MILNEWS.ca #UKR + Cold War 2.0 Update as of 202210UTC August 2017

Cold War 2.0:  Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe

• “Canadian military divers in Latvia to clear explosives from past wars”
• “Estonia celebrates the Day of Restoration of Independence”
• “Scandinavia, the Baltics, NATO, and Russia”
• “Fears grow Russian military drills in Belarus are Moscow’s next Crimea”
• “Russia in Review” 11-18 Aug. 2017
• “Navy’s Major New Missile Upgrade Could Turn Tables On Russia, China”
• “Russian Tu-160M2 Supersonic Bomber Prepares for Its Maiden Flight”
• “Russian artillerymen of the 3rd Motorized Rifle Division are secretly fighting in Syria” (InformNapalm.org)
• “Russian fake news sites pose as reputable media outlets by copying domain names”

#Ukraine

• “2,700 civilians have been killed since the civil conflict in Donbass erupted as a result of of the 2014 state coup, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Saturday. However, the apparatus of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the DPR said on August 13 , 2017 that the amount of the casualties among civil population who perished as a result of Ukrainian aggression exceed 4000 …” – “Over 2,700 civilians killed in Donbas since start of conflict – ICRC Ukraine” – “The ICRC in Ukraine: Facts and figures, January–June 2017” (Red Cross info-machine)
• Where are they now?   “Runaway Berkut policemen from Ukrainian on active duty with Belarus police” (InformNapalm.org)
• “Russia could target Ukrainian citizens, Donbas vets working in Russia — Russia may accuse Ukrainians of preparing terrorist attacks in its territory, targeting Donbas veterans. The reason is to provoke an escalation of the conflict in Donbas, Ukraine’s SBU Security Service head Vasyl Hrytsak has said …”
• Updates from All Sides  “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 18 August 2017” – UKR govt ATO map, 20 Aug 2017 – “Donetsk Defense: Situation Report, 08/20/2017” – “Russian proxies attack Ukraine 30 times, 1 WIA in last day” – “More than 500 people of the DPR are being detained by SBU” – “42 ceasefire violations recorded in DPR in 24 hours” – “Almost 270 shells fired at DPR territory in 24 hours – Command” – “One DPR soldier wounded in Ukrainian shelling” – “The Kiev security forces released 235 rounds of ammunition in the territory of the LNR” (LNR, in Russian) – “APU opened a massive fire in the Donetsk direction, produced more than 150 ammunition” (DNR, in Russian) – “APU for the day released around the territory of the Dniepr almost 270 shells and mines, wounded serviceman” (DNR, in Russian) – “Kiev Forces Continue Militarization Near Contact Line – Donbas Militia” – “DPR is preparing for the probable full-scale war from the side of Ukraine”
• “The OSCE insists on the fastest reconstruction of the bridge in Stanitsa for civilians” – “OSCE deploys monitors in Stanytsia Luhanska”
• UKR-PRK Missile Links?  “DPRK ICBM Engines – Update 3” (To Inform is to Influence) – “Ukraine plant sucked into North Korea missile row has fallen on hard times” – “Ukraine rocket technology not leaked to North Korea, ambassador says”
• “Kyiv Armored Plant improves T-72A tank – Poroshenko”
• “US Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker will visit Kyiv on August 23, where he will meet with representatives of the Ukrainian authorities”
• From the Separatist Info-machine  “Kiev lost control over Right Sector units and volunteer battalions – Zakharchenko” – “Gunfight At The O.K. Corral, Nazi Ukraine Army Shootout Amongst Themselves, 6 Dead Trying To Quit Fascist Porosenko’s Army !” – “Hostages of Nazi Ukraine Politics, Civilians Crossing Deadly Wooden Ramp, OSCE Insists On The Rebuilding Of Bridge In Stanitsa Luganskaya, Republic Lugansk !” – “Ukrainian police detained an army officer who extorted money from fighters – People’s Militia” (LNR, in Russian)
• “Ukraine : New US ‘Buffer Zone’ against Russia”– “Ukraine Hosts US Military to Be Permanently Stationed on Its Soil”
• “Ukraine has removed all 1320 statues of Lenin” – “Ukraine Removes 1,320 Vladimir Lenin Statues, 1,000 Soviet Monuments: Report” – “All Across Nazi Ukraine, Statues Of The Former Soviet Leader Vladimir Lenin Have All Gone, Over 2,000 Pulled Down !”

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MILNEWS.ca #UKR + Cold War 2.0 Update as of 191445UTC August 2017

Cold War 2.0:  The Koreas

• “Canada sending 15 troops to participate in South Korean, U.S. military exercise” – “Exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2017” (Pentagon Info-machine)
• Latest North Korea news via Google News

Cold War 2.0:  Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe

• Russian-Language media in LVA:  Canadians driving up rental prices in Riga (and lookit all the tax money we’re spending on supporting them) (in Russian) – Google Translation into English – Screen capture (Russian+Google Eng translation, PDF)
• “Canadian Armed Forces clearance divers participate in unexploded ordnance disposal operation in Latvia” (DND info-machine) – “Multinational operation Open Spirit 2017 to be conducted in the Baltic Sea” (LVA DefMin)
• “HMCS Charlottetown supports NATO assurance and deterrence measures on Operation “Reassurance” “ (LVA DefMin)
• “US funds – for modernisation and reconstruction of Lithuanian military infrastructure and training grounds” (Lithuanian DefMin)
• Elsewhere in the Baltics … “More than 15 ships and boats of the Baltic Fleet will take part in the demonstration of modern weapons at the Army-2017” (RUS MoD, in Russian) – “Large amphibious ships of the Baltic Fleet repelled the air strike of the conventional enemy” (RUS MoD, in Russian)
• “(EST) MP Ivanova flouts Center Party ban, gives Russia’s Sputnik interview”
• “In Estonia, the urge to close the borders due to the spread of terrorism”
• “Vice President Pence Pushes Expansive NATO And Defense Of European Micro-States: Does President Trump Know?”
• “US State Department approves probable HIMARS sales to Romania — Romania requested the possible sale of 54 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) Launchers …”

#Ukraine

• 24 Aug 2017 Independence Day (1)  “Independence Day parade in Kyiv to involve 231 foreign military — According to Mr Biryukov, platoons from the UK, Georgia, Canada, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, and the United States, as well as guards of the color from Latvia, Romania, and Estonia will participate in the military parade to be held in Kyiv center. A total of 231 servicemen are expected to take part, Biryukov wrote …”
• 24 Aug 2017 Independence Day (2)  “Poroshenko to meet with U.S. Secretary of Defense on Independence Day” – “Poroshenko’s press service officially confirms upcoming Poroshenko-Mattis meeting on August 24” – “Pentagon Chief to Visit Ukraine Amid Tensions With Russia” – “U.S. Defense Chief To Visit Ukraine Amid Ongoing Standoff With Russia”
• “Kiev is ready to split up with Donbass totally on September 16”
• Separatist Narrative Update:  Watch out for UKR provocations  “APU continues to prepare for the forcible seizure of the territory of the Lugansk Republic – People’s Militia” (LNR, in Russian) – “Basurin: Ukrainian forces plan new military provocations” – “Ukrainian radical might play major role in Donbass escalation – Zakharchenko” – “The Ukrainian armed forces plan new military provocations – Eduard Basurin” (DNR, in Russian)
  
