With Russian Anti-Aircraft Missiles In Syria, Israeli Army Prepares For More Surprises
A General Staff officer said Wednesday that many developments in the region in recent months had taken the army by surprise, so the army was striving to adapt.
A General Staff officer said Wednesday that many developments in the region in recent months had taken the army by surprise, so the army was striving to adapt.
ISIS sent a chilling message to Moscow Wednesday, releasing a video showing the beheading of a Russian accused of spying, and another clip that included threats to attack Moscow, as well as Washington and New York.
A senior defense ministry official has said that Russian jets occasionally cross into Israeli airspace as part of operations in Syria, but that close cooperation between Jerusalem and Moscow has prevented any potentially deadly misunderstandings.
The Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group announced it had executed a Chinese and a Norwegian hostage, in its online English-language magazine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin revealed on Tuesday at a meeting on the Russian defense industry that his country is developing several advanced weapons that are capable of penetrating “any missile defenses.”
British investigators examining the deadly crash of a Russian passenger jet in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula last weekend believe that the plane was brought down by a bomb placed in the cargo hold, according to reports by Sky News, the BBC and The Daily Telegraph.
A Russian jetliner was downed over the weekend by an on-board bomb, possibly placed in luggage by Islamic State extremist, U.S. intelligence officials told CNN.
Four Russian cruise missiles aimed at targets in Syria instead crashed in Iran, a US official said Thursday, declining to comment on whether there were any casualties.
Russia has sent fighter jets to Syria, US officials said, raising the stakes in a military buildup that has put Washington on edge and led Friday to the first talks between US and Russian defense chiefs in over a year.
Tehran – Iran will sign a contract with Russia next week to buy four S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, the Iranian defense minister said on Tuesday, bringing Tehran closer to acquiring an advanced air defense capability.