U.S. officials with access to the latest U.S. intelligence on Iraq told Fox News it “appears likely/probable” that U.S.-made Stinger missiles have fallen into the hands of Sunni insurgents.
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Websites Seek Volunteers to Fight in Ukraine
Websites, including www.dobrovolec.org, are urging Russians to join the fight in Ukraine, and signing up is just a click away. It’s yet another way the Internet and social media are changing the way conflicts are fought. Dobrovolec.org states that it…
China Continues Military Modernization, Report Says
China continues to modernize and improve its military capabilities, according to an annual DOD report to Congress, and is also preparing for contingencies in the South and East China Seas where Beijing has been involved in increasingly tense territorial disputes…
DoD Says Small Number of Russian Troops Leaving Ukraine Border
Contrary to some news reports that Russian troops are entirely pulling back from the border with Ukraine, the U.S. Department of Defense reports that just a small number of Russian troops have actually pulled back from the southern and eastern…
Pentagon Announces 58 F-35s to Australia, 10 Apaches to Egypt
Australia has agreed to purchase F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft, and the Defense Department will deliver Apache helicopters to Egypt, a Pentagon spokesman announced today. “Our partners in Australia announced that they decided to buy 58 F-35 aircraft,”…
Strategist Says Social Media Helping Destabilize World
Twitter, Facebook and other types of social media are contributing to global instability, said Robert D. Kaplan, chief geopolitical analyst for Stratfor — a team of intelligence experts. The use of social media, he explained, has been shown to unite…