• Envoy Action:  “U.S. Special Rep for Ukraine Volker to meet with Russian rep in Minsk on Monday” – “US Envoy Volker To Meet With Russian Officials In Minsk” – “US Department of State confirms Volker-Surkov meeting in Minsk” – “U.S. Envoy Volker To Meet With Russian Officials In Minsk” – “(DEU) Special Envoy Georg Milbradt: Ukraine has achieved major success — Decentralization in Ukraine after the 2014 revolution was the right step to take, says German Special Envoy Georg Milbradt in an interview with DW. Now, citizens have more influence on their country’s political system …”
• Putin Drops By Crimea  “Putin Angers Ukraine With Visit To Russia-Annexed Crimea” – “Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry sends new protest note to Moscow” – “Meeting with scientists and public figures of Sevastopol and Crimea” (RUS Pres info-machine) – “Meeting with Acting Governor of Sevastopol Dmitry Ovsyannikov” (RUS Pres info-machine) – “Vladimir Putin honoured the memory of Sevastopol’s defenders” (RUS Pres info-machine)
• “OSCE SMM pledges 24/7 presence at Stanytsia Luhanska Forward Patrol Base” – “OSCE to deploy monitors in Stanytsia Luhanska on permanent basis – Hug” – “OSCE SMM resumes 24/7 operation of a forward monitoring base in Stanitsa Luganskaya”
• “Fake: Right Sector and Ukrainian Military in Armed Conflict”
• Updates from All Sides  “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 17 August 2017” – UKR govt ATO map, 19 Aug 2017 (in Ukrainian) – “Donetsk Defense: Situation Report, 08/19/2017” (separatist media) – “Three Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas over last day” – “An Increase In Nazi Ukraine Attacks Over The Past Week, Civilian Areas Of Sister Republic Lugansk Was Hit  With 775 Rounds Of Heavy Weapons Fire !” – “Ukrainian military launch 775 shells on LPR territory over week” – “Militants launched 25 attacks on Ukrainian troops in Donbas in last day” – “Ukrainian punishers launch over 240 shells on DPR territory in 24 hours” –  “ATO update: hottest spot in Avdiyivka’s industrial zone, 3 WIA reported” – “Donetsk Command reports on 39 ceasefire violations on the part of AFU in 24 hours” – “Militants fire over 60 shells at Ukraine positions near Krymske in Donbas, ATO HQ reports 1 WIA” – “Kiev forces fire 775 rounds at LPR territory over week – People’s Militia” – “Three Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas over last day” – “Ukrainian forces fire more than 2,000 rounds at DPR over week – Basurin” – “OSCE SMM records over 7,000 ceasefire breaches in Donbas in past week” – “13 defenders of the DNR lost their lives during the last week” (DNR, in Russian) – “13 DPR soldiers perish over past week defending Republic’s frontiers”  – “Over 60 Civilians Killed, 285 Injured in Eastern Ukraine in 2017 – OSCE”
• “Ukraine’s slow war of attrition still rumbles on”
• “Oh, Those Russians …”  “Russian soldiers who lost Takhion drone in Donbas have been identified” (InformNapalm.org) – “(OSCE’s) Hug says OSCE saw Russian military in Donbas” – “Fake: Separatists’ Military Hardware Are Spoils of War” – “The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has exposed another special information operation of Russian special services aimed at discrediting Ukrainian journalism and law enforcement agencies, as well as state policy in the issue of ensuring freedom of speech, the press service of the SBU has reported …”
• ” “It is necessary to strengthen the responsibility of tenderers in public procurements and producers for poor products” – (DefMin) Stepan Poltorak” (UKR MoD)
• UKR-PRK Missile Links?  “Info of Ukraine Selling Rocket Engines to N Korea ‘Sounds Reasonable’ “ (RUS media)
•  – “Ukraine changes tactics on North Korea engine claims” – “Ukraine plant sucked into North Korea missile row has fallen on hard times” – “Ukraine Did Not Supply North Korea with Missile Engines” (stopfake.org)
• “SBU warns about possible new cyber-attack against networks of Ukrainian institutions and enterprises and asks to follow recommendations” (UKR Security Svc)
• “Germany provides additional humanitarian aid to Ukraine in amount of EUR 1 million (CDN $1.5 million)” – “Red Cross Sends Aid Vehicles to Donetsk Residents – Ukraine Border Service”

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – August 18, 2017

Cold War 2.0:  Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe

• “Canadian Forces Ends Mission in Poland” – “Canada withdraws from Poland” – “Canadian Armed Forces wraps up three year mission in Poland” (CF Info-machine) – “Canadian military wraps up three-year mission in Poland”
• “Number of Poles Who View Russian Foreign Policy as Threat Decreases by Half” (RUS media)
• “Canadians need to understand why our troops are in Latvia”
• “The Baltics Eye Russia’s War Games With Growing Concern”
• “Annual ‘Open Spirit’ naval drills under way — Open Spirit 2017 will be conducted between 18 August and 31 August in territorial waters of Latvia and is an annual event dedicated to clearing Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) – in other words mines and munitions left behind during two world wars …”
• “Relations between Latvia and Russia are not easy but common ground will be sought – (LVA) ambassador(to RUS)-designate”
• “Russia Condemns Estonia’s ‘Erna Raid’ Honoring Nazi Sabotage Group — The Russian Foreign Ministry has condemned the so-called Erna Raid, a set of military competitions named after the activities of the Erna sabotage group against the Red Army in 1941, held in Estonia earlier this month …” – “Moscow condemns Estonia’s pro-Nazi sports quest Erna Raid” – Erna Raid competition (Wikipedia)
  
• “The Russian Navy Is in a Death Spiral”
• “Russian Central Military District to get 1,000 pieces of military equipment in 2017”
• “Russian nuclear submarine successfully test fires Kalibr cruise missile”
• “Russia to deliver Ka-32 multirole helicopters to Thailand and Turkey for first time”
• “Russia gaining firmer foothold in Central Asia, defense chief says”
• “Former Russian intelligence colonel sentenced to 1.5 years in prison for extremism — The Volga District Military Court in Samara has sentenced former intelligence colonel Vladimir Kvachkov, currently serving his 8-year prison term for an attempt to organize an armed uprising, to 1.5 years in prison for inciting hatred, TASS reports from the courtroom …”
• “The show must go on” (EU Disinformation Review)

