The United States announced Thursday that it will be starting working group meetings of the U.S.-Iraq Higher Military Commission in the coming days, discussing the future of the U.S.-led coalition… Continue reading "US And Iraq To Launch Talks On Future Of Anti-ISIS Coalition"
On Friday, 17 February, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that the US military, in collaboration with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), conducted a raid on ISIS targets in northern… Continue reading "US Forces Kill High Ranking ISIS Leader Hamza al-Homsi In An Operation In Syria"
Xi Jinping, the current general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) met with Chairman of the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev, a close confidant of Vladimir Putin, who… Continue reading "Medvedev and Xi Meet in Beijing Amidst Ukraine Crisis"
United States Central Command announced on November 30 that the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, had been killed in mid-October. In a… Continue reading "United States Claims Death Of ISIS Leader"
A new crisis faced by Sweden’s minority government has cast uncertainty over the future of Sweden’s application for membership of NATO, following a threat by Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson that… Continue reading "Swedish Government Crisis Leaves NATO Membership Bid Hanging In The Balance"
Sri Lanka and India stepped up security cooperation during the month of March with multiple pacts, naval exercises and other steps. These are in accordance with the ‘India First’ and… Continue reading "Crisis-Hit Sri Lanka Turns To India For Security Cooperation"
Denmark will withdraw its frigate from the Gulf of Guinea due to the current situation in Ukraine, the Defence Ministry announced on 18 Februar. HDMS Esbern Snare, an Absalon class frigate, has been deployed to… Continue reading "Danish Anti-Piracy Effort in the Gulf of Guinea Ends as Ukraine Crisis Escalates"
On 3 February, US President Joe Biden announced that ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, also known as Haji Abdullah, was killed by US military forces in northwest Syria as… Continue reading "ISIS Leader Killed in US Special Operations Raid in Syria, Biden says"
On Friday, 21 January, Vice Admiral Kai-Achim Schönbach, the head of the German Navy, began a visit to Delhi, India. During his visit, Schönbach downplayed the threat of a Russian… Continue reading "Vice Admiral Schönbach Head of the German Navy Resigns Over His Remarks on The Russia-Ukraine Crisis"
Two Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bombers flew over Belarus on Wednesday, in a signal of support for Minsk as tensions on the Poland-Belarus border continue to grow over a migrant crisis.… Continue reading "Moscow Blames EU For Border Crisis As Backfire Bombers Overfly Belarus"