Eurasia Press & News
U.S. military forces have not conducted any counterterrorism strikes in Afghanistan since withdrawing all troops from the country last summer, but military officials insisted on Tuesday that they have the capability to monitor and neutralize threats there despite logistical challenges. Pressed by lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen. …
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April, 2022
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8 April
Pentagon’s top general suggests more permanent basing in Europe, but with rotational manning
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has thrown into sharp focus the debate over how many U.S. troops should be permanently stationed in Europe and where. Prior to the war, about 80,000 troops were on the continent, either on U.S. bases in countries like Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, or …
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8 April
V Corps soldiers take up new position in Germany in response to Russian invasion of Ukraine
A contingent of V Corps soldiers uncased their unit colors Tuesday in Ansbach, marking a return to Germany for the headquarters as it helps coordinate Army efforts along NATO’s eastern flank. Once a mainstay in Germany during the Cold War, the unit is now carrying out its mission temporarily in …
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8 April
Russian media campaign falsely claims Bucha deaths are fakes
As gruesome videos and photos of bodies emerge from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, Kremlin-backed media are denouncing them as an elaborate hoax — a narrative that journalists in Ukraine have shown to be false. Denouncing news as fake or spreading false reports to sow confusion and undermine its adversaries …
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8 April
Mariupol’s dead put at 5,000 as Ukraine braces in the east
The mayor of the besieged port city of Mariupol put the number of civilians killed there at more than 5,000 Wednesday, as Ukraine collected evidence of Russian atrocities on the ruined outskirts of Kyiv and braced for what could become a climactic battle for control of the country’s industrial east. …
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6 April
15 More ‘Boko Haram Fighters’ Surrender To Nigerian Troops In Borno
More than 50,000 Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists and their families have surrendered to the troops of Operation Hadin Kai in the North-East between September 2021 and April 2022. Some members of the Boko Haram and elements of Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) and their families have laid down their …
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6 April
Germany gets approval for Israel’s Arrow 3 missile defense system
It would mark the first time that the Arrow 3, one of Israel’s most advanced air defense systems, has been sold to another country Germany has received approval from Israel and the United States to purchase the Arrow-3 missile defense system, The Jerusalem Post has learned. German legislators have in …
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6 April
Russia aims to create ‘land bridge’ to Crimea in new planned offensive, NATO chief says
Russian forces are regrouping for a new offensive in Ukraine aimed at gaining enough ground to connect the occupied Crimean Peninsula with separatist-controlled territory in the eastern Donbas region, NATO’s official said Tuesday. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, speaking on the eve of a meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels, said the …
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6 April
Orban’s big win in Hungary bears lessons for Turkey’s staid opposition
What’s left of Turkey’s presidential system may be further eroded if Erdogan follows in Hungary’s “illiberal” footsteps. Diplomacy has been termed “the art of deceit,” but few doubt that Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was anything but sincere when he phoned Hungary’s Viktor Orban today to congratulate him on his …
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6 April
Philippine, Chinese foreign ministers hold talks amid South China Sea tensions
The meeting comes days after Manila and Washington launched one of their biggest joint military exercises in years. The top diplomats of the Philippines and China met over the weekend in a Chinese district and exchanged views on the South China Sea, Beijing said, amid fresh accusations from Manila over …
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