Military & Security

There are legitimate reasons to compare the ongoing military insurrection in Libya against the Islamist-dominated government in Tripoli and the Al Qaeda/Muslim Brotherhood militias dominating the eastern half of the country to the June-July 2013 events in Egypt, which ousted the Muslim Brotherhood government of Mohamed Morsi.  Libyan …

Even though peace talks are slated to begin on June 14 in Geneva, Switzerland between the major parties involved in the current phase of the conflict over the control of Yemen the fighting rages on inside this underdeveloped Middle Eastern state. Prior to the announcement of the U.N.-sponsored …

Russia finalized the project of a new Combat Railway Missile Complex (BZhRK) that will multiply its nuclear potential and counter the US Conventional Prompt Global Strike, RG.ru reported. The two superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States of America, chose different structures for their nuclear arsenals. Washington gave preference …

New satellite data reveals that China is getting ready to test Asia’s largest surface warship. It will be tested at a landlocked test rig in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in China.  The warship Type 055 cruiser mockup is nearing completion with recent photos showing that the warship’s …

Belarus is holding a military exercise not far from its border with Ukraine, which is aimed at tightening border controls and improving its territorial defense.  Belarus is staging military drills aimed at testing the reinforcement systems of its border control and territorial defense, according to the country’s Defense Ministry. © SPUTNIK/ …

The first Russian-Egyptian naval exercises will be held in the Mediterranean Sea from June 6 to June 14, the Russian Defense Ministry’s press service said Saturday.  MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The drills are aimed at strengthening military cooperation between the two countries’ navies to promote security and stability at sea, according to the statement. “Russian-Egyptian …

US military and intelligence officials have expressed alarm at the capabilities of Russia’s PAK-FA fighter jet, which some say is even superior to its US counterparts.  Last year former US Air Force intelligence chief Lt. Gen. David Deptula told The National Interest that “the analysis that I have …

Iraq has admitted that ISIS jihadists captured huge caches of US-made weapons, including thousands of Humvees seized from Iraqi forces retreating from Mosul last year. The spoils of war have since then been used by ISIS to gain ground in Iraq and Syria. “In the collapse of Mosul, …

By Prof Michel Chossudovsky Unconfirmed reports based on a video release dated May 20, 2015 point to a massive and unprecedented bomb explosion in Yemen. The reports suggest without corroborating evidence that the explosion could have been the result of a nuclear strike, using a tactical nuclear weapon. There is …