Kim Jong Un vows to build ‘invincible’ military
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reviewed missiles developed for use on the United States mainland, vowing to build an “invincible” military, according to state media.
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Taiwan: President Tsai Ing-wen vows to do ‘utmost’ to defend country from China
The president of Taiwan has vowed to do her “utmost” to defend her country from Chinese claims on its territory.
Two killed in Israel strike on Syria base, monitor says
An Israeli missile strike on an airbase in central Syria has killed two Damascus-allied foreign fighters and wounded several Syrian service personnel, a Britain-based war monitor said on Saturday.
U.S. special operations troop, Marines have been deployed to Taiwan for at least a year, report
A U.S. special operations unit and a group of Marines have secretly been operating in Taiwan to train military forces there as China ramps up its aggression toward the small island nation, according to U.S. officials.
Taiwan defense minister says tensions with China have hit 40-year high
Chiu Kuo-cheng, the defense minister of Taiwan, said Wednesday that tensions between his country and China are at their worst point in four decades.
Iranian Azerbaijan border drill a warning to Israel, Turkey and Russia
Tensions between Iran and Azerbaijan have been on the rise in recent weeks.
Damage control: U.S., NATO officials scramble to patch up trans-Atlantic rifts
U.S. and NATO officials worked overtime on both sides of the Atlantic on Tuesday to patch up rifts in the alliance and to tamp down tensions between key members on Afghanistan, a controversial submarine deal, China and other fronts.
IDF chief: Israel will pursue operations against Iran on all fronts
Israel will continue to conduct operations aimed at eliminating the Iranian threat “on all fronts and at all times,” IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi said Tuesday, adding that the “operational plans against Iran’s nuclear program will continue to evolve and improve.”
Are winds of war brewing on the Iranian border with Azerbaijan? And how are Israel, Turkey and Russia involved?
Late in September Iran decided to hold its largest military exercise in two decades on its border with Azerbaijan setting the Azeri military on high alert and launching a ripple wave of concern through Turkey, Russia and south to Israel.
Israeli and US National Security advisers hold meeting on Iran
The US and Israel sent their respective National Security Advisers to the White House on Tuesday for talks on Iran’s nuclear program, the Times of Israel (TOI) reports.
Pentagon mandates COVID-19 vaccine for civilian workers
All civilians who work for the Defense Department and the military services must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by Nov. 22, under new guidelines released Monday.
China sharply escalates warplane provocations near Taiwan
China’s military stepped up provocative aerial incursions near Taiwan on Monday with its biggest sortie to date, sending 58 warplanes, including 12 nuclear-capable bombers, inside the island’s air defense zone, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said.
U.S. Condemns China’s Mass Incursions Into Taiwan’s Defense Zone
The United States has expressed concern about the unprecedented appearance of Chinese military aircraft in Taiwan’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ). The self-governing island said a total of 39 Chinese military aircraft entered the ADIZ, airspace dedicated to responding to hostile aircraft. That was one more than the 38 planes the Taiwanese military spotted on Friday.
Bennett: ‘Violence in Arab society has reached the red line’
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that “violence in Arab society has reached the red line” during a meeting on Sunday in Jerusalem of the ministerial committee set up to counter crime in the country’s Arab communities.
Azerbaijan, Turkey to hold military exercise near Iran border
Azerbaijan and Turkey will hold a military exercise in Azerbaijan near the border with Iran from Tuesday to Friday, amid heightening tensions between Iran and Azerbaijan, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced on Sunday.
DoD: 53,000 Afghan Evacuees Living on 8 Military Bases in the U.S.; 14,000 More Expected Soon
Around 53,000 Afghan evacuees are currently living on eight military bases in the United States as part of the Biden Administration’s Operation Allies Welcome, General Glen VanHerck, the Commander of US Northern Command, told a Pentagon briefing on Thursday.
Tajikistan beefs up military presence on Afghan border as tensions rise, Russia urges calm
Tensions have been mounting in western Asia following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last month, with Tajikistan reportedly beefing up its military presence on the Tajik-Afghan border in response.
Iran holds war games near Azerbaijani border
Iran has announced that it is conducting large-scale military exercises near the Azerbaijani border as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate.
Unidentified planes hit Iranian militias in eastern Syria
Unidentified aircraft hit a base run by Iranian-backed militias in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al Zor near the Iraqi border where Tehran has in the last year expanded its military presence, residents and military sources said on Monday.
Marine Who Demanded Accountability For Afghanistan In Viral Video Thrown In The Brig
Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, the Marine officer whose meteoric rise to internet fandom began with a video criticizing military leadership over Afghanistan, is currently in the brig, his father told Task & Purpose.