#Ukraine

• “26 years after fall of USSR, Ukraine still seeks freedom” – “Ukraine’s 26th Year of Independence”
• Latest Separatist Narrative:  Watch Out for those Ukrainian Nationalists!  “Kiev lost control over Right Sector subdivisions and voluntary battalions” (separatist media) – “We Are Not Fighting Against The Ukraine People, We Are Defending Ourselves From The Nazi Bandera Ukraine Regime ! ~ DPR Pres. Zakharchenko” – “Zakharchenko: Ukrainian radicals may play crucial role in Donbass conflict escalation” – “Alexander Zakharchenko: “We are not fighting with Ukrainians, but with Banderites” “ – “Nationalists of Ukraine threaten reprisals to judges of the Lugansk region controlled by Kiev – LNR MVD” (LNR, in Russian)
• “Ukraine to launch program on Donbas post-conflict recovery in 2018”
• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine to hold news briefing in Kyiv (today)”
• Updates from All Sides  “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 16 August 2017” – UKR govt ATO map, 18 Aug 2017 – “Two Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas over last day” – “DPR ARMY lost 12 defenders for the week, 4 civilians got wounded by Ukrainian aggression” – “51 ceasefire violations recorded in DPR in 24 hours” – “Three DPR militiamen killed in Ukrainian army fire over 24 hours – DPR Operations Command” – “Kiev forces violate ceasefire nine times over 24 hours” – “Ukraine reports 2 WIA’s amid 27 enemy attacks in last day” – “DPR reports four Ukrainian drones downed in a week” – “ATO HQ reports two Ukrainian soldiers injured in ATO zone over past day” – “Ukrainian troops launch over 2 thousand shells onto DPR over past week” – “12 DPR people perish, six more suffered over past week due to AFU shelling”
• URK-PRK Missile Links?  “DPRK ICBM Engines – Update” (To Inform is to Influence)
• “Russian reporters come under Ukrainian forces fire outside Gorlovka – Basurin” – “Stepan Poltorak: “We are ready to provide comprehensive assistance in the treatment of the wounded Kryvy Rih TV cameraman” “ (UKR MoD)
• “SBU detains leader of Russian saboteurs who plotted killing of politicians”
• “SBU: Russian secret services try to covertly use ATO soldiers to discredit Ukraine”
• “Ukraine’s Army enlists 120,000 contract soldiers, and 130,000 reservists, – Defense Ministry”
• “Stepan Poltorak: Our priority is a radical change in officers’ training” (UKR MOD)
• “Ukraine’s Army Needs Equipment from the US, Not All of It Weapons”
• “India to Buy $75 million Ukrainian Engines for Russia Made Frigates”
• “US finish training Ukrainian intelligence officers for operations in Donbass”
• “(UKR) President appoints new permanent representative in Crimea” – “Poroshenko appoints new representative of President of Ukraine in Crimea”
• From the Info-fight  “All statues of Lenin pulled down across Ukraine”  – “Test broadcast of TV channels in Crimea begins” – “War For Minds” – “Ukraine and Russia take visions of war to the silver screen” – “Assange refused to disclose info on Russia’s aggression in Ukraine – FP”
• “United Donbas: The politics of MMA in war-torn Eastern Ukraine”

#CANvsISIL

• ” ‘I’m happy’: After years apart Yazidi boy reunited with family in Winnipeg” – “Rescued Ezidi boy reunited with family in Canada”
• DND’s latest on Operation IMPACT

Everyone Else Vs. ISIL

• #barcelonaattack  “Barcelona terror attack: At least 12 dead after van plows into crowd; 2 suspects arrested” – “Van plows through crowd in Barcelona, killing about 12” – “ISIS claims responsibility for deadly Barcelona attack”  – “Barcelona Van Attack Is Celebrated By ISIS Supporters Online” (MEMRI) – “ISIS Claims Responsibility For Barcelona Attack “ (MEMRI) – “Timeline: Deadly attacks in Western Europe”  – More:  Google News – Bing News – Yahoo News – “Statement by the Prime Minister on terrorist attack in Barcelona”
• “The Islamic State May Be Failing, but Its Strategic Communications Legacy Is Here to Stay”

The Kurds

• “Coalition: Erbil’s Independence Vote Won’t Affect Military Cooperation with Peshmerga”
• “President Barzani to US General Votel: Referendum does not affect ISIS fight” – “Peshmerga ministry confident of continued US funding” – “President Masoud Barzani received a United States military and diplomatic delegation headed by General Joseph Votel, the Commander of the United States Central Command …” (KRG Info-machine)
• So, Which Is It?  “Kurdistan ready to delay referendum if Baghdad sets another date: delegation” – “No alternative to September 25 referendum yet, member of Erbil negotiation team in Baghdad” – “Kurdish delegation rejects media reports of delaying independence vote”
• “Head of UNAMI welcomes referendum talks between Erbil, Baghdad”
• “US concerns regarding referendum are understandable but so are ours regarding Iraq: Barzani”
• “Official: Iraqi court decision against hoisting Kurdistan flag in Kirkuk unconstitutional” – “Iraqi court rules to take down Kurdistan flag over state buildings in Kirkuk” – “Baghdad court rejects decision to raise Kurdistan flag over official premises” – “Kirkuk governor rejects Iraqi court ruling, refuses to lower the Kurdish flag”

Cold War 2.0:  China/Asia-Pacific

• “Xi stresses importance of China-US military ties”
• “With an Eye on China, US-Vietnam Float Closer Together”
• CHN-IND Border Tension  “India’s pretext for border intrusion deceitful” – “China capable of defeating India: expert” – “Russia says its military drills with India not against China”
• “Taiwan unveils its anti-radiation suicide drone”
• “Vietnam confirms purchase of cruise missiles from India”

Cold War 2.0:  The Koreas

• “North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launch Facility on Standby” (38 North)
• “The F-35 Is Going to the Pacific Theater to Oppose North Korea”
• “War as solution to North Korea missile threat would be horrific US”
• “US War would be horrific but North Korea nukes unimaginable”
• “Gen Dunford Peace With North Korea a Possibility”
• “Moon’s ‘red line’ for N. Korea questionable: U.S. experts”
• “Military drills with South Korea not on the negotiating table US official”
• “Why US military action against North Korea is not imminent”
• “US Soldier Who Defected To North Korea In 1965 Tells His Story”

Way Up North

• “Russia to present shelf expansion bid to new UN commission in September”
• “Atomic icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy sets speed record for reaching the North Pole”

Internal Security

• “Quebec right-wing group disavows member who joined white supremacists in Charlottesville”
• “White nationalist groups on the rise in Canada, planning more rallies”
• “Awareness guide – extremist groups” (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)
• “Right Wing Extremism in Canada: An Environmental Scan” (Public Safety Canada)
• “Anatomy of Terror: What Makes Normal People Become Extremists?”
• “RCMP says it has intercepted 3,800 asylum seekers crossing illegally into Quebec since Aug. 1” – “Canada sees ‘unsustainable’ spike in asylum seekers at U.S. border” – “Number of asylum seekers fleeing to Canada from US triples” – “Number of asylum seekers to Canada up four fold in August” – “Almost 7000 migrants have walked into Quebec since Canada Day” – “U.S. Haitians hope for asylum in Canada, could lose kids”

What’s Canada Buying?

• Big Honkin’ Ships  “Canadian subsidiary of French defence giant gets $5.2 billion contract” – “Government of Canada announces long-term investment in the Royal Canadian Navy providing more than 2,000 jobs in Canada’s marine sector” (Public Works info-machine) – “Update: Thales Canada adding 60 Ottawa jobs with $800M Arctic ship support contract” – “Thales Wins Largest ISS Contract in Canadian History”
• “Minister Sajjan to highlight commitments to the Royal Canadian Navy — On Sunday, Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan will mark progress made under the National Shipbuilding Strategy, including the award of the largest in-service support contract in the Royal Canadian Navy’s history …”
• “Canada to Upgrade C6s with Colt Canada’s C6A1 FLEX Model”
• “Saudi Arabia puts its foot in its mouth over use of LAVs”

Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)

• “Invictus Games inspiring local athletes on road to recovery”

Other

• “Canada’s new defence policy fails to adequately address the threats facing Canada, what priorities should properly guide the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), and the changing nature of new battlefield systems, says a new Macdonald-Laurier Institute commentary …”
• “A man with a lengthy history of faking his physiotherapy credentials, including during his time in the Canadian Forces, was until recently working under an assumed name as a manager in Atlantic Canada’s largest hospital system …”

