• “Russia Accuses Norway of Restricting Its Activities on Arctic Islands”
• “Russia Wants Talks On Norway’s ‘Restrictions’ To Its Activities On Arctic Islands”
• “Russian Warships to Hold Missile Drills Near Norway’s Gas Pipeline to Europe”
• “We Are Not Looking to Bring Security Policy Issues Into the Arctic Council, Says US Official”
  

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• Internal Security
• “Federal IT systems at risk of ‘critical failure,’ Trudeau warned in memo”
• “Federal agencies mishandled sensitive documents more than 5,000 times last year”
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “Saudi Arabia makes $665M payment on Canadian LAV contract”
• “On target: New Colt weapons set new standards for accuracy and reliability” (Canadian Army Today)
• “Canada Boosts Marine Surveillance”
• “CC-295 FWSAR Maintenance Trainer Arrives in Canada”
  

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• Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
• “Psychiatrist questioned about ‘red flags’ before Lionel Desmond’s release from hospital, inquiry hears”
• ” ‘A roof over my head:’ Tiny homes provide hope for homeless military veterans”
  

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• Other Military News
• “Media are invited to an event at Ottawa City Hall (tomorrow), where the 32 serving members and veterans of the Candian Armed Forces officially selected as Team Canada for the Invictus Games The Hague 2020 will be announced …” (DND info-machine)
• “Canadian soldier serving in a Tier 1 SOF unit kicked out of the military for theft” (SOFREP)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – January 29, 2020

• #coronavirus
• “Canada preparing plane to fly Canadians from Wuhan, once China gives OK”
• “China coronavirus: Canada to evacuate citizens from flu-hit region”
• “Air Canada suspends all direct flights to China as coronavirus spreads”
• “Air Canada Suspends Direct Flights to Beijing, Shanghai Amid Coronavirus Outbreak – Statement”
• “Bio-warfare experts question why Canada was sending lethal viruses to China”
• “Three people in Quebec under investigation for coronavirus”
• “Canada draws on lessons from SARS to address novel coronavirus”
  

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• “China reports 7,711 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia, 170 deaths” (CHN media)
• “China coronavirus: confirmed mainland cases rise to 7,771, with deaths at 170”
• “6,078 confirmed coronavirus cases in China by 6:00 pm Wednesday” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “Cases of New Coronavirus Registered in All Chinese Regions – Authorities”
• “Virus cases in China top SARS as evacuations begin”
  

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• “China coronavirus: World Health Organisation again considers declaring global emergency after ‘deeply concerning’ cases”
• “WHO Calls Meeting on Emergency Declaration on Coronavirus”
• “WHO to hold coronavirus emergency meeting”
• Media watchdog: CHN calling for deletions of articles on $ impact of WHO emergency declaration (China Digital Times)
  

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• “Xi voices full confidence in winning battle against novel coronavirus” (CHN military media)
• “How China’s coronavirus crisis, like the Sars epidemic, was worsened by the Communist Party’s penchant for secrecy”
• “Angry Chinese Ask Why Their Government Waited So Long To Act On Coronavirus”
  

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• “China hands over coronavirus genome to Russia, enabling scientists to start on vaccine” (RUS state media)
• “… The Chinese side transmitted the Russian Federation the virus genome … which allowed our scientists to quickly develop rapid tests, which make it possible to identify the virus in the human body within two hours. Russian and Chinese experts have begun to develop a vaccine …” (RUS Consulate in Guangzhou, in Russian)
• “China releases 2019 novel coronavirus database” (CHN media)
• “Russia Joins China In Search For Vaccine As Virus Outbreak Spreads”
• “Russia Joins China In Search For Vaccine As Virus Outbreak Spreads”
• “Several teams are working on a vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus. Although a vaccine is many months off, new technologies have helped build potential vaccines in record time …”
• “China coronavirus: Hong Kong researchers have already developed vaccine but need time to test it, expert reveals”
• “Scientists Have Already Developed a Coronavirus Vaccine”
  

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• “New coronavirus study places incubation period at around 5 days”
• “(RUS) Expert expects novel coronavirus to continue spreading for another two weeks”
  

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• “Source: Jet Carrying Americans from China Outbreak Zone Lands in US”
• “Chartered jet evacuates Americans from China outbreak zone to March Air Reserve Base (California)”
• “Coronavirus: Americans returning from China held at California base”
• “Americans Flown from China Virus Zone Arrive in California”
  

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• “First Foreign Nationals Evacuate China as US Reportedly Mulls Ban on China Flights”
• “U.S., Japan Evacuate Citizens from China as Coronavirus Outbreak Toll Rises to 132”
• “British Airways Suspends All China Flights Until Further Notice”
• “Wuhan coronavirus: More airlines halt China flights as death toll hits 132 with 6,000 infected”
  

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• “IOC voices concern over spread of novel coronavirus ahead of 2020 Olympics in Japan”
  

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• “Coronavirus conspiracy theories: Sorting fact from fiction as speculation reaches fever pitch”
• “Russian Media Spew U.S. Coronavirus Conspiracies for Domestic Audience” (polygraph.info fact checking site)
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “U.K.’s plan to deal with Huawei 5G provides an uncertain course for Canada to consider”
• “E.U. Recommends Limiting, but Not Banning, Huawei in 5G Rollout”
• “EU spares Huawei, Chinese suppliers from blanket 5G ban, defying Trump”
• “EU rules out Huawei ban — but maps out strict rules on 5G”
• “US warship ‘sailed close to’ Chinese-occupied reefs in South China Sea”
• “U.S.-China Strategic Competition in South and East China Seas: Background and Issues for Congress” (Congressional Research Service report, updated 28 Jan 2020)
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “Sohae Satellite Launch Facility: No Signs of Satellite Launch or Engine Test Preparations” (38 North)
• “North Korea’s Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site: Minor Activity Discernible in Recent Snowfalls” (38 North)
• “U.S. to Lift Cap on Range of S.Korean Rockets”
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “NATO supports continued development of Iraq’s defence education institutions” (NATO info-machine)
• “Iraq weighs larger NATO role to replace US-led coalition”
• “Iraq weighs larger role for NATO so that US-led coalition can be replaced”
• “Germany provides additional $2.2M for mine clearance in Iraq”
• “Iraq Protesters Unfurl UN Flag to Appeal for Protection”
  

