March 13, 2017 | Astute News

Pakistan Sends Combat Troops to Saudi Southern Border

March 13, 2017

Brigade deploys to shore up border against Houthi reprisal attacks from Yemen, but sources tell MEE it will 'not be used beyond Saudi borders' The Pakistan army is sending a brigade of combat troops t…

Syria – Preparing for the Big Move on Idlib

March 13, 2017

Military

During the last week significant moves in Syria have taken place east of Aleppo. But the situation there will likely soon calm down. The next intense phase of the war may well be a Syrian army attack …

A CIA Cyber False Flag

March 13, 2017

Opinion

New revelations from Wikileaks’ 'Vault 7' leak shed a disturbing light on the safeguarding of privacy. Something already known and largely suspected has now become documented by Wikileaks. It seems ev…

Situation Escalates in Southern Lebanon

March 13, 2017

Military

The situation escalates in southern Lebanon as Hezbollah and Israel step up the already harsh rhetorics against each other. On February 16, pro-Hezbollah media released a video showing a list of Israe…

Why Trump Should Stay Out of Yemen

March 13, 2017

Opinion

The Trump administration is making its first radical policy change in the Middle East by escalating American involvement in the civil war in Yemen. Wrecked by years of conflict, the unfortunate countr…

All Out War is “On the Table”: U.S. Considers First-Strike Attack against North Korea

March 13, 2017

Opinion

The publication called Business Insider is carrying a story promoting a US first-strike attack on North Korea. The article includes a quote from the Wall Street Journal that reads, “An internal White …

Korean Crisis Ahead? A Growing Tinderbox in the South

March 13, 2017

Opinion

As the first military hardware associated with the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, commonly called THAAD, arrives in the southern region of the Korean Peninsula, the tensions around and within th…

High Comedy and the Fall of Raqqah

March 13, 2017

Opinion

Writing about upcoming battles, making predictions is a dangerous thing. Saddam and his “mother of all battles” is a case in point. However, the complex situation in Northern Syria in the 2nd week of …