southfront--2020-11-12--Russian Armored Vehicle Struck With IED In Syria’s Daraa

On November 12 , a vehicle of the Russian Military Police was struck with an improvised explosive device ( IED ) while passing on a road linking the towns of al-Musayfrah and al-Sahoah in the eastern Daraa countryside .
According to several local sources , the vehicle was on its way back from the town of Karak , where Syrian government forces conducted a security operation .
The Russian Military Police were supporting the operation .
The Horan Free League shared a photo of the targeted vehicle , a GAZ Tigr .
The armored vehicle didn ’ t sustain serious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ killed or injured in the attack .
Syrian security forces arrested several suspected .
However , they were quickly released .
So far , no group has claimed responsibility for the attack .
Nevertheless , ISIS , whose cells are active in eastern Daraa , remains the main suspect .
This was the third such attack on Russian forces in Daraa .
On July 13 of 2019 , an IED struck a vehicle of the Russian military police in eastern Daraa .
On October 11 of the same year , another IED attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forces and the Russian Military Police in the western part of the governorate .
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On November 12, a vehicle of the Russian Military Police was struck with an improvised explosive device (IED) while passing on a road linking the towns of al-Musayfrah and al-Sahoah in the eastern Daraa countryside.
According to several local sources, the vehicle was on its way back from the town of Karak, where Syrian government forces conducted a security operation. The Russian Military Police were supporting the operation.
The Horan Free League shared a photo of the targeted vehicle, a GAZ Tigr. The armored vehicle didn’t sustain serious damage.
No Russian service members were killed or injured in the attack. Syrian security forces arrested several suspected. However, they were quickly released.
So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Nevertheless, ISIS, whose cells are active in eastern Daraa, remains the main suspect.
This was the third such attack on Russian forces in Daraa. On July 13 of 2019, an IED struck a vehicle of the Russian military police in eastern Daraa. On October 11 of the same year, another IED attack targeted a joint patrol of Syrian security forces and the Russian Military Police in the western part of the governorate.
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southfront--2020-11-12--ISIS Terrorists Attacked Three Military Bases In Central Syria, Killed 12 Soldiers (Photos)

ISIS terrorists have launched another attack on the Syrian Arab Army ( SAA ) and the National Defense Forces ( NDF ) in the eastern Homs countryside .
The attack , which took place on November 11 , targeted three bases located north of the town of al-Sukhnah .
ISIS ’ news agency , Amaq , said terrorists stormed the bases following heavy clashes with government troops .
Before withdrawing , ISIS terrorists set the three bases on fire .
The terrorists also blew up a gas line that passes through the area .
Amaq claimed that 11 Syrian soldiers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fighter of the NDF was also captured then executed by ISIS terrorists .
From its side , the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 14 soldiers were killed in the attack .
ISIS terrorists launched the attack from their stronghold in the central region , the Homs desert .
The vast desert lays between eastern Homs and western Deir Ezzor .
The SAA and its allies usually respond to such attacks by launching combing operations around the Homs desert to drain ISIS terrorists .
However , this tactic has proven to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terrorists are receiving support from U.S.-backed fighters based in the nearby area of al-Tanf .
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ISIS terrorists have launched another attack on the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and the National Defense Forces (NDF) in the eastern Homs countryside.
The attack, which took place on November 11, targeted three bases located north of the town of al-Sukhnah. ISIS’ news agency, Amaq, said terrorists stormed the bases following heavy clashes with government troops.
Before withdrawing, ISIS terrorists set the three bases on fire. The terrorists also blew up a gas line that passes through the area.
Amaq claimed that 11 Syrian soldiers were killed in the attack. A fighter of the NDF was also captured then executed by ISIS terrorists. From its side, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 14 soldiers were killed in the attack.
ISIS terrorists launched the attack from their stronghold in the central region, the Homs desert. The vast desert lays between eastern Homs and western Deir Ezzor.
The SAA and its allies usually respond to such attacks by launching combing operations around the Homs desert to drain ISIS terrorists. However, this tactic has proven to be infective. Recent reports revealed that the terrorists are receiving support from U.S.-backed fighters based in the nearby area of al-Tanf.
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southfront--2020-11-12--Ethiopian PM Claims His Forces ‘Liberated’ Western Part Of Tigray

Ethiopia ’ s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced on November 12 that the Ethiopian National Defense Forces ( ENDF ) had “ liberated ” the entire western section of the northern Tigray Region .
In a statement , Abiy said ENDF troops had entered the town of Shiraro .
The PM claimed that the troops discovered war crimes which were committed by the Tigray People ’ s Liberation Front ( TPLF ) .
The Prime Minister went on in his statement to stress that the ENDF will go on with its military operation in Tigray until the TPLF is defeated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the junta , we must hurry to rescue the survivors so that we will be able to expose the atrocities committed by the junta to the world , ” said Abiy .
A day earlier , the ENDF captured Humera Airport from the TPLF .
Government troops also captured a road that connects the town of Humera with the Sudanese border .
The TPLF responded by launching a counter-attack on November 12 .
Few sources claimed that Humera town had been recaptured by local forces , which inflicted serious losses on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confirmed , however .
According to recent reports , the clashes in Tigray have so far claimed the lives of more than 500 people .
Many civilians are currently fleeing the northern region in search for a safe haven .
The fighting will not likely end soon .
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Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced on November 12 that the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) had “liberated” the entire western section of the northern Tigray Region.
In a statement, Abiy said ENDF troops had entered the town of Shiraro. The PM claimed that the troops discovered war crimes which were committed by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).
“When the ENDF liberated Shiraro in western Tigray it discovered dead bodies of members of the army who were murdered by the group’s [TPLF] forces after tying their arms and legs,” Abiy said “This brutal act is heart breaking.”
The Prime Minister went on in his statement to stress that the ENDF will go on with its military operation in Tigray until the TPLF is defeated.
“This will be the end of the junta, we must hurry to rescue the survivors so that we will be able to expose the atrocities committed by the junta to the world,” said Abiy.
A day earlier, the ENDF captured Humera Airport from the TPLF. Government troops also captured a road that connects the town of Humera with the Sudanese border.
The TPLF responded by launching a counter-attack on November 12. Few sources claimed that Humera town had been recaptured by local forces, which inflicted serious losses on the ENDF. This is yet to be confirmed, however.
According to recent reports, the clashes in Tigray have so far claimed the lives of more than 500 people. Many civilians are currently fleeing the northern region in search for a safe haven. The fighting will not likely end soon.
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southfront--2020-11-13--Official Armenian Death Toll In Karabakh Battle Exceeds 1,300

