Experts Believe Russia Purposely Leaked ‘Secret’ Nuclear Torpedo Plans
Independent military analysts believe that Russia intentionally leaked plans of a long-range nuclear torpedo during a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
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Russia Bans Flights by EgyptAir Airline Following Sinai Crash
The uneasy situation in Egypt escalated again on Friday morning, as Reuters reports the Russians have banned EgyptAir, the state-run Egyptian airline, from flying into their country.
World View: ISIS Claims Credit for Suicide Attack on Hezbollah in Beirut, Lebanon
Contents: ISIS claims credit for suicide attack on Hezbollah in Beirut Lebanon; Commodities and stocks continue to plunge
Video: ISIS Threatens to Attack Russia ‘Soon, Very Soon’
As an apparent reaction to recent Russian military incursions in Syria, the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) has released a graphic video promising attacks in Russia “soon, very soon,” while threatening to make their wives concubines and their children ISIS slaves.
World View: EU and African Leaders Clash amid Accusations of ‘Fortress Europe’
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
Russian Intel: ISIS Has 80,000 Jihadis in Iraq and Syria
Russian intelligence reports are claiming that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) terror group has amassed 80,000 soldiers in Iraq and Syria for its drive towards the goal of a global caliphate.
Russian Officials Submit Syrian Peace Plan to UN
The Russian government provided the United Nations with an 18-month plan to end the Syrian civil war. Syrian opposition groups resist the plan, as it makes no mention of a transition process for President Bashar al-Assad to step down.
Putin Charm Ensnares Donald Trump at GOP Debate
GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump spoke in praise of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin during Tuesday night’s Republican debate in Milwaukee, insisting that he was “all for” Moscow’s actions in Syria against ISIS.
Turkey May Send Ground Troops into Syria, but Not Unilaterally
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that Turkey would consider sending ground forces into Syria to fight the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS), but not unilaterally.
Russia Will Fulfill Contract for Advanced Surface-to-Air Missiles with Iran
Although the timing on delivery remains unclear, Russia has vowed to fulfill its contract for advanced surface-to-air missiles with Iran, despite protests from the United States and other Western nations.
Tourists Defy Safety Concerns, Continue Vacationing in Egypt
Thousands of Russians in Egypt decided to defy security warnings and continue their vacations following the October 31 plane crash that killed 224 people traveling to Moscow.
Ashton Carter Backs Trans-Pacific Partnership
SIMI VALLEY — U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter “strongly” urged passage of the highly controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal in the midst of addressing U.S. challenges from Russia and China during his keynote address to a host of Reagan National Defense Forum attendees on Saturday afternoon.
CLAIM: British Accents Linked By Intelligence Services To Sharm el-Sheikh Attack
The Sunday Express has published the startling claim that London and Birmingham accents were picked up by intelligence services, celebrating just moments after the Sharm el-Sheikh attack on a Russian airliner. ISIS Sinai, an Islamist group which recently gained official
Former Putin Adviser, Russian Media Mogul Found Dead in Washington, DC Hotel
Mikhail Lesin–who, in addition to being a Putin confidant, was the inspiration for Russia Today (RT), the state-run Kremlin news service–was found deceased in his hotel room at the Dupont Circle Hotel on Thursday, according to reports.
Edward Snowden Still Has Influence: ‘Exile as a Strategy Is Beginning to Fail’
Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter published an interview with Edward Snowden Friday in which Snowden described how he wound up stuck in Russia and why being an exile is not what it used to be.
Egypt Officials Concede Bomb Was Most Likely Cause of Metrojet Crash
Soon after the Russians appeared to begin taking the possibility of terrorism in the Metrojet crash more seriously, placing restrictions on flights into Egypt, Egyptian authorities conceded that a bomb was the most plausible explanation for the crash.
Military Contractors Fined for Using Russian Programmers for DoD Projects
Two former contractors for the Department of Defense (DoD) have agreed to pay close to $13 million to settle a legal case alleging that they hired Russian workers without security clearances to work on DoD computer projects.
Russia Suspends Flights to Egypt as Sinai Crash Investigation Continues
Russia has suspended all flights to Egypt, with President Vladimir Putin accepting a security recommendation from his Federal Security Bureau (FSB).
Russia and Egypt Dismiss U.S., U.K. Theory of ISIS Bomb on Russian Airliner
Russia and Egypt are disputing suggestions from American and British intelligence that a bomb, planted by ISIS or an affiliated group, brought down a Russian jetliner over the Sinai Peninsula.
State: Up to 90% of Russian Airstrikes in Syria Have Hit Anti-Assad Rebels
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly 9 out of 10 airstrikes launched by the Russian military in Syria have hit so-called moderate rebels opposed to the regime of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, killing civilians as well as destroying hospitals and shelters in the process, a senior U.S. State Department official told lawmakers.
Cruz: Ramp Up Airstrikes, Arm Kurds Against ISIS, US Could ‘Focus’ Russia On ISIS, Doesn’t Pledge Boots On the Ground
Republican presidential candidate Texas Senator Ted Cruz stated that if ISIS took down the Russian airliner, it’s “an opportunity for the United States to focus Russia’s energy on ISIS” and expressed support for greater arming of the Kurds to fight
Iran: Russia Doesn’t Care about Assad as Much as We Do
Iran has accused its Russian ally of being divergent on its goals of keeping Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in power.
Russia Troop Count Surges to 4,000 in Syria
Russia’s military presence in Syria has grown to roughly 4,000 personnel, as Moscow continues to wage an ongoing air campaign in support of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad’s forces in the country.
Russia: West Must Call Out ‘Terrorists’ in Syrian Opposition
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that, before talks on a cease-fire in Syria can move forward, Western powers must agree to identify the “terrorist” groups within the Syrian opposition.
State Official: Arab Allies Considering Sending Ground Forces to Syria
WASHINGTON, D.C. — America’s Arab allies have discussed deploying their own ground forces to Syria to combat the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), a senior U.S. State Department official told the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
