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Russian frigate Admiral Essen began to monitor the activities of US Navy destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG80), which entered the Black Sea on Tuesday, according to the Russian Defense Ministry’s National Defense Control Center (NDCC).“The forces and means of the Black Sea Fleet have begun to monitor the actions of the US Navy destroyer USS Roosevelt, which entered the Black Sea on September 15, 2020,” the statement says.Frigate Admiral Essen is directly monitoring the actions of the destroyer, the NDCC added.Source: Sputnik

Russian fighter jet Su-27 was scrambled on Tuesday to intercept a US Air Force patrol plane over the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry’s National Defense Control Center (NDCC) said.“On September 15, Russian airspace control devices detected an air target approaching the Russian state border over neutral waters of the Baltic Sea,” the statement says.In order to identify an air target and prevent violation of the Russian state border, a Su-27 fighter from the Western 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 as a…

Rocket warning alarms went on in the southern Israel cities of Ashkelon and Ashdod close to the border with the Gaza Strip to warn civilians about possible airstrikes on Tuesday, the Israeli Defense Forces said in a statement.Meanwhile, Israel’s national medical emergency service, Magen David Adom, said that two people were lightly injured by glass fragments and four others were in a state of shock following the incident.Throughout August, the Gaza-controlling Hamas movement has regularly floated explosives-laden balloons across the border to Israel, to which the Israeli forces responded by repeatedly shelling Hamas’ military infrastructure. In late August, Israel and…

An explosive device detonated in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad at one of the entrances to the so-called carefully guarded green zone on the highway used by US diplomats, Al Arabiya broadcaster reported on Tuesday.According to the broadcaster, the explosion took place near a mosque next to the bridge in front of the entrance to the carefully guarded “green zone” of Baghdad, on the highway leading to the street of the Baghdad International Airport, which is used by US diplomats.The preliminary data has established that no one was injured as a result of the incident, and the entrance was blocked…

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday that the United States will prevent Iran from acquiring Russian and Chinese weapons, despite the fact the international arms embargo on Iran expires on October 18.According to Asharq Al-Awsat, Pompeo told “France Inter” radio on Tuesday: “Nothing has been done so far to enable the extension of this ban, and therefore the United States assumed its responsibilities,” referring to the differences between Americans and Europeans in this regard.He added, “We will act in this manner. We will prevent Iran from acquiring Chinese tanks and Russian air defense systems, and after that,…

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…