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Tag: US Special Forces

Posted inTaiwan

US Special Ops, Marines training Taiwan troops: report

by Dave Makichuk October 8, 2021October 12, 2021

While arguing for a new arms spending package this week, Taiwan’s defense minister, Chiu Kuo-cheng, warned that military tensions with China are the worst in 40 years and that Beijing could be able to launch a “full-scale” invasion by 2025, Military.com reported. If recent media reports are true, the US appears to be taking that […]

Posted inUnited States

Jammer drones: The Pentagon’s smallest big secret

by Dave Makichuk February 26, 2021February 26, 2021
Posted inIraq, Middle East, Syria, United States, World

ISIS’ strength is in the body, not the head

by Tatiana Kanunnikova December 2, 2019February 18, 2020
Ethnic Montagnard Christians pray at a makeshift forest church in Vietnam. Photo: Facebook/Campaign to End Torture in Vietnam
Posted inAT Finance, Cambodia, Laos, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Say a prayer for Vietnam’s forgotten Montagnards

by Dan Southerland October 13, 2018February 18, 2020
Turkish army tanks stationed near the Syrian border in operation "Olive Branch". Photo: AFP / Ozan Kose
Posted inAT Finance, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey plays its latest card in the New Great Game

by Pepe Escobar January 27, 2018February 18, 2020
Representational image. Photo: iStock
Posted inAustralia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Oceania, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

US rocket deployment triggers intense speculation

by M.K. Bhadrakumar June 19, 2017June 19, 2017

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