Aerial view taken Oct. 27, 2019 shows the site that was hit by helicopter gunfire near the northwestern Syrian village of Barisha in Syria's Idlib province. Omar Haj Kadour, AFP
France 24: US secrecy on Baghdadi raid exposes distrust of NATO ally Turkey
Islamic State (IS) group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was found and killed over the weekend in northern Syria just a few miles from the Turkish border in a US raid that evaded the Turkey’s Incirlik base, in a sign of the increasing distrust between US and Turkish militaries.
The compound where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was targeted early Sunday is located near the village of Barisha in northwestern Syria barely three miles from the Turkish border in Idlib, a province that has come to be known as “the last refuge of Syrian rebels” resisting President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 29, 2019
The US military is preparing to release photos and videos of the secretive mission against the leader of ISIS -- Business Insider
Navy admiral: A 355-ship Navy may not be attainable -- UPI
New Virginia-class sub USS Delaware delivered to Navy -- UPI
Submarines are poised to take on a major role in strike warfare, but is that a good idea? -- Defense News
In newly inked deal, F-35 price falls to $78 million a copy -- Defense News
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter program gets $34 billion Pentagon contract, its biggest yet -- CNBC
F-35 Readiness Rates Soar, From 55% To 73%; Price Drops 12.8% -- Breaking Defense
Military wants more rules for turbines near nuclear missiles -- AP
Democrats want answers from Pentagon chief on withheld Ukraine aid -- The Hill
Why I sued the Pentagon and wrote my book on Donald Trump and James Mattis -- Guy M. Snodgrass, US News and World Report
Rock Star's Company Seeks UFOs, Finds Military Contract -- Space.com
Does US space plane X-37B mark start of new military frontier? -- SCMP
Here is one drone killer US troops have taken overseas -- Army Times
Photo: US Air Force Announces New Medal Criteria For Drone Pilots -- Sputnik
Top Army Surgeon Blasts Military’s Capability to Handle War Traumas -- US News and World Report
Interview: No major decision to be made during NATO leadership's visit to Ukraine -- expert -- Xinhua
Germans demand all US military leave, claiming US war with Russia is inevitable -- War is Boring
Majority of Germans want Turkey kicked out of NATO: survey -- DW
Report: Turkey nearing purchase of Russian Su-35 fighter planes -- UPI
These Five Countries May Buy Russian Su-57 Stealth Jet According to US Media -- Sputnik
Sorry, France: This Fighter Jet Is No F-35 Stealth Fighter -- National Interest
Forget the F-35: China Will Fear America's 6th Generation Fighter -- National Interest
Chinese military plane enters South Korea's airspace -- UPI
Armed and Dangerous: US Media Reveals Russia's Deadliest Bombers -- Sputnik
Serbia, Russia to wrap up joint military exercise this week -- UPI
Russian defense minister hails military ties with Armenia -- AP
NATO 'Respects' Serbia's Joint Military Drills With Russia -- RFE
Bosnia faces outflow of military personnel over low wages - Parliamentary commissioner -- Euronews
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