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Carter and Isik discuss cooperation to counter Daesh

Carter and Isik discuss cooperation to counter Daesh

US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter spoke today by telephone with Turkish Minister of Defense Fikri Işik. They discussed the importance of operations at Incirlik Air Base to the counter-Daesh campaign. …

Pentagon chief sees no need for talks with Shoigu

Pentagon chief sees no need for talks with Shoigu

Pentagon chief Ashton Carter has nothing against carrying out talks with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, but at the same time, he thinks they are unnecessary, Pentagon's spokesman Peter …

US considers Russia, China and Iran as its main threats

US considers Russia, China and Iran as its main threats

Russia is the biggest threat to US security, the Pentagon chief Ashton Carter told the US Senate Armed Services Committee, Gazeta.ru reports. He also listed China, North Korea, Iran and the international …

 US Secretary of Defense may visit Georgia this summer

US Secretary of Defense may visit Georgia this summer

The Georgian Defense Ministry announced a possible visit of the Pentagon chief Ashton Carter to the republic this summer. "The Georgian Defense Minister Tina Khidasheli and the Acting Assistant Secr …

American coalition strengthens fight against Daesh

American coalition strengthens fight against Daesh

Ashton Carter, the chief Pentagon, said today in Brussels that participants in the US-led coalition against the terrorist organization of Daesh agreed to act more actively. "We have agreed to accelerate the pace of our …

International community discusses ground operation in Syria

International community discusses ground operation in Syria

The crisis in Syria cannot have a military solution, the only possible way to resolve it is political. This opinion was expressed unanimously yesterday at the first meeting of the UN Security Council with the participation of the Secretary …

Pentagon chief arrives in Afghanistan

Pentagon chief arrives in Afghanistan

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter arrived in Afghanistan on an unannounced visit to meet with the country's authorities. During his visit he will also meet with US commanders and the military, Gazeta.ru …

Pentagon: ISIS numbers 20 to 30 thousand terrorists

Pentagon: ISIS numbers 20 to 30 thousand terrorists

According to top Pentagon officials' hearings at the US Congress, the terrorist group Islamic State consists of 20,000 to 30,000 terrorists. "According to our estimates, there are about 30,000 people,'' RIA Novosti cites ...