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Publications
Russia and Turkey Escalate: Russia’s Threat to NATO Goes Beyond Eastern Europe
May 23, 2016 - Chris Kozak
Russia is waging a multi-front campaign against Turkey in order to weaken NATO in line with its strategic objectives. The use of a high-end Soviet-era MANPADS against a Turkish helicopter in southeastern Turkey on May 13 could indicate that Russia is providing meaningful military support to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) insurgency. The incident, if indeed an escalation by Russia, is yet another infringement of a sovereign NATO partner.
Iraq Control of Terrain Map: May 23, 2016
May 23, 2016 - Patrick Martin
The ISF has made significant gains in the Euphrates River Valley over the past two months, recapturing almost the entirety of the southern bank.