Military Times: A mind-boggling stew of nations is fighting in Syria's civil war
Armies and militias from more than a dozen countries have joined the Syria conflict, making for a mind-boggling and dangerous stew of shifting and competing alliances.
Even as a proposed cease-fire is scheduled to begin as early as this week, more nations are escalating their roles in the nearly 5-year-old civil war: Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey said they may send ground troops to fight.
Here's how different countries are currently aligned:
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 16, 2016
Saudi, Turkish Forces Prep for Potential Air, Land Invasion of Syria -- Defense News
Riyadh to Sputnik: Drills in Saudi Arabia Not Runup for Specific Operation -- Sputnik
Canada To Boost Spec Ops, Arms in Iraq While Withdrawing CF-18s -- Defense News
Russia Threat Creating New Turk Shopping List -- Defense News
Stop Asking About ‘Boots on the Ground’ in Syria and Iraq -- National Interest
Merkel calls for ‘no-fly zone’ in Syria -- RT
'No incidents, just professionalism' as Russian jets shadow German Tornados in Syria – Bundeswehr -- RT
Russia has just deployed its most advanced spyplane to Syria -- Aviationist
Russian Military to Test-Fire Tor Air Defense Systems in March (VIDEO) -- Sputnik
Confirmed: Iran and Russia to Co-Produce Su-30 Fighter Jet -- The Diplomat
Su-30s, Mi-8s: Iran Considers Inking $8 Billion Arms Deal With Russia -- Sputnik
'Wargames': Iranian Military to Hold Massive Missile Drills Late February -- Sputnik
Belarus, Russia to adopt new military doctrine of Union State -- TASS
Confirmed: China is Upgrading ICBMs With Multiple Warheads -- The Diplomat
Asia's biggest aviation show opens in Singapore -- TASS
Russia plans to sign new contract with India on supply of 48 Mi-17V-5 helicopters -- TASS
France Hires Staff To Refine Arms-Export Drive -- Defense News
US to Deploy Four F-22 Fighter Aircraft in South Korea Wednesday -- Sputnik
China reveals DF-21 MRBM manoeuvrable warhead -- IHS Jane's 360
China Reclaimed Land for South China Sea Anti-Submarine Helicopter Base Near Vietnam -- USNI News
U.S. admiral warns against Chinese fighter flights from South China Sea runways -- Reuters
'No shortcuts' in Africa's war against jihadists: US special forces chief -- AFP
Littoral Combat Ship Is 'Dearly Needed' in Pacific, Navy Commander Says -- Defense News
Huntington Ingalls Launches Portland Amphibious Warship, 11th in San Antonio-class -- USNI News
U.S. Touts ‘Batman’ Ship as Obama Courts Southeast Asian Leaders -- Bloomberg
Boeing upbeat as US Army moves on Future Vertical Lift -- Flight Global
Demands on USMC Slowly Breaking Marine Aviation -- J. Sloman, War on The Rocks
The Military’s Super-Fast Bird Drone -- Defense One
Army Looks to Add Field Artillery Data to Handhelds -- Defense Tech
F/A-18 Super Hornet takes off in 360-degree clip from aircraft carrier in Med (VIDEO) -- RT
Opening combat jobs to women raises registration questions -- AP
Calls to veterans suicide hotline went to voicemail, report says -- Military Times
The defence budget: Mr Carter places his bets -- The Economist
US Nuclear Modernisation and Assurance of Allies -- Rod Lyon, The Strategist
Stealth Matters -- Capt. James Patton, Jr. USN (Retired), USNI News
Commentary: War Makes Victorious Armies Stupid -- Douglas Macgregor, Defense News