World War Two

• “Dieppe Raid a victory delayed”
• “In the skies above: Dieppe, August 19, 1942 — It was August 19, 1942, and Operation Jubilee was about to begin. The target was the French port of Dieppe …” (RCAF Info-machine)
• “War veteran’s ashes scattered in Dieppe on 75th anniversary of doomed raid”

World War One

• “Two Canadian First World War soldiers who died in the Battle of Hill 70 to be buried in France” (DND Info-machine)

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – August 10, 2017

Internal Security (1)

• “Military builds camp to house surge of asylum seekers at Quebec border” – “Canada Builds Border Camp for Asylum Seekers Fleeing US” – “Canadian military to set up tents to house 500 asylum seekers” – “About 100 soldiers help with the crush of asylum seekers at Quebec border” – “Canada to Set up Border Camp as Number of Asylum Seekers Swells” – “Canadian military builds camp to house asylum seekers near U.S. border”
• “Why a visit from the Haitian government has Quebec immigration lawyers worried”

#CANvsISIL

• “Canada to deploy up to 20 police officers to Iraq over two years” – “Le Canada va envoyer jusqu’à vingt policiers en Irak pour « assurer la stabilité dans la région » à la suite de la libération de Mossoul de l’emprise du groupe État islamique, a annoncé mercredi le gouvernement canadien …” – “Le gouvernement fédéral déploiera jusqu’à 20 agents de police en Irak dans le cadre de la lutte contre le groupe armé État islamique. À la fin du mois de juin, Ottawa avait prolongé de deux ans la mission des Forces armées canadiennes en Irak …” – “Canada to deploy more police officers to Iraq” (Global Affairs info-machine) – “International Police Peacekeeping and Peace Operations” (Global Affairs backgrounder)

Everyone Else Vs. ISIL

• “Car rams into soldiers in Paris suburb, suspect arrested after manhunt” – “French police search home of man suspected of driving into soldiers” – “Paris attack: ‘Algerian-born’ suspect in Lille hospital” – “Police: French soldier attack suspect not known as radical”
• “Is Blackwater Back in Iraq?”
• “Eye on ISIS in Libya” August 9th, 2017

Cold War 2.0:  The Koreas

• “Could Canada be drawn into a Second Korean War? It depends how it starts”
• “Maloney: North Korea’s nuclear threat could be a ‘blast from the past.’ Why isn’t Canada ready?”
• “Why Canada would be directly in the way of a North Korean nuclear war”
• “TSX falls as North Korea tensions spur flight to safety”
• ” Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on Pastor Lim’s release” – “Sweden aided Ottawa in North Korea’s release of pastor, Trudeau signals”
• “Trudeau confirms release of Mississauga pastor imprisoned in North Korea” – “Canadian pastor freed by North Korea ‘has been flown to Japan’ “
• “N.K. threatens to fire four missiles toward Guam”  – “North Korea details missile launch plan against Guam” – “North Korea says it can’t argue with Trump, will fire at Guam in August” – “KPA Will Take Practical Action: Commander of Strategic Force … the Strategic Force of the KPA is seriously examining the plan for an enveloping strike at Guam through simultaneous fire of four Hwasong-12 intermediate-range strategic ballistic rockets in order to interdict the enemy forces on major military bases on Guam … The Hwasong-12 rockets to be launched by the KPA will cross the sky above Shimane, Hiroshima and Koichi Prefectures of Japan. They will fly 3 356.7 km for 1 065 seconds and hit the waters 30 to 40 km away from Guam. The KPA Strategic Force will finally complete the plan until mid August and report it to the commander-in-chief of the DPRK nuclear force and wait for his order …” (PRK MFA) – Screen Capture of PRK Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement (PDF)
• “U.S. Should Be Prudent under Present Acute Situation: Spokesman for KPA Strategic Force … The KPA Strategic Force is now carefully examining the operational plan for making an enveloping fire at the areas around Guam with medium-to-long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 in order to contain the U.S. major military bases on Guam including the Anderson Air Force Base in which the U.S. strategic bombers …” (PRK info-machine)
• “Japan could intercept N. Korean missiles if threatened by attack on Guam: minister”
• “Rex Tillerson Says Americans Shouldn’t Worry About North Korea ‘s Threats”
• “Relax, Donald Trump’s threats about North Korea are meaningless”
• “Seoul urges N. Korea to halt all provocations, says door for dialogue still open”
• “US-N. Korea Dispute: Pyongyang Releases Images of Mass Rally”
• “China seethes on sidelines amid latest North Korea crisis”
• “North Korea : Donald Trump’s threats ‘load of nonsense’ “
• “Into the Abyss: A Scenario for the Next Korean War”
• “Why North Korea and the US won’t go to war (probably)”
• “How Kim Korean People Army sizes up to Trump”
• Already with the false flag claims???  “Owl: Will US Military Nuke Guam in a False Flag to Blame North Korea?”
• “In Trump’s war of words with North Korea, de-escalation is still an option”
• More on Korea via Google News
• More on Korea via Bing News

Cold War 2.0:  Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe

• “(EST Def Force Boss) Terras: We will accept Belarus’ invitation to observe Zapad” – “Russia,Belarus to hold joint military drills in September”
• “A gun or a missile? Europe irons out tactics for short-range air defense”
• From the Info-fight  “Civil war in Latvia? Not so fast” (stopfake.org) – “Civil war in Latvia? Not so fast” (infowar.cepa.org) – “Latvian ‘civil war’ exists, but only in the minds of Kremlin cheerleaders” – “Civil war through Russian schools — Parties of the ruling coalition in Latvia signed a government declaration. As expected, the text includes an item on the elimination of school education in Russian. This is described in detail by the Latvian political scientist and publicist Vladimir Linderman …” (in Russian)
• “Latvian Defense Ministry wants new, official ‘Soldiers’ Day’ “
• “Pentagon: Russia had every right to perform monitoring flight over Washington”
• “Maskirovka buildup by Russia”
• Opinion: “U.S. Sanctions Should Inspire Europe to Kick Out Russian Embassy Spies”
• “Cold War files show CIA support for guerrilla warfare inside USSR (Part I)” (intelNews.org)

#Ukraine

• Malorossyia Is Dead – Long Live Malorossyia!  “Russia-Backed Separatist Leader Says ‘Little Russia’ A Bust” – “Zakharchenko: The idea to re-establish Ukraine has wide support, the name ‘Malorossiya’ off the agenda” – “Zakharchenko: we give up on name of Malorossiya; discussion goes on” – “Ukraine will fall apart, however, it will be not Malorussia”  –“Reformatting of Ukraine. The discussion continues …” (Zakharchenko info-machine, in Russian)
• Really???  “US begins deliveries of anti-tank weapons to Ukraine – Document Leak” – “Urgent: US begins illegal deliveries of lethal weapons to Ukraine” (Fort Russ pro-separatist page) – “Documents Confirm The US Already Delivered Lethal Weapons To Ukraine”
• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission’s Principal Deputy Chief Monitor to brief media tomorrow via videolink from Donetsk region” – “ATO news. Ukrainian side of the SCSS: NHRIs of the ORDO continue armed provocations and impede the activities of the OSCE’s SMM” (UKR MoD, in Ukrainian)
• Updates from All Sides  “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 8 August 2017” – UKR govt ATO map, 10 Aug 2017 – “Donetsk Defense: Situation Report 08/10/2017” – “Another flare-up in Donbas: Ukraine reports 3 KIA, 9 WIA” – “Kiev forces fire 60 rounds at LPR areas over 24 hours – People’s Militia” – “Militants intensify actions in Lugansk direction” – “54 ceasefire violations recorded in DPR in 24 hours”
• “Oh, Those Russians …”  “Working out “invasion scenario”: journo comments on movement of Russian military equipment along Ukraine border” – “Fourth Russian submarine arrives in Crimea to join Black Sea Fleet”
• “Ukrainian postal service hit by 48-hour cyber-attack”
• “Donetsk region to refuse from electricity from occupied territories”
• “Ukraine’s GDP losses from blockade of Donbass reach 1.5%”

