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Turkish military annexation of northern Syria have began under pretend of ‘buffer zone’

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Turkey-Syria-border-2-620x300Amid talk of a potential Turkish military intervention in Syria, the Turkish military is deploying tanks to the common border to create a “military buffer zone” there, Press TV reports, quoting AFP.

On Monday, Turkish armed forces began amassing near the Turkish border city of Sanliurfa.

The agency said Turkish officials were also discussing the potential intervention.

The planned buffer zone stretches 110 kilometers long and 28 kilometers wide between the southern Turkish towns of Karkamis and Oncupinar.

The forces are deploying opposite the border town of Kobani, AFP said.

Armenia must be concerned over its ally’s Russia closer military cooperation with potential enemies – experts

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f554a3c5a11e08_554a3c5a11e44.thumbThe press service of Rosoboronexport, Russia’s largest arms supplier, has announced Russia’s intention to increase supplies of arms and military equipment to Turkey.

In an interview with Tert.am, Karen Vrtanesyan, coordinator of the razm.info website, said that Russian arms producers are seeking markets and agree to cooperate with any of them because of cutthroat competition.

“Russia is cooperating with Turkey in many areas. As to the reasons why our strategic ally is cooperating with our enemies – this is our problem. We have to show our strategic ally threats of – and our discontent with – its cooperation with our potential enemies. I can also say that Turkey often announces its military cooperation with certain states, but cooperation is not actually established,” Mr Vrtanesyan said.

For example, Turkey announced its cooperation with China, but NATO’s sharp reaction has so far prevented such cooperation despite the issue being often discussed.

“The China case may have made western suppliers make better offers to Turkey. The same may happen in Russia’s case,” he said.

M Vrtanesyan is sure that Russian-Turkey military cooperation is of purely economic nature as offers and demand are not everyday phenomena on the military market.

As to what attitude the Armenian side should show, Mr Vrtanesyan said:

“It should be negative in any case. Turkey purchasing sophisticated arms is not in Armenia’s interests at all.”

Political scientist Manvel Sargsyan notes that Armenia cannot remain unconcerned about Russia’s closer cooperation with Turkey or Azerbaijan in any areas as history has proved it has always been done at Armenia’s expense.

Mr Sargsyan is sure, however, that it is a political issue rather than an economic one.

“This is a purely political matter, while economy is merely a mechanism arousing interest, and the sides are seeking to employ it. On the other hand, nothing more appears to remain for the states to offer, and they are offering arms to one another. Offering and purchasing arms has become a means for states to settle relations and impose their own will on others.”

Thousands of Yemeni protest in Sana’a condemn Saudi deadly military aggression

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yemen-protistThousands of Yemeni protesters have poured into the streets of the capital, Sana’a, to condemn the Saudi deadly military aggression against their country as a violation of international law.

In a mass rally on Friday, the Yemeni demonstrators waved national flags and carried large banners while calling on the international community to probe crimes committed in their country by the Saudi regime and prosecute the perpetrators of the atrocities.

The protesters reiterated that the Yemeni people are capable of resolving their own problems peacefully.

They also hailed efforts by Iran, Russia, China and several other countries to stand behind the people of Yemen.

 

Meanwhile, sporadic protests were also held in other parts of the Arab country, including the southeastern city of Taiz.

The demonstrations were held as Saudi jet fighters targeted several parts of Sana’a during rallies in al-Matar street.

Saudi Arabia started its air campaign against Yemen on March 26 without a UN mandate in a bid to restore power to the country’s fugitive former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, a staunch ally of Riyadh.

A spokesperson for the Yemeni army, fighting alongside Ansarullah fighters, said on Friday that at least 1,000 people, including 200 children, have been killed in Saudi airstrikes.

The military official added that 15,000 others have been also injured since the start of Saudi military campaign.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on April 7 that more than 540 people had been killed in Yemen since the military conflict began in the Arab country in mid-March.

Christian Lindmeier, a WHO spokesman, noted that the death toll was related to the period between March 19 and April 6.

Armenian police searching for man suspected of killing Gyumri family

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Russian service manYEREVAN. – Armenian police are searching for a serviceman of Russian military base Valery Permyakov suspected for murdering a family in Gyumri.

