Libya ......
10/27.....
Interesting.....wonder if this was why french spy-craft( which crashed ) was sent to check things out earlier this week ?
UAE established a military base in eastern #Libya, satellite imagery obtained by IHS Jane's shows http://www.janes.com/article/64980/analysis-uae-s-forward-operating-base-in-libya-revealed …
Final stretch of ISIS remainders at Sirte.
#Libya 97 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Libya. http://www.libyaobserver.ly/news/libyan-oil-tanker-recovers-97-bodies-illegal-immigrants-saves-29 …
East & Misrata set to meet to try to resolve existing rift. Interesting thread to consider.
Army chief Khalifa Haftar in AbuDhabi discussing security & bilateral cooperation w/ State Min. for Defense Al-Bowardi & other UAE officials
10/26....
#Libya Re debate over selling gold reserves, background WB assessment of Libya economy as near collapse (LH 11 Oct) https://www.libyaherald.com/2016/10/11/libyan-economy-is-near-collapse-world-bank/ …
#Libya Central Bank chief rejects call by UN-backed government to sell some gold reserves to ease finance crisis. http://www.libyaobserver.ly/economy/cbl-governor-binds-cash-shortage-absence-security-and-dim-political-horizons …
Chinese consortium to invest $36bn in #Libya infrastructure bonanza
http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/chinese-consort7ium
More than 90 migrants believed missing after boat sinks off #Libya: coastguard
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-libya-idUSKCN12Q2ZE …
.@washingtonpost: #Tunisia @BejiCEOfficial hosting 70 U.S. military personnel at secret U.S. base to oversee drones spying on #Libya
#UNHCR: Alarming, spiraling death rate for migrants/refugees crossing Mediterranean especially from #Libya to #Italy http://www.ansamed.info/ansamed/en/news/sections/generalnews/2016/10/25/worst-seen-migrant-crossing-deaths-this-year-unhcr_9b637b6d-9b78-4c57-834f-c07a8e21c481.html …
#Germany's @seawatchcrew: EU should not train and equip #Libya militias posing as coast guard.
EU: We don't care. http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45683:eu-to-continue-libyan-coast-guard-training-after-attack-on-migrants&catid=108:maritime-security&Itemid=233 …
#Germany's @seawatchcrew: EU puts burden of migrant rescues on NGOs & we face #Libya militias posing as coast guard http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFKCN12P2NA?sp=true …
Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar arrives in the UAE on an official visit. #Libya
http://alwasat.ly/ar/news/libya/122365/ …
Who invited Saudis to lead negotiations on Libya ?
Seems like this idea stems from the West and not by way of requests made by Libyans...
Bilgassem Gzit: I warn against using force to dislodge the Ghwell govt/GNC faction. Their seizing of the Congress building was a clumsy move
Gzit: This faction represented by the Mufti [Sadeq Ghariani], Busahmain & Ghwell must be absorbed through negotiations rather than by force
#Libya Misrata figures meeting Tobruk parliament chief for reconciliation talks.
Russia's deputy foreign minister Bogdanov says Moscow would consider requests from #Libya on Russian participation in counterterrorism ops
Both East & West courting Russia now ?
Another setback for #Libya's UN-backed Unity Gov't: Some members of Benghazi's 204 brigade announce support for Hiftar
Syria- Iraq.....
Iraq.....
10/27.....
US general claims up to 900 Isis fighters have been killed in offensive to retake Mosul #iraq http://wordlink.com/l/3Rdh9
Al Qaeda-founded rebel group's growth underscores U.S. challenges in Syria http://fw.to/YkqmF6F @LegitCFCPundit
10/26.....
Great piece by @matthewmreed on how IS's oil business is being devastated by US air strikes
Coalition airstrikes reportedly kill at least 25 ISIS militants around #Rutba https://goo.gl/JTnzZp
.@MaxHoffmanDC says following past five years, Turkey has attributed to state failure in #Iraq and #Syria. #MeriForum
#KDP says Iraq's former PM Nouri al-Maliki 'sickened' by coordination between Iraq's army and Peshmerga troops.
#KDP rebukes #Maliki comments, says billions spent on training Iraqi army, and yet they could not resist #ISIS for two hours, more soon!
Nouri al-Maliki accuses Kurdish President @Masoud_Barzani of implementing Israeli and U.S. policies in the region.
IS Executes 232 Civilians South of #Mosul - #BasNews
http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/iraq/307575 …
#Peshmerga Forces Liberate 7 Villages near #Mosul 0 #BasNews
http://www.basnews.com/index.php/en/news/kurdistan/307579 …
As expected , US turning to YPG & SDF to be ground forces in Raqqa Operation...
He can't send troops to Iraq unless "attacked". US is also trying to keep Turkey aside. Nothing without Iraq approval @JazzCat44
Mosul Operation still shaping up . Northern front awaits southern and eastern fronts to advance.
The daily situation in Mosul – Oct. 25, 2016 https://mosuleye.wordpress.com/2016/10/26/the-daily-situation-in-mosul-oct-25-2016 …
Syria......
Turkey vows to press Syria offensive in spite of warning from pro-Assad forces http://ow.ly/oDC2305AbrR
"There are many wars taking place simultaneously in the same place," says @JohnKerry about #Syria.
ICYMI: Syria’s Kurds Experiment With Democracy Amid Civil War http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/10/kurds-rojava-syria-isis-iraq-assad/505037/ …
U.S. #Military spending in Syria and Iraq since August 2014:
Syria denies use of chemical weapons in battlefields http://xhne.ws/HAKXX
No-Fly Zone would escalate war guaranteed to harm civilians in name of protecting them, writes @GregShupak #syria
Map of Syria, Iraq showing Islamic State group zones of control and influence, with a chronology of the conflict around Raqa
Despite air bombing 1070 aprt, jihadists & rebels r holding the ground and defending their positions. Not easy.
"The reality is that an No-Fly Zone already exists in #Syria. It’s supplied by the Russians."
http://observer.com/2016/10/syrias-civil-war-is-over-russia-won/ …
#Russia says the story of refuelling in Spain is unfounded, and have all supplies needed to reach and operate in #Syria v @O_Rich_ .
At least 14 children are killed in Syria as air strikes rain down on their school http://dailym.ai/2eR7xND
Yemen.....
US says carried out airstrike in #Yemen targeting AQAP -not to be confused with the other - Saudi -campaign it backs http://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/987787/terrorists-killed-in-us-strike/ …
US strike in Yemen kills five Qaeda members: officials http://f24.my/2ecwPWy
129 of Labour's 231 MPs voted to halt support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen tonight. Full breakdown of MPs who backed Corbyn's motion here:
I genuinely don't understand why 100 Labour MPs failed to vote on Corbyn's #Yemen motion tonight. We could have won this. It fell 193-283
Is the US reconsidering its support for Saudi Arabia in #Yemen war? - @maysaashujaa http://almon.co/2rgn
Dozens killed in Yemen after UN peace mission http://f24.my/2eGvLxs
Former Iraqi PM says battle for Mosul will reach Syria and Yemen http://ow.ly/jcJk305vIO2
For UK gov this Brit cluster bomb in #yemen is more than just embarrassing. Could be illegal, a breach of Cluster Munitions Convention
It cost the U.S. Navy $8M to defend against two missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels. That price spells trouble. http://atfp.co/2dWxDRL
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