#Afghanistan

• One Wounded Warrior’s Take:  “Looking back to move forward: My return to Afghanistan”
• “Admit it. We’ve lost Afghanistan”
• “While Americans Fight the Taliban, Putin Is Making Headway in Afghanistan”

Internal Security (2)

• “CSIS Intelligence Officer recruiting, Shaw Centre, Ottawa, August 9, 2017” (CSIS info-machine)

Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)

• “Veterans offered free trip to Canadian War Museum, Memorial”

Other

• “Navy ships back at CFB Esquimalt after five-month deployment”

World War Two

• “Government of Canada announces delegation traveling to France to mark the 75th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid” (VAC Info-machine)

World War One

• “Rule-breaking photos offer a candid look at the First World War”

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – August 8, 2017

#CANvsISIL

• “Canada joins ASEAN to battle terror” – “Canada backs ASEAN vs terrorism”
• DND’s latest on Operation IMPACT

Everyone Else Vs. ISIL

• “On Third Anniversary of ISIS Fight, 5 Million are Free from Terrorist Army” (US DoD)
• “No, the U.S. Is Not Bombing ISIS Prisons on Some Theory Prison Labor Contributes to ISIS’s Economy”
• “Coexistence or ISIS”
• “After Mosul, Rebuilding Iraq Will Be Just as Painful This Time Around” – “UN braces for new evacuations from IS-held parts of Iraq” – “Army ordered to move from Mosul to Tal Afar preparing for invasion”
• “Tensions build along Iraq-Iran border”
• “US firmly opposes Kurdish independence referendum: official — Brett McGurk, the US envoy to the international anti-ISIS coalition, said that the United States government is firmly opposed to the Kurdish independence referendum planned for 25th September in the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq …”

#Syria

• “Turkey Hints at Military Operation Against Syrian Kurds” – “Erdogan Hints at New Military Action in Syria” – “Turkey Reinforces Military Units on Syrian Border” – “US-backed Kurds release video showing them destroying Turkish tank”
• “PYD leader: Syrian Kurds not seeking independent Kurdistan, but a democratic Syria”
• “Fed up with Security Council, veteran prosecutor Del Ponte to quit Syria probe” – “UN Chief Supports Commission on Syria Despite Resignation”
• “Experts to confirm last 2 Syrian chemical weapons facilities” – “New Allegations of Chemical Weapon Attacks in Damascus Throughout July” (bellingcat)
• “ISIL’s reign over central Syria nears its end: map”
• “Isis unit in Syria ‘training British jihadis’ to launch wave of attacks on UK targets”
• “Syria: UN study finds foreign fighters return ‘disillusioned’ by groups they joined”
• “Russia’s Defense Ministry to show trophy weapons seized from terrorists in Syria”
• “Russia’s new combat helicopter to undergo tests in Syria” – “Russia’s Verba MANPADS Saves Lives of Innocent People in Syria”
• “As Syria’s War Rages On, The US Stumbles Forward Without A Map”
• “Syria Situation Report: June 29 – July 27, 2017” (ISW)

Cold War 2.0:  Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe

• “HMCS Charlottetown supports NATO assurance and deterrence measures on Operation REASSURANCE” (DND info-machine)
• “Anti-sub defense, minesweeping ops on agenda at NATO’s Baltic States war games” – “Latvia, Lithuania and Germany participate in military exercises in Baltic Sea”
• “Survey: Over half of Americans think US should defend Baltics from Russia”
• “Russians can hijack satellites in order to launch cyberattacks, documents show”
• “US Builds Up European Forces Ahead of Russian War Games”
• “US drills ground attack and special operations aircraft in non-NATO Finland and Baltic states”
• “US to send airborne company to Estonia during Zapad exercise”
• “Estonian, Maryland National Guard cyber exercise begins at Ämari”
• “Air Guardsman Trains in Latvia”
• “Latvia expects provocations during Zapad-2017 drills”
• “Zapad-2017: A brief explainer” (Russian Military Reform) – “Everything You Need to Know: Russia’s Massive Zapad Military Exercise” – “What’s the Real Deal on Russia’s ‘Zapad 2017’ Drills MSM Has Been Hyping as Threat?”
• “Estonia, Finland, Russia to conduct joint sea rescue training”
• “NATO jets scrambled 18 times to identify Russian planes over Baltic” – “Data on interceptions of aircraft completed near the Baltic States’ borders on July 31- August 7, 2017” (Lithuanian DefMin)
• ” “Wait for an answer, bastards.” What can Russia do to Romania?”
• “9 years after Russia-Georgia war – Occupation continues”
• “Bearing up: How the US deters Russia”
• “McMaster: Russia Is Trying To ‘Break Apart Europe’ With Disinformation And Propaganda”
• “The struggle continues on many fronts” (Kremlin Watch Monitor)
• “NEAR ABROAD: Putin, the West and the Contest over Ukraine and the Caucasus”

#Ukraine

• “Return of Crimea under Kyiv’s control should not be considered separately from Donbas de-occupation – Chubarov” – “Crimea and Donbas should go side by side in de-occupation terms, – Chubarov”
• “OSCE SMM Principal Deputy Chief Monitor Alexander Hug to visit Donetsk on 8 August”
• Updates from All Sides  “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 6 August 2017” – UKR govt ATO map, 8 Aug 2017 – “Ukraine reports 1KIA, 2 WIA in Donbas conflict zone in last day” – “Kiev forces fire 216 rounds at LPR areas over 24 hours – People’s Militia” – “Ukrainian soldier killed by enemy sniper near Maryinka on Monday afternoon” – “Ukrainian army violates ceasefire 36 times over 24 hours, train depot outside Yasinovataya damaged” –  “Number of fire attacks in Donbas grows by 55% in past week” – “DPR militiaman killed in shelling by Kiev forces over past 24 hours – Operations Command” – “Kiev forces fire 700 rounds at LPR territory over week – People’s Militia” – “DPR head doesn’t rule out contact line situation worsening in nearest future”
• “Extraordinary military conscription to National Guard starts in Ukraine”
• Black Sea Happenings  “Will annexation of Crimea become new stage for Russian fleet?” – “US starts building strategic Black Sea navy base to Ukraine”
• Really???  “Praviy Sektor nationalists launch retribution against 59th Ukrainian army brigade – DPR Operations Command”
• “Russian special forces preparing provocations using patriotic rhetoric in Ukraine” – “Dead Russian soldiers disguised as civilians to hide their presence in Donbas – intel”
• ” “DNR” militant who was hiding in Russia arrested in Donetsk region”
• “Bangladesh Army looks to buy 680 Ukraine-made multipurpose armored vehicles”
• “(POL) Centre for Eastern Studies: The best army Ukraine has ever had”
• “Russia launches railroad bypassing Ukraine”