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• “Iraq Still Might Force the United States Out”
• “House readies vote to repeal Iraq war authorization”
• “Chaos in Iraq may further US regional strategy”
• “Iraq president threatens parliament to unilaterally name new PM after three days”
  

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• “UN report warns ISIS is reasserting under new leader believed to be behind Yazidi genocide”
• “Children of Iraq Dramatically Impacted by ISIL’s Extreme Violence and Counter-Military Operations – United Nations Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict | To promote and protect the rights of all children affected by armed conflict” (UN info-machine)
• “Russia’s deputy FM meets with top Kurdish officials in Erbil”
• “Kurdish groups welcome Belgian court ruling that the PKK is not a terrorist organization”
  

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• “Russia’s Pantsyr missile systems successfully fought jihad mobiles in Syria”
  

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• Afghanistan
• “UN: Al-Qaeda maintains close ties to Taliban despite talks with U.S.”
• “Letter dated 20 January 2020 from the Chair of the SecurityCouncil 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, undertakings and entities addressed to the President of the Security Council” (UN info-machine, PDF)
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Canada’s Air Task Force Completes NATO Enhanced Air Policing Mission in Romania”
• “Unit cohesion: Latvia battle group proving its resilience and resolve” (Canadian Army Today)
• “Moscow Reacts Warily to NATO’s Largest Military Exercise in 25 Years”
• “Russian Maritime ‘A2/AD’: Strengths and weaknesses” (Russia Military Analysis blog)
• “US Deploys New Low-Yield Nuclear Submarine Warhead”
• “Russia’s Pantsyr air defense system gets hypersonic missile”
• “Can Belarus Ever Overcome the Pull of Russia?”
• ” “Chekist” Matovnikov — On January 22, President Putin appointed General-Lieutenant Aleksandr Matovnikov to be Deputy CINC of the Ground Troops. He had been Polpred in the North Caucasus Federal District since mid-2018 and Commander of Special Operations Forces (SSO) from 2015 to 2018 …” (Russian Defense Policy blog)
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• “EU Blacklists 7 More People in Russian-Annexed Crimea” (RUS independent media)
• “US Issues Fresh Sanctions Over Ukraine’s Crimea – Treasury Website” (USA govt funded media)
• “US Treasury expands its Crimea sanctions blacklist” (RUS state media)
• “U.S. Joins EU, Canada In Imposing Fresh Crimea-Related Sanctions” (USA govt funded media)
• “Le Canada impose de nouvelles sanctions à des individus impliqués dans des élections illégitimes en Crimée” (45eNord.ca)
• “Canada imposes new sanctions on individuals involved in illegitimate elections in Crimea” (Global Affairs Canada)
  

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• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 23/2020 issued on 29 January 2020”
• “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (29 Jan 2020)” (UKR MoD)
• JFO: МAP – 29.01.2020 (UKR NSDC)
• “Weekly Update from the OSCE Observer Mission at Russian Checkpoints Gukovo and Donetsk based on information as of 28 January 2020”
  

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• “Kiev forces fire at SMM’s UAV west of Gorlovka” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian army violates ceasefire seven times in 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire twice in 24 hours” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “LPR service member killed in Ukrainian attack on Zhelobok” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Kiev forces shell Frunze, houses damaged, almost 700 customers without power” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Kiev forces violated ceasefire 106 times since Contact Group latest meeting” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “U.S. plans to hand over to Ukraine Navy another three Island-class patrol boats in 2021” (UKR Media)
  

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• “SBU exposes Russian bot farm sending fake bomb threats” (UKR media)
  

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• “Press Statement of Special Representative Grau after the regular Meeting of Trilateral Contact Group in Minsk on 29 January 2020” (OSCE)
• “Talks on Ukraine resume in Minsk” (BLR state media)
• “Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine in session in Minsk” (BLR state media)
• “TCG sides agree to continue working on bloc of security issues” (UKR media)
• “Humanitarian group agrees to exchange POW lists and discuss two new checkpoints” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Possibility of search for missing persons in Donbas with ICRD to be considered by next TCG meeting” (UKR media)
• “Contact Group emphasizes importance of detainees legal clearance” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Oktyabr checkpoint considered as potential disengagement area – Nikonorova” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Gryzlov: Ukraine prevents establishing peace in Donbass” (pro-RUS site)
• “Contact Group agrees to resume search for persons missing in Donbass” (RUS state media)
  

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• “SBU brings ‘ex-DPR minister’ to government-controlled area” (UKR media)
• “SBU lures ex-“DPR coal industry minister” into Ukrainian-controlled territory”
  

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• “UN mission: Russia must stop the draft of Crimean residents in the army” (USA govt funded media, in Russian)
• “Russia used human shields, ‘little green men,’ treachery in annexation of Crimea – research” (UKR media)
  

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• “Tortured by Donbas militants ex-prisoners suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder: Sinchenko’s case” (UKR media)
  

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• “Top EU Diplomat Borrell Wants To Visit War Zone In Ukraine” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• “German Detective Resch Ready to Partake in Hearings on МН17 Downing Case” (RUS state media)
  

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• “Consortium News Strikes Back: London’s Five Eyes & Freeland’s Nazi Roots Stand Exposed Once More…” (Strategic Culture, pro-RUS site)
  

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• “(Rebel blogger) Zamdykhanov – “Russia will not abandon Donbass” with or without Surkov” (pro-RUS site)
• “Ukrainian passport, DNR passport or Russian passport – what is the first document in Donetsk?” (USA govt funded media, in Ukrainian)
• “About 40,000 Ukrainians granted temporary asylum in Russia” (RUS state media)
  

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• Domestic Operations/#OpLENTUS
• “Opération LENTUS 20-01: les troupes rentrent après avoir accompli leur mission”
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “C295 Successfully Performs Wet Contacts as a Tanker”
• Wanted: “Tactical Air Coordination Suite”
• Wanted: “Skyhawks Parachute Talon Parts”
• Wanted: “SkyHawks Aerodyne Triathlon Canopies”
  