The official number of Armenian service members who were killed in the battle of the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh between September 27 and November 10 has risen to 1,383 .
On November 13 , the Ministry of Defense of Armenian shared a list with the names of 44 service members who were killed in the battle .
The list was likely the last .
While Armenia was transparent with its human losses in the battle , Azerbaijan has not released any official count of its human losses , thus far .
The Armenian MoD claims that 7,630 Azerbaijani service members @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nagorno-Karabakh battle .
However , the Armenian Karabakh Records reported only 1,119 confirmed Azerbaijani casualties as of October 28 .
As for Syrian mercenaries , the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in its most report that 250 of them were killed in Nagorno-Karabakh .
The battle of Nagorno-Karabakh , which began with an Azerbaijani attack on September 27 , also claimed the lives of dozens of civilians on both sides .
At least 54 Armenians and 91 Azerbaijani were killed in the battel that ended with a Russian-brokered peace deal .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ both the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides in the battle of Nagorno-Karabakh will likely remain unknown .
Both countries have been providing very little information , that is hard to verify .
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The official number of Armenian service members who were killed in the battle of the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh between September 27 and November 10 has risen to 1,383.
On November 13, the Ministry of Defense of Armenian shared a list with the names of 44 service members who were killed in the battle. The list was likely the last.
While Armenia was transparent with its human losses in the battle, Azerbaijan has not released any official count of its human losses, thus far.
The Armenian MoD claims that 7,630 Azerbaijani service members and Turkish-sponsored Syrian mercenaries were killed in Nagorno-Karabakh battle. However, the Armenian Karabakh Records reported only 1,119 confirmed Azerbaijani casualties as of October 28.
10th list of Azerbaijani soldiers and officers KIA. Total N of the identified losses is up to 1119. Qarabağda ölüdürülmüş ??lı əsgərlərin 10-cı siyahısını diqqətinizə çatdırırıq. Öldürlmüş əsgərlərin sayı hazırda 1119-a çatdı. Siyahı davamlı olaraq yenilənir. İzləmədə qalın. pic.twitter.com/mQrwM0fhuD — Karabakh Records (@KarabakhRecords) October 28, 2020
As for Syrian mercenaries, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in its most report that 250 of them were killed in Nagorno-Karabakh.
The battle of Nagorno-Karabakh, which began with an Azerbaijani attack on September 27, also claimed the lives of dozens of civilians on both sides. At least 54 Armenians and 91 Azerbaijani were killed in the battel that ended with a Russian-brokered peace deal.
The exact numbers of human losses on both the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides in the battle of Nagorno-Karabakh will likely remain unknown. Both countries have been providing very little information, that is hard to verify.
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southfront--2020-11-13--In Videos: At Least 11 Killed In Indian-Pakistani Exchange Of Strikes In Disputed Kashmir Region

At least 11 people were killed and 30 others were injured in a recent exchange of strikes between Pakistan and @ @ @ @ @ region .
The Pakistani Armed Forces and government blamed India for initiating clashes by firing @ @ @ @ @ killed 5 Pakistani civilians and wounded 27 others on November 12 and 13 .
The @ @ @ @ @ as ‘ unprovoked incident of cease-fire violations ’ and said that Pakistani troops responded by @ @ @ @ @ The Indian military said three of its soldiers were killed and three others were wounded @ @ @ @ @ also killed by Pakistani shelling .
The Indian side says that it acted in response @ @ @ @ @ of Pakistani sabotage groups .
The situation in the area remains tense but there are @ @ @ @ @ preparations by any side .
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At least 11 people were killed and 30 others were injured in a recent exchange of strikes between Pakistan and India in the disputed Kashmir region.
The Pakistani Armed Forces and government blamed India for initiating clashes by firing rockets and mortar shells that killed 5 Pakistani civilians and wounded 27 others on November 12 and 13. The Pakistani side described the attack as ‘unprovoked incident of cease-fire violations’ and said that Pakistani troops responded by targeting the Indian posts.
The Indian military said three of its soldiers were killed and three others were wounded. Three Indian civilians were also killed by Pakistani shelling. The Indian side says that it acted in response to Pakistani shelling and actions of Pakistani sabotage groups.
The situation in the area remains tense but there are no indications of any offenisve preparations by any side.
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southfront--2020-11-13--Houthi Booby-Trapped Boats Attacked Jizan Oil Terminal In Saudi Arabia

On November 12 , Saudi authorities revealed that Ansar Allah ( also known as ‘ the Houthis ’ ) had attacked an oil terminal in the southwestern city of Jizan .
An unnamed official in Saudi Arabia ’ s Ministry of Energy told the al-Arabiya TV that two remotely-controlled water-born improvised explosive devices ( WBIEDs ) of the Houthis targeted the terminal late on November 11 .
The Saudi-led coalition intercepted both WBIEDs , according to the official ’ s claims .
Nevertheless , the interception led to a fire at the terminal ’ s floating oil pipelines .
Firefighters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
No human losses were reported .
“ Such criminal acts directed against vital facilities do not target the kingdom alone , but they also target the security of oil exports , the stability of energy supplies to the world , the freedom of international trade , and the entire global economy , ” the Ministry of Energy said in a statement .
Ansar Allah has been targeting Saudi-led coalition warships with WBIEDs for several years .
However , this was the first time they used booby-trapped boats to attack an oil facility @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up its attacks on Saudi Arabia recently in response to the Saudi-led coalition airstrikes and the siege imposed on Yemen .
The Saudi-led coalition said that it had intercepted five suicide drones which were launched by the Houthis on November 12 only .
The Yemeni group will not likely stop its attack on the Kingdom any time soon .
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On November 12, Saudi authorities revealed that Ansar Allah (also known as ‘the Houthis’) had attacked an oil terminal in the southwestern city of Jizan.
An unnamed official in Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy told the al-Arabiya TV that two remotely-controlled water-born improvised explosive devices (WBIEDs) of the Houthis targeted the terminal late on November 11.
The Saudi-led coalition intercepted both WBIEDs, according to the official’s claims. Nevertheless, the interception led to a fire at the terminal’s floating oil pipelines. Firefighters extinguished the fire within a few hours. No human losses were reported.
“Such criminal acts directed against vital facilities do not target the kingdom alone, but they also target the security of oil exports, the stability of energy supplies to the world, the freedom of international trade, and the entire global economy,” the Ministry of Energy said in a statement.
Ansar Allah has been targeting Saudi-led coalition warships with WBIEDs for several years. However, this was the first time they used booby-trapped boats to attack an oil facility.
The Yemeni group’s stepped up its attacks on Saudi Arabia recently in response to the Saudi-led coalition airstrikes and the siege imposed on Yemen.
The Saudi-led coalition said that it had intercepted five suicide drones which were launched by the Houthis on November 12 only. The Yemeni group will not likely stop its attack on the Kingdom any time soon.
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southfront--2020-11-13--Moments Of War: Azerbaijani Advance In Nagorno-Karabakh

On October 27 , SouthFront released the video “ Battle Of Nagorno-Karabakh ” showcasing moments of the Armenian defense of @ @ @ @ @ video shows moments of the Azerbaijani advance in the contested region : The November 1 @ @ @ @ @ sides during the first days of the conflict :

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On October 27, SouthFront released the video “Battle Of Nagorno-Karabakh” showcasing moments of the Armenian defense of Karabakh. The November 13 video shows moments of the Azerbaijani advance in the contested region:
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The October 27 video shows the Armenian defense:
The November 1 video shows clashes between the sides during the first days of the conflict:
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southfront--2020-11-13--Russian Warplanes Don’t Stop To Hit Militant Positions In Syria’s Greater Idlib (Videos, Photos)