Cold War 2.0:  China/Asia-Pacific

• “U.S. may begin airstrikes against ISIS in Philippines”
• “U.S. Army bans use of Chinese-made drones due to ‘cyber vulnerabilities’ “
• “As global reach grows, China builds military to match”
• “China ‘seals off’ Yellow Sea for 2nd large-scale naval drill in fortnight”
• IND-CHN Border Tensions  “China may conduct military operation to expel India from Doklam, Chinese daily warns” – “Military clashes possible as (IND) border standoff drags on: expert” (CHN Communist Party media) – “Dokalam Standoff: China Mulling ‘Small Scale Military Operations’ Against India, Says Expert” – “Road to Doklam: When will China and India start talking about the 1962 war honestly?” – “Modi mustn’t pull India into reckless conflict” (CHN Communist Party media) – “China warns India over ‘military build-up’ in Doklam” – “How Long Can China and India Avoid War in the Himalayas?” – “India’s Hasimara During the Doka La Standoff” (bellingcat)
• “Asean ministers endorse framework for S. China Sea ‘Code of Conduct’ “
• “Southeast Asian nations feud over China sea claims”
• “Is negotiating framework deal a sign that Beijing has weakened opposition in South China Sea?”
• “China’s Drone-Missile Hybrid: The Next Step in Naval Drone Warfare”
• “Tests on China’s first homegrown aircraft carrier to begin ahead of schedule”
• “Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark visits Sri Lanka”
• “China’s PLA Peace Train medical team completes Lao task”
• “China prepares to update military export controls”

Cold War 2.0:  The Koreas

• “China ‘fires warning’ with array of navy drills off Korean peninsula”
• “South Korea Will Allow Deployment of Full THAAD Battery” – “U.S.-S. Korea missile guideline revision under active consideration: Pentagon”
• “UNSCR 2371: An Invitation to Evasion” (38 North)
• “Delaying Tactics: New Sanctions, Still No Strategy” (38 North)
• “US willing to talk to North Korea if missile tests halted Tillerson” – “Tillerson says can have dialogue with N. Korea: news reports “ – “Tillerson’s North Korea statement shows courage”
• “Trump ‘appreciates’ China, Russia backing on North Korea sanctions” – “Trump slams fake news for not covering UNSC sanctions vote on N Korea”
• “N.K. condemns new U.N. sanctions, vows retaliation against U.S. “ – “N. Korea threatens ‘physical’ actions over new U.N. sanctions” – “North Korea responds to UN sanctions with vows of violence” – “North Korea says UN Security Council sanctions violate its sovereignty” – “N. Korea remains defiant to mounting pressure to stop provocations “
• “China urges North Korea to be ‘smart’ and drop its missile tests”
• “Chinese media attacks US ‘arrogance’ over North Korea” – “US needs to curb moral arrogance over North Korea” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “China says hopes North and South Korea can make contact soon” –  “China urges N. Korea to stop missile tests, resume talks” – “Moon, Trump discuss ways to contain N. Korea in telephone talks”
• “North Korean Brinksmanship on Trump’s Nuclear “Red Line” “
• “N. Korea’s foreign minister claims S. Korea’s offer for talks lacks sincerity “
• “Moon says S. Korea, U.S. stand ready to counter any N. Korean provocation “
• “Lavrov calls to settle North Korean issue through dialogue”
• “North Korea’s New ICBMs: How Well Can American Intelligence Track Them?”
• “How to Learn to Live With a Nuclear North Korea”
• “UN’s North Korea sanctions are big win — but nuke threats won’t stop”
• “China’s backing for North Korea sanctions is unlikely to turn the tide against Kim Jong-un’s regime”

Internal Security

• “Canadian banks, major companies near cyberthreat deal with CSE”
• “CSE and Bill C-59 overview” (Lux Ex Umbra blog)
• “False information sends asylum-seeking Haitians to Canada” – “Why now is better than never for migrants in Montreal” – “There’s no easy solution to Canada’s border problem” – “Canada needs to come to terms with the migration crisis Trump is creating: Neil Macdonald”
• “Airports pay millions for extra security as passenger wait times grow”
• “(U.S.) DHS Report: Artificial Intelligence Risk to Critical Infrastructure”
• “The Terror Threat From the North — Our placid neighbor has a large and growing problem with radical Islam …”

#Afghanistan

• “Dad of dead soldier wants sit-down with PM”

Way Up North

• “Is The Arctic The Next South China Sea? Not Likely”
• “(RUS) Center for Strategic Development to determine Russia’s demand for super nuclear-powered icebreakers”

What’s Canada Buying?

• F-35 Tug o’ War  “Lockheed Martin offers F-35 to Canada as ‘interim’ fighter jet — Lockheed Martin has offered the Liberal government the F-35 as an “interim” fighter aircraft, a move sure to turn up the heat on rival U.S. aerospace firm Boeing still embroiled in a trade dispute with Canada …”
• Wanted:  “Canadian Forces Defensive Armament Suite (CFDAS) … The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Department of National Defence, has finalized its design of the Canadian Forces Defensive Armament Suite (CFDAS), the equipment that interfaces the C6 and GAU-21 (50-cal) machine guns on the CH146 Griffon Helicopter. Design of new CFDAS was performed at the Aerospace and Telecommunications Engineering Support Squadron (ATESS), an accredited design and manufacturing organization …” – Bid package (PDF)
• Canada’s Saudi Arms Deal  “Canada faces calls to freeze arms sales to Saudi Arabia” – “Montreal professor renews legal effort to block Canadian combat vehicle exports to Saudi Arabia”
• “Canada’s abysmal record as an arms dealer”

Khadr Deal Fracas

• “I’ve Come To Know The Real Omar Khadr As A Brother”

Other

• “Sajjan’s chief of staff leaves sparking more questions about the minister’s future”
• “United States Navy Seeks Nice Canadian Warship for Sunset Cruises, Visits to the Beach”
• Colonel Ted’s thoughts:  ”  “Living in the cloud:” one thought on one way of producing and educating naval and military officers” – “Everyman’s Strategic Survey: Is Iran the next North Korea?” – “Future wars … The big lesson that I draw and the one that I encourage Conservative political leaders to consider is that we, Canadians, need forces in being that are able, ready and willing to engage, soon, in prolonger, bloody wars …”

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MILNEWS.ca #UKR + Cold War 2.0 Update as of 051100UTC August 2017

Cold War 2.0:  Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe

• “White House Says Russia’s Hackers Are Too Good to Be Caught but NSA Partner Called Them “Morons” — Canadian signals intelligence found Russian hackers were logging into personal accounts on systems intended to mask their identities …” – “Hackers Are Humans Too” (CSEC deck, Partial Redacted) – More via SIGINT Summaries
• “Russia in Review, July 28-Aug. 4, 2017” (Russia Matters)
• “U.S. Military Wants World War Games to Compete With Russia — A leading U.S. military official has expressed his desire to organize larger, more internationally involved defense drills in order to compete with an increasingly powerful Russia …”
• “Pentagon to Deploy A-10 Thunderbolts, Airmen to Europe”
• “Poland May Sign Deal on First Patriot Missile Systems Delivery by 2018”
• “GOP senators say ‘nope’ to Trump tweet on Russian Federation”
• “Russia’s defence company develops advanced tactical vehicle for Airborne Forces”
• “A Grim Future For Russia’s Nuclear Sub Fleet”
• “Comment by the Information and Press Department on new EU sanctions” (RUS MFA)
  
