Russian spies claimed to be infiltrating ISIS cells

Russian spies claimed to be infiltrating ISIS cells

Pro-Kremlin Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has claimed spies from his region of Russia are being sent to infiltrate the Islamic State group (ISIS or IS) and assist Moscow in its bombing campaign in Syria. Kadyrov, who has led the North Caucasus region of Chechnya since 2007, made the claims in a preview of a documentary set […]

U.S. and Russia Announce Plan for Humanitarian Aid and a Cease-Fire in Syria

U.S. and Russia Announce Plan for Humanitarian Aid and a Cease-Fire in Syria

Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergey V. Lavrov, announced that they had agreed on the delivery over the next few days of desperately needed aid to besieged Syrian cities, to be followed by a cease-fire that is supposed to clear the way for renewed peace talks. “We have agreed to implement a nationwide […]

America’s military is getting deadly serious about China, Russia, and North Korea

America’s military is getting deadly serious about China, Russia, and North Korea

The Pentagon has a problem. After concentrating on guerrilla warfare for the last decade and a half, the U.S. military is entering a brave new world — one filled with new adversaries. Russia, China, North Korea and others have been building up air, space, ground, and naval forces over the last 15 years, and their […]

NATO to add a significant number of troops in Eastern Europe

NATO to add a significant number of troops in Eastern Europe

In a move sure to anger Russia, NATO announced on Wednesday firm plans to deploy a significant number of troops into Eastern Europe. After a day of meeting with alliance members, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg made the announcement during a press conference. Though he was vague on details, he added that final decisions regarding the make-up of the […]

Putin flexes muscles with large-scale military training operations

Putin flexes muscles with large-scale military training operations

MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin has scrambled thousands of troops and hundreds of warplanes across southwestern Russia for large-scale military drills intended to test the troops’ readiness amid continuing tensions with the West. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that military units were put on combat alert early Monday, marking the launch of the exercise that […]

U.S. no longer world leader in electronic warfare

U.S. no longer world leader in electronic warfare

In the future, many of the most effective weapons used against the U.S. military are likely to be unseen: electromagnetic waves that disrupt radios or jam global positioning systems, paralyzing units. This realm of fighting is called electronic warfare, and since the 9/11 attacks it’s been relegated to a lower priority than fighting insurgent groups with […]

John Kerry cracks under pressure from Russian involvement in Syrian conflict

John Kerry cracks under pressure from Russian involvement in Syrian conflict

“Russian and Syrian forces intensified their campaign on rebel-held areas around Aleppo that are still home to around 350,000 people and aid workers have said the city – Syria’s largest before the war – could soon fall.” Can you spot what’s wrong with that quote, from a Reuters piece out today? Here’s the problem: “could soon fall” […]

Putin snubs Kerry over jets in Syria

Putin snubs Kerry over jets in Syria

Russia seemingly has ignored Secretary of State John Kerry’s appeals to stop bombing civilians and allow critical humanitarian aid to starving Syrians – and is instead escalating its military involvement, deploying four of its most capable fighter jets to Syria, two defense officials confirmed to Fox News. The decision to send the Su-35S jets poses yet […]

Pentagon recognizes space warfare threat from China and Russia

Pentagon recognizes space warfare threat from China and Russia

Picture this: A Chinese fighter jet accidentally crashes into a Navy P-8 Poseidon surveillance plane while attempting to buzz it over the South China Sea, killing all on board both aircraft. Fearing U.S. retaliation, China goes a relatively unexpected route: It uses surface-to-air missiles to shoot numerous U.S. satellites out of the heavens in quick […]

Syria conflict: Aleppo offensive threatens peace talks

Syria conflict: Aleppo offensive threatens peace talks

A Syrian government offensive on rebel-held areas around Aleppo is threatening to derail air strikes, was unprecedented and that the divided northern city might soon be encircled. The UN special envoy declared on Monday that the talks in Geneva had begun. But government and opposition officials contradicted Staffan de Mistura on Tuesday, as the fighting […]