On November 12 , warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a series of airstrikes on militants ’ positions in the southern part of the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib .
According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights , the airstrikes targeted positions in the vicinity of the towns of al-Bara and Ehsim .
The monitoring group said no human losses were reported as a result of the intense airstrikes .
Earlier in the morning , the Syrian Arab Army shelled the towns of Sarjah , Benin and Deir Sunbul in the southern Idlib countryside .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ response to the repeated provocations of Hay ’ at Tahrir al-Sham ( HTS ) and its Turkish-backed allies .
HTS and its allies are violating the ceasefire in Greater Idlib , which was brokered by Russia and Turkey on March 5 , on a regular basis .
Last month , more than 30 Syrian service members were killed in attacks launched from the region .
The situation in Greater Idlib is far from stable .
Syrian government forces may launch a military operation in the region before the winter .
This will likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ forces .
The Turkish military maintains more than 60 posts throughout Greater Idlib .
Thousands of heavily-armed Turkish troops are deployed there .
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On November 12, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a series of airstrikes on militants’ positions in the southern part of the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib.
According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the airstrikes targeted positions in the vicinity of the towns of al-Bara and Ehsim. The monitoring group said no human losses were reported as a result of the intense airstrikes.
Кадры нанесения авиационного удара ВКС России по целям незаконных вооруженных формирований в окрестностях населенного пункта Аль-Бара, мухафаза Идлиб, Сирия. pic.twitter.com/DBrSo3qOrb — SwankyStas (@StasSwanky) November 13, 2020
Авиация ВКС России нанесла серию авиаударов по объектам незаконных вооруженных формирований в окрестностях населенного пункта Аль-Бара, мухафаза Идлиб, Сирия. pic.twitter.com/7N79eV9WvG — SwankyStas (@StasSwanky) November 13, 2020
Earlier in the morning, the Syrian Arab Army shelled the towns of Sarjah, Benin and Deir Sunbul in the southern Idlib countryside.
Сирийская артиллерия работает по позициям незаконных вооруженных формирований в Джебель аз-Завия в Идлибе. pic.twitter.com/Ms7PgSV3wR — SwankyStas (@StasSwanky) November 13, 2020
Most likely, these strikes were a response to the repeated provocations of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its Turkish-backed allies.
HTS and its allies are violating the ceasefire in Greater Idlib, which was brokered by Russia and Turkey on March 5, on a regular basis. Last month, more than 30 Syrian service members were killed in attacks launched from the region.
The situation in Greater Idlib is far from stable. Syrian government forces may launch a military operation in the region before the winter. This will likely lead to another military confrontation with Turkish forces.
The Turkish military maintains more than 60 posts throughout Greater Idlib. Thousands of heavily-armed Turkish troops are deployed there.
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southfront--2020-11-13--What We Know About Russia’s Peacekeeping Force In Nagorno-Karabakh

Starting from November 10th , the Russian Armed Forces began a peacekeeping deployment to Nagorno-Karabakh in order to ensure that the peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan is preserved .
According to information provided by the Russian Ministry of Defense , 1960 Russian peacekeepers will be stationed in Nagorno-Karabakh and their main tasks include : • Collecting information on ceasefire violations and communicating this information to the command of the peacekeepers • Maintaining the safety of free transit and transport • Suppression of illegal actions against the civilian population It seems that Ruptly believes that Russian BTR-82A personnel carriers are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will also be 16 observation posts in the Nagorno-Karabakh region to monitor the implementation of the Karabakh peace agreement .
The map below shows the location of these 16 observation posts in the Karabakh area .
According to maps published by the Russian Ministry of Defense , the Russian zones of responsibility are divided into northern and southern parts , and the map below shows Russia ’ s operational area and observation posts in the southern part .
As of November 13 , 10 observation posts have already been established in the southern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are likely temporary , but it will all become clearer in the following days .
All of the peacekeepers haven ’ t been deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh yet , as of information from November 11th , more than 400 servicemen arrived in Armenia , senior General Staff official Sergei Rudskoy said , adding that the peacekeepers were now in control of the Lachin corridor .
Over November 12th and 13th , alone , Il-76 aircraft made 20 flights via which 372 servicemen , 53 units of automobile and special equipment were transported .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 90 armored personnel carriers , and 380 vehicles and other hardware were deployed .
These were delivered through An-124 Ruslan large , strategic airlift , four-engined aircraft and Ilyushin Il-76 multi-purpose four-engine turbofan strategic airlifters .
In addition , the Russian peacekeepers utilize Mi-8 and Mi-24 combat helicopters .
An-124 “ Ruslan ” military transport aircraft delivered eight Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces army aviation to the airfield in Yerevan .
In terms of ground forces , there appear to be battle tanks , but they exact number is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with modern weapons , military and special equipment , including armored personnel carriers BTR-82A , armored vehicles “ Tiger ” ( Tigr ) and “ Typhoon ” .
On November 12th and 13th , a column of units of the 15th separate peacekeeping brigade , who arrived to participate in the peacekeeping mission in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict , made a march about 100 km long .
from the area of concentration in the city of Goris to the city of Stepanakert .
The convoy included armored personnel carriers , motor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ previously delivered from the Russian Federation by Il-76 military transport aircraft to the Erebuni airfield .
As of November 13th , 10 observation posts have been deployed along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Lachin corridor , there is no updated map as of yet .
In total , as of mid-day on November 13th , since the beginning of the peacekeeping mission , 56 air flights have been carried out , 817 servicemen and 119 units of weapons and military equipment , 8 Mi-8 and Mi-24 army aviation helicopters of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So far , the peace is holding for a second full day , and it appears there are also no issues on November 13th , whether the situation will continue in this manner is questionable , but with the chaos inside Armenia , it is unlikely that any offense would be carried out .
The vacating of various positions on November 15th is incoming , and as such it is yet to be seen if everything will go through without issue .
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Starting from November 10th, the Russian Armed Forces began a peacekeeping deployment to Nagorno-Karabakh in order to ensure that the peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan is preserved.
According to information provided by the Russian Ministry of Defense, 1960 Russian peacekeepers will be stationed in Nagorno-Karabakh and their main tasks include:
Collecting information on ceasefire violations and communicating this information to the command of the peacekeepers
Maintaining the safety of free transit and transport
Suppression of illegal actions against the civilian population
It seems that Ruptly believes that Russian BTR-82A personnel carriers are somehow ‘battle tanks’:
There will also be 16 observation posts in the Nagorno-Karabakh region to monitor the implementation of the Karabakh peace agreement. The map below shows the location of these 16 observation posts in the Karabakh area.
According to maps published by the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Russian zones of responsibility are divided into northern and southern parts, and the map below shows Russia’s operational area and observation posts in the southern part.
As of November 13, 10 observation posts have already been established in the southern zone of responsibility. Some of these are likely temporary, but it will all become clearer in the following days.
All of the peacekeepers haven’t been deployed to Nagorno-Karabakh yet, as of information from November 11th, more than 400 servicemen arrived in Armenia, senior General Staff official Sergei Rudskoy said, adding that the peacekeepers were now in control of the Lachin corridor.
Over November 12th and 13th, alone, Il-76 aircraft made 20 flights via which 372 servicemen, 53 units of automobile and special equipment were transported.
In addition to the 1,960 servicemen, approximately 90 armored personnel carriers, and 380 vehicles and other hardware were deployed.
These were delivered through An-124 Ruslan large, strategic airlift, four-engined aircraft and Ilyushin Il-76 multi-purpose four-engine turbofan strategic airlifters.
In addition, the Russian peacekeepers utilize Mi-8 and Mi-24 combat helicopters.
An-124 “Ruslan” military transport aircraft delivered eight Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces army aviation to the airfield in Yerevan.
In terms of ground forces, there appear to be battle tanks, but they exact number is unknown. The peacekeeping contingent is equipped with modern weapons, military and special equipment, including armored personnel carriers BTR-82A, armored vehicles “Tiger” (Tigr) and “Typhoon”.
On November 12th and 13th, a column of units of the 15th separate peacekeeping brigade, who arrived to participate in the peacekeeping mission in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, made a march about 100 km long. from the area of concentration in the city of Goris to the city of Stepanakert.
The convoy included armored personnel carriers, motor vehicles, and means of logistical support previously delivered from the Russian Federation by Il-76 military transport aircraft to the Erebuni airfield.
As of November 13th, 10 observation posts have been deployed along the line of contact in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Lachin corridor, there is no updated map as of yet.
In total, as of mid-day on November 13th, since the beginning of the peacekeeping mission, 56 air flights have been carried out, 817 servicemen and 119 units of weapons and military equipment, 8 Mi-8 and Mi-24 army aviation helicopters of the Russian Aerospace Forces have been transported.
So far, the peace is holding for a second full day, and it appears there are also no issues on November 13th, whether the situation will continue in this manner is questionable, but with the chaos inside Armenia, it is unlikely that any offense would be carried out.
The vacating of various positions on November 15th is incoming, and as such it is yet to be seen if everything will go through without issue.
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southfront--2020-11-13--Aeroflot London Executive Arrested In Moscow And Charged With Spying For British Intelligence