• “Propaganda in the month of July” (Propastop)
• “West Backed Forest Brothers in Baltic Countries, Newly Declassified CIA Documents Show” (Window on Eurasia)

#Ukraine

• “Pentagon Asks White House to Give Lethal Weapons to Ukraine — A recommendation to send high-tech tank-killing weapons to Ukraine to help in its fight against Russia is now at the White House, according to three U.S. officials. The officials said a proposed aid package includes Javelin anti-tank missiles with an estimated cost of about $50 million …” – “Pentagon Reportedly Recommends Lethal Aid Package For Ukraine” – “Reports: Pentagon seeks White House approval to arm Ukrainian forces” – “How Russians Fight And How A Javelin Missile Changes Everything” (To Inform is to Influence) – “US reportedly mulls sending antitank missiles to Ukraine. It may be two years too late.” – “The Value of US Weapons Goes Far Beyond Battlefield, Ukrainian Troops Say” – “US arming Ukraine? A look at how Moscow might respond” – “Zakharchenko: US arms supplies to Ukraine attempt to disrupt talks”
• “DPR Deputy Commander Accuses US, NATO of Unofficially Supplying Arms to Kiev”
• “Stepan Poltorak: Parade on occasion of Day of Independence is very important for Ukrainian army” (UKR MoD) – “Representatives of about 10 NATO countries to participate in festivities on occasion of Day of Independence of Ukraine” (UKR MoD) – And, from the separatist media … “Just Like The Germans In WWII, Nazi NATO Forces Will March In A Fascist Military Parade In Kiev During The Artificial Independence Of Ukraine !”
• Really?  “Ukraine Mulls Repetition of Croatia’s ‘Reintegration’ of Serb Krajina in Donbass”
• Updates from All Sides  “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 3 August 2017” – UKR govt ATO map, 5 Aug 2017 – “ATO News: Situation Update, east of Ukraine as of morning, August 04, 2017” (UKR MoD) – “Conflict chronology July 27 – August 2: daily provocations continue” (UACRISIS.ORG)
•  – “DPR Command reports 45 ceasefire violations on Ukrainian part over past 24 hours” – “One Ukrainian soldier injured in militant shelling today” – “Ukraine reports 3 WIAs as Donbas militants intensify attacks Friday night” – “24 hours in Donbas: 3 Ukrainian soldiers injured” – “A Quiet Day In Ukraine? Fewer Ceasefire Violations, No Casualties Reported Thursday”  – “A Sharp Decrease In Ceasefire Violations In Ukraine” – “Ministry of Defense: Ukrainian troops incur no losses August 04, 2017” – “Ukrainian forces fire more than 740 rounds at DPR over week – Basurin”  – “Kiev forces fire 700 rounds at LPR territory over week – People’s Militia”
• More from the separatist info-machine  “Special Recon Team DPR Army Spotted Nazi Ukraine Militant Elements Including Mercenary Snipers South West Of Donetsk !” – “Kiev admits repetition of Donbass scenario in Odessa region” – “Ukraine unable to offer equivalent humanitarian project to population – LPR Ministry”
• “OSCE observers come under AFU fire in DFS vicinity”
• “Kyiv to block broadcasting of pro-Russian channels in the Donbas”

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – August 4, 2017

Cold War 2.0:  Russia/Baltics/Eastern Europe

• “Media Opportunity, Operation REASSURANCE Land Task Force Poland”
• “Russian citizens get short prison terms for wandering into NATO exercise (in Latvia)”
• “NATO jets intercept Russian MiG-31 planes near Estonia”
• “Finnish Border Guard could be authorized to counter hybrid warfare”
• “Romania boosts defence spending”
• “Poland Deploys Langusta Rocket Artillery Systems to Latvia”
• “Russian threat and allies’ jitters are top of mind for Hutchison, new NATO emissary”
• “The US is planning global military exercises to prepare for Russia”
• “U.S. General Says Russia Not ‘Transparent’ About Upcoming Exercises … U.S. Air Force Brigadier General John Healy, who directs U.S. forces’ military exercises in Europe, told Reuters on August 3 that Moscow was not being “transparent” in regard to its Zapad 2017 exercises because it is not allowing Western observers …”
• “Russia Denounces Pence’s Remarks In Balkans As ‘Cold War Mentality’ “
• “Russia Reacts To The New Round Of U.S. Sanctions – Part II “ – “New US law on sanctions no declaration of trade war against Russia — US diplomat” – “Russia-Government Funded Think Tank: The Hidden Target Of The New Round Of U.S. Sanctions Is To Undermine The German Economy “
• “Russian Strategic Logic — Western observers are often astonished by Russian military decision-making, which defies the principle of waiting for full knowledge of the enemy before acting. The Russian approach holds that it is in engagement of the enemy that knowledge will emerge that can advance an ultimate strategic design …”
• “A New Analytical Model to Frame Kremlin Soft Power”
• “US Military Eyes New Mini-Nukes for 21st-Century Deterrence “ – “Pentagon’s Nuclear Posture Review mulling variable-yield weapons”
• Wanted:  “Director, NATO Information Office [Moscow]” (To Inform is to Influence)
• “And you are a Nazi, too!” (EU Disinformation Review)
• “Good Russia” (EU Disinformation Review)

#Ukraine

• “Operation UNIFIER in Ukraine: ‘a woven tapestry of international partners’ “
• Canadian Commentary:  “A visit to the (International Peacekeeping and Security Center) in Lviv Oblast”
• “Eastern European tour of Michael Pence and its consequences for Ukraine”
• “Ukrainian Defense Ministry: Russia intends to escalate military action in the Donbas in response to American sanctions”
• “Any Attempt To Supply Deadly Weapons To The Nazi Ukraine Junta By The U.S. Regime Is Considered Criminal And An Attempt To Cancel The Minsk Agreements ! DPR Pres. Zakharchenko”
• “Russian PM to visit occupied Crimea”
• “Spot Report by the Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM): Small-arms fire clos to SMM at Donetsk Filtration Station”
• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine to hold news briefing in Kyiv on Friday”
• “Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), based on information received as of 19:30, 2 August 2017”
• UKR govt ATO map, 4 Aug 2017
• “Donetsk Defense: Weekly Situation Report 08/04/2017”
• “Ukrainian troops launch nearly 400 shells onto DPR over past 24 hours”
• OSCE: Since the beginning of the year in the Donbass killed 59 civilians”
• “Ukrainian forces launch over 740 shells onto DPR over past week”
• “No casualties among Ukrainian military in Donbas over 24 hours”
• “Kiev forces fire 700 rounds at LPR territory over week – People’s Militia”
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire ten times over 24 hours”
• “One military killed, five wounded during military drills at training range in Kyiv region”
• “Ukrainian forces violate ceasefire 50 times over 24 hours – DPR Operations Command”
• “Militants shell Ukrainian army positions 21 times in past day”
• “Ukraine Update: Russia’s Aggressive Subversion of Ukraine” (ISW)
• “Russians encountering resistance in Ukraine”
• “Leaked: Russian lieutenant-colonel corresponding about FSB, PMCs and cleanup operations in Donbas” (InformNapalm.org)
• “The communist soldier using charity sites to fund his war”
• “Ukraine ‘disposes’ disagreeable militants by senseless attacks on front – Zakharchenko”
• “One military killed, five traumatized in ammunition explosion during drills in Kyiv region, – General Staff”
• “Ukraine threatens Belarus with sanctions over export of goods to separatist-held territories of Donbas”
• “DPR doesn’t expect breakthrough at next Minsk talks – Pushilin”
• “Rada mulls making illegal border crossing criminal offense, for Russians”
• “Russia, self-proclaimed Transnistria to cross Dniester during drills”

