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Bleib zuhause und spiel mit. https://bag-coronavirus.ch/game/
Reste à la maison et participe. https://ofsp-coronavirus.ch/game/
Resta a casa e gioca con noi. https://ufsp-coronavirus.ch/gioco/
Stay at home and play https://foph-coronavirus.ch/game/Im Labor Spiez analysieren Spezialisten @BABS_OFPP_UFPP und @schweizerarmee 7 Tage die Woche u.a Corona-Verdachtsproben und testen Qualität von Schutzmasken. @Violapamherd besuchte Mitarbeitende und Armeeangehörige und dankte für die geleistete Arbeit. #CoronaInfoCH #COVIDー19
#MissionCorona @Blickch - Er zählt zu den heimlichen Stars im Kampf gegen das Coronavirus: Brigadier Raynald Droz koordiniert den Armeeeinsatz. In der Krise erkennt er auch Positives. #teamarmee #CoronaInfoCH http://ow.ly/EGUa30qwvgn
@OberstWKlink No, that’s correct. However, about 5’000 showed up and did their duty. Not to forget: these are all conscript soldiers (the term „reservist“ isn’t correct in the Swiss understanding) with a civilian job. The reason why about 240 didn’t show up is unclear and under investigation.
Lesenswerte Analyse von @offiziere zu den strategischen Auswirkungen der #CoronaKrise: "Es ist davon auszugehen, dass Staaten zukünftig wieder mehr in ihre strat. #Reserven, und in gewissen Bereichen, in autonome Produktionskapazitäten investieren werden." https://twitter.com/offiziere/status/1246829140583612417?s=20
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Category Archives: Turkey
The shortcomings of Turkey’s Syria campaign
Two months into its foray into northwestern Syria Turkey’s Operation “Euphrates Shield” against Islamic State (ISIS) militants and Kurdish militia forces (People’s Protection Units; YPG) is already showing some clear shortcomings. Turkey’s military has said that ISIS is successfully mounting … Continue reading
Turkish UAV Bayraktar TB2 Flying from Batman
As Turkey pushes toward becoming a major player in the UAV industry, seeing more of their drones on satellite imagery beyond test airfields should come as no surprise. DigitalGlobe space snapshots from October 2015 captured one of the country’s latest … Continue reading
Turkey’s eternal search for an adequate air defense system
Following Turkey’s controversial downing of a Russian bomber over its border with Syria last November Russia deployed advanced S-400 air defense missile systems to its main airbase in Syria’s coastal Latakia province. Turkey had reason to fear this deployment, variants … Continue reading
From Israeli Operation “Peace for Galilee” to the Turkish Operation “Euphrates Shield”
The ongoing Turkish operation “Euphrates Shield“, launched on August 24 to keep both Islamic State (ISIS) and Kurdish forces off Turkey’s southeastern border, shares some important similarities to the 1982 Israeli Operation “Peace for Galilee” which are worth exploring and … Continue reading
Why did Turkey use M60’s to spearhead its Syria intervention?
Turkey suffered its first combat fatalities over the last weekend before their foray against Islamic State (ISIS) and Syrian Kurdish forces last Wednesday was a week old. What appeared to be militiamen fighting under the banner of the Arab-Kurdish Syrian … Continue reading
Turkey finally makes a move on its long sought Syrian buffer zone
On Wednesday the 23 August Turkey initiated its long sought after buffer zone in northeast Syria with a bang. At 4.a.m in artillery rained down on Islamic State (ISIS) positions followed by airstrikes carried out by Turkish F-16’s – marking … Continue reading
Russia’s growing influence in the post-Arab Spring Middle East
Russia is set to maintain an indefinite presence in its airbase in Syria’s western Latakia province, from where it has been carrying out airstrikes in support of its sole remaining regional ally, the regime in Damascus. Following the Kremlin’s decisive … Continue reading
Turkey’s growing domestic arms industry
Back in 2013, after Turkey was criticized for the police brutality employed during its crackdown of demonstrators, there were international calls to suspend shipments of tear gas to Turkey, since police were using them against unarmed crowds, sometimes causing casualties. … Continue reading
Comprehensive Infographic about the Russian Intervention in Syria — December 2015 Update
by Louis Martin-Vézian of CIGeography (Facebook / Twitter). Louis, thank you very much for your time-consuming research and all the work, which you have dedicated to this project. Additional, we like to thank Arto Pulkki and Abraxas Spa for additional … Continue reading
Imagery of the Week: TAI Anka UAV at Sivrihisar Test Airfield
Predator clones. China’s not the only one that’s built copies of one of the most widely known UAVs. Of course, not many stack up well against the Abe Karem original. That’s certainly the case with the Anka, Turkey’s version. While Turkey’s … Continue reading
