Military

The Turkish army has "neutralized" 21 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants in northern Syria over the last 24 hours as part of the ongoing Euphrates Shield operation, the military announced on Feb. 6.       

Authorities use the word "neutralized" to refer to militants who are killed, wounded or captured.        

Turkish forces have neutralized the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's (ISIL) governor of al-Bab as part of its ongoing Euphrates Shield operation, while a total of 84 ISIL militants were also neutralized over the weekend.

Four "emirs" of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) were killed in the airstrikes carried out by Turkish warplanes in Syria as a part of the ongoing Euphrates Shield operation, the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) announced on Feb. 4. 

According to The Associated Press, Gen. James Mattis was once introduced at his Senate confirmation hearings as “a humble man with very little to be humble about”.

A man who leads by example and whose philosophy has always been that he should serve the public from his position and not having the others serving him.

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BELGRADE - US President Donald Trump should send Javelin FGM-148 handheld anti-tank missiles to Kiev to support Ukraine government forces, Senator John McCain told Sputnik.

When asked on Thursday what kind of weapons the United States should send to arm Ukrainian government forces, McCain named Javelin anti-tank missiles and counter-battery armor.

Russia aims to destabilize Bulgaria among other EU and European countries, British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon says.

He is apparently testing the response of NATO and the West and indends on expanding its sphere of influence, British media report him as saying.

The Syrian army signaled on Feb. 2 that it would press on with operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) northeast of Aleppo, near al-Bab, where Turkish forces along with Ankara-backed Syrian rebels have been clashing with the jihadists since December 2016.

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Arab and Kurdish forces in northern Syria, has received armored vehicles from the US, indicating increased support from Washington under the administration of President Donald Trump.
A small number of vehicles arrived four or five days ago, SDF spokesman Talal Silo told Reuters.

NATO is of extreme importance to Bulgaria and Sofia backs all defense and deterrence effort of the alliance, President Rumen Radev has said.

Radev has made the remark during a visit to the NATO headquarter in Brussels, on the second day of his first foreign trip as head of state.

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and European Parliament President Antonio Tajani met on Monday evening as part of Radev's visit to Brussels that continues Tuesday.

Radev's press office quotes Tajani as saying Bulgaria meets all requirements to join the Schengen area without border control, but the decision has to be taken with consensus from all members.