Cold War 2.0:  China/Asia-Pacific

• “US Navy Sailor missing from USS Stethem, thought to be overboard in South China Sea” – “Chinese frigate joins search for missing US sailor in South China Sea” – “Chinese navy helps US hunt for missing marine in disputed seas”
• CHN-IND Tension  “China Raps India over Doklam Standoff, but Dogs Are on Leash” – ” “War Not An Option, Solution Can Only Be Reached Through Dialogue”: Sushma Swaraj On India-China Military Standoff” – “China’s military warns India its restraint in border standoff has a limit” – “With live-fire drill, China warns India not to test Beijing”
• “China’s Military Has Benefited Greatly From Pilfered Technology”
• “China’s CH-4 armed reconnaissance UAV receives upgrades”
• “China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter Dominates in Supersonic Combat”
• “China’s JH-7A Fighter/Bomber Replaced by J-16 Strong in Electronic Warfare”

Cold War 2.0:  The Koreas

• “China, China, China” (38 North)
• “North Korea threatens US with ‘unexpected gift packages’ “
• “Pyongyang slams new US law on sanctions as ‘criminal act’ “
• “S. Korea, U.S., Japan agree to maximize pressure on N. Korea”
• “Trump May Boost Pressure On China Over Trade, North Korea”
• “U.S. moves to have North Korea suspended from Asia security forum”
• “China Will Continue to Fully Implement U.N. Resolutions on North Korea “
• “North Korea: Sanctions Are Not Enough”
• “N. Korea: U.S. sanctions campaign will never work”
• “N. Korea has long way to go before talks with U.S.: State Department”
• “China appoints assistant foreign minister as new point man on N.K. issues”
• “Sino-American Disagreements on North Korea”
• “How Does North Korea Make Money? Hacking, Drugs And Smuggling”
• “Mystery over figure blown up in South Korean rocket test”

#CANvsISIL

• DND’s latest on Operation IMPACT

Everyone Else Vs. ISIL

• “Inherent Resolve Strikes Target ISIS in Syria, Iraq” (US DoD)
• “Yazidis Who Survived 2014 Massacre Still Suffering” – “Islamic State Still Committing Genocide Against Iraq’s Yazidis, UN Says” – “ISIL’s ‘genocide’ against Yazidis is ongoing, UN rights panel says, calling for international action” (UN News Centre) – “Iraq’s Yazidis still apprehensive, three years after ‘genocide’ “
• “Coalition kills several ISIS leaders in Syria”
• “ISIS Forces Conscription On Men in Eastern Syria as Top Leadership Figures Killed”
• “New Cease-Fire in Syria Holds, Observers Report”
• “Iran and Al Qaeda Exploit Syria Ceasefire”
• “The Important Legal Questions Regarding the Now-Shuttered “Covert” Program to Arm Syrian Rebels”

#Afghanistan

• “Why Afghanistan’s ambassador to Canada was called home — Amidst claims of a ‘fake’ dispatch to Kabul, a ‘conspiracy’ against her and a staff revolt, the ambassador was recalled and may not return to Ottawa …”
• “Trump hedges as military presents new Afghanistan strategy”
• “Trump suggests firing top general in Afghanistan for not “winning” “
• “Trump Is Right To Be Skeptical Of The Pentagon When It Comes To Afghanistan”
• “The Case For Leaving Afghanistan”
• “Bannon and Blackwater Want to Outsource Afghanistan War”

Way Up North

• “Ice melt opens up increased Arctic maritime and military activity” (Janes, PDF)
• “The U.S. Navy’s Role in a Changing Arctic”
• “Polar Ice Breaking – Another Homeland Security Mission”  – “NAS reports on US icebreaker needs — Tells Homeland Security that the country should construct four polar icebreakers to meet national obligations in polar regions …”
• “What Russia’s new Navy Strategy says about the Arctic” – “Russia’s New and Unrealistic Naval Doctrine”
• “East District’s aviation delivers cargo to Arctic garrisons”
• “Keel-laying for yet another nuclear attack sub for Arctic waters”
• “Russia May Put Lasers on Its New Icebreaker Ships”
• “Rescue sub that tragically failed during Kursk disaster has now made successful dive to 1,000 meters in Norwegian Sea”
• “Russia’s new Arctic super-tanker brings Norwegian LNG to Asia”
• “Chinese rig proceeds drilling in Kara Sea — The «Nanhai-VIII» spuds this year’s only offshore well in the oil-rich Russian Arctic region …”
• “Putin signs law easing regional cross-border cooperation — Russian border municipalities, like Pechenga on the Kola Peninsula, can now conclude agreements with Norway and Finland. If Moscow agrees …”

Internal Security

• “Fear not: Canadians largely unfazed by global threats”
• “Why are thousands of Haitians streaming into Canada from the U.S.?” – “Quebec’s resources wear thin as wave of asylum seekers swells”
• “Marketing to Extremists: Waging War in Cyberspace”

Sexual Assault/Harassment in the CF

• As always, presumed innocent until proven guilty via due process  “Sexual assault charges laid against retired military member in Halifax” – “Sex assault charges laid against former master warrant officer posted to HMCS Toronto” – “Retired Canadian Armed Forces member from Halifax facing sexual assault charges”

Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)

• “National Defence reviewing limits on ‘double-dipping’ for retired soldiers”
• “Collateral damage — How does a soldier’s PTSD impact their families? New social work research seeks to understand families’ experiences to better inform treatment …”  – “How combat vets’ PTSD affects families”

#CAN-#USA Stuff

• “U.S. Senate approves Kelly Knight Craft as ambassador to Canada” – “Kelly Knight Craft est la nouvelle ambassadrice au Canada”

What’s Canada Buying?

• 18 July 2017, MILNEWS.ca — “Wanted:  1.2 Million x AK47 Rounds – Ammo specs (PDF)“
• 3 August 2017, Radio Canada International:  “Ammunition procurement tender sheds light on secretive Canadian operation in Africa — A federal government public tender to purchase ammunition for the Canadian military is shedding more light on one Canada’s most secretive counter-terrorism international assistance programs. The tender notice posted on the government’s Byandsell.gc.ca website is for 1.2 million cartridges for “AK-47 type weapons.” … The ammunition is for a little-known training and capacity building program run by the Canadian military in the West African nation of Niger under the codename Operation Naberius …”
• Canada’s Saudi Arms Deal  “Canada faces calls to freeze arms sales to Saudi Arabia”

Khadr Deal Fracas

• “Most Canadians oppose Tory MPs criticizing Khadr payout in U.S. media: survey”

Other

• “9 Wing welcomes new commander”
• “US, foreign military pilots navigate through Alaska, Canada wildfire smoke”
• ” ‘Project War Hero’ has Toronto police seeking man accused of ripping off women on dating websites — Suspect posed as an American general posted overseas who ran into trouble that requires short term financial support …”
• “EDITORIAL: Avro Arrow recovery no lame-duck mission”

World War Two

• “Government of Canada announces delegation traveling to France to mark the 75th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid”
• “How Dunkirk’s Canadian hero ‘fell through the cracks’ of history”

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