MILNEWS.ca Highlights + #UKR + #PS752 – January 24, 2020

• #coronavirus
• “Coronavirus : 5 personnes de retour de Chine sous surveillance au Québec”
• “Risk of new coronavirus to Canadians low, health minister says”
• “Doctor on front lines of SARS outbreak says Canadian hospitals prepared for coronavirus”
• “Masks flying off Edmonton shelves amid worldwide coronavirus scare”
• “Why hasn’t Canada restricted incoming flights from China?” (Spencer Fernando, via The Post Millenial)
• “Chicago Now Has a Coronavirus Patient”
• “Trump thanks Chinese President Xi for efforts to contain Coronavirus”
• “First clinical studies show new coronavirus similar to SARS”
• “17 Years After SARS Crisis, Beijing Controls Coronavirus Information”
• “The coronavirus plaguing China was not created by a US government agency” (AFP Fact Check)
• “China confirms 1,287 coronavirus cases, with 41 deaths”
• “China confirms first case of successful treatment for coronavirus – China confirms first case of successful treatment for coronavirus”
• “Chinese and US scientists join forces to develop vaccine for deadly new coronavirus”
• “China sends in military medics to help Wuhan hospitals fight coronavirus outbreak”
• “PLA logistics support troops join nation’s fight against new coronavirus pneumonia” (CHN mil media)
• “Wuhan fights pneumonia battle — As the whole world raises concerns over the spread of the coronavirus with the number of confirmed cases increasing, local residents in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei Province where the epidemic began, remained on high alert in the fight against the pneumonia with caution and optimism …” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “WHO Warns Coronavirus Is ‘High Risk,’ Stops Short of Declaring Emergency”
• “WHO Expects Coronavirus Cases, Deaths to Escalate”
• “Scientists Predict Wuhan’s Virus Outbreak Will Get Much Worse”
• “China Building a Hospital to Treat Virus, Expands Lockdowns”
• “At Least 10 Chinese Cities on Lockdown; 830 Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Across Country”
• “Virus fears send Wall Street down”
  

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• More coronavirus news (via MediSys EU medical news agggregator)
• Coronavirus news via Google News
• Coronavirus news via Bing News
  

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• Domestic Operations/#OpLENTUS
• “L’armée canadienne en renfort à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Two dozen Calgary reservists departing for Latvia operation”

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• #PS752
• “Canada’s TSB says Iran has invited it to examine black boxes” (Associated Press)
• “… On Thursday, January 23, (UKR NSDC Secretary) Danilov met with the Iranian plane crash investigation commissioner to discuss the issues of the expert group’s work. During the meeting, Mr. Danilov emphasized the particular importance of the issue of receiving “black boxes” by Ukraine. In his turn, the Iranian plane crash investigation commissioner said that the final decision on further handling with the flight data recorders would be made after the Iranian delegation reported to the country’s leadership on the results of the visit to Ukraine and under Article 26 of the Chicago Convention and Annex 13 to it …” (UKR NSDC)
• “Who bears responsibility for PS752?” (The Ukrainian Weekly, UKR expat media)
  

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• #UKR/#OpUNIFIER
• “OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) Daily Report 19/2020 issued on 24 January 2020”
• “JFO News. Security situation UPD for 7 AM (24 Jan 2020)” (UKR MoD)
• JFO: МAP – 24.01.2020 (UKR NSDC)
  

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• “Kiev forces lost 5 killed, 27 injured in non-combat accidents in 2020” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian soldier wounded amid 11 enemy attacks on Jan 23” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces violate ceasefire 50 times in a week” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian soldier wounded amid 11 enemy attacks in Donbas in past 24 hours – JFO HQ” (UKR media)
• “Kiev forces install 25,000 explosive devices in Donbass during the conflict” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “LPR brings down Ukrainian UAV spying on OSCE SMM outside Novokiyevka” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
• “Ukrainian army brutally intensifies shellings against DPR” (pro-RUS site)
  