On November 11th , Moscow ’ s Lefortovo court arrested Russian Dmitry Fedotkin , who is an Aeroflot country and station manager in London since December 2012 .
He is suspected of committing a crime under Art .
275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ( “ Treason ” ) .
Dmitry Fedotkin has been placed in pre-trial detention until January 10th , 2021 .
“ Fedotkin is suspected of passing secrets about Russia ’ s social and political situation to the British intelligence services , ” TASS quoted an unnamed source close to the investigation as saying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he did not have access to state secrets due to the nature of his activities , ” they added .
Fedotkin faces up to 20 years in prison if he is found guilty .
On November 12th , Aeroflot told Russian state news agencies that they were unaware of Fedotkin ’ s detention .
Another unnamed source in Aeroflot told the RBC news website that security services carried out searches at the airline ’ s Moscow offices .
He is essentially charged with working for the intelligence service of Great Britain , an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ source also added that Fedotkin is a native of Moscow , and he was detained in the capital .
The official details of the case were not disclosed at the instance , as the case is classified as “ secret ” .
The British Foreign Office has never commented on reports relating to intelligence issues , RIA Novosti was told at the British Embassy in Moscow when the outlet asked for a comment on the matter of the arrest .
“ The British Foreign Office has never commented on any messages regarding intelligence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Novosti .
They added that “ questions on this case should be addressed to the Russian side.
” PJSC Aeroflot – Russian Airlines , commonly known as Aeroflot , is the flag carrier and largest airline of the Russian Federation .
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On November 11th, Moscow’s Lefortovo court arrested Russian Dmitry Fedotkin, who is an Aeroflot country and station manager in London since December 2012.
He is suspected of committing a crime under Art. 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Treason”). Dmitry Fedotkin has been placed in pre-trial detention until January 10th, 2021.
“Fedotkin is suspected of passing secrets about Russia’s social and political situation to the British intelligence services,” TASS quoted an unnamed source close to the investigation as saying. “At the same time, he did not have access to state secrets due to the nature of his activities,” they added.
Fedotkin faces up to 20 years in prison if he is found guilty.
On November 12th, Aeroflot told Russian state news agencies that they were unaware of Fedotkin’s detention.
Another unnamed source in Aeroflot told the RBC news website that security services carried out searches at the airline’s Moscow offices.
He is essentially charged with working for the intelligence service of Great Britain, an unnamed source told RIA Novosti.
“Fedotkin is suspected of being an employee of Aeroflot in Great Britain, passing information of a secret nature to the British intelligence service. He does not admit guilt in the alleged crime,” said the source said.
The source also added that Fedotkin is a native of Moscow, and he was detained in the capital.
The official details of the case were not disclosed at the instance, as the case is classified as “secret”.
The British Foreign Office has never commented on reports relating to intelligence issues, RIA Novosti was told at the British Embassy in Moscow when the outlet asked for a comment on the matter of the arrest.
“The British Foreign Office has never commented on any messages regarding intelligence issues,” the embassy told RIA Novosti. They added that “questions on this case should be addressed to the Russian side.”
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southfront--2020-11-13--Rolling Heads at the Pentagon: Trump as Sacker-in-Chief

