The measures are aimed at reassuring US allies in the region (Getty)
HUNDREDS of US tanks and trucks arrived in Europe yesterday as part of a NATO build-up near Russia’s borders.
The vehicles arrived in the German port of Bremerhaven [sic] and will now be transported by rail and road to eastern Europe.
It comes amid growing fears that war-hungry Russian president Vladimir Putin could trigger an all-out global conflict. Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Iran’s leading proxy is promoting it acquisition of a U.S.-origin main battle tank.
A Hizbullah video showed a 60-vehicle convoy in Iraq with the M1A1 main battle tank, Long War Journal reported. The video, posted on YouTube, showed an Abrams MBT as well as the U.S.-origin M113 armored personnel carriers and Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected or MRAP. Continue reading
WASHINGTON — The United States has determined that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was building an armored force.
Officials said the U.S. intelligence community detected a presence of U.S. and Russian-origin armored vehicle platforms at ISIL facilities in northern Iraq.
The officials said the platforms included armored personnel carriers, main battle tanks and armored combat vehicles. Continue reading
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