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• “Republic said goodbye to 20-year-old Nikita Fokin” (pro-RUS rebel leader info-machine, in Russian)
• “DPR says goodbye to Corporal Fokin killed by Ukrainian sniper” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “U.S. calls on Russia to ensure ceasefire, withdraw troops on five-year anniversary of Mariupol shelling” (UKR media)
• “Full Report: Russian Officers and Militants Identified as Perpetrators of the January 2015 Mariupol Artillery Strike” (bellingcat)
  

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• “Life after conflict: Survey on the sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics of veterans of the conflict in eastern Ukraine and their families” (International Organization for Migration ,NGO)
  

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• “Weapon smuggling – a serious challenge to the security of the state, especially in times of war” (UKR State Border Guard Svc)
  

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• “Former LPR prisoner: Ukrainian prisoners paid money to be included on swap list” (UKR media)
  

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• “Normandy process developing against Ukraine’s interests” (UKR expat media)
• “Zelensky confirms that Minsk agreements remain basis for reconciliation talks” (RUS state media)
• “Opinion: Revisions of Minsk Agreements throw the process years back” (pro-RUS rebel info-machine)
  

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• “FSB uncovers explosives allegedly stashed away by Ukrainian special services in Crimea” (RUS state media)
• “SBU exposes network of terrorist informants in Donbas” (UKR media)
  

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• ” “DPR” recognizes use of Ukrainian passports in occupied Donbas — The so-called “republics” believe that the passport of a citizen of Ukraine and the “DPR” are equally valid documents …” (UKR media)
  

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• “Ukrainian Ex-President Arrives For Questioning In Treason Probe” (USA govt funded media)
• “Ukraine’s ex-President Poroshenko grilled by investigators for nearly four hours” (RUS state media)
• “Ukrainian ex-president arrives for questioning in treason probe – media” (UKR media)
  

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• “Ukrainian Pension Policies Create ‘Hardships’ On Pensioners In Separatist-Held Areas” (USA govt funded media)
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Six Iraqi protesters killed, 54 wounded in clashes with police: Sources”
• “Millions rally in Baghdad, Iraq, to demand removal of U.S. military forces”
• “Thousands Rally in Baghdad to Demand US Troops Leave”
• “Anti-U.S. Protests in Baghdad: Interim Summary” (ISW Blog)
• “Iraq’s Top Cleric Calls for Formation of New Government”
• “Report: Iraq allegedly helping Iran skirt US sanctions”
• “Pentagon says recent Iranian strike on US base in Iraq injures 34 troops”
• “Pentagon: 34 troops suffered brain injuries in Iran strike”
  

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• “Iranian IRGC officer suggests taking US hostages to make up for sanctions”
  

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• “U.S. ‘Intercepted’ Russian General in Syria – State Dept — U.S. forces intercepted an unidentified Russian major general in northern Syria during deconfliction operations, the U.S. State Department’s special envoy for Syrian engagement and the anti-Islamic State coalition said Thursday …”
• “Syrian Kurdish refugees arriving in (IRQ’s) Kurdistan Region surpass 20,000: KRG”
• “Erdogan says 400,000 people in Syria’s Idlib moving towards Turkey”
• ” “The new caliph of ISIS is in Turkey” ” (Kurdish media)
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Canadian “protesters” at Huawei extradition hearing say they were tricked, thought they were in a music video”
• “Police and FBI feared Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou would escape via China’s consulate in Vancouver. Then the consulate hired her private jailers too”
• “Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou Defence Team Calls Battle Over Her Extradition to US Embarrassment to Canada”
• “China starts 2020 military conscription of female soldiers” (CHN mil media)
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “North Korea “clearly” trying to build long-range, nuclear-capable missile: Esper”
  

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• Way Up North
• “Military Assets in the Arctic: A Russia-West Correlation of Forces”
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “New Machine Guns for Canadian Armed Forces” (DND info-machine)
  