A sense of redundancy might encourage calm .
The job is done , however well or poorly .
The legacy charted .
But in the case of President Donald Trump , there is still much to be done .
Leaving aside his priority of fortifying himself in the White House against any bailiff onslaught by president-elect Joe Biden , he is busy making decisions .
One of them is something that this administration will always be remembered for : sackings .
The sacking of Defence Secretary Mark Esper was in keeping with a recently minted tradition .
Trump has made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ notably those in the Defence Department .
Five acting or confirmed defence secretaries during the course of a presidential term is a spanking record and unlikely to be outdone for some years .
It was Esper who showed alarm at the possibility that troops would be deployed against protesters and did little to hide that fact .
As he explained in the Pentagon briefing room on June 3 , “ The option to use active duty troops in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situations .
We are not in one of those situations now .
I do not support invoking the Insurrection Act.
” Solid stuff from someone the president had mocked for undue subservience as Yesper , a tag he expressed resentment over in an interview given to a few days before his sacking .
“ My frustration is I sit there and say , ‘ Hm , 18 Cabinet members .
Who ’ s pushed back more than anybody ?
Name another Cabinet secretary that ’ s pushed back.
” He was hardly top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the beleaguered commander-in-chief , wishing for some gratuitous blood , found Esper ’ s exposed head .
“ Mark Esper , ” came the president ’ s tweet , “ has been terminated .
I would like to thank him for his service.
” His replacement : Christopher C. Miller , Director of the National Counterterrorism Centre .
What makes this unusual is that transitions are usually periods of dull resignation and tidying up .
Job massacres do not tend to figure .
But Trump was rarely ordinary in anything concerning White @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from as firer-in-chief .
Talking heads have found such moves not merely poor form but disconcerting .
Former assistant Secretary of Defence during the Reagan administration , Lawrence Korb , was concerned with appearances .
“ This is purely an act of retaliation by a president thinking more about his petty grievances than about the good of the country.
” It conveyed a “ message… that Trump is going to continue his disruptive policies for the rest of his time in office.
” House speaker Nancy Pelosi saw a continuing pattern of behaviour @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Esper is disturbing evidence that President Trump is intent on using his final days in office to sow chaos in our American Democracy and around the world.
” Nothing new on that front , then .
Similarly , Rep. Adam Smith , a Washington Democrat , was concerned that others – namely the enemies of the United States – might be enthused by such cavalier sackings .
“ Dismissing politically appointed national security leaders during a transition is a destabilizing move that will only embolden our adversaries and put our country at greater @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Kori Schake at the American Enterprise Institute agree , suggesting that Trump was not living up to the expectations of the imperial military establishment .
“ Firing a competent defence secretary within two months remaining in his term is exactly the kind of petty recklessness that made so much of the Republic defence establishment support Joe Biden for president.
” Given the tenure of the Trump administration , and the propensity to prevent appointees from resting on their laurels , it is doubtful whether these adversaries would care one way or the other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not only demands lusty enemies , but demands that they take interest , gazing across oceans and deserts at what Freedom ’ s Land will be up to next .
Democratic Senator from Virginia Mark Warner promotes the worn view that “ our adversaries are already seeking vulnerabilities they can exploit in order to undermine American global leadership and national security during this transition period.
” In the radio chatterverse , NPR ’ s Greg Myre was also worried about what the sacking would do to confidence in the already nerve shattered ranks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] he world doesn ’ t take a timeout during a US presidential transition.
” This speculation tends to forget that such allies have generally adapted to Trump ’ s tongue lashings over defence expenditure or pulling their weight , and anticipate the next erratic move as a matter of course .
The rickety US alliance system has also come in for some suggested revisions , notably in the form of French President Emmanuel Macron ’ s notion of strategic autonomy .
Esper ’ s removal is part of a transition spring clean @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidency .
Anthony Tata , a retired brigadier-general , former superintendent of Wake County Schools and North Carolina Department of Transportation chief , has been shoehorned into the role of Pentagon ’ s policy chief .
Tata struggled with Senate confirmation earlier in the summer , a situation aided by past statements of some factual elasticity .
( Neither he , nor the truth , tend to trouble each other . )
In 2018 , he accused President Barack Obama for being a Muslim “ terrorist leader ” .
He has also had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Brennan , giving firm advice on Twitter that has since been removed : “ Might be a good time to pick your poison : firing squad , public hanging , life sentence as a prison b*tch , or just suck on your pistol.
” In all this clouded mess , acting undersecretary of defence for policy , James H. Anderson , also handed in his resignation papers , along with Joseph D. Kernan , undersecretary of defence for intelligence .
To make the picture that more interesting , Tata had been , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in circumvention of Senate confirmation protocols .
Not only has Trump proven to be the firing boss par excellence ; he continues to fiddle protocol and muddy convention .
Expect more heads to roll .
Dr. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College , Cambridge .
He lectures at RMIT University , Melbourne .
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A sense of redundancy might encourage calm. The job is done, however well or poorly. The legacy charted. But in the case of President Donald Trump, there is still much to be done. Leaving aside his priority of fortifying himself in the White House against any bailiff onslaught by president-elect Joe Biden, he is busy making decisions. One of them is something that this administration will always be remembered for: sackings.
The sacking of Defence Secretary Mark Esper was in keeping with a recently minted tradition. Trump has made a habit of cycling through appointees, notably those in the Defence Department. Five acting or confirmed defence secretaries during the course of a presidential term is a spanking record and unlikely to be outdone for some years.
It was Esper who showed alarm at the possibility that troops would be deployed against protesters and did little to hide that fact. As he explained in the Pentagon briefing room on June 3, “The option to use active duty troops in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort and only in the most urgent and dire situations. We are not in one of those situations now. I do not support invoking the Insurrection Act.”
Solid stuff from someone the president had mocked for undue subservience as Yesper, a tag he expressed resentment over in an interview given to Military Times a few days before his sacking. “My frustration is I sit there and say, ‘Hm, 18 Cabinet members. Who’s pushed back more than anybody? Name another Cabinet secretary that’s pushed back.”
He was hardly top of the cabinet pops, and so, the beleaguered commander-in-chief, wishing for some gratuitous blood, found Esper’s exposed head. “Mark Esper,” came the president’s tweet, “has been terminated. I would like to thank him for his service.” His replacement: Christopher C. Miller, Director of the National Counterterrorism Centre.
What makes this unusual is that transitions are usually periods of dull resignation and tidying up. Job massacres do not tend to figure. But Trump was rarely ordinary in anything concerning White House business, often reprising his role from The Apprentice as firer-in-chief.
Talking heads have found such moves not merely poor form but disconcerting. Former assistant Secretary of Defence during the Reagan administration, Lawrence Korb, was concerned with appearances. “This is purely an act of retaliation by a president thinking more about his petty grievances than about the good of the country.” It conveyed a “message… that Trump is going to continue his disruptive policies for the rest of his time in office.”
House speaker Nancy Pelosi saw a continuing pattern of behaviour. “The abrupt firing of Secretary Esper is disturbing evidence that President Trump is intent on using his final days in office to sow chaos in our American Democracy and around the world.” Nothing new on that front, then.
Similarly, Rep. Adam Smith, a Washington Democrat, was concerned that others – namely the enemies of the United States – might be enthused by such cavalier sackings. “Dismissing politically appointed national security leaders during a transition is a destabilizing move that will only embolden our adversaries and put our country at greater risk.”
Conservative think tankers such as Kori Schake at the American Enterprise Institute agree, suggesting that Trump was not living up to the expectations of the imperial military establishment. “Firing a competent defence secretary within two months remaining in his term is exactly the kind of petty recklessness that made so much of the Republic defence establishment support Joe Biden for president.”
Given the tenure of the Trump administration, and the propensity to prevent appointees from resting on their laurels, it is doubtful whether these adversaries would care one way or the other. But the psyche of the imperium not only demands lusty enemies, but demands that they take interest, gazing across oceans and deserts at what Freedom’s Land will be up to next. Democratic Senator from Virginia Mark Warner promotes the worn view that “our adversaries are already seeking vulnerabilities they can exploit in order to undermine American global leadership and national security during this transition period.”
In the radio chatterverse, NPR’s Greg Myre was also worried about what the sacking would do to confidence in the already nerve shattered ranks of US allies. “[T]he world doesn’t take a timeout during a US presidential transition.” This speculation tends to forget that such allies have generally adapted to Trump’s tongue lashings over defence expenditure or pulling their weight, and anticipate the next erratic move as a matter of course. The rickety US alliance system has also come in for some suggested revisions, notably in the form of French President Emmanuel Macron’s notion of strategic autonomy.
Esper’s removal is part of a transition spring clean in the dying days of the Trump presidency. Anthony Tata, a retired brigadier-general, former superintendent of Wake County Schools and North Carolina Department of Transportation chief, has been shoehorned into the role of Pentagon’s policy chief. Tata struggled with Senate confirmation earlier in the summer, a situation aided by past statements of some factual elasticity. (Neither he, nor the truth, tend to trouble each other.) In 2018, he accused President Barack Obama for being a Muslim “terrorist leader”. He has also had his sights on former CIA Director John Brennan, giving firm advice on Twitter that has since been removed: “Might be a good time to pick your poison: firing squad, public hanging, life sentence as a prison b*tch, or just suck on your pistol.”
In all this clouded mess, acting undersecretary of defence for policy, James H. Anderson, also handed in his resignation papers, along with Joseph D. Kernan, undersecretary of defence for intelligence. To make the picture that more interesting, Tata had been, in effect, Anderson’s deputy, in circumvention of Senate confirmation protocols. Not only has Trump proven to be the firing boss par excellence; he continues to fiddle protocol and muddy convention. Expect more heads to roll.
Dr. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He lectures at RMIT University, Melbourne. Email: bkampmark@gmail.com
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southfront--2020-11-13--Turkey To Build Railway Connecting To Nakhchivan, As Azerbaijan Does The Same

