Turkey's offensive against US-allied militias in the Afrin region of northern Syria is putting NATO in a difficult position. As tensions between the NATO allies escalate, analysts wonder how far Ankara is prepared to go.
NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller arrived in Ankara Monday on a long-planned visit that was unrelated to Turkey's current military campaign against a Kurdish enclave in the northwest Syrian region of Afrin. But her trip provoked heightened interest, given that NATO's two largest armies stand on opposite sides in the operation.
Ankara says it wants to clear the Syrian border enclave of Kurdish YPG fighters; it considers YPG units to be allies of the Kurdish insurgents that have fought against the Turkish state for decades. But the YPG has the backing of the United States, which sees the Kurdish militants as its main allies in Syria against the "Islamic State" (IS).
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- January 24, 2018
NATO confirms ‘solidarity’ with Turkey -- RUDAW
US says Turk offensive in Syria is disruptive -- AP
Turkey plays catch-up with militarization in Red Sea -- Al-Monitor
Beijing Goes Boldly into Anti-Satellite Weapons Frontier -- Levi Maxey, The Cipher Brief
Russia’s Flanker jet sales prosper with Myanmar buy -- Defense News
Where Are Russia-Laos Military Ties? -- The Diplomat
CIA Director Says North Korea's Missile Program Is More Advanced Than We Thought -- Zero Hedge
Japan Ready to Mass-Produce New Supersonic Anti-Ship Missile -- The Diplomat
Going Nuclear? The Optimal Posture and Force Structure for Australia -- RCD
A Year in Review: Baltics Steadily Grow Their Armies -- RCD
Growing Submarine Threat in the Black Sea -- RCD
Rheinmetall Rolls Out ‘Safer’ Active Protection For Tanks -- Breaking Defense
UK military cuts shelved until after new defence spending review -- The Independent
US military fails to tackle sexual abuse of children by Afghan allies, report finds -- The Guardian
Report: US troops did not have proper training on how to report child sex abuse by Afghan forces -- Military Times
US sends A-10 squadron to Afghanistan for first time in three years -- The Hill
U.S. Navy Denies Iranian Drones Chased Away Destroyer Near Gulf of Oman -- USNI News
US Destroyer tracking Russian spy ship off US coast -- Navy Times
LCS In Pacific: Run Silent, Run Shallow -- Breaking Defense
Take A Rare Glimpse Inside The US Navy's Massive Blue Ridge Class Command Ships -- The Warzone/The Drive
The US Navy May End Up Flying the Air Force's Unwanted MQ-1 Predator Drones -- The Warzone/The Drive
Lockheed Wants Pentagon to Help Pay Its Costs to Absorb Sikorsky -- Bloomberg
Army Armored Combat Vehicles Get "Hostile Fire Detection" Systems -- Warrior Maven
Not just a sidearm: Army's new handgun marks first step to changing how soldiers fight -- Army Times
Pentagon Counters Russia & Tests New SM-3 IIA Missile for Poland -- Warrior Maven
Chief: The US Army has to start preparing for 'the big war' -- Army Times
Bath Iron Works Adapting to Modern-Day Shipbuilding -- AP
Mossberg Unveils Detachable Magazine Shotgun -- Kit Up!/Military.com
Marine AH-1Z Viper Goes Down in Okinawa, Again -- Nikkei Asian Review
Marine Dies in Parachute Accident in Arizona -- Military.com
Marine Corps suspends certain jumps after fatal Arizona parachute accident -- The Hill
WH picks new deputy national security adviser for NSC: report -- The Hill
Daggers, watches and tequila: Here’s a list of luxury gifts given to military leaders by foreign allies -- Military Times
The trouble with Trump leaving climate change to the military -- David Roberts, VOX
Trump's Nuclear Strategy Is Basically The Same As Obama's -- L. Thompson, Forbes
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As a guess, Edogan has about 7 days to start producing real results in his "campaign". A little bit shorter time frame on the pr end.
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