Section: US & Canada
To Defeat ISIS, We Need a Leader Who’s Not Obama
When President Obama said at the United Nations on Tuesday that “defeating ISIL requires—I believe—a new leader,” I thought for a brief moment I’d finally found something on which he and I could agree. Then I realized he wasn’t talking about his own leadership. The president was actually talking about the regime of Bashar Assad, the...
Russian media launches Syria propaganda war
In the eastern Ukrainian city of Makiivka, Oleg, a taxi driver-turned-rebel fighter, watched as Russian TV news channels glorified the Kremlin’s foray into the Syria conflict. “Nothing about Ukraine at all,” said Oleg, who spoke on condition that his last name not be used. “We…have totally vanished.” See also:...
The Link Between Putin’s Military Campaigns in Syria and Ukraine
Russian sailors in Sevastopol, Crimea Pavel Rebrov / ReutersIn the past year and a half, Russia has intervened militarily in two countries, Ukraine and Syria, where revolution and extreme political polarization threatened the governments of pro-Russian leaders. And that’s pretty much where the similarities between the campaigns end, except...
Ukrainian company touts new armored vehicle
Richard TomkinsKREMENCHUK, Ukraine, Oct. 2 (UPI) — The new Fiona 6×6 armored vehicle by Ukraine’s Kremenchug Automobile Plant in partnership with the Streit Group has made its debut. …read more Source: United Press...
Russian Weapons In Ukraine? Putin And Poroshenko Meet In Paris As Deadly Arms System Reportedly Spotted
As Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko were scheduled to meet in Paris Friday to discuss a resolution to the eastern Ukraine conflict, international monitors said they had spotted a new deadly Russian weapons system in the war zone for the first time, Reuters reported. Monitors from the Organization for...
Leaders meet in Paris to make progress on Ukraine peace
Russian President Vladimir Putin met the leaders of Ukraine, France and Germany on Friday in a revived European push to bring peace to eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: CTV...
European leaders meet in Paris to make progress on Ukraine peace
The long-awaited summit in Paris on Friday was overshadowed by international concerns about Russia’s military intervention in Syria …read more Source: The Globe and...
Jean Chretien says Canada should welcome Putin’s help in Syria
VANCOUVER – Canada should welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offers to help fight the Islamic State in Syria, says Jean Chretien. The former Liberal prime minister said Putin’s involvement in the Middle Eastern conflict may spark controversy but that the West would do well to accept the support. “If Putin wants to help he...
Fewer Canadian bombs dropped on Iraq, Syria since election call
OTTAWA – Fewer Canadian bombs have been falling on the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant since the federal election call on Aug. 2, new National Defence statistics show. CF-18 fighters conducted 10 air raids last month and 12 in August, which is roughly half the average number of attacks carried out each month since the spring. There were 30...
Russia’s Syria Campaign
An explosion is seen in Syria on Friday following Russian airstrikes. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via APRussia’s Defense Ministry says its air force carried our more strikes on targets in Syria, two days after the country entered the conflict on behalf of President Bashar al-Assad and raised tensions with the U.S. Lieutenant...