Turkey is going to move forward with its project to build a railway to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic .
Azerbaijan also expressed a desire to build a railroad from Baku to Nakhchivan through Turkey or Iran .
With the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway ’ s commissioning , the possibility of building a railway system from Kars to Sadarak was discussed .
The cost of this project is 2-2.5 billion US dollars .
This is not a brand-new project ; it is simply made much easier with the Karabakh peace deal reached earlier .
A number of Azerbaijani-Turkish documents were signed following the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cooperation Council with the participation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on February 25 , 2020 .
Among these documents is the ‘ Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on the Kars-Igdir-Aralik-Dilucu-Sadarak-Nakhchivan-Julfa railway project .
The document was signed by Minister of Transport , Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ramin Guluzade and Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Turkey Adil Karaismailoglu .
The Kars-Igdir-Nakhchivan railway is the continuation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ex-Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Mehmet Cahit Turhan said earlier .
“ This railway line will also be connected to the logistics center in Kars .
The construction of a railway to Nakhchivan with an access to Iran will connect this section with the East-West railway corridor passing through such cities as Edirne , Istanbul , Eskisehir , Ankara , Yozgat , Sivas , Erzincan , Erzurum , and Kars , which will , even more , strengthen Turkey ’ s position , Turhan said .
‘ On the other hand , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the development of Igdir agrarian province and will also have a positive effect on the profitability of the Sivas-Erzincan-Erzurum-Kars railway.
” Nakhchivan is a region with an area of about 5,363 square kilometers , which is geographically separated from the rest of Azerbaijan .
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Turkey is going to move forward with its project to build a railway to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
“We plan to build a railway to Nakhchivan,” Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Adil Karaismailoğlu said.
Azerbaijan also expressed a desire to build a railroad from Baku to Nakhchivan through Turkey or Iran. With the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway’s commissioning, the possibility of building a railway system from Kars to Sadarak was discussed. The cost of this project is 2-2.5 billion US dollars.
This is not a brand-new project; it is simply made much easier with the Karabakh peace deal reached earlier.
A number of Azerbaijani-Turkish documents were signed following the 8th meeting of the Azerbaijan-Turkey High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council with the participation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on February 25, 2020.
Among these documents is the ‘Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the Republic of Turkey on the Kars-Igdir-Aralik-Dilucu-Sadarak-Nakhchivan-Julfa railway project.
The document was signed by Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ramin Guluzade and Minister of Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Turkey Adil Karaismailoglu.
The Kars-Igdir-Nakhchivan railway is the continuation of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway route, Turkish ex-Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Mehmet Cahit Turhan said earlier.
“This railway line will also be connected to the logistics center in Kars. The construction of a railway to Nakhchivan with an access to Iran will connect this section with the East-West railway corridor passing through such cities as Edirne, Istanbul, Eskisehir, Ankara, Yozgat, Sivas, Erzincan, Erzurum, and Kars, which will, even more, strengthen Turkey’s position, Turhan said. ‘On the other hand, the construction of the railway will contribute to the development of Igdir agrarian province and will also have a positive effect on the profitability of the Sivas-Erzincan-Erzurum-Kars railway.”
Nakhchivan is a region with an area of about 5,363 square kilometers, which is geographically separated from the rest of Azerbaijan.
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southfront--2020-11-13--Man Dies After Fight With Masked Individuals During Belarus Protests

On November 13th , a Belarusian man – Roman Bondarenko , 31 years old reportedly died after being beaten into a coma by unknown individuals .
Doctors operated the man for several hours , all this time he was unconscious .
“ Our mother went to the hospital to see Roman in the morning .
The doctors said that his chance to survive is one in a thousand .
One more operation is need , but the brother is in no condition to survive it and we must wait until he recovers .
Mom was allowed to see Roman in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a coma .
He is all connected to different devices , in bandages and bruises , ” said Roman ’ s sister Olga .
“ According to the latest information , Roman ’ s condition worsened , his temperature rose to 40 .
Someone came to the emergency hospital and confiscated my brother ’ s personal belongings .
They say this is usually done , but we do not know who did it , ” added Olga .
Roman Bondarenko died as a result of a fight with unknown persons in masks on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the residential areas of Minsk .
The Ministry of Internal Affairs initiated a check on this fact .
The men were cutting red-white ribbons placed on a fence .
The red and white flag is the unofficial “ Belarusian flag ” that protesters use .
According to activists , the man went out into the courtyard when , presumably , the security forces of the Republic of Belarus tried to remove the prohibited symbols .
A fight ensued , after which the men who arrived in the area were quickly taken away @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to block its movement , and the driver pressed on the gas .
In Minsk thousands of people went to the place of Roman ’ s death , which has already turned into a memorial .
“ There was a heated verbal exchange between a man in a mask and an unknown guy , Roma did not interfer , he stood nearby and listened , ” said Yulia , an eyewitness to the events .
“ Then he said something , and the man in the mask said ‘ I see you are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ closer to the mural , he tried to dodge , but the unknown grabbed him and threw him with all his might to a [ children ’ s ] slide .
He hit his head hard.
” It is possible that this death could be used as some sort of “ sacred sacrifice ” to provide an impetus for the protests and riots against President Alexander Lukashenko .
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On November 13th, a Belarusian man – Roman Bondarenko, 31 years old reportedly died after being beaten into a coma by unknown individuals.
Doctors operated the man for several hours, all this time he was unconscious.
“Our mother went to the hospital to see Roman in the morning. The doctors said that his chance to survive is one in a thousand. One more operation is need, but the brother is in no condition to survive it and we must wait until he recovers. Mom was allowed to see Roman in intensive care unit, he is in a coma. He is all connected to different devices, in bandages and bruises,” said Roman’s sister Olga. “According to the latest information, Roman’s condition worsened, his temperature rose to 40. Someone came to the emergency hospital and confiscated my brother’s personal belongings. They say this is usually done, but we do not know who did it,” added Olga.
Roman Bondarenko died as a result of a fight with unknown persons in masks on the “Changes Square” in one of the residential areas of Minsk. The Ministry of Internal Affairs initiated a check on this fact.
The men were cutting red-white ribbons placed on a fence. The red and white flag is the unofficial “Belarusian flag” that protesters use.
According to activists, the man went out into the courtyard when, presumably, the security forces of the Republic of Belarus tried to remove the prohibited symbols. A fight ensued, after which the men who arrived in the area were quickly taken away by a minibus.
Local residents tried to block its movement, and the driver pressed on the gas.
In Minsk thousands of people went to the place of Roman’s death, which has already turned into a memorial.
There’s a video showing the fight:
Witnesses give the following recollection:
“There was a heated verbal exchange between a man in a mask and an unknown guy, Roma did not interfer, he stood nearby and listened,” said Yulia, an eyewitness to the events. “Then he said something, and the man in the mask said ‘I see you are a sassy one’. Pushed Roma closer to the mural, he tried to dodge, but the unknown grabbed him and threw him with all his might to a [children’s] slide. He hit his head hard.”
It is possible that this death could be used as some sort of “sacred sacrifice” to provide an impetus for the protests and riots against President Alexander Lukashenko.
It will likely somehow be connected to him through claims of the opposition, since, for a while now, they’ve been losing steam and running in circles.
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southfront--2020-11-13--New Pentagon Top Adviser Wants US Troops Out Of Syria “Immediately”

