War

The Turkish Prime Minister said that Ankara was in a position to send ground troops to Syria if necessary. Ahmet Davutoglu seems to believe that it would be alright to invade Syria as NATO’s consistent violation of international law had made it ‘legal’ to do so. Sputnik news reports: He pointed out that such a move by Turkey would be legal as the UN had made a number of decisions on the fight against ISIS in terms of self-defense and countering terrorism. “If necessary, we will send troops to Syria.

Russia is to deploy three new military divisions, two in the west and one in the south to counterbalance NATO’s increased military presence near its borders. Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu announced on Wednesday: “The Defense Ministry is taking a number of measures to respond to the NATO military buildup at the Russian border” adding that two new divisions would be formed in the Western Military District and one in the Southern Military District before the end of the year.

For the first time since the weeks and months following the September 11 attacks, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has become a candidate for prime scrutiny on Capitol Hill.  

An Israeli military court has ordered that a well known Palestinian journalist is to be held for four months without trial or any charges, under the country’s controversial ‘administrative detention’ law. An Israeli army spokeswoman said on Monday said Omar Nazzal is being held on suspicion of “unlawful activity” for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a small PLO faction that has been labeled a terrorist organization by Israel.