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• Internal Security
• “Lawyers explain legal wrangling in Cameron Ortis trial”
• “Patrik Mathews faces up to 60 years in U.S. prison: federal indictments”
• “Anniversary of Quebec City mosque shooting a chance to have a tough talk about hate, organizers say”
• Mental Health in the CAF
• “La Défense nationale et les Forces armées ont participé à la Journée Bell Cause pour la cause par discussion de groupe sur la santé mentale”
  

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• Other Military News
• “Body of reservist missing in Kingston, Ont., found near LaSalle Causeway”
• “Senior officer warns Norad can’t detect Russian bombers in time, needs upgrades”
• “US, Canadian forces complete Green Flag Little Rock exercise” (USAF info-machine)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – January 28, 2020

• #coronavirus
• 2019 Novel Coronavirus infection (Wuhan, China): Outbreak update (Public Health Agency of Canada)
• “Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)”  (Public Health Ontario)
• “About 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)” (USA CDC)
  
• “Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report-7” (WHO, 27 Jan 2020, PDF)
• “Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Report 8 (28 Jan 2020)” (WHO, PDF)”
• More coronavirus news (via MediSys EU medical news agggregator)
• Coronavirus news via Google News
• Coronavirus news via Bing News

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• “British Columbia reports first case of Wuhan coronavirus”
• “China coronavirus: Vancouver announces first case, a man who travelled to Wuhan”
  

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• “Bored and abandoned: Canadians trapped in Wuhan say lockdown is a balance of tedium and anxiety”
  

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• “No plans yet to evacuate Canadians from Wuhan”
• “Canada looking to help 126 Canadians quarantined in China for coronavirus”
• “Government to help Canadians come home from coronavirus-hit region of China”
  

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• “Toronto opens hotline for passengers on flight with Canada’s first coronavirus patient”
• “Coronavirus panic prompts Air Canada to cancel some flights to China”
• “Air Canada cancelling select flights to China in response to coronavirus”
  

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• ” ‘It’s been outrageous’: London, Ont. pharmacies sold out of masks”
• “Coronavirus : trois personnes font l’objet d’une enquête au Québec”
• “Coronavirus : de nouveaux cas de contamination entre humains signalés hors de Chine”
• “Pékin invite les ressortissants chinois à se mettre eux-mêmes en quarantaine au Canada”
  

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• “Canada’s Chinese community faces racist abuse in wake of coronavirus”
  

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• “The Public Health Agency of Canada is denying any connection between the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg, two scientists who were escorted out of the building last summer, and the coronavirus outbreak in China …”
• “Officials concerned rumours spreading after Canada’s third case of coronavirus”
• “Websites spin unproven link between Canada, China about coronavirus outbreak” (PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks)
• “Debunking the myths around China’s deadly coronavirus outbreak”
• “China coronavirus: Australian authorities refute hoax about ‘contaminated’ foods and locations” (AFP Fact Check)
  

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• “Over 5,900 Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in China, Death Toll at 132 – Health Commission”
• “China reports 5,974 confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia, 132 deaths” (CHN media)
• “Number of people infected with new coornavirus in China surpasses 5,900 — Over 9,200 people in China have symptoms that resemble those of the coronavirus, but their diagnoses have not been confirmed yet …”
• “Death toll in China’s new coronavirus outbreak hits 131 — authorities”
• “China coronavirus: death toll reaches 132 as number of cases surpasses that of Sars”
  

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• “Wuhan coronavirus: Experts say outbreak will last months, with tens of thousands affected”
  

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• “No need to evacuate foreign nationals from China coronavirus epicentre, WHO chief says — The head of the World Health Organisation said the UN health agency was advising against the withdrawal of foreign nationals from the central Chinese city of Wuhan – the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak that has killed 106 people …”
• “WHO urges countries not to evacuate their citizens from China”
  

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• “Coronavirus: Foreigners evacuated from Wuhan as China death toll rises”
• “(KOR) Gov’t to Send Chartered Flights to Wuhan to Bring Back S. Koreans”
• “Australia to help some citizens leave China, quarantine them on Christmas Island”
  

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• “AP source: Jet evacuates Americans from China outbreak zone”
• “China coronavirus: Americans evacuated by plane from Wuhan, city at centre of deadly outbreak”
  

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• “US Health Officials Urge More Cooperation from China on Virus”
• “White House Mulls Suspending All Flights To and From China Due to Coronavirus Outbreak – Report”
• “White House holds off on suspending China-U.S. flights amid virus outbreak”
• “White House did not ask for a suspension of U.S.-China flights: official”
  

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• “Wuhan coronavirus: Travel between Hong Kong and China slashed, but (HK) gov’t resists pressure to close border”
• “(Hong Kong) orders ‘partial border closure’ to contain virus”
• “Full border shutdown “unwarranted”, says Carrie Lam”
  

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• “China’s Xi Vows to Defeat ‘Devil’ Coronavirus as Death Toll Soars”
• “China coronavirus: Beijing Sars hospital to reopen as death toll passes 100, while medical shortage slows Wuhan efforts”
• “Construction of Huoshenshan Hospital underway in Wuhan” (CHN media)
• “Medical team from Qinghai leaves for Wuhan to aid novel coronavirus control efforts” (CHN media)
• “Australia scientists claim first re-creation of coronavirus outside China”
• “Chinese researchers select 30 drug candidates to fight novel coronavirus” (CHN media)
• “US working on vaccine for Wuhan virus”
• “Wall Street recovers from a bout of virus”
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Canada eyes U.K.’s decision to grant Huawei partial access to 5G network”
• “U.K. To Develop 5G Network With Help From Huawei”
• “UK gives Huawei partial role in 5G network”
• “Huawei 5G: UK will allow Chinese company to help build its network”
• “Britain approves Huawei’s limited use in 5G networks, prompting US senator to compare the Chinese company to KGB”
• “British cybersecurity officials publicise distrust of Huawei as Boris Johnson gives 5G green light”
• “GOP Congressman: US May ‘Reexamine’ Intelligence-Sharing Partnership With London”
  