With Esper out the door , Trump ’ s newly in office acting Secretary of Defense is already making waves given who he ’ s just brought on board .
The new acting Pentagon chief , Christopher Miller , has just brought on as his senior adviser Ret .
Army Col. Douglas Macgregor .
Crucially Macgregor is on record as wanting American troops out of Syria immediately ( gasp , the horror ! )
, and further wants a rapid draw down in Afghanistan as well as in places like the Korean Peninsula .
“ President Trump ’ s newly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a senior adviser in a sign the administration wants to accelerate the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Middle East before the end of his presidency in January , three people familiar with the move told Axios , ” Jonathan Swan writes .
It appears Trump has finally and much belatedly put someone at the helm whose own views reflect those of the 2016 Trump campaign trail .
He had been the first Republican nominee in history to lambast Bush ’ s Iraq War as a huge “ disaster ” while running on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ non-interventionist message .
Of course critics then and now have mischaracterized the president as “ isolationist ” – which has long become a negative slur in establishment foreign policy circles .
Currently it ’ s believed there ’ s anywhere from 800 to possibly up to 2,000 US personnel in northeast Syria , where according to past Trump statements they are there to “ secure the oil ” and ensure the permanent defeat of ISIS .
Increasingly they ’ ve been bumping up against both Russian and Syrian Army patrols in a mission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a defined end goal or exit strategy .
Here ’ s how Axios presented the supposedly “ worrisome ” and “ divisive ” views of Macgregor : Already Biden ’ s transition team is strongly signaling it would reverse course on some Trump draw downs , most notably the reduction of about 12,000 US soldiers from Germany .
Meanwhile published a story on Wednesday citing an unnamed administration official who said the latest Pentagon shake-up was preparation for significant troop draw downs across various hotspots .
“ The president is taking back control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rebirth of foreign policy .
This is Trump foreign policy , ” the official said .
Lee Fang at underscored that “ The personnel changes , the official claimed , would help clear the way for a more loyal Pentagon apparatus to carry out Trump ’ s goals , including the last-minute withdrawal of troops from foreign conflicts.
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With Esper out the door, Trump’s newly in office acting Secretary of Defense is already making waves given who he’s just brought on board.
The new acting Pentagon chief, Christopher Miller, has just brought on as his senior adviser Ret. Army Col. Douglas Macgregor. Crucially Macgregor is on record as wanting American troops out of Syria immediately (gasp, the horror!), and further wants a rapid draw down in Afghanistan as well as in places like the Korean Peninsula.
“President Trump’s newly installed acting Pentagon chief is bringing on a senior adviser in a sign the administration wants to accelerate the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Middle East before the end of his presidency in January, three people familiar with the move told Axios,” Jonathan Swan writes.
US troops occupying Syria. AFP/Getty
It appears Trump has finally and much belatedly put someone at the helm whose own views reflect those of the 2016 Trump campaign trail. He had been the first Republican nominee in history to lambast Bush’s Iraq War as a huge “disaster” while running on a ‘bring the troops home’ non-interventionist message.
Of course critics then and now have mischaracterized the president as “isolationist” – which has long become a negative slur in establishment foreign policy circles.
Currently it’s believed there’s anywhere from 800 to possibly up to 2,000 US personnel in northeast Syria, where according to past Trump statements they are there to “secure the oil” and ensure the permanent defeat of ISIS. Increasingly they’ve been bumping up against both Russian and Syrian Army patrols in a mission that doesn’t seem to have a defined end goal or exit strategy.
Macgregor has also said the U.S. needs to pull its troops out of Syria immediately and that America had no national interest there. https://t.co/grODh5w3aN — Jonathan Swan (@jonathanvswan) November 11, 2020
Here’s how Axios presented the supposedly “worrisome” and “divisive” views of Macgregor:
In a 2019 interview with Fox’s Tucker Carlson, Macgregor said he would advise the president to get out of Afghanistan “as soon as possible,” including removing the U.S. embassy from Kabul, and that talking to the Taliban was unnecessary. Macgregor also said the U.S. needs to pull its troops out of Syria immediately and America had no national interest there.
He said, “We need to listen very carefully to the Iranians … find out what their interests are and look for areas where we can cooperate” and that the U.S. needs to “turn the operational control of the [Korean] Peninsula militarily over to President Moon and the Koreans.”
Already Biden’s transition team is strongly signaling it would reverse course on some Trump draw downs, most notably the reduction of about 12,000 US soldiers from Germany.
Meanwhile The Intercept published a story on Wednesday citing an unnamed administration official who said the latest Pentagon shake-up was preparation for significant troop draw downs across various hotspots.
Personnel changes at the Pentagon, an official told The Intercept, would help clear the way for a more loyal apparatus to carry out Trump’s goals. https://t.co/wNbRPI04Bn — The Intercept (@theintercept) November 12, 2020
“The president is taking back control of DoD. It’s a rebirth of foreign policy. This is Trump foreign policy,” the official said.
Lee Fang at The Intercept underscored that “The personnel changes, the official claimed, would help clear the way for a more loyal Pentagon apparatus to carry out Trump’s goals, including the last-minute withdrawal of troops from foreign conflicts.”
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southfront--2020-11-13--Turkish Hand In Planning And Coordniating Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh Offenisve