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• Internal Security
• “Canadian truck driver who shares last name with Iranian general says he can’t cross U.S. border”
• ” ‘Extreme vetting’ of Iranians crossing Canada-U.S. border was local directive: (USA) CBP whistleblower”
• “U.S. border officers were told to target Iranian-born travellers, officer alleges in email”
• “Alleged Manitoba white supremacist had an African-Canadian girlfriend, his mother says”
  

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• Veterans & Helping Veterans (or Not?)
• “… the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, announced funding for Operation Entrepreneur through the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund. Operation Entrepreneur will receive $390,000 over three years to expand its workshop and online learning programs for Veterans and their families to explore self-employment options …” (VAC info-machine)
  

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• Other Military News
• “Canadian special forces soldier convicted in connection with theft to be released from the military”
• “Table ronde des dirigeants de l’Équipe de la Défense sur la conduite haineuse”
• “U.S. Strategic Command Conducts Exercise Global Lightning … Global Lightning also involves allied personnel from a variety of nations, including permanently assigned foreign liaison officers to USSTRATCOM from Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom …”

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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 + #UKR Update – January 14, 2020

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – January 9, 2020

• #PS752/#UIA752
• “Video Apparently Showing Flight PS752 Missile Strike Geolocated to Iranian Suburb” (bellingcat OSINT)
• “PS752 crash: Ukrainian experts examining Boeing wreckage in Iran say fire didn’t start from engines”
• “… The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) said in a statement that it was accepting Tehran’s invitation and making arrangements to travel to the site of the jet crash in Iran. “The TSB has been invited by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau of the Islamic Republic of Iran to attend the accident site. We have accepted this invitation and we are making arrangements to travel to the site. The TSB will be working with other groups and organizations already on site”, the agency said in a statement on Thursday …” (RUS state media)
• “… Iran has requested the Boeing company to send a representative to join the investigation into the Ukrainian jet crash near Tehran, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said in an official statement. The Iranian government also asked Canada to share information about the crash after Trudeau’s statement. “[Iran] asks the Canadian Prime Minister and any other government to share information on this incident they possess to the committee in charge of investigating the incident in Iran”, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said …” (RUS state media)
• “NTSB Says Invited By Iran to Join Investigation Into Causes of Ukraine Jet Crash”
• NTSB_Newsroom on Twitter: “UPDATE to NTSB Statement on Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 Crash Investigation”
• “Consistent with the provisions contained in Annex 13 to the Chicago Convention (Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has received official notification and a preliminary accident report from the Islamic Republic of Iran surrounding the loss of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS-752 near Tehran …” (ICAO info-machine)
• “ICAO Says Received From Iran Preliminary Report on Ukrainian Plane Crash”
• “Initial report of 752 Ukrainian Airlines Flight Accident Report released” (IRN Civil Aviation Organization, in Farsi)
• “Part of data from PS752 black boxes is lost, – preliminary report”
• “Both flight recorders from plane crash in Tehran are damaged, says authority”
• “Pilots of a Ukraine International Airlines plane that crashed shortly after its takeoff from Tehran Airport Wednesday reportedly tried to turn the plane for the airport of departure when it hit the ground, that’s according to a preliminary report of the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran …”
• “Ukraine Iran plane crash: Airlines avoiding airspace over the region”
• “Russian Airlines Continue Flying Through Iranian Airspace”
• “Kazakhstan and Latvia recommend to avoid Iran and Iraq airspace”
  

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• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Iran attack underscores need for new air defences: Canadian Army”
• “Turkey does not want Iraq to become battleground for foreign powers, (TUR) FM says”
• “Forcing US Troops from Iraq Will be a Victory for ISIS, Iran”
• “What it was like on a base in Iraq as Iranian missiles were incoming”
• “Experts say fighting between Iran and US may help ISIS revival in Iraq”
• “Iraq set for conflict, even if US and Iran de-escalate”
• “Top IRGC General: Strikes on US Forces in Iraq Just Beginning of Full-Scale Op Across Region”
• “Caution against subversive changes in war patterns … This bout has resulted in strategic impacts on the Middle East and subversive changes in the patterns of warfare, which worth paying great attention …” (CHN mil media)
  

