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Elon Musk and His Space-X Company Is a Beard for the US Military
SpaceX: Camel’s Nose under the Tent of Space Militarization Written and produced by SF Team: J.Hawk, Daniel Deiss, Edwin Watson Transcript: In the last several decades, and certainly in the post-9/11 environment in which the previous restrictions on the militarization of the American society largely disappeared, the US national security establishment has expand not only by → Read More
US Is Setting Ground for Military Intervention in Venezuela
The Venezuelan government seems to be openly preparing to face a US military invasion. → Read More
Reuters Fuels MSM Hysteria About ‘Russian Mercenaries’ in Venezuela
On January 25, Reuters released an article titled “Exclusive: Kremlin-linked contractors help guard Venezuela’s Maduro – sources“. The article speculates that Russian private military contractors were deployed in Venezuela to support the government of President Nicolás Maduro. → Read More
Russian MoD Releases Footage of Ongoing Syrian Air Defense Crews Training on S-300s (Video)
Major General Igor Konashenkov, a spokesman of the Ministry of Defense of Russia, revealed that Russian military advisers are still training personnel of the Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces (SyAADF) on the use of the advanced S-300 long-range air defense systems, which were delivered to Syria earlier this month. → Read More
'S-300 Destruction' Delayed: Israel Grounds F-35s Over Engine Reliability
The Israel military announced on October 11 that it had halted all F-35I flights following the crash of a U.S. F-35 in South Carolina last month. The move followed similar steps by the Pentagon. → Read More
American Legislators Introduce Energy Bill for Europe (You Read That Right)
On October 10th, Chris Murphy and Ron Johnson, two US senators announced the introduction of the European Energy Security and Diversification Act. According to the two senators, it is a bill provides new tools for the US to combat “malign Russian influence” in the energy sector in Europe. It also aims at creating economic opportunities for the US, internally and internationally. → Read More
'Sooner Than You Think': Trump Threatens to Punish India for S-400 Deal With Russia
On October 10th, US President Donald Trump said that India will soon discover his response to the signing of the $5 billion deal to purchase S-400 Triumf air defense systems from Russia. Under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) sanctions, which was amended early this year, only Trump has the authority for the presidential waiver to India on → Read More
BLOWBACK: Syria Will Receive S-300 Air Defenses and State-of-the-Art Guidance Systems in 2 Weeks
Syria will get a S-300 air defense system from Russia within two weeks, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu officially announced on September 24. He pointed out that the S-300 system will boost air defense capabilities of the Syrian military. Shoigu recalled that in 2013 Russia halted S-300 systems supplies to Syria upon request from Israel. However, now the situation is different. → Read More
Russia Closes Down Huge Swathes of Eastern Mediterranean Airspace for Military Drills
Russian forces in Syria will conduct drills in the international waters off the coast of Israel and Syria between September 19 and 26 following the Israeli provocation few days ago which led to the downing of a Russian Il-20 intelligence plane by the Syrian Arab Air Defense Forces (SyAADF). → Read More
Four Years Into Sanctions US Still Can't End Addiction to Russian Rocket Engines
NASA is working hard to stop relying on Russian rocket engines, as said by Jim Bridenstine, the administrator of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration. This is a result of the new sanctions on Russia announced by the Trump administration on August 8th. The sanctions were imposed due to the alleged use of chemical weapons against Russian ex-intelligence officer → Read More
Trump’s Troop 'Withdrawal' Means More US Bases in Syria
A Twitter user, @obretix, has noted few more signs of Trump’s widely-announced troops withdrawal from Syria. For example, the “withdrawing” US troops are setting up a new military base in the area between Tell Baydar and Tell Tamr in northern Syria. The military base includes an airstrip of about 1.5km. According to reprots, the base will be able to house about 1,200 troops. The US military has… → Read More
Israeli Defense Minister Vows to Crush 'S-300, S-700, Etc' If Tel Aviv Feels Threatened
It looks that the US-led April 14 missile strike on Syria has backfired and now Washignton and its allies are considering what do with consequences of their decision. Israel is especially unhappy. For example, its defense minister Avigdor Lieberman is in fire over the possible S-300 supplies to Syria by Russia. → Read More
Facebook Launches Censorship Campaign Against Invaluable Alt-Media Outlet, South Front
Russia Insider note: This is hugely alarming. South Front is a valuable member of the alt-media family but its output is somewhat unique. Where the rest of us are tend to be very opinionated and specialize in commentary, South Front sticks to wire-agency style updates. Their output are dry news updates from around the world's conflict zones. If even such a matter-of-fact site is not safe from… → Read More
Russia Deploys New Units of S-400 Air Defenses to Syria (Video)
Russia has deployed new units of the S-400 air defense systems to Syria. The systems will protect Russian facilities in the war-torn country. The video circulating online show the deployment of at least four of the systems: Two were deployed to the Khmeimim Airbase in the province of Latakia; Two were deployed to a maritime facility in Tartus. The S-400 is the long-range mobile anti-aircraft… → Read More
US-Backed Forces In Syria Release And Regroup Captured ISIS Fighters
The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) released 400 former ISIS fighters a mere few weeks after they had been captured, the opposition media outlet Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on Tuesday. The report added that the released ISIS fighters include dozens of well-known ISIS members and commanders. → Read More
48,000 Soldiers Took Part in Russia's Syria Campaign
A total of 48,000 Russian troops took part in the country’s military campaign in Syria, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on December 22. According to the minister, 14,000 Russian service members involved in the operation received state awards. Shoigu noted the role of the aviation in defeating ISIS: → Read More
Russia Confirms Anti-Aircraft Systems Aren't Part of Syria Withdrawal
S-400 and Pantsir-S anti-aircraft weapon systems will remain in Syria despite the recently announced withdarawal of Russian forces, Viktor Bondarev, former Commander of the Russian Aerospace Forces and Chairman of the Defense, and Security Committee of Russia’s Federation Council revealed on December 13. → Read More
Saudi King Asks Russia to Sell Him S-400 Air Defense System
On October 4, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrived Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin and other top Russian officials. Salman headed a large Saudi delegation that included over 1,000 persons. This is first official visit of the king to Russia. The sides will discuss a wide range of tipcs including bilateral cooperation, oil prices and the situation in the Middle… → Read More