Syria
Military Dog Conan To Visit the White House
There are several news stories talking about Conan, the military working dog wounded in the raid in Syria that killed terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. It was announced that the dog will be visiting the White House soon. The Washington Post writes: After a military dog cornered the Islamic State’s leader in a tunnel in northern […]
At the Syrian-Turkish Border
Turkey has announced that its troops will fire on any Kurds remaining near the Turkish border: https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2019/10/28/turkey-will-attack-kurdish-fighters-who-remain-near-border-with-syria/ ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s foreign minister said Monday that his country’s military will attack any Syrian Kurdish fighter that remains along the border area in northeast Syria after a deadline for them to leave expires. Mevlut Cavusoglu […]
Three From Ex
US Meets China Russia and Pakistan to Talk Peace in Afghanistan ISLAMABAD — Representatives of Russia, China, the United States and Pakistan have agreed that negotiation is the only road to peace in Afghanistan, including an early resumption of direct U.S. talks with the Taliban. The day-long talks in Moscow on Friday came ahead of […]
Update: Syria, the US and the Continuing Story
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/10/25/russia-says-it-sent-hundreds-of-additional-troops-to-syria/ MOSCOW — Russia has sent hundreds of additional troops to Syria to help patrol the country’s Turkey-Syria border after a deal between Moscow and Ankara, the Russian Defense Ministry said Friday. The ministry said about 300 military police have arrived in Syria to patrol the northeastern areas along the border with Turkey and oversee the pullout of Syrian Kurdish […]
Mechanized Force to Syria
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An M1 Abrams tank scans its sector at the Udairi Range Complex in Kuwait, Dec. 8, 2018. (Spc. Jovi Prevot/Army National Guard) The U.S. military is planning to send some kind of mechanized force to help keep oil fields in eastern Syria from slipping into the hands of a resurgent ISIS as American troops withdraw from the […]
More News About Syria
The US military is destroying ammo left behind in Syria. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/2019/10/17/us-airstrikes-destroy-ammo-left-behind-in-syria/ Two U.S. F-15E fighter jets launched airstrikes Wednesday to destroy ammunition that was left behind when American forces abandoned a cement factory south of Kobani, Syria. The factory had served as a coordination center for the U.S.-led coalition and Kurdish forces in the fight against the Islamic State group. – […]
US Troops Withdrawal (contd.)
It seems that the H of R doesn’t appreciate Mr. Trump doing what he thinks needs to be done with out getting their approval first, which – obviously – they’d never give. So they held a vote and wrote up a resolution four pages long to let him know that they are not amused. https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2019/10/16/bipartisan-house-majority-condemns-trump-for-syria-pullout/ […]
Lest We Forget….
In 2011, the Atlantic published a group of photos from the events of Sept. 11, 2001. They need no explanation. https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2011/09/911-the-day-of-the-attacks/100143/ National Geographic’s photo story was published in 2018. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/09/september-11-pictures-remembrance/ From Scientific American, the real reason the upper floors of the Twin Towers pancaked straight downward on top of those floors below. The lack of understanding […]
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