Origins of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)

Origins of ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)

Feasibility of the US strategy against ISIS

Interactive map on Syria

http://sputniknews.com/infographics/20151130/1030993895/russia-syria-operation-interactive.html

Hunt and fount , his name Anatoly Dugout from Chechnya

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Hunt and fount , his name Anatoly Dugout from Chechnya

In his  hometown of the executioner he is   remembered only thanks to a rare surname, and not because of the merits. The 28-year-old executioner Anatoly Dugout, nicknamed little Jihadi-Tolik, finished the 3rd school  in the city of Noyabrsk of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous district. 

However, former teachers remembered him with great difficulty, and that is because of his rare surname. It turned out that a future extremist-thug in school was a quiet person. He was not bully, on the contrary, the so called a gray was  silent and demure. He studied poorly, his rating was, say, 2+ in the best case.  It is known that the Dugout had joined terrorist organizations in Syria in 2013.

His victim  bruraly executed

he is the 23-year-old Magomed Khasiyev  and lived in the orphanage of Nadterechny district of the city of Grozny. In the orphanage he came from Chelyabinsk region after his mother was deprived of parental rights.

North - Север .. Πιο βόρεια δεν γίνεται - the island of Aleksandra

Στο νησί της "Αλεξάνδρας"  θα επαναλειτουργήσει η νέα Ρωσική βάση στην Αρκτική που θα εξοπλιστεί με SU34.

At the air base on the island of Aleksandra, in the archipelago of the Land of Francis Joseph, will be built permanent facilities to accommodate the bombers  Su-34. Within the set of measures that have been put into practice to enhance the Russian arctic is the refurbishment of the runway of the base on the island of Alexandra in the archipelago of the Land of Francis Joseph, so this can accomodate military transport aircrafts. 

The only track known in the area had 1700 m length but the information published these days indicate that now the runway has 2500 m which means that the have increased considerably

The "Arctic Trefoil" compound, located on 80th parallel north has been built using the latest technologies to prevent energy loss, Russia's defense ministry said on Tuesday. The construction teams have paved the roads on the remote island and the main building is 97 percent complete, according to the officials. Once finished, the base would allow "comfortable accommodation and fulfilling of military duties for a group of 150 people," the ministry said on its website. 

The soldiers would be able to move between different sections of the base without going out to face the extreme cold. Winter temperatures dip to minus 47 degrees Celsius (-57 Fahrenheit) in the region. The military also constructed a fueling station on Alexandra Land, which would pump fuel from tankers and pass it to the compound. The 14,000 square meters (150,000 square feet) base should be able to function autonomously for a year and a half.

According to the representative of military Department, currently on the future of the airport is clearing and multilayer rolling snow in preparation for the receiving aircraft. Klimov added that the landing of military transport aircraft is complicated by hills and rocky surface of the island. So pilots at the moment will go to the airfield by driving to radio stations with the mandatory visual observation of the strip and only in normal weather conditions.On the island of Alexandra Land (since 1947) already existed the base of Arctic aviation Nagurski. Since 1950s and up until 2009 it was used as an airfield hop Long-range aviation of the air force. At the moment, the airbase is used by the aviation of the border guard service of the FSB.
A polar bear killed a Builder of military bases on the Land of Franz-Joseph

An employee of the company "Zapsibgazprom-Gasification" died in the attack the polar bear on the island Alexandra Land (archipelago of Franz Joseph). On 14 January reported press service of the national Park "Russian Arctic". "Fitter born in 1961 after a lunch break headed to the work site along the fuel depot, where he was attacked by a bear. The man walked alone, thereby violating the safety regulations and instructions with which he was acquainted", — stated in the message.

Ranets E - High Power Microwave Directed Energy Weapon

Ranets E - High Power Microwave Directed Energy Weapon

The Ranets E is a High Power Microwave (HPM) weapon system intended to produce electrically lethal damage or disruption and dysfunction in opposing airborne systems, be they aircraft or guided munitions in flight. The system was first disclosed by Rosoboronexport in 2001, but little technical detail has been disclosed since then. The weapon uses an X-band pulsed 500 MegaWatt HPM source, generating 10 to 20 nanosecond pulses at a 500 Hz PRF, and average output power of 2.5 to 5 kiloWatts. The antenna is large enough to provide a gain of 45 to 50 dB in the X-band, for a total weapon weight of 5 tonnes. The weapon has been described as a "radio-frequency cannon" and Russian sources credit it with a lethal range of 20 miles against the electronic guidance systems of PGMs and aircraft avionic systems.

The cited lethal range figures are predicated on the assumption that the target is vulnerable to a field strength of the order of ~1.0 kiloVolt/m and the antenna has a gain between 45 and 50 dBi. If we assume target hardness for typical COTS electronics, the lethal radius is between 3.8 and 7.0 nautical miles, if the target hardness is greater, the lethal footprint is reduced accordingly. What is clear is that the Ranets E will be a credible electrically lethal weapon at ranges typical for a terminal point defence weapon weapon.