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• “Beijing accuses US of ‘deliberate provocations’ in South China Sea as warship passes Spratly Islands”
• “China slams U.S. provocative acts in South China Sea” (CHN mil media)
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “Recent Imagery Does Not Suggest an Imminent Missile or Engine Test” (38 North)
• “U.S. Spy Planes Monitor N.Korea”
• “N.Korea Boosts Surveillance on West Coast”
• “US Defense Official Urges N. Korea to Engage in Nuclear Talks”
• “S. Korea’s Nuke Envoy to Visit Europe on N. Korea Issues”
• “As North Korea Reverts to Self-Reliance, Experts Urge Pressuring Elites”
  

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• Domestic Operations/#OpLENTUS
• “Military pulls out of St. John’s as storm cleanup winds down”
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 22/2020 issued on 28 January 2020”
• “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (28 Jan 2020)” (UKR MoD)
• JFO: МAP – 28.01.2020 (UKR NSDC)
  

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• “Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas over day” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian forces violate ceasefire 13 times over past 24 hours, use mortars – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Over 200 explosions recorded in Donbas over weekend, – OSCE” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian forces shell Signalnoye village area near Yelenovka crossing point with mortars – JCCC” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ten attacks against JFO positions yesterday: no losses among Ukrainian soldiers” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces shell Berezovskoye village area with 120mm mortars” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukraine reports 10 enemy attacks in Donbas on Jan 27”
• “19 civilians died, 128 wounded in Donbas in 2019” (UKR media)
  

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• “Ukraine Detains Three Suspects Who Fought With Russian-Backed Separatists” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• “Russian occupation troops shelled their own units, imitating that the Ukrainian Armed Forces were firing” (UKR MoD)
  

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• “Red Cross denied full access to detainees in Donbas – OSCE coordinator” (UKR media)
  

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• “Debaltsevo residents to lodge first claims against Ukraine at ECHR, demand RUR 12.7 mln (CAN $267,000) in compensation” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “Hi-end jamming systems to be installed in Ukraine’s Donbas to block separatist TV, radio stations”
  

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• ” ‘Steinmeier Formula’ is mechanism connecting issue of special status with local elections in Donbas – TCG coordinator” (UKR media)
• “Constitutional Court refuses to open case on local self-government law for ORDL (UKR media)
  

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• “Donetsk doesn’t see prospects for implementing “Israeli strategy” for Ukraine in Donbass” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “MH17 case: One of suspects ready to stand trial”
• “A law firm has recently been reported for the defendant(s). The District Court of The Hague will not release the name of the firm and does not specify for which suspect(s) …” (courtmh17.com, MH17 case page)
  

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• ” “Putin to surrender Donbas”: Ex (RUS)-lawmaker explains Surkov’s resignation” (UKR media)
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Hackers acting for Turkey said to be behind recent cyberattacks — Sweeping cyberattacks targeting governments and organisations in Europe and the Middle East are believed to be the work of hackers acting in the interests of the Turkish government, senior Western security officials said …”
• ” “Sør-Varanger – this is our Orthodox land,” says Bishop Mitrofan but makes clear Russia will not claim it back — The new hardliner bishop, with a background from Russia’s Northern Fleet, claims that the Norwegian municipality was given away by unscrupulous officials in 1826 when the borderline treaty was signed …”
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Saudi warns of dire consequence if US withdraws from Iraq”
• “Iraqi Protesters Defiant as Prominent Cleric Withdraws Support”
• “Sporadic clashes continue in anti-gov’t protests in Iraq”
• “UN raises ‘serious concerns’ about unfair ISIS trials in Iraq”
• “Iraq: UN human rights report voices concern over conduct of ISIL fighter trials” (UN info-machine)
• “A children’s rights approach to returning from ISIL” ( Penal Reform International, Terre des hommes Foundation Child Relief, CRIN)
  

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• Internal Security
• “RCMP’s security reviews continue as Cameron Ortis faces new charges”
• “RCMP secrets arrest triggered warning, internal advisories: documents”
• “New CADSI Report: What Canada’s allies can teach us about government-industry cyber collaboration” (Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries)
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “New FWSAR maintenance trainer arrives in Canada” (RCAF info-machine)
• “L’aéronef de formation pour l’entretien des avions de recherche et de sauvetage arrive au Canada”
• Wanted: “CAF Diving Equipment … Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) is requesting Industry feedback regarding sustainment work and management of diving equipment used in the CAF for the Government of Canada, Department of National Defence (DND) …”
• Wanted: “… The Department of National Defence (DND) requires qualified civilian Canopy Relative Work (CRW)/Freefall Parachute Instructors and Freefall/CRW Camera Persons to support the Canadian Armed Forces Parachute Team (CAFPT). The CAFPT requires highly specialized instructors to train members of the CAFPT cadre into competent CRW instructors and to augment these instructors to support a 1:1 training ratio throughout its main training camp …”
• “CAE Awarded Contract to Upgrade NATO Training Devices”
• “CAE remporte le contrat pour la mise à jour des dispositifs d’entraînement NATO E-3A AWACS”
  

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• Other Military News
• ” ‘We just need to find him’: Parents of missing army reservist still holding out hope”
• “Ottawa spent $1.4M in failed prosecution of retired navy head Mark Norman”
• “Interview with the Minister of National Defence – Canadian Defence Review — Improving the Defence Procurement Process & Working with NATO …” (Canadian Defence Review)
• “NORAD and nuclear power: opportunities, not problems” (Col. Ted)

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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 – January 6, 2020

• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Iraq’s Parliament Votes to End U.S. Troop Presence in Iraq” (ISW Blog)
• “Canadian-led NATO mission in Iraq in limbo as alliance stands pat on suspension”
• “Plans for Canadians unclear after Iraq lawmakers call for expulsion of foreign troops”
• ” Champagne says Canada committed to its Iraq operations despite Iran’s vow to avenge Soleimani killing”
• “Suspendue, la mission canadienne en Irak devrait reprendre lorsque possible”
• “Canadian Soldiers Are in Iraq, But Their Mission Is Uncertain Amid Iran-US Conflict”
• “NATO to review Iraq mission after Soleimani killing”
• “NATO suspends Iraq training mission after Soleimani killing”
• “NATO suspends Iraq training mission”
• “NATO secretary general dismisses idea that training group would be kicked out of Iraq”
• “NATO suspends Canadian-led Iraq training mission after Soleimani killing”
• “Crise États-Unis–Iran : le Canada suit de près la situation en Irak”
• “Killing of Qassem Soleimani could endanger Canadian troops in Middle East, experts say”
• “Killing of Iranian general sparks concerns for safety of Canadian troops”
• “COMMENTARY: Canada-led NATO training mission in Iraq in deep jeopardy”
• “Canadians hunker down as NATO, U.S. offer contradictory messages on Iraq”
• “Canadian military monitoring Iraq situation as tensions increase — more U.S. troops headed to Middle East”
• “Temporary suspension of Canada-led NATO training mission ‘wise,’ say experts, as NDP calls for troops to come home”
• “Where Canadian military and police missions are in the Middle East right now”
• “Canada calls for ‘restraint’ in Iran following death of military chief Soleimani”
• “Canada calls for ‘restraint’ and ‘de-escalation’ after U.S. killing of top Iranian general”
• “Canada to temporarily suspend all Iraq training – troops to focus on their own safety”
• “Killing of Iranian general sparks concerns for safety of Canadian troops”
• “Canadian-led training mission in Iraq isn’t dead, says NATO secretary-general”
• “Nato chief holds back from endorsing US killing of Suleimani”
• “Opinion: The brewing situation between Iran and the U.S. is very much Canada’s problem”
• “Time For Canada To Leave Iraq & Focus On Protecting Our Own Territory” (Spencer Fernando blog)
• “Netherlands completely halts training mission in Iraq”
• “Latvia Stops Training Iraqi Security Forces – Defence Ministry”
• “15 Lithuanian soldiers are currently deployed to the NATO Mission Iraq as part of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS/ Daesh. Taking into account the deteriorating security situation and changes in the stance of the country’s Government, international commanders took additional measures to ensure personnel protection …” (LTU MoD)
• ” ‘Don’t throw us out’: Australia pleads to stay in Iraq but plans for the worst”
• “Qasem Soleimani: Let British troops stay in Iraq, UK urges”
• “Canada didn’t have details on planned U.S. strike that killed Soleimani: Sajjan”
• “Killing Suleimani: the tricky business of predicting what comes next”
  

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• “Iraq notifies US on demand for foreign troop pullout”
• “U.S.-led coalition says it will withdraw from Iraq -letter”
• “(USA) Defense Secretary Esper says U.S. has made no decision to leave Iraq”
• “Pentagon chief denies U.S. leaving Iraq; Tehran crowds mourn commander”
• “Iraq and U.S. should work together on troop withdrawal: Iraqi PM”
• “Trump Says US Will Not Leave Iraq Until Baghdad Pays for American Air Base, Threatens Sanctions”
• “Trump says Iraq will face sanctions if it expels US troops”
• “Russia and China block UNSC statement on US embassy bombing in Iraq – Russian envoy”
  

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• “Commander: IRGC Qods Force to Take Revenge for Assassination of General Soleimani from US” (IRN state news agency)
• “General Soleimani’s Daughter: Families of US Forces in West Asia Should Worry from Now On” (IRN state news agency)
• “Military Official: 16 Countries Contacted by US for Mediation to Dissuade Iran from Retaliation” (IRN state news agency)
  

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• “Chevron pulls American oil workers from Iraq”
• “Oil Price Keeps Rising as Industry Eyes Iran-U.S. Conflict”
  

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• “China expected to mitigate Iran-US tension” (CHN mil media)
• “Washington eyes short-term interest with assassination” (CHN mil media)
• “Iran to abandon nuclear deal limitations”
  

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• “Speaker of the (Jordanian) Lower House of Parliament, Atef Tarawneh held Monday two separate meetings with South Korea’s Ambassador to Jordan Lee Jae-wan and Canada’s Ambassador to Jordan Donica Pottie. Tarawneh discussed prospects of joint parliamentary cooperation, and ways to enhance economic cooperation and trade exchange. He pointed to Jordan’s ability to attract Korean and Canadian investments and prepare an investment environment. Also, regional and international issues were addressed and Jordan’s vision towards them, especially situations in Palestine, Syria, and Iraq …”
  

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• Internal Security
• “Supporters of Iranian terrorist clash with counter-protestors in downtown Toronto”
• “An Overview of Hizballah’s Activities in Canada in the Aftermath of the Soleimani Strike”
• “We Talked to Experts About Iran’s Cyberwar Capabilities” (VICE)
• ” Civil rights groups and lawmakers demanded information from federal officials Monday following reports that dozens of Iranian-Americans were held up and questioned at the border as they returned to the United States from Canada over the weekend …”
• “(USA) Federal authorities say they aren’t detaining Iranian-Americans at the Washington/Canada border”
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Meng extradition case to get 1st major court test, with Canada-China relations in play”
• “Le Canada se prononcera sur le sort de Meng Wanzhou en 2020”
• “China, Pakistan kick off “Sea Guardians-2020″ naval drill in Karachi” (CHN mil media)
• “China’s heaviest satellite positioned in geosynchronous orbit” (CHN mil media)
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “SAR Imagery Reveals the Presence of Concealed Submarine at North Korea’s Sinpo Naval Base” (38 North)
  

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• Way Up North
• “Beef up Arctic search and rescue to keep Canada’s North secure, experts argue”
• “(RUS) Arctic planners want new transport aircraft that can land on ice”
• “Arctic tour for Orthodox Navy icon ahead of installment in new grand military cathedral”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Canada’s Air Task Force completes 2019 NATO enhanced Air Policing deployment in Romania” (DND info-machine)
• “La Force opérationnelle aérienne du Canada en Roumanie termine son déploiement de 2019”
• “ATF-Romania has completed its mission”
• “Avangard begins combat duty” (Russian strategic nuclear forces blog)
• “Troubles delay Russia’s prestigious ballistic missile sub”
• “Commissioning of Knyaz Vladimir Project 995A submarine delayed” (Russian strategic nuclear forces blog)
• “Russia in talks with Belarus on extending lease agreement for two military facilities”
• “Lukashenko: NATO will not allow Russia to violate Belarus’s sovereignty”
• “President of Estonian parliament reiterates territorial claims against Russia”
  

