L'EDITO

In Germany, arrest of five Tajiks suspected of preparing

attacks on American military installations ...

In Germany, five Tajik nationals have been arrested. They are

suspected of having prepared, on behalf of the Islamic State organization,

attacks on American military installations and this then

that the terrorist threat remains great in Germany. The suspects

also included deadly attacks on people,

among which a critical voice of Islam, which they had begun to

to spy. Information that has been transmitted by the Federal Prosecutor's Office

competent in matters of terrorism.

(Deutsche Welle, on 04-15-2020)

Return to the United States for the B-52s deployed on the island of Guam ...

Thursday, five B-52H bombers with nuclear capability returned

their base, Minot Air Force Base, according to Aircraft Spots, a tracker

military aircraft online. So far, no new bomber

was sent to replace them. "The redeployment remained

consistent with the all-new national defense strategy, requiring

the bombers to return to their base and to operate maneuvers

much less predictable, "said the spokeswoman for

American strategic command, Kate Atanasoff. And of

continue: "Strategic bombers will continue to operate in

the Indo-Pacific, including Guam, at the time and at the pace of our

choice ”.

(Press TV, 04-18-2020)

Intensification of Chinese military activities near

Taiwan ...

The Ministry of Defense has indicated that, despite the context of

Covid-19 pandemic, Beijing had strengthened its military presence by

from Taiwan. Last Sunday, a fleet of six Chinese vessels, including

an aircraft carrier and presumably a submarine, furrowed, from

north to south, the waters east of Taiwan. Taiwanese Minister of

Defense Yen Teh-fa believed that these operations were intended

obvious to tell Taiwan that the pandemic is not decreasing in any way

Chinese military forces, describing these intimidation attempts as

"Usual Beijing games". In response to the intensified presence of

the Chinese military, the United States has also stepped up its patrols

air and maritime in the region. This morning a plane from

American electronic reconnaissance has been detected in southern Taiwan,

bringing to twelve the total number of such patrols close to

Taiwan in three weeks. The Minister also spoke on this subject:

"Through its military activities in the region, the United States wants

ensure peace and stability, but also demonstrate that they continue to do so

enjoy a dominant position. Wanting to be reassuring, Yen Teh-fa has

pointed out that all military activities, whether it be forces

American or Chinese, were closely followed by the Taiwanese army.

(Radio Taiwan international, 04-15-2020)

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Eighteen suspected PKK members killed in Turkish air strikes in northern

Iraq ...

The Turkish army neutralized eighteen PKK terrorists during air strikes in the

Qandil region in northern Iraq. An announcement by the Turkish Ministry of Defense,

Friday, from his Twitter account. Turkish army surveillance drones have found the

presence of terrorists in the Qandil region, then Turkish fighters carried out strikes in

the area that helped neutralize the eighteen PKK terrorists. The PKK, a terrorist organization

recognized as such by many countries including the United States and the countries of the European Union,

has been carrying out attacks on Turkish soil for many years. PKK attacks cost lives

thousands of innocent civilians as well as Turkish military and police. The PKK is an organization

of Marxist-Leninist obedience whose rear bases are located in the north of Iraq, in particular

in the region of Mount Qandil.

(The voice of Turkey, 04-18-2020)

In Mali, the attack on the Bamba military post claimed by the Support Group for

Islam and Muslims ...

The Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islam and Muslim Support Group (GSIM) claimed responsibility for the attack

during which twenty-five soldiers were killed in early April in northern Mali, reports the group

American SITE specialized in monitoring extremist formations. In a press release

published on April 10, three days after the attack, the GSIM also parallels the action of its combatants

against foreign forces in Mali, including France and Spain, and the punishment inflicted by him by

God to these countries in the form of the new coronavirus. GSIM notes that these countries have not

only been affected on their territory, but also within their forces deployed in Mali. " The

Pandemic also struck in the ranks of the invading forces in Mali.