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• “Trump Says Wants to Include Middle East in NATO and Dub it ‘NATO-ME’ “
• “NATO Agrees to Trump’s Calls to ‘Become More Involved in the Middle East’ After Iran Missile Strikes”
• “Trump wants our allies to work with us in Iraq, says US NATO ambassador”
• “Justin Ling: NATO allies should do the unthinkable and listen to Donald Trump”
• “NATO in Iraq: More, Same, Or Less” (Saideman’s Semi-Spew blog)
  

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• “Australian prime minister says troops will remain in Iraq”
• “Australia committed to Iraq mission as PM urges ‘restraint and de-escalation’ “
• “Czech police instructors to leave Iraq, army personnel stay”
• “Latvian troops stationed in Iraq to be relocated to Kuwait”
• “Estonian defense personnel withdrawing from Iraq to Kuwait”
• “US-Iran conflict: Spain withdraws a dozen NATO soldiers in Iraq over security concerns”
  

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• “How The U.S. Knew Iranian Missiles Were Coming Before They Hit”
• “NATO missile defense system in Romania monitored Iran’s strikes, says secretary general”
• “Soleimani’s Assassination: What Will Iran Do Next?” (Political Violence at a Glance)
• “Iran warns of ‘harsher revenge’ after ballistic missile attack”
• “Iranian strikes in Iraq: decontextualized videos abound” (AFP Fact Check)
• “Exclusive: Informants in Iraq, Syria helped U.S. kill Iran’s Soleimani – sources”
• “Russian Satellites to Monitor Iran After Attack on US Bases, Plane Crash – Roscosmos”
• “Informants in Iraq and Syria helped the US kill Iranian general Soleimani”
• “On the Assassination of Qassem Soleimani” (Political Violence at a Glance)
• “The Targeted Killing of General Soleimani: Its Lawfulness and Why It Matters”
• “Lawful Self-Defense vs. Revenge Strikes: Scrutinizing Iran and U.S. Uses of Force under International Law”
• “RT Chief Accuses Fox News, NBC and Bloomberg of Ignoring Iran Protests over Soleimani” (polygraph.info, fact-checking site)
  

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• “UN envoy to Iraq calls for reform, end to violence against protesters”
• “Would Iraq Really Purchase the S-400 from Russia?”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Canadian soldiers leave Edmonton for Latvia to play role in ‘deterrence mission’ for NATO”
• “Putin Oversees Hypersonic Missile Test in Crimea”
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Huawei spends millions at Canadian university, but some professors fear US crackdown — At least three University of British Columbia professors have shunned Huawei funding because they fear being labelled ‘enemies of the US’, colleague says …”
• “China has powerful military drones but won’t use them like the US, analysts say”
• “To prevail over the US in the South China Sea, Beijing must be less ambiguous and more diplomatic”
• “Beijing ‘spy’ death threat claims shake up Taiwan’s election campaign as race enters final days”
• “Taiwan’s General Election Overshadowed by China Threat, Hong Kong Protests”
• “Philippines, Japan Discuss Strengthening Indo-Pacific Security”
• “Aircraft carrier inspires series of creative products” (CHN mil media)
• “China contributes to global anti-terror cause with deradicalization efforts in Xinjiang” (CHN mil media)
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “Premature Epitaphs for Nuclear Diplomacy with North Korea” ( 38 North)
• “Alliances with South Korea, Japan are two of America’s strongest: Trump”
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• Wanted: “Precision Driver Training … The Department of National Defence (DND)has a requirement for a Contractor to providetraining to a minimumof six (6) and up to twenty-one (21) Canadian Armed Forces (CAF)members with precision driver training, to enable CAF personnel to practice and maintain the necessary skills for high risk, fast paced precision driving and to safely operate a motor vehicle in adverse conditions on a day-to-day basis …”
  

