Iraq, Inherent Resolve creates JOCAT and OCATs against Isis
The local teams will be formed based on the characteristics of the areas where they will operate and are part of the anti-IS targeted training of the Military Assistance Group (MAG).
Cyber Espionage, APT28 targets NATO members and partners with Zebrocy
QuoIntelligence cyber security experts: Russian state hackers exploit fake training docs to spread the malware. There are correlations with ReconHell/BlackWater attack.
NATO tight its ranks against the Covid-19 linked cyber attacks
Statement on the cybercrime and cyber espionage aggressions. “We are determined to employ the full range of capabilities to deter, defend against and counter the full spectrum of cyber threats”.
Syria, Erdogan wants EU and NATO concrete support on Idlib-migrants
Ankara makes 10 specific requests, but continues to send reinforcements. Today new Turkey-Russia meeting on the buffer zone. Damascus, meanwhile, locks down western area of Aleppo
Syria: Turkey, as expected, gives up to Russia and signs the truce
Stop to the Spring Shield maneuvers in Idlib, commitment for humanitarian aid and joint patrols in the buffer zone, along the M4. Erdogan has no choice but to bow to Putin.
Syria, Russia eases the pressure on Turkey leaving Saraqeb
MP deployed further south in Idlib. Signal for Damascus-Ankara for the meeting in Moscow or support to SAA in the south? Erdogan still threatens the EU, but with Putin he will have to lower his head.
Syria, Russia blocks Turkey’s offensive in Saraqeb “on the ground”
MP deployed in the city and Spring Shield units bombed. The signal is clear: stop. The meeting with Putin is awaited. Meanwhile, NATO and the US arrive to complicate the game for Erdogan.
Syria-Turkey, the epicenter of the war becomes Saraqeb
The city is strategic for both Ankara and Damascus: it is the gateway to Aleppo and Idlib. Great expectations for the Putin-Erdogan meeting, which probably points on a truce agreement.
Syria, Turkey declares war on Damascus with the Spring Shield operation
Ankara raids Idlib, Hama and Aleppo, threatening intervention on the ground. Russia takes away "immunity" from the TAF and awaits Putin-Erdogan meeting, which seeks to get closer to NATO.
Iraq, NATO prepares to take over from Inherent Resolve in the fight against Isis
Talks intensify to extend the training and advisory capabilities of the NMI anti-Daesh mission. Objective: to stop the Islamic State, especially in the north-east, before it expands.