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Two Greek F-16 fighter jets held a radar lock on a Turkish F-16 over the Aegean Sea, the Turkish General Staff said on Thursday.
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Two Greek F-16 fighter jets held a radar lock on a Turkish F-16 over the Aegean Sea, the Turkish General Staff said on Thursday.
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"Russian military helicopters have carried out no flights over the territory adjacent to the Georgian border over the past 24 hours," Major General Igor Konashenkov, Russia's Defense ministry spokesman, said.
The spokesman stressed that the Georgian side made their claims based on unconfirmed reports by "some local witnesses."
"It's no surprise that the accusations, made by the Georgian representatives, didn't point, even approximately, to a place where the Georgian airspace violation took place," he said.
Comment: More countries seem to be on hyper-alert of their airspace lately.
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"If being a protagonist means playing at running after other people's bombardments, then I say 'no thank you,'" Renzi said. "Italy's position is clear and solid. We want to wipe out terrorists, not please the commentators. The one thing we don't need is to multiply on-the-spot reactions, without a strategic vision."Renzi also drew comparisons to the 2011 NATO airstrikes in Libya, which successfully helped rebel efforts to oust Moammar Gadhafi but left the country a chaotic haven of terrorism:
"Four years of civil war in Libya show it was not a happy decision. Today there needs to be a different strategy," to deal with Syria, Renzi said. He added, "The one thing we cannot allow ourselves is a repeat of Libya."
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More than 10,000 cases of desertion have been registered in the Ukrainian Army since the outbreak of the Donbass war in April 2014, Ukrainian Vesti reported.
In 2014 the army suffered heavy desertion and nearly 30 percent of the servicemen called up in the first wave of mobilization (March 17) abandoned their positions, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said.
Ukrainian parliament Verkhovna Rada has announced six waves of mobilization so far. By the end of 2014 the strength of Ukrainian Armed Forces grew from 130,000 to 232,000.
Ukrainians have been protesting against the mobilization. They travel to work abroad or simply reside at their relatives' in other countries. Almost 1,3 million Ukrainian draftees live in Russia.
Since April 7, 2014 the Kiev authorities have been waging war against Donbass self-defense forces who rejected the legitimacy of the coup-imposed Ukrainian government and declared the independent republics of Donetsk and Lugansk.
Official figures estimate the number of victims to near 6,500. But the German intelligence reported of 50,000 victims in February 2015.
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The Russians may be the only party interested in the long-term political stability of Syria. There is certainly no doubt that President Vladimir Putin is more determined than Western leaders to act on the fact that the various so-called "moderate" parties standing against the Assad regime cannot work together and that this fault cannot be corrected by enticements from the United States. For the Russians, this fact makes the Damascus government the only source of future stability.
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According to a battlefield journalist that is embedded with the Yemeni Army's Republican Guard, the latter and the Houthis carried out a powerful attack on the defensive positions of the Hadi loyalists at Mount Hayd Al-Baqr, resulting in the popular resistance forces taking full control of this site that overlooks the villages of Dabeen and Juraybah, which are located between Ta'iz and Al-Lahj in southern Yemen.
In addition to their success at Mount Hayd Al-Baqr, the Yemeni Army's Republican Guard and the Houthis imposed full control over the Al-'Arous Camp's main entrance and the nearby village of Al-Shaqab after killing several enemy combatants from the Saudi-led Coalition forces.
As a result of their success in southern Yemen, the Yemeni Army's Republican Guard and the Houthis have cutoff the last loyalist supply line to Ta'iz; this leaves the latter with only two choices: fight their way out or surrender to the popular resistance forces.
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Video from a TIME magazine photo shoot in August shows a bald eagle named Uncle Sam refusing to participate with the Republican candidate.
The Donald's infamous "hair" was put in jeopardy when the 27-year-old bird attacked his head. Later, when sitting at his desk, Sam went for Trump's hand.
"What you will do for a cover - this bird is seriously dangerous but beautiful," said Trump.
"It's hard to plan what animals will do. There's not much training you can do with a wild bird and Mr. Trump was a little hesitant holding the bird, so it was very tricky to get the bird to [stay] on his hand", said Martin Schoeller, the shoot photographer.
"Donald Trump is an icon, and this bald eagle is an icon," said Jonathan Wood, the bald eagle's owner.
Comment: Considering the bald eagle represents American freedom and democracy, it's no wonder it lashed out at the fascist Donald Trump. Freedom, and all it stands for, is definitely in danger in the hands of someone like Trump.
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Syrian Turkmen fighters are seen near the northern Syrian village of Yamadi, near the Turkish-Syrian border, Syria, November 24, 2015.
Syrian Turkmen fighters are seen near the northern Syrian village of Yamadi, near the Turkish-Syrian border, Syria, November 24, 2015.
"It is strange to make such statements as they demonstrate the complete detachment of the Turkish leadership from reality, from what is actually happening in the region," said the ministry's spokesperson Maria Zakharova.
Turkish leaders, including President Recep Erdogan, have been accusing Russia of deliberately targeting ethnic Turks in Syria after the downing of a Russian warplane on the Turkish-Syrian border. A Turkoman militant group killed the pilot of the downed bomber as he was parachuting to the ground, an act the US State Department claimed was self-defense, but which the Geneva Convention unambiguously forbids. Russia launched retaliation attacks on militants in the area after the incident.
Speaking at a weekly briefing, Zakharova lashed out at the ongoing Turkish incursion into Iraq. Last week, Ankara sent a tank battalion into western Iraq and refused to withdraw despite protests from Baghdad.
Comment: Turkey is following in the footsteps of its American masters by demonstrating a complete detachment from reality in its statements and actions. It's a perfect US puppet state!
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The Knesset Economics Committee ordered a ban Wednesday on exporting luxury goods to North Korea, in compliance with UN Security Council Resolution 1718, adopted in 2006 after Pyongyang's first nuclear test.
At the same Knesset hearing, the export director of the Israel Tax Authority, David Khoury, admitted "there was export of gold, and regretfully [the UN] discovered this and we were required to give explanations," as reported by Israeli news agency Haaretz.
Khoury told the committee the gold exported since 2006 was worth $400,000 in total. Since 2011, there have been no exports to North Korea besides the gold, save for "books and dental implants," and in 2014 there were no exports at all.
Comment: Since Israel is protected by the American Empire, it's doubtful they will face any repercussions for their illegal actions. If Syria had done the same, no doubt the hypocritical US would be blasting them for breaking UN laws.
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Kandahar Airport: Afghan soldiers keep watch after clashes against security forces.
Kandahar Airport: Afghan soldiers keep watch after clashes against security forces.
An anonymous Western official described the incident as "the most serious attack we've witnessed against the largest military installation in southern Afghanistan."
Late on Tuesday, a group of 11 Taliban militants assaulted the heavily fortified civilian and military airfield in Kandahar, which also houses a NATO base, taking a number of people hostage. However, Afghan security forces managed to repel the attack, which lasted until Wednesday night, following heavy clashes with the militants. All the assailants were reportedly killed in the operation.
Comment: The US should be careful what it creates and sets in motion. But it isn't.
Comment: That's what the Greeks should do if they want to stop Turkey's airspace intrusions.