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James Moriarty, the father of James Moriarty Jr. recently posted on social media regarding the conviction of the Jordanian Air Force gate guard who killed his son along with fellow Green Berets Matthew Lewellen and Kevin McEnroe saying: Today the FBI advised the families that Maarek abu Tayeh’s appeal has been denied and his sentence […]
Turkey on Wednesday replaced the commanders of its army, air force and navy after their terms in office expired, reshuffling the top of a military that has been shaken by last year’s failed coup. Turkey’s armed forces – like the media, civil service and police – have been convulsed by the crackdown that followed the […]
(You can read the first part here) (Dedication of this article is intended for brother Mike G.) Caveat: for the sake of brevity and clarity, the Ottoman Empire will largely be referred to by its modern-day name, Turkey. Winston Churchill drank at a very minimum an entire bottle of spirits daily; that is a known […]
The hopes of a solution to the Cyprus issue ran high during the negotiations in Crans Montana, Switzerland, only to be swiftly extinguished by Turkey’s insistence to maintain a military presence and intervention rights on the island. Negotiations came to an end on July 7th and now the attention is focused on the energy game. […]
The publication by Turkey’s state-run news agency of the locations of what appeared to be U.S. military posts in Syria puts American forces in danger, and the United States has complained to Turkey, a NATO ally, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. Anadolu news agency published a report on Tuesday naming the location of 10 U.S. […]
High-level Turkish officials speaking anonymously have claimed that Turkish security and intelligence organizations are dealing heavy blows to Islamic State cells and networks in the country. The Turks have been rounding up foreign fighters who, according to their security organizations were plotting further terrorist attacks inside the country. Since the New Year’s attack by IS […]
The Anadolu Agency, Turkey’s state run news agency leaked information on the location of US bases which drew the ire of the Pentagon. The agency published a list of ten locations including two airfields and eight military bases. The agency stated that the locations were “usually hidden for security reasons,” but then listed them anyway. […]
The slick OH-58 Kiowa will soon be buzzing the Aegean skies. But how can the bankrupt Greek economy afford the purchase, I can hear you asking. Well, have you ever wondered what happens to old US military equipment? Once retired, US military hardware is often given to friendly countries. All an interested government has to […]
Turkey and the US-backed YPG forces — which have been helping the coalition fight ISIS in Syria — have been clashing off and on since at least April. At the end of that month, the two sides exchanged rocket fire, which Turkey says killed 11 YPG fighters. In early July, Turkey deployed troops to the Kurdish-held border […]
A Turkish court on Tuesday ordered the formal arrest of Amnesty International’s Turkey director and five other human rights workers in a sign of what rights advocates say is the government’s growing intolerance of critical voices. The Amnesty director, Idil Eser, was detained along with nine other human rights advocates this month during a raid on a […]
High-level Turkish officials speaking anonymously have claimed that Turkish security and intelligence organizations are dealing heavy blows to Islamic State cells and networks in the country. The Turks have been rounding up foreign fighters who, according to their security organizations were plotting further terrorist attacks inside the country. “Since the New Year’s attack by IS […]
Last week Turkey used its own Anka unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for the first time in combat, using the drone to reportedly attack and kill members of the terrorist organization known as the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The drone used Roketsan MAM-L laser-guided mini ammunition, a Turkish weapon system, to kill five PKK fighters in […]
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