Several Turkish commanders were in control of the Azerbaijani operation in Nagorno-Karabakh against Artsakh and Armenia , Russian newspaper Vzglyad said in an investigation on the matter .
About a week before the peace deal , in the midst of Azerbaijan ’ s offensive operation in Karabakh , several Russian and Azerbaijani publications at once reported about the dismissal of the First Deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan – Chief of the General Staff , Colonel-General Najmeddin Sadigov , and even about his arrest .
Sadigov was allegedly accused of treason and cooperation with Russian military intelligence .
At the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the general was against the “ Turkish dominance in the leadership of the armed forces of Azerbaijan.
” The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan has denied information on the arrest of the chief of the General Staff .
However , since then he has not appeared in public , and his page suddenly disappeared from the official website of the military department .
In part , the fault line is generational .
The army in Azerbaijan is cleared of those officers and generals who started serving in the Soviet Union , studied at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ army friends in other post-Soviet states , including Russia and Armenia .
Those who have completed an internship or study in Turkey are put on key positions .
Turkish advisers are placed above them .
“ The group , headed by Major General Bakhtiyar Ersay , Chief of the Operations Directorate of the Ground Forces of Turkey , was directly involved in organizing hostilities against Nagorno-Karabakh , ” an unnamed official close to the leadership of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told Vzglyad newspaper .
“ Ersay is located in Baku .
After the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Staff of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces , Najmeddin Sadigov , he personally supervises the General Staff on the operation against Karabakh .
He reports to the top military-political leadership of Turkey on the course of the operation , ” the source continued .
In 2003 , intelligence officer Ersay participated in an attempted military conspiracy against current Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , who had just assumed the post of prime minister .
Information about the coup was disclosed only in 2010 .
Ersay was arrested and sentenced to 16 years , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The reason for this softness of the Turkish authorities is not clear .
According to some reports , Ersay made a deal and testified against other participants in the conspiracy .
One way or another , but instead of a term , he received the rank of brigadier general and was transferred to the “ Kurdish front ” : he headed the 2nd Commando brigade , which took an active part in hostilities against the armed formations of the Kurdistan Workers ’ Party ( PKK ) in northern Turkey .
Also , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ operations in Libya .
In particular , he was responsible for the evacuation of Turkish citizens from the country after the fall of the regime of Muammar Gaddafi .
Participated in training seminars at the NATO Joint Military Center in Stavanger , Norway .
In August 2019 , the Haber media holding announced that the Supreme Military Council of Turkey had awarded Ersay the rank of Major General .
Public information about Lieutenant General Sheref Ongay is very sparse .
He graduated from the military academy in Ankara in 1982 and served in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In 2014 he was appointed commander of the 9th Army Corps .
For some time he was the head of the infantry school in Tuzla .
According to the unnamed sources , the work of Turkish generals in Azerbaijan is provided by about 200 military advisers .
They are not on the front line , but are engaged in organizational and staff work .
For the needs of Turkish specialists , two special satellite communication stations have been deployed – in Baku and on the territory of the military airport in Gabala .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ these stations .
The Azerbaijani military was also ordered to follow all the instructions and wishes of the advisers , not to argue or contradict them .
This is often frustrating .
Another Turkish commander who took part in the leadership of the operation in Nagorno-Karabakh is Major General , Head of the 1st Supply and Maintenance Center of the Turkish Air Force , Göksel Kahya .
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met in Baku with Turkish Foreign and Defense Ministers Hulusi Akar and Mevlut Cavusoglu .
Details were not disclosed .
Göksel Kahya @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , this was not said , but the Telegram channel Razm.info identified him from photographs from the meeting .
Before coming to Azerbaijan , Kahya organized the work of the Global Center for Security and Operations ( GСSO ) in Libya last spring and summer last year .
The center ’ s role was reduced to managing the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones to support the troops of the Government of National Accord ( GNA ) , which opposed Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar .
Kahya ’ s involvement was revealed when Haftar ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their correspondence , as well as copies of the passports of all Turkish specialists working for the GCSO .
As a result of negotiations between Ankara and Haftar , the prisoners were released , but the scans of passports , including those of Kahya , were published by the Al Marsad edition .
The appearance of Kahya in Azerbaijan , where , just like in Libya , drones were used en masse , is another coincidence – too significant and hardly accidental .
“ Undoubtedly , Heksel Kakhya manages all Bayraktar TB2 flights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ All operational intelligence information obtained with the help of Bayraktar TB2 is reported to him , and he , in turn , reports this information to Turkish President Recep Erdogan , ” concluded Denis Korkodinov , director of the International Center for Political Analysis and Forecasting , an expert on Transcaucasian countries .
Meanwhile , in Georgia , Former US Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly rebuked Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili for congratulating Baku and Yerevan on the signing of the peace agreement on Nagorno-Karabakh with the mediation of Moscow .
A map was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been established by November 12th .
And , finally , a video showing Armenians burning their houses in the village of Dadivank in the Karvachar region of Karabakh .
By November 15th , 2020 , the NKR Defense Army must withdraw its units from this area .
And as such the people are also planning to leave and relocate somewhere else in Armenia .
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Several Turkish commanders were in control of the Azerbaijani operation in Nagorno-Karabakh against Artsakh and Armenia, Russian newspaper Vzglyad said in an investigation on the matter.
About a week before the peace deal, in the midst of Azerbaijan’s offensive operation in Karabakh, several Russian and Azerbaijani publications at once reported about the dismissal of the First Deputy Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan – Chief of the General Staff, Colonel-General Najmeddin Sadigov, and even about his arrest.
Sadigov was allegedly accused of treason and cooperation with Russian military intelligence. At the same time, it was stated that the general was against the “Turkish dominance in the leadership of the armed forces of Azerbaijan.”
The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan has denied information on the arrest of the chief of the General Staff. However, since then he has not appeared in public, and his page suddenly disappeared from the official website of the military department.
In part, the fault line is generational. The army in Azerbaijan is cleared of those officers and generals who started serving in the Soviet Union, studied at Soviet military schools and therefore may have army friends in other post-Soviet states, including Russia and Armenia.
Those who have completed an internship or study in Turkey are put on key positions. Turkish advisers are placed above them.
“The group, headed by Major General Bakhtiyar Ersay, Chief of the Operations Directorate of the Ground Forces of Turkey, was directly involved in organizing hostilities against Nagorno-Karabakh,” an unnamed official close to the leadership of the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told Vzglyad newspaper. “Ersay is located in Baku. After the removal of the Chief of the General Staff of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces, Najmeddin Sadigov, he personally supervises the General Staff on the operation against Karabakh. He reports to the top military-political leadership of Turkey on the course of the operation,” the source continued.
Major General Bahtiyar Ersay
General Ersay is a closed and non-public figure.
In 2003, intelligence officer Ersay participated in an attempted military conspiracy against current Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had just assumed the post of prime minister.
Information about the coup was disclosed only in 2010. Ersay was arrested and sentenced to 16 years, but immediately after the verdict he was pardoned. The reason for this softness of the Turkish authorities is not clear. According to some reports, Ersay made a deal and testified against other participants in the conspiracy.
One way or another, but instead of a term, he received the rank of brigadier general and was transferred to the “Kurdish front”: he headed the 2nd Commando brigade, which took an active part in hostilities against the armed formations of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northern Turkey.
Also, according to Hürriyet, Ersay participated in operations in Libya. In particular, he was responsible for the evacuation of Turkish citizens from the country after the fall of the regime of Muammar Gaddafi. Participated in training seminars at the NATO Joint Military Center in Stavanger, Norway. In August 2019, the Haber media holding announced that the Supreme Military Council of Turkey had awarded Ersay the rank of Major General.
General Sheref Ongay
Public information about Lieutenant General Sheref Ongay is very sparse. He graduated from the military academy in Ankara in 1982 and served in various units of the ground forces. In 2014 he was appointed commander of the 9th Army Corps. For some time he was the head of the infantry school in Tuzla.
According to the unnamed sources, the work of Turkish generals in Azerbaijan is provided by about 200 military advisers.
They are not on the front line, but are engaged in organizational and staff work. For the needs of Turkish specialists, two special satellite communication stations have been deployed – in Baku and on the territory of the military airport in Gabala.
The Azerbaijani military is prohibited from using these stations. The Azerbaijani military was also ordered to follow all the instructions and wishes of the advisers, not to argue or contradict them. This is often frustrating.
Turkish Air Forces General Göksel Kahya
Another Turkish commander who took part in the leadership of the operation in Nagorno-Karabakh is Major General, Head of the 1st Supply and Maintenance Center of the Turkish Air Force, Göksel Kahya.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met in Baku with Turkish Foreign and Defense Ministers Hulusi Akar and Mevlut Cavusoglu. Details were not disclosed. Göksel Kahya also participated in the negotiations. Officially, this was not said, but the Telegram channel Razm.info identified him from photographs from the meeting.
Before coming to Azerbaijan, Kahya organized the work of the Global Center for Security and Operations (GСSO) in Libya last spring and summer last year. The center’s role was reduced to managing the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones to support the troops of the Government of National Accord (GNA), which opposed Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar.
Kahya’s involvement was revealed when Haftar’s army captured several Turkish advisers and obtained their correspondence, as well as copies of the passports of all Turkish specialists working for the GCSO. As a result of negotiations between Ankara and Haftar, the prisoners were released, but the scans of passports, including those of Kahya, were published by the Al Marsad edition.
The appearance of Kahya in Azerbaijan, where, just like in Libya, drones were used en masse, is another coincidence – too significant and hardly accidental.
“Undoubtedly, Heksel Kakhya manages all Bayraktar TB2 flights in the war zone in Nagorno-Karabakh. All operational intelligence information obtained with the help of Bayraktar TB2 is reported to him, and he, in turn, reports this information to Turkish President Recep Erdogan,” concluded Denis Korkodinov, director of the International Center for Political Analysis and Forecasting, an expert on Transcaucasian countries.
Meanwhile, in Georgia, Former US Ambassador to Georgia Ian Kelly rebuked Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili for congratulating Baku and Yerevan on the signing of the peace agreement on Nagorno-Karabakh with the mediation of Moscow.
“How can the president of Georgia congratulate on an agreement that provides for another Russian occupation in the Caucasus and blocks the West?” the former ambassador was indignant.
A map was also released showing what observation posts had been established by November 12th.
And, finally, a video showing Armenians burning their houses in the village of Dadivank in the Karvachar region of Karabakh. By November 15th, 2020, the NKR Defense Army must withdraw its units from this area.
And as such the people are also planning to leave and relocate somewhere else in Armenia.
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