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• Other Military News
• “Changes to service medals announced” (DND info-machine)
• “Changements aux médailles de service”

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – January 8, 2020

• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• “Some US troops transported from Iraq to Kuwait aboard Canadian aircraft, report says”
• “Trudeau confirms Canadian military personnel were at airbase hit by Iranian missiles”
• “Canadian military personnel in Iraq safe after base targeted in Iran missile strikes”
• “General Vance: all deployed CAF personnel are safe and accounted for following missile attacks”
• “No Canadian casualties reported after missile attack on Iraqi bases”
• “Iranian missiles target Iraqi city used by Canadian Forces”
• “REPORT: Canadian Forces Were At Base Targeted By Iranian Missiles” (Spencer Fernando blog)
  

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• “Here’s what we know about the Iraqi airbases Iran has struck”
  

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• “Trudeau says Trump didn’t ask Canada to bolster its presence in Iraq”
• “The future of Canada’s troops in Iraq is still in question”
• “NATO pulling some troops, transferring others within Iraq following missile attacks”
• “Latvia has no plans of recalling its soldiers currently serving in Iraq – Defense Ministry”
  

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• “Subject: Remarks by President Trump on Iran” (Whitehouse info-machine)
• “UN lauds Trump’s statement on Iran, views it as step to de-escalation”
• “Trump: US imposes new tough economic sanctions against Iran”
• “U.S. to impose extra economic sanctions against Iran”
• “Trump’s Options Limited in Slapping Iran With New ‘Punishing’ Sanctions”
• “Trump says Iran appears to be ‘standing down’ after strike”
• “Trump, at Israel’s Request, Assassinated the General Most Responsible for Destroying ISIS” (pro-RUS site)
• ” ‘U.S. Can’t Help But Respond’: Russia Reacts to Iran Strikes on U.S. Bases”
  

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• “Iran-US attack in Iraq: Guterres pledges ‘active engagement’ in further de-escalation efforts” (UN info-machine)
• “UN Secretary-General urges to avoid war in Persian Gulf”
  

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• “Trump urges China to drop Iran nuclear deal”
• “China and Iran: a relationship built on trade, weapons and oil”
  

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• “Turkey Hints Readiness for U.S.-Iran Mediation as Putin Visits”
  

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• “Iran signals retaliatory attacks might be finished for now”
• “Iran has completed its revenge for the killing of General Qassem Soleimani and won’t take any new military steps if there is no US aggression, Iranian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi has said …”
• “Iran’s Military Response May Be ‘Concluded’ but Cyberwarfare Threat Grows”
• “Iran missile attack: Did Tehran intentionally avoid US casualties?”
• “Iraq PM received ‘verbal message’ from Iran before missile attack: spokesperson”
  

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• “Two rockets hit Baghdad’s ‘Green Zone’ “
• “Two Rockets Fall Inside Baghdad’s Green Zone”
• “Assessing the implications of Iran’s missile attack on Iraqi military bases” (intelNews.org)
  

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• “A Look At Three Decades Of Iran’s Secretive Quds Force”
  

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• “Suspending anti-ISIS operations a threat to Iraq’s disputed territories: MP”
  

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• “Iraqi Kurds Concerned About US-Iran Escalation”
  

