Big success on the Turkey/Syria Border. Safe Zone created! Ceasefire has held and combat missions have ended. Kurds are safe and have worked very nicely with us. Captured ISIS prisoners secured. I will be making a statement at 11:00 A.M. from the White House. Thank you!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 23, 2019
A map showing the area that will be patrolled by Russian and Turkish forces under the agreement struck between Putin and Erdogan
Daily Mail: Donald Trump claims 'big success on the Turkey/Syria border' and says 'ceasefire is holding' despite RUSSIAN troops now patrolling former Kurdish territory and Erdogan threatening to 'neutralize' his enemies
* WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
* While bloodshed continues in northern Syria, Trump insists ceasefire is holding
* President claims 'Kurds are safe' and 'combat missions have ended'
* Turkey claims it has halted its military offensive against Kurdish fighters in Syria
* Vladimir Putin's spokesman warned Turkey would 'maul' any remaining Kurds
* Russian and Syrian troops will help them evacuate
* But Syrians suffered burns on their faces and bodies and a young girl was wounded
Donald Trump said Wednesday that the ceasefire his administration negotiated last week on the Turkish-Syrian border is intact, and promised a public statement providing details in the late morning.
'Big success on the Turkey/Syria Border. Safe Zone created! Ceasefire has held and combat missions have ended,' the president announced on Twitter.
'Kurds are safe and have worked very nicely with us. Captured ISIS prisoners secured. I will be making a statement at 11:00 A.M. from the White House. Thank you!'
Read more ....
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 23, 2019
Russian troops enter Turkey-Syria border area -- The National
Russia urges Kurdish fighters to withdraw from Syria's border -- Al Jazeera
This is how Putin and Erdogan have redrawn northeastern Syria -- NBC
Russia, Turkey seal power in northeast Syria with accord after American troops withdraw -- AP
Iraq official: US troops from Syria to leave Iraq in 4 weeks -- AP
Exclusive: Defense secretary says troops in Syria will 'temporarily' go to Iraq before returning to US -- CNN
Pence on Syria: 'Our troops are coming home' -- The Hill
NATO head says he is encouraged by Turkey ceasefire in Syria -- UPI
Defense secretary says he was on the call with Trump, Erdoğan -- The Hill
US military struggles to find a strategy amid sudden policy changes in CENTCOM region -- Military Times
US Air Force Withholds Funding on Boeing's Ballistic Missile Development Programme -- Sputnik
First anti-drone laser delivered to Air Force for year-long test deployment -- UPI
Top Army modernization priorities are 'on track,' says Army Vice Chief of Staff -- FOX News
Robo-tank? Army picks contenders for robotic combat vehicle competition -- Ars Technica
Carrier Ford May Not Deploy Until 2024, 3rd Weapons Elevator Certified -- USNI News
Pentagon chief recusing himself from $10B 'war cloud' contract -- The Hill
Pentagon Falling Behind in Using Artificial Intelligence on the Battlefield -- USNI News
Musk's satellite project testing encrypted internet with military planes -- Reuters
How many Marines does it take to make an expeditionary base? -- Marine Times
Exclusive: Documents Show U.S. Military Allowed To Shoot At Moving Vehicles At U.S.-Mexico Ports Of Entry -- Newsweek
Missing West Point Cadet Found Dead After Dayslong Search -- Military.com/Stars and Stripes
US Senate votes for North Macedonia to join NATO -- The Hill
Elite sniper training, gruelling exercises and moving memorial scene are among pictures capturing the lives of British soldiers and veterans in Army's annual photo competition -- Daily Mail
Turkey launches homemade submarine program -- Defense News
British-made hypersonic engine passes key milestone at Colorado test site -- Defense News
Russia's Military Has One Key Feature That Makes It A Force to Fear -- National Interest
Russia, Niger Sign Deal for Delivery of 12 MI-35 Attack Helicopters -- Sputnik
Attack on Saudi Refineries May Boost Interest in Russian Air Defences Among Gulf States -- Sputnik
After informant’s death, IDF to probe military police’s recruitment methods -- Times of Israel
Military Drone Fell in Lebanon During Routine Operations, Israeli Army Says -- Haaretz
North Korea’s military sells coal to pay for uniforms -- Daily NK
1 comment:
NEW YORK — Even if President Donald Trump shot someone in the middle of Fifth Avenue, New York authorities could not punish him while he is in office, the president's lawyers argued Wednesday.
Attorneys for Trump made the claim while arguing before a federal appeals court in their suit against Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, who has subpoenaed Trump’s tax returns.
Trump is fighting the subpoena on the grounds that as president, he has absolute immunity from criminal indictment or investigation. His attorney said that would block Trump from being arrested and charged even if he followed through on his campaign trail claim: “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and wouldn’t lose any voters, okay?”
Attorney William Consovoy argued that New York authorities would have to wait until the president was out of office to arrest and charge him for that crime. The DA's office argued the claim was a fabrication.
“Once a president is removed from office, any local authority” could prosecute him, Consovoy told a panel of three judges from the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals. “This is not a permanent immunity.”
Judge Denny Chin pressed him on how the crime would be handled while Trump remained in office. “Nothing could be done, that’s your position?” he said.
“That is correct,” Consovoy replied.
The Manhattan DA subpoenaed eight years of Trump’s tax returns from his accounting firm, Mazars USA, as part of a probe into hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels in exchange for her silence about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump.
Federal Judge Victor Marrero threw out Trump’s suit seeking to block the subpoena, finding his “extraordinary” claim to be immune from criminal investigation was not supported by the law.
Post a Comment