Defence in the Media: 16 November 2015

...summit in southern Turkey, with articles focusing on yesterday’s “fresh overtures” from the West to Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed at reaching a deal to unite against ISIL and end...
...summit in southern Turkey, with articles focusing on yesterday’s “fresh overtures” from the West to Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed at reaching a deal to unite against ISIL and end...
With media today focused on news of an attempted coup in Turkey overnight, of note for Defence news is an interview with the outgoing Chief of the Defence Staff, and...
...threats" to tourist areas in Turkey, on the same day that Turkish police detonated a bag and the US announced new strikes on Daesh. The paper adds that in Istanbul,...
...the House of Commons later today. The Defence Secretary appeared on broadcast channels this morning discussing issues such as costs, timelines and how nuclear weapons are likely to be used....
...follow up yesterday’s news that Daesh has lost territory along the border with Turkey after the Turkish military supported rebel forces over the weekend. The Times in its coverage says...
...hope to return to Aleppo, although this prospect seems distant. Similarly, BBC R4 Today discusses the willingness of neighbours such as Turkey to take Syrian refugees. Sergeant Blackman BBC Breakfast...
...the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, considers the ceasefire an important step in ultimately resolving the Syrian conflict.The Daily Express also notes that Turkey hopes the ceasefire will mean defeat...
...launched its first air strike in northern Syria from Turkey on Monday, according to the Pentagon, ahead of what Ankara has said would soon be a “comprehensive battle” against ISIL....
...to meeting in Turkey this week. The UK is helping the Ukrainian government by providing £10 million in technical assistance to support economic and governance reforms in Ukraine, a further...