Putin sends air defense missiles to Syria to deter Turkey
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered state-of-the art air defense missile systems to be deployed at a Russian air base in Syria following the downing of a Russian warplane by Turkey, a...
View ArticleThis interactive timeline tracks Russo-Turkish tensions
The following report is a joint presentation by the Institute for the Study of War and the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute.Russia and Turkey have long been at odds over...
View ArticleOBAMA: There are no credible threats on the US right now
In a brief news conference before Thanksgiving Day, President Obama reaffirmed that there was no "specific and credible intelligence indicating a plot on the homeland."Video courtesy of The White...
View ArticleBusinessman faces US sanctions for allegedly being a 'middleman' for ISIS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sanctioned a Syrian businessman on Wednesday who it said was a middleman for oil sales between Islamic State and the Syrian government, the latest salvo in an...
View ArticleLabour says it is considering 'free vote' for MPs on Syria airstrikes
LONDON (Reuters) - The Labour Party is considering allowing its lawmakers to vote as they wish on whether to approve Prime Minister David Cameron's plan to extend airstrikes to Syria, the Shadow...
View ArticleCameron says he won't bomb Syria without a majority of MPs backing him
British Prime Minister David Cameron presented his case to the House of Commons for British forces to extend air strikes against ISIS into Syria. A vote on the airstrikes will be held next week.Here...
View ArticleRussia is already exacting its revenge on Turkey for downing a Russian warplane
Russia is preparing to sanction Turkey in response to its downing of a Russian warplane earlier this week, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced in a televised cabinet meeting on Thursday, according...
View ArticleAlex Salmond had a bizarre reason for not attending the Syria debate
The House of Commons was packed on Thursday as MPs crowded into the chamber to hear Prime Minister David Cameron outline his plans to bomb Syria.There was, however, one notable absence — Alex...
View ArticleCorbyn says he 'cannot support' airstrikes in Syria and is gambling that...
Jeremy Corbyn has sent a letter to all Labour MPs saying he "cannot support" bombing in Syria. Here is the text of that letter: Jeremy Corbyn's letter to MPs. A big, big moment in his leadership of...
View ArticleTurkey: We would have acted differently if we knew the jet was Russian
Istanbul (AFP) - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that Turkey would have acted differently if it had known a warplane its forces downed on the Syrian border was Russian."If we had known if...
View Article2 Turkish journalists have been jailed for reporting that Turkey was...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court has ordered two prominent opposition journalists jailed pending trial on terrorism charges and revealing state secrets.The Istanbul court ruled Thursday that...
View ArticleFrance and Russia agree to 'exchange information' about ISIS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - France and Russia will exchange intelligence on Islamic State and other rebel groups to improve the effectiveness of their aerial bombing campaigns in Syria, French President...
View ArticlePutin just threatened to pull out of the fight to destroy ISIS if Turkey...
Russia will pull out of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State in Syria if there is a repeat of the shooting down of its fighter jet by Turkey, Vladimir Putin has warned.Speaking after talks...
View ArticleBen Carson is going to visit Syrian refugees in the Middle East
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is traveling to Jordan on Friday to visit Syrian refugees at a United Nations-run camp, according to media reports.Carson, a top-tier...
View ArticleWatch a Russian strategic bomber refuel over the Caspian Sea
On Nov. 17 the Russian Air Force Strategic Bomber fleet started pounding Islamic State and anti-regime rebel forces in Syria.On Nov. 20, two Blackjack strategic bombers carried out a 13,000 km round...
View ArticleRussia faced huge risks in trying to rescue its pilots that Turkey shot down
Combat search and rescue (CSAR) is one of the highest-risk missions that exist on the modern battlefield.The situation is often fluid and dynamic; the “known” information is extremely small and the...
View ArticleRussia just dealt a huge blow to Turkey over its downing of a Russian warplane
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced on Friday that Russia would be suspending its visa-free travel agreement with Turkey, in light of Turkey's decision to shoot down a Russian warplane...
View ArticleHow designers around the world photoshopped this model when they were told to...
UK based Superdrug Online Doctor hired female graphic designers in 18 countries to retouch the same portrait of a woman to become more attractive to their culture. The shocking responses show the...
View ArticleISIS militants are using an incredibly addictive drug to feel invincible on...
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View ArticleWhat everyone involved in the Syria conflict wants in one giant slide
On Tuesday morning, the Turkish military said it shot down a Russian fighter jet on the Turkish-Syrian border.Turkey, a NATO member, says the Russian jet violated Turkish airspace. Russia has denied...
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