The suspect was on compulsory military service the Russian military unit that is deployed in Armenian city of Gyumri, police said.

In a statement released on Monday, police said they hope for assistance of the citizens and asked those obtaining information to share data about a man on the photo posted below.

As reported earlier, six members of one family were shot dead in Gyumri, a six-month-old baby was wounded.

 

Santa’s bag has Armenia soldier’s most-awaited gift: vacation

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santaSanta Claus and Snow Maiden are touring a military unit in Armenia. Its barracks are decorated with firs and balloons, and festive tables are set in the canteen.

The military unit’s deputy commander, Lernik Asryan, told Armenian News- NEWS.am that they welcome the New Year in a special way.

“All the staff assembles in the canteen, each year on December 31 between 8pm and 11pm, where there is a celebratory dinner. Subsequently, we gather in front of the TV, listen to the [New Year] messages by the President and the Catholicos. Then begins the festive evening filled with cultural and sporting events,” Asryan said.

He added that the military unit also has singers, female dancers, and presenters, who also become the Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden.

“What is a Santa Claus without gifts? A lottery is organized. It’s the favorite moment of the soldiers, since the [grand] prize is a vacation. [But] the best barrack staff, [and] the best cultural and sporting performances also receive gifts,” the military unit’s deputy commander noted.

Attempted incursion of Azeri forces in Nagorno-Karabakh rejected last night by Armenians

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arton106432-480x401Several deaths and injuries of the Azerbaijani side

Last night at 1:30 am, the armed forces of Azerbaijan attempted a raid on two points in the area of ​​contact in Karabakh. According to the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, the attackers carried nearly Armenian positions by two helicopters were used in the attempted raid on Armenian positions, weapons of various calibres and grenades. But the Armenian troops caught in time this attempt Azeri and responded to repel the enemy. According to Stepanakert, the Azeris have had in their retreat several deaths and injuries. On the side of the Armenian Army, no human loss was reported.

Krikor Amirzayan

Armenia and Bulgaria sign military partnership plan for 2015

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millitary-bulgariaYEREVAN. – Bilateral consultations on the military-political and military cooperation between Armenia and Bulgaria were conducted Thursday in the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, Armenian News – NEWS.am reports.

According to the press service of Armenian MOD,  representatives of Defense Policy Department of Armenian Defense Ministry and representatives of Defense Policy Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Bulgaria participated in consultations. The delegation of the Ministry of Defense of Bulgaria headed by the Defense Policy Directorate Chief Iveta Dimitrova has also met with the Armenian First Deputy Defense Minister David Tonoyan.

Following the consultations, Iveta Dimitrova and her Armenian counterpart, MOD Defense Policy Department Head Levon Ayvazyan signed the Armenian-Bulgarian bilateral military partnership plan for 2015.

Armenian Defense Minister: Our response to enemy will be a little incommensurate

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defense-ministerAlthough Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh had announced the military exercise, Azerbaijan, as always, showed its face, violating the international law, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan told reporters on the sidelines of the “Unity 2014” joint operational and tactical military exercise of the Armed Forces of Armenia and Artsakh, while commenting on the downing of a Nagorno-Karabakh helicopter by Azerbaijani forces, according to Yerkir.am.

“This incident is painful for us, it was an insolent act, and our response will be adequate and a little incommensurate,” said the Minister.

Asked by Yerkir.am what steps are being taken to approach the helicopter, Mr Ohanyan said that they got in touch with the Azerbaijani military leadership with the mediation of international organizations and added that other measures are also being taken in that direction.

30,000 soldiers involved in major military maneuvers of the armies of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh

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arton105183-480x318The armed forces of Armenia and the Republic “sister” Nagorno-Karabakh began November 6 an extensive program of military maneuvers very large scale is called “Unity 2014”. According to the Ministry of Defence Karabakh over 30,000 soldiers involved in the military operations in 1550 with guns, 600 tanks, anti-tank weapons in 1300, 3000 military vehicles, helicopters and hundreds of other military equipment to attack. These maneuvers that progress “according to plan” aimed at improving the ability of troops and the use of military material in simulated combat situations.

Krikor Amirzayan