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Post by DavidH on Mar 14, 2017 9:44:43 GMT
Russia appears to deploy forces in Egypt, eyes on Libya roleRussia appears to have deployed special forces to an airbase in western Egypt near the border with Libya in recent days, U.S., Egyptian and diplomatic sources say. The U.S. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the United States has observed what appeared to be Russian special operations forces and drones at Sidi Barrani, about 60 miles (100 km) from the Egypt-Libya border. Egyptian security sources offered more detail, describing a 22-member Russian special forces unit, but declined to discuss its mission. They added that Russia also used another Egyptian base farther east in Marsa Matrouh in early February. mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN16K2RY?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social
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Post by DavidH on Mar 14, 2017 11:55:57 GMT
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Post by DavidH on Mar 14, 2017 13:51:47 GMT
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Post by DavidH on Mar 14, 2017 15:14:22 GMT
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Post by DavidH on Mar 14, 2017 15:57:22 GMT
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Post by DavidH on Mar 14, 2017 21:06:59 GMT
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Post by DavidH on Mar 14, 2017 22:06:15 GMT
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Post by DavidH on Mar 15, 2017 9:17:13 GMT
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Post by DavidH on Mar 15, 2017 11:46:25 GMT
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Post by DavidH on Mar 15, 2017 19:58:25 GMT
Turkey blocks some cooperation with NATO partners as EU row escalatesTurkey has blocked some military training and other work with NATO "partner countries" in an apparent escalation of a diplomatic dispute with EU states, officials and sources said on Wednesday. Turkey was not immediately available to comment, but sources said it had blocked NATO's 2017 rolling program of cooperation with non-EU countries, including political events, civilian projects and military training. Turkey's action potentially affects all 22 NATO partner states, including Sweden and Georgia, some of which contribute troops to NATO missions in places such as Afghanistan and Kosovo. A senior diplomat from another non-NATO state said: "The longer this continues, the bigger the volume becomes of canceled and postponed activities between NATO allies and partners and the more problematic all this becomes." www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-referendum-nato-idUSKBN16M2OR
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Post by DavidH on Mar 15, 2017 21:42:27 GMT
Libya's oil: Troops loyal to Haftar seize control of all facilitiesForces loyal to Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar on Wednesday overran the entirety of the country's oil-producing region, after a series of air, sea and ground attacks, Al Jazeera reported. A military source from the forces that had been in charge of Libya's oil facilities told Al Jazeera's correspondent that the forces had withdrawn under the pressure of repeated attacks on Wednesday. The source, who requested anonymity, also said the air strikes had been launched by foreign planes "like the plane that launched strikes on the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries". www.middleeasteye.net/news/libya-oil-crescent-haftar-577404677
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Post by DavidH on Mar 15, 2017 22:06:51 GMT
Russia Warns Against Yemen Port AttackThe Russian Foreign Ministry has warned that the Saudi-led coalition’s plans to launch an assault on Yemen’s biggest port-city, Al Hudaydah, will greatly impact the humanitarian situation in the war-torn country. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement published on the ministry’s official website that the coalition’s plans to attack Yemen’s biggest port of Hudaydah is causing serious concerns. Zakharova added that battles in this area “would not only inevitably lead to a mass exodus of the [local] population but would also de facto cut the [Yemeni] capital of Sanaa from… food and humanitarian aid supplies.” www.porttechnology.org/news/russia_warns_against_yemen_port_attack
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Post by DavidH on Mar 16, 2017 10:03:14 GMT
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Post by DavidH on Mar 16, 2017 18:18:03 GMT
Yemen needs urgent assistance to prevent famineSevere food insecurity threatens more than 17 million people in conflict-ridden Yemen, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis released by the United Nations and humanitarian partners today. Twenty of the country's 22 governorates are in ‘emergency' or ‘crisis' food insecurity phases and almost two-thirds of the population are now facing hunger and urgently require life and livelihood-saving assistance. Without additional humanitarian and livelihoods support, Taiz and Al Hudaydah, two governorates accounting for almost a quarter of Yemen's population, risk slipping into famine. www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/522843/icode/
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Post by DavidH on Mar 17, 2017 13:20:16 GMT
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