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• Africa
• “Russia, Turkey Call For Cease-Fire In Libya From January 12”
• “Turkey, Russia Call for Libya Ceasefire as Rivals Clash”
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Indonesia has reacted with anger after Chinese fishing boats protected by coast guard warships forced their way into its territorial waters. Jakarta has mobilised its military and raised its combat alert status in the Natuna archipelago in response to the incursions which began late last year …”
• “Indonesia deploys warships, jets amid China spat”
• “Chinese naval 33rd escort taskforce escorts eight Chinese fishing boats” (CHN mil media)
• “China, Pakistan launch 6th joint naval exercise” (CHN mil media)
• “J-10 fighter jets soar into the air” (CHN state media)
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Is ‘Escalate to Deescalate’ Part of Russia’s Nuclear Toolbox?”
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• Wanted: Field Message Books x 70,000
• Wanted: Almost $460K worth of “Drugs and Biologicals” for DND from ChemProtect SK sro in CZE
• Wanted: “… DRDC is supporting a Directorate of Land Requirements (DLR) acquisition project on night vision modernization. As part of this project, DRDC will evaluate the capability offered by different night vision goggle (NVG) configurations (monocular, binocular, thermal-i2 fused systems). In order to carry out these evaluations, fused binocular NVGs must be acquired. The systems should achieve fusion with an integral thermal and i2 capability rather than with a clip-on or modular system …”
• Wanted: “… This contract is to provide in service support services for the cryptographic subsystems of the Canadian Space Agency’s RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) and of the Department of National Defence’ Polar Epsilon 2 (PE2) project. As the designer and manufacturer of both the RCM and PE2 cryptographic subsystems, Airbus Defence and Space Limited was identified as the sole corporation having the unique expertise and experience required to perform this type of work …”

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MILNEWS.ca Highlights – January 7, 2020

• #IRQ-Middle East/#OpIMPACT
• Canadian Forces on Twitter: “A letter from General Jonathan Vance, Chief of the Defence Staff, to Canadians about our deployed personnel in the Middle East. #OpIMPACT”
• “Canada pauses military operations in Iraq amid Iran-US crisis”
• “Canada moving some of its military from Iraq”
• “Canadian troops being temporarily moved out of Iraq”
• “Some of Canada’s 500 troops in Iraq to move to Kuwait”
• “Canada moving some troops out of Iraq for security in wake of U.S. killing of Iranian general”
• “Canada pauses military operations in Iraq amid Iran-US crisis”
• ” ‘Ensure their safety and security’: Edmonton-based soldiers in Iraq on high alert”
• “Canadian soldiers hunker down in Iraq amid differing U.S. military, NATO messages”
• “Defence minister says Canada wants to continue its missions in Iraq”
• “Canadian defence minister says Canada wants to continue its mission in Iraq”
• “Le Canada se retire temporairement de l’Irak, mais reste engagé à soutenir la stabilité dans la région”
• “Some Canadian troops to be pulled out of Iraq”
• “Canada says some troops in Iraq to be moved temporarily to Kuwait for safety”
• “Dozens killed at assassinated general’s funeral, Canadian troops on the move”
  

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• “Enough with the leftist hissy fits. Blowing up Soleimani was a no-brainer”
• “The killing of General Soleimani was lawful self-defense, not “assassination” “
• “Was the Killing of Qassem Soleimani Justified? … we have to ask whether Soleimani’s killing is likely to achieve its stated aim: making America safer by deterring Iran from further uses of force. On this point, the decision to kill Soleimani fails …”
  

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• “Although NATO is committed to the training mission in Iraq, the alliance has suspended training operations in the country, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Brussels today …” (USA DoD info-machine)
• “Trump: Now Isn’t Right Time for U.S. Troops to Leave Iraq”
• “Trump Plays Down Idea Of Quick U.S. Departure From Iraq”
• “Defense Secretary Mark Esper Refutes Iraqi Prime Minister: ‘We Are Not Leaving Iraq’ “
• “The Iraqi military joint operations command has received a letter from the U.S. army concerning a possible withdrawal of its troops from the country, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday. The letter’s English and Arabic language versions were not identical so Iraq had requested clarifications from Washington, Abdul Mahdi told a televised cabinet meeting …”
• “What would a US withdrawal from Iraq look like?”
• “Eventually, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will disclose the evidence that shows Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani was planning an imminent attack against U.S. forces – but he did not say when. “I will be happy, when the appropriate time comes in front of the proper committees and anybody else, through history and every — I’ll stand by the intelligence I saw, that — that was compelling, it was imminent, and it was very, very clear in scale, scope,” Army Gen. Mark Milley told reporters on Monday …”
• “Iran parliament votes to designate U.S. army, Pentagon as terrorist entities”
  