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• #Afghanistan
• “Consultation en ligne sur la conception du Monument commémoratif national de la mission du Canada en Afghanistan”
• “SCOTT TAYLOR: U.S. has misled public about Afghanistan war”
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “Bluedrop gets Sikorsky contract for training on Canadian Maritime Helicopter Project”
• “Ottawa advances FWSAR programme with C295 acceptance”
• “Future soldier technologies: Grenade launchers and laser rangefinders” (DND info-machine)
  

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• Other Military News
• “Canadians writing to service personnel over the holiday season have set a record …sending four times the amount of mail sent in years past. More than 400,000 holiday letters and cards flowed through the Canadian Forces Base Trenton post office in the “Write to the Troops” program …”

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR Update – December 29, 2019

• What’s Canada Buying?
• “RCAF accepts first new search-and-rescue plane despite issue with manuals”
• “Canada accepts new Search and Rescue aircraft”
• “L’ARC prend livraison de son premier avion de recherche et sauvetage à voilure fixe d’Airbus”
• “Canadians banned from work on portions of new spy planes by U.S. regulations” – “Canada To Get 3 Beechcraft King Air 350ER Planes”
• “Why we build warships” (Col. Ted)
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Montreal-area troops return home from Iraq for the holidays”
• “Iraq’s K1 Military Base Near Kirkuk Which Houses US Forces Hit By Rockets – Iraqi Military”
• “ISIS Militants In Iraq Are Like ‘Al-Qaeda On Steroids,’ Says Counter-Terrorism Official”
• “Iraq’s Chaldean Christians cancel public Christmas celebrations over respect for deaths in anti-government protests”
• “Russia sends warship equipped with Kalibr missiles to Syria”
• ” ‘They will simply kill you’: Syrian Kurds still fear wrath of Turkey-backed proxies”
• “Turkey, Russia Talk Syria as Thousands Flee Bombing”
• “Japan Sending Warship, Aircraft To Middle East”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, visited with members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) deployed in Latvia and Romania as part of Operation REASSURANCE, from December 22 to 23, 2019 …” (GG info-machine)
• “U.S. Diplomat Repeats Call For Russia To Free Ex-Marine (w/CAN passport)”
• “Russian Court Extends Detention of Ex-U.S. Marine for 3 Months”
• “Russia Deploys First Hypersonic Avangard ICBM Missile”
• “What They Got, 2019” (Russian Defense Policy blog)
• “Russia deploys Avangard hypersonic missile system”
• “Russian Foreign MInister: Russia is willing to demonstrate Sarmat ballistic missile to US”
• “Sevmash floats out second Yasen-M class nuclear attack submarine”
• “US to allocate USD 175 million to Baltic states from defense budget” (LVA media)
• “Virtually entire Belarusian-Russian integration package reconciled” (BLR state media)
• “New Trump sanctions target Turkish economy and military”
• “Trump Admin Fights Bill Punishing Turkey for Its Russian Deal”
• “Trump administration against Turkey sanctions: report”
• ” ‘An effing moron’: Trump blasted for opposing bill to sanction Turkey for buying Russian weapons”
• “The Trump administration is fighting a congressional bid to impose new sanctions on Turkey, arguing that additional restrictive measures may grind to a halt bilateral arms trade and push the country closer to Russia to the detriment of NATO’s collective defense …”
• “Foreign Policy Experts Map Russia’s Plans for 2020”
• “Russia, China, Iran Start Joint Naval Drills in Indian Ocean”
• “The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin, in a telephone conversation initiated by the Russian side, has thanked U.S. President Donald Trump “for information transmitted via the special services that helped prevent the commission of terrorist acts in Russia.” …”
• “Information from US helps detain two Russians plotting terror attacks in St. Petersburg”
• ” “Anti-Semitic swine”. Putin reminds Poland of its support for Third Reich” (pro-RUS site)
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• “Moscow, Minsk to finalize integration package in 3 days — Belarusian deputy premier” (RUS state media)
• “Ukraine, Russia-Backed Separatists Hold Prisoner Swap” (USA govt funded media)
• “Prisoner swap in Donbass seen as step to implementation of Minsk accords, says (RUS) envoy” (RUS state media)
• “Pro-Russian Separatists and Ukraine Begin All-for-All Prisoner Swap” (RUS independent media)
• “Press Statement by Special Representative Sajdik following the exchange of detainees on 29 December 2019” (OSCE)
• “OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Lajčák welcomes exchange of detainees and expresses hope for more positive news in 2020” (OSCE)
• “Ukraine swaps 127 prisoners including defendants of Maidan massacre to 76 Ukrainians held in occupied Donbas” (Euromaidan Press)
• “POW swap finishes, sides exchange 76 for 124 people” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Prisoner swap: Ukraine hands over 127 people to Donbas militants – Ukraine’s official” (UKR media)
• “Donbas prisoner swap completed, 76 freed Ukrainians in Ukraine-controlled territory – Zelensky’s office” (UKR media)
• “Kiev hands over Brazil’s Lusvarghi and Russian volunteers” (pro_RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Prisoner swap: Full list of Ukrainians released from occupied Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Five ex-Berkut police officers charged with Maidan killings in 2014 waiting for prisoner swap at Mayorske checkpoint” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine’s SBU publishes lists with names of Ukrainians freed in Donbas prisoner swap” (UKR media)
• “Kiev, Donbass republics specify prisoner exchange formula” (RUS state media)
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Why Canada should not let Huawei into our 5G networks: Debunking five myths” (Macdonald-Laurier Institute)
• “Forming cliques to pressure China doomed to fail: FM to Canada” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “China, Russia, Iran to hold joint naval exercise” (CHN mil media)
• “Beijing slams US defense act targeting China” (CHN mil media)
• “China’s 10,000 ton-class destroyer equipped with long-range land-attack missiles” (CHN mil media)
• “Advanced supply ship conducts carrier group supplement mission” (CHN mil media)
• “China is reviewing a draft law that will see arms sale properly controlled, a measure that comes at a time when Beijing is beginning to master world-leading military technologies which should not fall into the wrong hands, experts said on Monday …” (CHN mil media)
  

