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Moscow again warns Israel against operations in Syria By gowidenews (gwn) Oct 31, 2018 @ 18:34 Report reaching us says that, Gen. Igor Konashenkov of the Russian Defense Ministry responded Wednesday to repeated suggestions that Israel had resumed its air operations over Syria, with a warning: He said “hotheads” should adequately assess the current situation in the region and refrain from “provocative actions on Syrian territory.” The general also reported that Russian advisers are preparing Syrian military personnel for operating the advanced S-300 air defense systems.

Top Army General Fears War With China And Russia At The Same Time. By gowidenews 31 Oct, 2018 Report reaching us says that War between the U.S. and China, inconceivable just a decade ago,  is now a regular topic of analysis and conversation. Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, the just-retired commander of the U.S. Army in Europe, suggested conflict with the People’s Republic could come soon. “I think in 15 years—it’s not inevitable—but it is a very strong likelihood that we will be at war with China,” Hodges said last Wednesday at the Warsaw Security Forum. His stark assessment was followed, as it happened, by bellicose statements from Chinese ruler Xi Jinping and his defense minister. So I called Hodges over the weekend for clarification, and his estimation of the situation was in many respects even more grim than his remarks in Poland. What could be even worse than a Chinese attack? A simultaneous Russian assault in Europe on top of a Chinese attack is the worst “worst case.” Th...

Russia "Ready To Shoot Down" U.S. Spy Plane Behind Attacks On Airbase, Says Defense Official By gowidenews  Tue, 10/30/2018 - 23:45 witter Faceboo Print A Russian defense official has doubled down on prior claims that the United States was behind a prior massive drone attack against Khmeimim Air Base near Latakia (alternately Hmeimim), which has further come under sporadic waves of attack by small armed drones which have appeared increasingly sophisticated.  Vladimir Shamanov, head of the lower parliamentary house's defense committee and a former airborne troops commander, warned, according to a translation of his Tuesday statement by  Russian Market : In case of another U.S. drone attack on Russian Military Base in Syria,  Russia is ready to shoot-down that plane .  The threat was made against an American spy plane possibly being in the area near Syria to coordinate any future attack. Last week the Kremlin said,  ...