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• “UK will leave Iraq if Baghdad asks us to go: defense minister”
• “France Urges Iran to Avoid Exacerbating Tensions in Middle East: President”
• “Germany partially withdraws troops from Iraq”
• “Latvian troops discontinue training Iraqi Defence Forces”
• “Latvia has no plans of recalling its soldiers currently serving in Iraq – Defense Ministry”
  

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• “At approximately 5:30 p.m. (EST) on January 7, Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against U.S. military and coalition forces in Iraq. It is clear that these missiles were launched from Iran and targeted at least two Iraqi military bases hosting U.S. military and coalition personnel at Al-Assad and Irbil …” (USA DoD info-machine)
• “Iran launches revenge attack with missiles at Al Asad”
• “Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has claimed responsibility for several rockets fired at an Iraqi airbase hosting US troops …”
• “Iran delivers second round of attacks on US military facilities — Tasnim news agency”
• “Iran claims to have 13 ‘revenge scenarios’ for the US following the killing of Qasem Soleimani”
  

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• “The (USA) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a guidance for organizations to defend their information technology infrastructure against potential attacks from Iranian adversaries …”
• “Potential for Iranian Cyber Response to U.S. Military Strike in Baghdad” (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency)
  

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• “Putin Makes Rare Visit to Syria, Meets Assad Amid Middle East Tensions”
• “Russian Defense Minister discusses tensions in Middle East with Iranian Chief of Staff”
• “Russia Re-ups Offer To Arm Iraq With S-400 Air Defenses As Relations With The U.S. Sour”
• “Russia to send for repairs large landing ship which broke down en route to Syria”
  

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• “Syria’s Kurds have released 30 Syrians suspected of affiliation to the Islamic State group after guarantees from tribal leaders, a spokesman said Tuesday, adding more should be freed soon …”
  

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• “At UN, China’s top envoy calls for calm amid US-Iran strife” (CHN mil media)
• “Chinese state media seizes on US killing of Iranian commander to paint Beijing as a force for stability”
• “The real target of the US assassination of Iranian military leader Qassen Soleimani – China”
  

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• #CHN/Pacific Rim
• “Two more Chinese nationals arrested for taking photos at US Navy base”
• “China releases homemade aircraft carrier-themed merchandise” (CHN Communist Party media)
• “How are China’s neighbors combating the PLA Navy?”
  

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• The Koreas/#OpNEON
• “Experts: North Korea Can Use Iran to Justify Nuclear Deterrent Strategy”
  

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• Russia-Baltics-Cold War 2.0/#OpREASSURANCE
• “Missile launches in 2019 and plans for 2020” (Russian strategic nuclear forces Blog)
• “Russian Clinic Treated Mercenaries Injured in Secret Wars Abroad”
• “Moscow’s hybrid war against Belarus recalls its actions in Ukraine in 2013, Vlantsevich says”
• “Media: Belarus and NATO discussing common military exercises”
• “Estonia does not plan to ratify border treaty with Russia”
  

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• Internal Security
• “Huawei – A Threat to the Canadian Five Eyes Membership?”
  

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• What’s Canada Buying?
• “OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) has entered in to a strategic partnership with PGZ Stocznia Wojenna Shipyard (PGZ SW), located in Gdynia, Poland to provide Integrated Navigation and Tactical Systems (INTS) to the Polish Navy …”
  

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• Other Military News
• “Two Canadians set to graduate from NASA astronaut school”

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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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