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• #HongKong
• “Protesters rally near Hong Kong harbour, more demos planned over Christmas”
• “Have anti-government protests cooked Hong Kong’s financial goose?”
• “Hong Kong must not delay national security law, central government adviser says”
• “Video: Hong Kong police accidentally apprehend undercover officers during Boxing Day mall protest”
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “North Korean Missile Factory Increases Operations in Preparation for Major Test”
• “North Korean’s Kim Holds Military Meeting as Tension Rises Under Looming Deadline”
• “China presses for nuclear talks in last days till North Korea’s deadline for US”
• “John Bolton chides Trump over North Korea”
• “Russia’s Policy Toward North Korea: Following China’s Lead” (38 North)
  

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• #Afghanistan
• “Canada’s Afghan mission ended in 2014 — the war is now a distant memory for most Canadians”
• ” ‘It’s as fresh as yesterday’: Canadian survivors on trauma, healing 10 years after Afghan blast”
• ” ‘Looking back, I can say I tried’ Trauma and healing 10 years after Afghan blast”
  

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• Way Up North
• “An open letter to NORAD and USNORTHCOM – Let’s talk about Russian Navy operations” (Vessel of Interest blog)
• “Russian Northern Fleet’s commander points to increased NATO activities in Arctic”
• “Soviet mini-sub discovered in Jarfjord by Norwegian special forces in 1990”
• “Norway suspects Russian military of creating radio interference in its northern regions”
• “Russians will need approval of Finnish Defense Ministry to buy property in Finland”
• “Zvezda Shipyard starts steel cutting for first Arctic shuttle tanker of ARC6 class”
• “Sweden, Baltic countries may get multi-billion compensation for Russian nuclear waste burial in Baltic Sea – medi”
• “Sweden and the Baltic countries may receive multi-billion compensation for Russian nuclear waste burial in the Baltic Sea”
• “Despite the Christmas spirit, the north magnetic pole wants to divorce Canada”
• “Magnetic North to Continue March Toward Russia, ‘Point East of True North by 2040’ “
  

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• Internal Security
• “Cyber threats top of mind for defence minister heading into 2020”
• “Only 1 Person Has Solved A Canadian Spy Agency’s Escape Room”
  

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• Other Military News
• “Governor General pays tribute to Canadian veterans in New Year’s message”
• “There are seven Canadian security assistance missions abroad. But does military training work? A recent Montreal workshop asked these questions …” (Policy Options paper)
• “Future soldier technologies: Cognitive-load assessment” (DND info-machine)
• ” ‘I think we’re largely forgotten’: Nearly 80 years ago, Canadians fought the Battle of Hong Kong”

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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 + #UKR Update – October 9, 2019

• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Canada condemns Turkey’s military action against Kurdish forces”
• “Chrystia Freeland Condemns Turkey’s Military Incursion Into North Syria”
• “Like the Americans, Canada is throwing the Kurds under the bus”
• “Syria’s Assad has had thousands murdered. Why is a Canadian labour activist lending him credibility? … it was quite a surprise when Donald Lafleur, executive vice-president of the 3.3-million-member Canadian Labour Congress, showed up in Damascus last week at a jamboree of so-called trade unionists from North Korea, Iran, China and the fictional Peoples Republic of Lugansk – the Eastern Ukraine region invaded by Russia in 2014 …”
• “Canadian labour support for the Syrian police state must be rooted out”
• “U.N. Security Council to discuss Syria on Thursday after Turkey takes military action: diplomats”
• “Who Stands To Gain From Turkey’s Invasion In Northern Syria”
• “U.S.-backed Syrian forces halt counter-Islamic State operations -sources”
• “U.S. won’t secure ISIS prisons if Kurds leave to fight Turkish invasion”
• “Trump on potential ISIS escapees: “They will be escaping to Europe” “
• “The US is reported to have taken custody of two British Isis members accused of involvement in the beheading of western hostages, ahead of a Turkish offensive on the Kurdish region of Syria where they were being held …”
• “Release of Islamic State militants from Kurdish prisons would be “very negative” — Kremlin”
• “Kurdish SDF: Turkish air strike hit Syria prison holding IS detainees”
• “Kurds Vow to Defend Themselves By Any Means as Turkish Incursion Into Syria Begins – SDC”
• “Turkish operation in Syria does not violate international law, says (TUR) foreign minister”
• “Turkish artillery attack ‘terrorist locations’ in Syria’s Tell Abyad”
• “Turkish troops advance into Syria as Trump washes his hands of the Kurds”
• “Trump calls Turkey’s military operation in Syria a ‘bad idea’ as US strives to exit ‘stupid endless wars’ “
• “Turkey’s actions in Syria must be measured: NATO chief”
• Commentary: “America Needs Turkey More Than It Needs to Stay in Syria”
• “Turkey is facing calls for restraint by its Western allies as well as Russia and Iran after Ankara’s forces launched a military offensive against a Syrian Kurdish militia Wednesday …”
• “Damascus Slams Turkey’s Military Encroachment in Northern Syria”
• “Turkey says it informed Damascus of its Syria offensive”
• “SDF Seeks Cooperation With ‘Bloody Assad’ Against Turkey” (pro-RUS site)
• “Erdogan Says Syria Airspace Doesn’t Belong to U.S.: Syria Update”
• “Syrian Kurds call on Russia to act as guarantor of talks with Damascus — TV”
  

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• “Iran signaled it may send Iranian security forces to Iraq, ostensibly to secure the upcoming Arbae’en pilgrimage. But Iran may alternatively be preparing these Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) to help suppress Iraqi protests …” (ISW podcast)
  