The product brochure for the weapon shows its deployment on the MAZ-7910 chassis using the 54K6 command post cabin to house the Ranets system, with an roof mounted turntable for the steerable parabolic antenna. Other lower quality illustrations (not reproduced) show the Ranets E vehicle linked via cables to a 85V6 Vega/Orion Emitter Locating System (ELS) used as the targeting element. In the absence of an integrated targeting system on the Ranets E - problematic due to the risk of fratricide as even sidelobes would be electrically lethal at short ranges - it is likely that an operational system would be remotely aimed by another asset. Other than an ELS a SAM system engagement radar with sufficient angular accuracy would be suitable.

The CONOPS for the system would involve attaching one or more Ranets E systems to a battery of SAMs and integrating them with the battery fire control system, such that the Ranets E systems would be cued, aimed and fired remotely. The APA illustration shows the system deployed on the MZKT-7930 chassis as that is the current production replacement for the original MAZ-7910.

The yuan has the dollar: China has signed currency agreements with Canada and Qatar

Active global de-dollarization continues. Still has a special role is played here by China, which has now signed currency agreements with Canada and Qatar.

Canada thus becomes the first offshore hub for the yuan in North America, and the volume of trade between Canada and China may in the near future to double or even triple, thereby reducing the need for dollars.

But that's not the most dangerous news for the petrodollar this week. China also signed an agreement with Qatar on direct currency swaps between the two countries using the yuan.

The fact that China began thus to interact with the OPEC countries, suggests that it beats in the heart of the petrodollar system. And last strikes are more and stronger. Typically, canadian exporters forced to use American currency when trading with China, and this increases costs and leads to longer waiting the completion of the transaction.

And this is exactly what has made the canadian authorities. In particular, Stephen Harper would like to increase the number of small and medium businesses working with China, selling there products and services. The amount of the swap agreement between China and Canada is 200 billion yuan. Currency countries will be used not only in trade but also in investments.

"Virus" established the involvement of U.S. intelligence agencies to cyber attacks

Employees of "Kaspersky Lab" has found a unique way of cyber-espionage through the integration of spyware in hard drives from Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba and other leading manufacturers. According to Reuters with reference to the text of the research "Kaspersky Lab", these programs allowed us to intercept messages from computers around the world.

Study employees have established a link hackers with national security Agency of the USA.

Видео студия "Батальон Петровка-20"

The murals shown here are from the Serbian city of Novi Sad and they have been made in remembrance of Lt. Colonel Oleg Anatolyevich Peshkov, the Russian airman shot down by the Turks over Syria.  Writing on the flags are words of а song “С чего начинается Родина” (Where does the Motherland begin – a Russian song describing what love of country is) in Russian and Serbian. The mural was done by the Serbian League, Eastern Alternative and National Network (or People’s Network) organizations.

long way since 2008

Ruckus in the Caucusus - A Brutul Russian Self-Examination

What isn't addressed by this "Independent Military Review" article? Use of surface to surface tactical missiles like this SS-26/Iskandr.

(Photo: Arms Control Wonk)

Lessons of the Five Day War 

Events in South Ossetia became a test of the soundness of Russia’s conception of national security. Judging how successfully she passed this exam is complicated for now. Although from a military point of view, the Russian Army carried out a successful operation. 

Weaknesses on the Part of the Russian Army

Analysis of the performance of our forces shows that they performed well. It is true that they resolved the Roki Pass issue with difficulty. The Vladikavkaz-Tskhinvali Highway (167km) has a very limited ability to permit operations. The extended movement of Army columns through the narrow throat of the Roki tunnel to the South Ossetian capital and the necessity to successfully concentrate a significant amount of detachments from various regions of the Russian Federation created the impression of a deliberate Russian Command. 

600 terrorists killed in Russian cruise missile strike in Syria - Defense Ministry

600 terrorists killed in Russian cruise missile strike in Syria - Defense Ministry

Vladimir Monomakh The strategic submarine of the Borey class conducted a successful launch 2 SLBM missile 'Bulava' from the White Sea

Vladimir Monomakh The strategic submarine of the Borey class conducted a successful launch 2 SLBM missile 'Bulava' from the White Sea ...

TOP-5 leaders of the Caliphate, which must be eliminated

TOP-5 leaders of the Caliphate, which must be eliminated

1.Abd al-Rahman al-Mustafa Qaduli -- Abu Ala al-Africa

He is deputy Khalifa, and in fact in the case of death or injury Baghdadi he directs the Caliphate.  Al Afri - a former physics teacher from Iraq Mosul. Real name Abd al-Rahman al-Mustafa Qaduli, since 1998 trained in the camps of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. In 2004, he returned to Iraq and joined the local branch of Al-Kady in the struggle against the US occupation, after the tip of the Iraqi Al -Kaidy was destroyed, allegedly by bin Laden was nominated for the role of leader of Iraqi jihadists. Lost compete for the leadership of al-Baghdadi, but after being injured as a result of recent US bombing, became man №2 in the Caliphate and replaces the injured Khalifa. Determines the overall development strategy of the Caliphate and is one of the most prominent religious preachers movement. In May 2015 the Ministry of Defence Iraq states that al-Afri was killed by the Americans, but the Pentagon denied this statement. 

A bridge too far - the bridge across the Kerch Strait (not a new idea at all)

Kerch Bridge. Project 1949

Sketches of the little-known bridge project, created in 1949, and which was not destined to become a reality.

let the job to be done Vlad