Tag: iran

February 29, 2016 0

Refugee Crisis: EU Cites Missing Libyan Navy It Destroyed in 2011

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The International Business Times in their report, " WikiLeaks leak ‘classified report’ indicating EU Operation could move into Libyan territory ," would report that: WikiLeaks has released a "classified report" about the first six months of Operation Sophia, the EU military intervention against refugee boats in Libya and Mediterranean.  The leaked report is dated 29 January 2016 and written by the operation commander, Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino of the Italian Navy. It allegedly provides statistics on refugee flows and outlines the phases of Operation Sophia, including future strategies of the operation. The report has been published for the European Union Military Committee and the Political and Security Committee of the EU

February 15, 2016 0

NATO’s Expanding Presence in "Fortress Persian Gulf"

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NATO’s Expanding Presence in "Fortress Persian Gulf" What Are the Possible Consequences of Turkey-Qatar Military Cooperation? February 15, 2016 ( Martin Berger – NEO ) - A short while ago Turkey and Qatar announced that they have an agreement in place to further deepen their military cooperation within the framework of the “ struggle against common enemies “, which implies the construction of two new military bases: a Turkish one in Qatar and a Qatari base in Turkey

February 11, 2016 0

In Syria, If You Can’t Find Moderates, Dress Up Some Extremists

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The US State Department’s official statement listing al-Nusra as a foreign terrorist organization, titled, " Terrorist Designations of the al-Nusrah Front as an Alias for al-Qa’ida in Iraq ," states: Since November 2011, al-Nusrah Front has claimed nearly 600 attacks – ranging from more than 40 suicide attacks to small arms and improvised explosive device operations – in major city centers including Damascus, Aleppo, Hamah, Dara, Homs, Idlib, and Dayr al-Zawr. During these attacks numerous innocent Syrians have been killed.