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• CAF Health $ Cuts
• “Conservative health ministers fight feds over military health costs”
• “Alberta government calls on Ottawa to reverse military health funding change”
• “Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro is calling on the federal government to reverse a decision that will see provinces pick up more of the cost of treating members of the military for medical operations and other health care …”
• “Military cutbacks affecting Ontario hospitals — Pembroke Regional Hospital, located near the Canadian Forces Base at Petawawa, projects a shortfall of $3.4 million as a result of the change …”
• “Scheer calls federal cuts to military health care ‘unfair’ “
  

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• Internal Security
• “Bail hearing for alleged RCMP spy set for next week”
  

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• #FedElect2019
• “Absence of military spending and veterans’ issues from debate was a huge mistake”
  

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• #HongKong
• “Hong Kong Protesters Remain Defiant in Standoff with Pro-Beijing Government”
• “China Blasts Apple Over App Tracking Movements of Hong Kong Police”e
• “China Criticizes Apple for App that Tracks Hong Kong Police”
• “Why Hong Kong Holds The Key To Confronting China”
• “Mask ban sends warning” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “Taiwan deports mainland Chinese tourist who tore down messages of support for Hong Kong protests”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Kremlin slams media reports on Russia’s alleged attempts to destabilize Europe”
• “The FBI was informed about Russian Information Warfare and chose to do nothing” (To Inform is to Influence blog)
• “US administration to announce withdrawal from Open Skies Treaty soon — media”
• “Russia continues construction of early-warning radars” (Russian strategic nuclear forces blog)
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 239/2019 issued on 9 October 2019”
• JFO: МAP – 09.10.2019 (UKR NSDC)
• “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7AM (5 Oct 2019)” (UKR MoD)
  

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• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire 12 times in 24 hours, target 9 townships” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Russian occupants perform 17 attacks per day in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine reports 17 enemy attacks in Donbas warzone since Wednesday midnight” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine reports 17 enemy attacks in Donbas on Oct 8” (UKR media)
• “Russian proxies launch 17 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas: no losses among Ukrainian soldiers” (UKR media)
• “Russia pulls two trains of military hardware to border with Ukraine – officer” (UKR media)
  

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• “President and representatives of security agencies and military leadership discussed the security situation in the area of troops separation in Donbas” (UKR MoD)
  

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• “Ukrainian veterans to remain on division line in Zolote until government cancels disengagement of troops, – veteran” (UKR media)
• “Veteran and volunteers vs police: Clashes near Zolote” (UKR media)
• “Clash between police, volunteers takes place in Luhansk region” (UKR media)
• “Police officer injured in incident with Donbas war veterans at checkpoint in Luhansk region” (UKR media)
• “Kiev fails to pull-back in Zolotoye amid Ukrainian police and radicals face-off in Zolotoye” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian Defense Minister: Shelling by pro-Russian forces preventing withdrawal of troops in Zolote” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine fails renewal of disengagement of forces in the Petrovskoye area” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Disengagement in Zolotoye derailed by Ukrainian side” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “OSCE reps thank DPR for patience as Kiev protracts disengagement renewal” (pro_RUS rebel info-machine)
• “LPR stays ready for disengagement near Zolotoye on Thursday” (RUS state media)
• “SMM Deputy Chief Monitor arrives in Petrovskoye” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “LPR signals it’s ready for pull-back of forces in Zolotoye demilitarized zone” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Attempt to renew disengagement of forces, Zolotoye demilitarized zone, October 9, 2019” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “What was going on at Petrovskoye and Zolotoye — Another provocation by the Ukrainian side …” (pro-RUS site)
  

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• “Disengagement in Donbas: Ukraine-controlled areas may become part of “gray zone” ” (UKR media)
  

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• “The Kremlin rejects idea of the US joining Normandy format talks” (UKR media)
• “Ukraine does not have Steinmeier formula for Crimea, – Zelensky” (UKR media)
  

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• “Defense minister Zahorodniuk: Criminals in Donbas won’t be granted amnesty” (UKR media)
  

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• “Dutch parliament votes for investigation of Ukraine’s role in MH17 crash” (UKR media)
• “Ukrainian President, Dutch Foreign Minister discuss MH 17 case” (UKR media)
• “Dutch parliament votes for investigation of Ukraine’s role in MH17 crash” (UKR media)
  

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• “Court arrests for extradition US national who fought in Donbas” (UKR media)
• “Looking For A War: Ex-U.S. Solider Detained In Ukraine On Florida Murder Charges” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• “Serhiy Kryvonos held a meeting on combating aggression against Ukraine in the information sphere” (UKR NSDC)
  

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• “Kalibr Missiles From Kolpino Submarine Hit Targets on Coast Near Opuk Range” (RUS state media)
• “Russian sub strikes targets with Kalibr cruise missiles in Black Sea test-fire” (RUS state media)
  

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• “Ukraine: A Possible Step Toward Peace in Eastern Ukraine” (International Crisis Group)
• “Living as an Internally Displaced Person in Ukraine — Many from Non-Government-Controlled Areas Face Bureaucracy, Discrimination …” (Human Rights Watch)
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “North Korea’s New Short-Range Missiles: A Technical Evaluation” (38 North)
  

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• Way Up North
• “NY Air Guard helps resupply northernmost Canadian outpost” (Air National Guard info-machine)
• “Norway won’t participate in a major European NATO exercise next year”
• “The Norwegian Armed Forces lack capacity to participate when 18 countries meet for exercise #DefenderEurope20 next spring …”
• “Norway absent from massive US-led multinational reinforcement drill in northern Europe next year”
• “Russian Spetsnaz in Norway: ‘Fake News’ Versus Facts” (Jamestown Foundation)
• “Putin wants new connection between Arctic coast and Indian Ocean”
• “China Gets First Oil Cargo from Russia’s Arctic”
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “Canada’s first C295 approaches delivery”
• “A Third NSS Shipyard” (Canadian Global Affairs Institute)
  

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• Other Military News
• “Mouldy mattresses plague Canadian warships”

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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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