Author: Steven Sahiounie

Turkey’s latest decision to extend the navigational telex off the coast of Cyprus is a further provocation against Greece.The drilling activities by the Turkish ship “will fuel further tensions and insecurity in the Eastern Mediterranean,” according to the spokesperson for external affairs of the European Commission, Peter Stano.The move seems like the ultimate provocation, while it seemed that both countries were open to deescalate the situation in the Mediterranean Sea and open up new forms of dialogue.Earlier this month, Turkey agree to withdraw its research vessel Oruc Reis, which was seen as an important step by the European Union.Meanwhile, both…

A resident of the US state of Minnesota has been charged with providing support to the Islamic State terrorist group (outlawed in Russia), the Department of Justice announced in a press release.“Abdelhamid Al-Madioum, 23, of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, has been charged by indictment with providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (IS), a designated foreign terrorist organization,” the release said on Wednesday.Al-Madioum was detained overseas by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and recently transferred into FBI custody and then returned to Minnesota, the Justice Department noted.“On June 23, 2015, Al-Madioum, a native of Morocco and…

Russian fighter jet Su-27 was scrambled to intercept reconnaissance aircraft Royal Air Force RC-135 over the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry’s National Defense Control Center (NDCC) said on Wednesday.“On September 16, 2020, Russian airspace control devices detected an air target approaching the Russian state border over the neutral waters of the Black Sea,” the statement says.In order to identify the air target and prevent violation of the Russian state border, a Su-27 fighter from the Southern Military District’s air defense forces was scrambled.“The crew of the Russian fighter approached the aerial object at a safe distance and identified it…

Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet started to track military vessels from the United Kingdom and the United States, the Russian Defense Ministry’s National Defense Control Center (NDCC) said on Wednesday.“The forces of the Black Sea Fleet have begun to monitor the actions of the survey vessel Enterprise of the British Navy and the high-speed transport vessel Yuma of the US Navy,” the NDCC said in a statement.Enterprise and Yuma entered the Black Sea on Wednesday.Source: Sputnik

The United State’s Air-Force conducted the first flight tests of a secretly built and designed sixth-generation fighter jet.While nothing about the fighter jet is known to the public, the Air-Force revealed that it has already conducted test flights and “broken records”.The development of the fighter jet is carried out within the framework of the Next Generation Air Dominance program.The fighter-jet was digitally designed and it was revealed that some tests were also carried out digitally, which significantly saved time during the creation of the model.However, literally nothing is known about the new model. It is yet to be revealed what…

The Libyan National Army of Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar was able to “revive” a large number of ballistic missiles such as the OTRK R-17 (“Scud-B”), which were delivered to the North African country during the Soviet era.The Soviet Union delivered around 200 Scud-B missiles to Libya. Currently, over 100 of those missiles are stored in warehouses in the eastern part of the country.According to Major General Ahmed al-Mismari, “engineers and other specialists” have successfully repaired the missiles, increasing the combat capacity of the Libyan National Army dramatically.At the same time, he added that “in one of the abandoned underground arsenals…

On Wednesday, an Iraqi security source reported that a Katyusha missile fell on the Green Zone in central Baghdad, indicating that sirens sounded in the area.The government security media cell said in a press release, “A Katyusha rocket landed inside the Green Zone, specifically on residential building No. 31 in the Al-Qadisiyah residential complex.”They added, “The launch of the missile was from the al-Amil neighborhood, near the Al-Hadi Mosque.”

the Russian Armed Forces delivered the most powerful blow to enemy targets in recent months.Both, the Russian Air-Force as well as the short-range ballistic-missile system (Iskander) were used to strike targets in Idlib, as talks between Russian and Turkish military leaders continued. The Russian strikes were supported by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) on the ground against Jihadist forces in the southern countryside of the Idlib Governorate, resulting in casualties on both sides.The clashes in southern Idlib first broke out last night, when the jihadist rebels launched an attack along the front-lines in the Jabal Al-Zawiya region.

The Russian Air Force resumed its attack over northwestern Syria this week, as their warplanes launched several strikes inside the Idlib Governorate.According to a field report from northwestern Syria, the Russian Air Force targeted several sites around the Idlib Governorate on Wednesday, targeting sites near the administrative capital and Jabal Al-Zawiya region.The Russian airstrikes came shortly after their military leadership concluded a meeting with their Turkish counterparts in the Idlib Governorate.On Tuesday, the Russian Air Force launched arguably their biggest attack over northwestern Syria since they reached an agreement with their Turkish counterparts in March.The increased Russian air presence comes…

The Turkish military claimed their troops came under attack on Wednesday by “some groups with civilian appearance” in the Idlib Governorate’s de-escalation zone.“Some groups with civilian appearance, directed by the Assad regime, approached our observation points numbered 3,4,5,6,7,8 and 9 in the Idlib de-escalation zone, attacked our observation point number 7 and dispersed after the measures taken,” the Turkish military said in a statement on Twitter.Earlier in the day, several people gathered near the Turkish observation posts in Idlib to protest against their presence inside Syria.It was not clear in the photos if the people outside of the Turkish observation…