Author: Steven Sahiounie

While Greek and Turkish military representatives will meet for the third time under NATO brokered talks on Tuesday, the threat of military escalation between both nations continue to rise.Following growing tensions between both nations, the Turkish Navy issued a navigational warning demanding that Greece completely demilitarizes the island of Chios. The warning was issued on Monday evening.The Navy’s office for Hydrography and Oceanography is claiming that Greece is violating the 1923 Lausanne Peace Treaty.The office of the Turkish Foreign Ministry reiterated the claim and called for the demilitarization of 16 islands near the Turkish coastline.According to Turkish Foreign Minister Hulusi…

A suspected U.S. drone targeted a four-wheel drive vehicle carrying Tunisian and Yemeni leaders of the Hurras Al-Deen terrorist group in central Idlib on Monday.According to reports, the vehicle was traveling though the Al-Qusour neighborhood of Idlib, when it was struck by what is believed to be a ‘Ninja’ drone.The drone reportedly fired four missiles at the vehicle, destroying it completely and killing all of the people inside.At least two foreign leaders, Sayyef Al-Tunisi (Tunisian national) and Abu Hamza Al-Yemeni (Yemeni national), were killed in the attack.The U.S. Coalition has not commented on this latest attack, which is believed to…

The CRAM air-defense system intercepted a rocket fired at Baghdad’s green zone on Tuesday morning The counter-rocket, artillery and mortar defense system is an effective and rapid-fire set defense system used to detect and destroy artillery, rockets and mortar rounds.It is noteworthy that the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad, which includes government buildings and foreign diplomatic missions, has recently been exposed to a series of Katyusha rocket attacks.

The US Air Force will soon be deploying its greatest concentration of fifth generation, supersonic and stealth combat fighters in the world in the Arctic based in Alaska, US Senator Dan Sullivan, who represents the state, told a Woodrow Wilson Center Polar Institute podcast.“We will have over 150 fifth generation stealth supersonic fighters located in Alaska,” Sullivan said.The senator pointed out that the force would be composed of both F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and F-22 Raptors.Sullivan also said the development of Nome in Alaska as the first US deep sea port within the Arctic Circle would serve as a message…

Militants of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist group (banned in Russia) shelled settlements in the Syrian provinces of Aleppo and Idlib, Rear Adm. Alexander Grinkevich, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry’s Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said at a briefing.“Two settlements were shelled – Bala in Aleppo province and Mellaja in Idlib province – from the positions of the Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organization,” Grinkevich said.He said the 92nd joint Russian-Turkish patrol took place in Al Hasakah province.Grinkevich said the Russian military police continued patrols in the Manbij district of Aleppo province along two routes.In addition, units of…

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator President Trump hosts a signing ceremony today in Washington which joins Bahrain, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Israel in the ‘Abraham Accord’ which establishes full diplomatic relations between Israel and the Persian Gulf monarchies, and portends the possibility that other Arab states will join the strategic realignment of the Middle East. The accord comes with a prize: for Trump, it is a boost for his re-election campaign, for UAE it is US-made F-35 fighter jets, Reaper drones, and EA-18G Growler jets, and Bahrain is expecting air defense systems. The ‘Abraham Accord’ is not a…

Russia has expanded its military base next to a local airfield near the city of Kobani in the north of Syria, according to newly released satellite images.The area was formerly occupied by the US military in the fight against the Islamic-State, before they were ordered to withdraw from the area on November 13, 2019.The area is now used by the Russian Military Police and Aerospace forces with several Mi-8 and Mi-35 helicopters stationed on the base. Thus, providing air cover for military patrols in the area. The US zone of influence has significantly decreased before the Turkish led “Spring of…

Greece is allegedly in talks with Russia to upgrade the S-300 missile system, the Greek publication DefenceNet.gr reported this week.According to the online publication, Greece is in talks with Russia about upgrading their current S-300 PMU-1 to the S-300 PMU-2, which, the electronic newspaper said, would not violate NATO’s weapons ban against the Russian Federation.“The PMU-2 version of the S-300 brings the system quite close to performance with the Turkish S-400: It includes the 54K6E2 command and control station, the 30N6E2 Tomb Stone trapping radar (evolution of the already operating 30N6E radar) and a new version for the long-range search…

Russian armored vehicles, under the air-cover of helicopters, have moved towards territory  currently occupied by the International Anti-Terrorist Coalition led by the United States in northeastern Syria.The Russian forces are tasked to monitor the illegal presence of the forces led by the United States military. During their patrol, the Russian servicemen have inspected ten illegal settlements in the territory.Earlier last month, the Russian government criticized the United States and accused the administration under President Donald Trump of stealing Syrian oil, following a deal with the Syrian Kurds to revamp the country’s oil fields in northeastern Syria.

Greece, in conjunction with the United States, will begin a five-day military exercise using tanks on Monday near the land border with Turkey.According to the Greek newspaper Ethnos, the joint Greek-American tank exercises will be held from September 14th to September 18th at the Xanthi Training Center.According to the information, the ABRAMS tank modified for the M1A2 will participate in the exercises.The newspaper said there will be a competition between the tank crews participating in the maneuvers in the art of driving and accuracy of shooting (Tank Challenge 2020), organized by the Xanthi IV Corps of the Greek Army.Earlier, the…