Turkey has recently hosted and led several military exercises with the word Anatolian (Anadolu) as part of their code names, but two in particular, occurring simultaneously, warrant close examination. They are Anatolian 21 and Anatolian Eagle 2021: the first a special...
Ever-Widening Arc: Mongolia, Turkey United in Framework of NATO Partnership
On July 3rd, Turkey’s Daily Sabah featured an opinion piece by the Mongolian ambassador to Turkey, Ravdan Bold, entitled Mongolia, Turkey friendship toward strategic partnership. He began his article by drawing parallels between the histories of the two countries. In...
Syria: US Stealing Grain and Oil, Building Up Military Bases – Turkey Guilty of War Crimes
In the latest of what have become regular reports on the subject, the Syrian Arab News Agency provides a detailed account of the American military forces illegally occupying part of the country continuing to loot grain and oil from the nation. (Spelling of the...
Strike Hits South Yemen Base, Killing Five; Houthis Blamed
Strike Hits South Yemen Base, Killing Five; Houthis Blamed | Scores of soldiers reported wounded in blast
As US Leaves Afghanistan, Spy Agencies Scramble for Options
As US Leaves Afghanistan, Spy Agencies Scramble for Options | Spies had been based in Afghanistan for years
Former Israeli General: Iran Closer Than Ever to Nuclear Bomb
Former Israeli General: Iran Closer Than Ever to Nuclear Bomb | Says nuclear deal needs to be tougher
Algeria: NATO’s Permanent Naval Patrols in the Mediterranean
After the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C. the North Atlantic Treaty Organization activated its Article 5 mutual military assistance clause for the first time. That action led to the military bloc’s involvement in the war in Afghanistan...
Kremlin Accuses US of Engineering June’s Black Sea Provocation
Sunday’s TASS reported that Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused the U.S. of masterminding the near-catastrophic confrontation on June 23 between an English guided-missile destroyer and a Russian patrol vessel and military aircraft. The incident...
Pakistani Navy Participates in US-NATO Black Sea War Games
Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper reported a few days ago that the Pakistani navy is participating in this year’s iteration of the annual Sea Breeze military exercise in the Black Sea. Pakistan is one of 32 nations involved in the war games co-hosted by the U.S. and Ukraine....
Turkey Allows Qatar To Base 36 Warplanes, Hundreds of Troops
The Turkish press on July 1 reported that Ankara has signed an agreement with the Persian Gulf state of Qatar to allow the latter to deploy 36 military aircraft and 250 service members to Turkey. The Turkish chief of the general staff, General Yaşar Güler, was in the...


