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Fallout From Turkey Coup Attempt May Complicate U.S. Operations Against ISIS

By: John Grady

July 26, 2016 3:34 PM

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter has used visits to Incirlik Air Base, such as his December 2015 visit above, to discuss accelerating the campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL. US Army photo.

The fallout of an attempted military coup in Turkey will be long felt across Turkish society, but it also raises the immediate question about the United States’ future use of Incirlik Air Base to carry out extensive air operations against the Islamic State, a Middle East expert said today in Washington D.C. Read More →

French Foreign Minister Outlines Relationship With Russia, Warns Turkey Against Building Autocratic Regime

By: John Grady

July 21, 2016 9:12 PM

Jean-Marc Ayrault in 2012. Photo by Rémi Jouan via Wikipedia

The French foreign minister warned Turkey not to use its state of emergency decree following a failed military coup as a way to “set up a regime that could become autocratic” during a discussion at a Washington, D.C., think tank. Read More →

VIDEO: U.S. Destroyer Enters Black Sea for First Time in 2016

By: Sam LaGrone

June 6, 2016 12:18 PM

USS Porter (DDG-78) crossing the Bosporus Strait on June 6, 2016. Bosporus Naval News Photo used with permission

USS Porter (DDG-78) crossing the Bosphorus Strait on June 6, 2016. Bosphorus Naval News Photo used with permission

A U.S. guided missile destroyer has entered the Black Sea for the first time this year, according to the ship-spotting site Bosphorus Naval News. Read More →

Putin: Russia to Start Withdrawing Troops from Syria on Tuesday

By: Sam LaGrone

March 14, 2016 6:55 PM

Russian fighters operating from Syria. TASS Photo

Russia is set to start withdrawing troops from Syria as early as Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. Read More →

Opinion: ISIS, Russia and NATO’s Evolving Threat in the Mediterranean

By: Henrik Paulsson

March 8, 2016 9:10 AM

A screengrab of an Islamic State propaganda video of militants in Nawfaliyah, Libya in 2015. Image via The Long War Journal

At the Surface Warship Summit in Bucharest, Romania, from Jan. 26 to 28, the commander of NATO’s Allied Maritime Command, Vice Adm. Clive Johnstone expressed concerns regarding several escalating situations in the Mediterranean. Read More →

Analysis: Implications of Turkish Shoot Down of Russian Warplane

By: Cmdr. Daniel Dolan, USN (Retired)

November 24, 2015 2:19 PM

A Russian Su-24 Fencer shortly after its was shot down by a Turkish F-16 on Nov. 24, 2015.

The ongoing conflict in Syria took a turn Tuesday when a Turkish Lockheed Martin F-16 reportedly shot down a Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer fighter-bomber. The Fencer’s large weapon-payload capacity has made it a favorite for Russian forces supporting their ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria. The aircraft lost today reportedly was bombing targets near the Turkish border. Read More →

Russian Warships in Eastern Mediterranean to Protect Russian Strike Fighters in Syria

By: Sam LaGrone

October 5, 2015 11:48 AM

Russian cruiser Moscow.

A Black Sea-based Russian surface action group scrambled to the Eastern Mediterranean —under the guise of drilling in the region — are likely there to provide an air defense bubble to protect Russian fighters striking targets in Syria, according to a Russian press report. Read More →

Russian Black Sea Cruiser Moscow, Amphibs Heading to Drill in Eastern Mediterranean, MoD Warned Planes Away from Syria

By: Sam LaGrone

September 24, 2015 11:59 AM

Russian ship Moscow in 2009.

Several Russian warships are bound for the Eastern Mediterranean for high-end exercises, according to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defence. Read More →

Four NATO Ships Enter Black Sea for Annual Exercise, Russian Activity on Rise in the Region

By: Sam LaGrone

July 6, 2015 9:48 AM

USS Porter (DDG-78) off the coast of Bulgaria on July 6, 2015. US Navy Photo

Guided missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG-78) entered the Black Sea on Sunday — following three other NATO ships in the last several days — marking a noticeable uptick in activity in the region ahead of military exercises in Bulgaria, according to a Bosphorus Naval News ship spotting site and U.S. 6^th Fleet. Read More →

Why the Chinese Navy is in the Mediterranean

By: Magnus Nordenman

May 14, 2015 5:48 PM

Chinese frigate Weifang leaves the Black Sea on May 14, 2015. Photo by Yörük Işık

On Thursday, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) frigates Linyi and Weifang left the Black Sea along with a Russian Navy guided missile corvette to begin the first ever round of Chinese and Russian naval exercises in the Mediterranean. Read More →

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Tag Archives: Turkey

Fallout From Turkey Coup Attempt May Complicate U.S. Operations Against ISIS

French Foreign Minister Outlines Relationship With Russia, Warns Turkey Against Building Autocratic Regime

VIDEO: U.S. Destroyer Enters Black Sea for First Time in 2016

Putin: Russia to Start Withdrawing Troops from Syria on Tuesday

Opinion: ISIS, Russia and NATO’s Evolving Threat in the Mediterranean

Analysis: Implications of Turkish Shoot Down of Russian Warplane

Russian Warships in Eastern Mediterranean to Protect Russian Strike Fighters in Syria

Russian Black Sea Cruiser Moscow, Amphibs Heading to Drill in Eastern Mediterranean, MoD Warned Planes Away from Syria

Four NATO Ships Enter Black Sea for Annual Exercise, Russian Activity on Rise in the Region

Why the Chinese Navy is in the Mediterranean

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