
An updated assessment of Russian national security, signed by President Vladimir Putin on New Year’s Eve, names the United States as a threat, along with NATO. The report does not, however, list Syria as a threat, even though Russia is currently bombing rebel forces in that country.
by John Hayward3 Jan 2016, 1:47 PM PST0

Contents: Russia and Turkey try to ‘blackmail’ Armenia into their conflict; The mirror images: Donald Trump and Barack Obama
by John J. Xenakis12 Dec 2015, 7:55 AM PST0

Russian customs officials are denying Turkish nationals entry into the nation, reports indicate.
by Mary Chastain8 Dec 2015, 11:19 AM PST0

Turkey claimed it would not remove troops already in Iraq, but agreed not to send more as it continued to work with the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
by Mary Chastain8 Dec 2015, 5:55 AM PST0

ROME (Reuters) – Italy has no intention of joining a U.S.-led coalition that is attacking Islamic State targets in Syria, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (pictured) said on Sunday, warning that the air campaign would only add to chaos in
by Reuters7 Dec 2015, 1:53 AM PST0

On this weekend’s broadcast of the syndicated “McLaughlin Group” program, conservative commentator Pat Buchanan decried Turkey’s action of shooting down a Russian fighter jet over its airspace and warned against the United States being drawn into an armed conflict with
by Jeff Poor5 Dec 2015, 9:04 AM PST0

Contents: HRW: Bahrain’s Sunni government continues abusing and torturing Shia majority; NATO formally invites Montenegro to join the alliance
by John J. Xenakis3 Dec 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – The former head of Israel’s National Security Council said that despite internal disputes, Israel and the West should team up with Russia in the war on ISIS. He also said that Russia was also the only country
by Breitbart Jerusalem2 Dec 2015, 5:51 AM PST0

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared he would resign if it is proven that Turkey ever purchased oil from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), following claims by the Russian government that they have found proof of transactions.
by Mary Chastain1 Dec 2015, 8:41 AM PST0

The Russian government began steps to push through economic sanctions against Turkey for downing a warplane on Nov. 24.
by Mary Chastain27 Nov 2015, 8:08 PM PST0

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia is willing to “cooperate” with the West in Syria against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) but does not believe the West is ready to work with their coalition.
by Mary Chastain27 Nov 2015, 6:53 PM PST0

China joined other countries, including the United States, in urging steps to de-escalate the growing tensions about Turkey’s decision to shoot down a Russian warplane Tuesday, calling for the international community to work together in combating terrorism to avoid such incidents.
by Edwin Mora27 Nov 2015, 1:04 PM PST0

Turkey could only have shot down a Russian Su-24 military jet after securing permission from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), charged Lebanon’s Druze leader Walid Jumblatt in an exclusive interview with Breitbart.
by Aaron Klein27 Nov 2015, 8:13 AM PST0

Islamic State earns about $500 million a year from its oil revenues. But according to former CIA director Mike Morrell, US fighter aircraft have been ordered not to bomb their oil wells in case they cause “environmental damage.” Yes. That makes
by James Delingpole26 Nov 2015, 5:35 AM PST0

As tensions build between Turkey and Russia following the destruction of a Russian warplane by Turkish F-16s Tuesday morning, Russian state outlet RT.com reports that a missile cruiser has been deployed off the Syrian coast, with orders to “destroy any target posing danger.”
by John Hayward24 Nov 2015, 9:11 PM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Obama administration, in response to the Turkish military shooting down a Russian warplane, suggested that Moscow had no business flying near Syria’s border with Turkey because there were no Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) jihadists operating there.
by Edwin Mora24 Nov 2015, 6:45 PM PST0

Florida Senator and Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio stated that the US should “respond and defend Turkey if they come under assault from the Russians” on Tuesday’s “Happening Now” on the Fox News Channel. Rubio stated, “Turkey is a member
by Ian Hanchett24 Nov 2015, 12:58 PM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. military accused Russia of carrying out “sloppy,” “reckless,” “irresponsible,” “imprecise,” and “frankly uncaring” operations in Syria on the heels of Turkey shooting down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border, saying the aircraft had repeatedly violated its air space.
by Edwin Mora24 Nov 2015, 10:56 AM PST0

It’s time to dump Turkey from NATO, and immediately suspend its accession process to the European Union (EU). There, I said it. Some of us have been expressing deep concerns about the regress of the country of Ataturk for years, while
by Raheem Kassam24 Nov 2015, 8:56 AM PST0

Brussels (AFP) – NATO allies will hold an “extraordinary” meeting Tuesday at Ankara’s request to discuss Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian fighter jet along the Syrian border, an alliance official said.
by Breitbart Jerusalem24 Nov 2015, 7:35 AM PST0

Ankara (AFP) – NATO member Turkey on Tuesday shot down a Russian war plane on the Syrian border, an act President Vladimir Putin said would have “serious consequences” for ties between two key protagonists in the Syria war.
by Breitbart Jerusalem24 Nov 2015, 7:21 AM PST0

Contents: Hong Kong ‘boos’ China with paper signs at soccer match; Netherlands – Germany football match cancelled after ‘concrete threat'; Brussels, Belgium, has become the center for European terror
by John J. Xenakis18 Nov 2015, 6:13 AM PST0

Republican Presidential candidate Ted Cruz has released a statement on the Paris terror attacks making clear that radical Islamism “will not be appeased by outreach or declarations of tolerance” and that the United States “must make it crystal clear that affiliation with ISIS and related terrorist groups brings with it the undying enmity of America—that it is, in effect, signing your own death warrant.”
by Spyridon Mitsotakis14 Nov 2015, 5:09 PM PST0

Independent military analysts believe that Russia intentionally leaked plans of a long-range nuclear torpedo during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
by Mary Chastain13 Nov 2015, 9:31 AM PST0

Contents: Arms race grows between Serbia and Croatia; EU and African leaders clash amid accusations of ‘Fortress Europe'; Sweden, Slovenia and Denmark take steps to block the migrant flow
by John J. Xenakis12 Nov 2015, 6:20 AM PST0