Israel will retaliate, if Iran send troops into Syria

Israel biggest enemy in the Middle East is Hezbollah. The Shia organization Hezbollah is much stronger, well armed and much better trained than the Sunni organization Hamas, in Gaza. Hezbollah is part of the Assad-Iran alliance and are armed by Iran. According to our analyst the Iran-Israel controversy is all about Hezbollah. A Nuclear Iran could arm Hezbollah with impunity. Israel will regard Iran’s armed forces in Syria as covert support for Hezbollah. Iranian troops at Israels Northern border will be unacceptable for the rulers in Tel Aviv, it will provoke a military reaction from Israel.

The situation in Syria is changing rapidly. Starting a full-blown war with the Kurds, Turkey signaled the US and its allies that it is not on the same footing. This summer it seems that the US succeeded in convincing the Turks to join the fight against the so called “terrorists”. Also round this time the US was given permission to use the Incirlik air base in Turkey and Turkey joined in preparing for the fight against the so called “terrorists”. The US was completely surprised when it turned out the Turkish definition of “terrorist” did not square with the US definition. After the announcement of the joined anti-terrorist operations, US diplomats were humiliated and embarrassed as Turkey directly went after the US-European main ally; the Kurd’s. Being completely in line with our expectation, Ankara’s definition of “terrorists” includes the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Democratic Union Party (PYD). Since summer 2014 the Kurd’s could be considered Europe’s and the US’s most valuable ally. It looks like the US planners lack complete understanding of the situation. Continue reading →

Iraqi forces retake areas around Ramadi

Iraqi forces have retaken several areas north and west of Ramadi as efforts to close in on the Anbar provincial capital seized by ISIS extremists in May intensify, officials said Wednesday. An operation ivolved 2,000 troops backed by air strikes from the U.S.-led coalition. Source: Al Arabiya

Russia can accept US proposals for coordinated fight against Islamic State

The Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday US proposals for coordinated efforts to fight Islamic State militants in Syria could be accepted. Some technical details just need to be specified, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov says. Source: TASS

Caspian Flotilla ships fire 26 cruise missiles on IS targets in Syria — Defense Minister

Ships of the Russian Navy’s Caspian Flotilla have been involved in the operation against militants of the outlawed in Russia terrorist group Islamic State. They have launched 26 missiles on IS targets in Syria, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Source: TASS

ISIL claims suicide bombings in Yemen’s Aden

A Yemeni affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s attack on an Arab coalition base that killed at least 15 troops, including four UAE soldiers. The group made the claim through its affiliated accounts on Twitter. Source: Al Jazeera

Ex-Yemen president’s party says accepts peace terms

The party of Yemen’s former president Saleh, a main player in civil war, said it accepts a peace plan brokered by the UN in talks in Oman. President Hadi, supported by a Saudi-led coalition, has ruled out an agreement until the Houthis and Saleh’s forces implement a resolution. Source: Reuters

Russia offers to reopen, broaden military talks with the U.S. over Syria

Russia and the US tentatively agreed to resume talks on how to prevent conflicts between their warplanes in the skies over Syria. After days of complaints about a lack of cooperation and risky maneuvers by Russian warplanes, Russia’s Defense Ministry offered to hold another round of discussions. Source: Washington Post