17/03/17  |  Foreign Shorts
Syria: "We shot down an Israeli fighter". Tel Aviv denies
Four Israeli F-16s would have entered Syrian airspace after flying over Lebanon. The jets with the Star of David would have struck unspecified Syrian targets and ...
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16/03/17  |  Analysis
Qatar: a controversial country poised between welfare and political games
There are few Arabs proud of the role Qatar has played in the national revival of recent years, consolidating itself as a financial superpower ...
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16/03/17  |  Foreign Shorts
Syria: the Russians reclaim Palmyra and resumes the government offensive on Deir Ezzor
The reconquest of Palmyra by the Syrian army is having effects on the entire southern sector of the Arab country. A detachment of Russian specialists from the Center ...
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16/03/17  |  Analysis
Mexico: The role of the Army in fighting narcotics
When about ten years ago, then Mexican President Felipe Calderon gave the Ejercito mandate "leadership role" in the fight against narcotics, the number of soldiers ...
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15/03/17  |  Foreign Shorts
Iraq: the campaign against ISIS is about to end
The Iraqi Prime Minister, the Shiite Al Abadi, officially announces that the operations against the terrorists of the Islamic State have entered the final phase. According to...
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14/03/17  |  Venturi Times
Holland and Turkey at loggerheads: in the background, the end of the European Union
The tones of these days had not been used for decades. Netherlands and Turkey implement respective diplomatic restrictions and switch to direct threats. After refusing permission to ...
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13/03/17  |  Foreign Shorts
Syria, retreating jihadists. In Homs, agreements for the evacuation of all Islamists are concluded
The Russian Reconciliation Center mediated between Islamist rebel factions and the Damascus authorities to close the cessation of hostilities agreement in the northwestern suburbs of ...
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11/03/17  |  Foreign Shorts
Tehran's diplomatic dialogues
Iran and Qatar talk to each other. Will it be the beginning of a stronger partnership to stem the regional problems that plague the two states? In Doha, Tehran's Foreign Minister Zarif (...
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10/03/17  |  Venturi Times
President Park has to resign: clashes in Seoul. What Happens in Korea?
After three months of presidential interim held by Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, the Korean Supreme Court has expressed ...
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09/03/17  |  Venturi Times
Iraqi Shiites raise their voices: "Ready to free the Golan from Israeli occupation"
The war against ISIS in Iraq highlighted the role of the Shiite militias PMU (Popular Mobilization Unit ...
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08/03/17  |  Foreign Shorts
Attack in Kabul: wounded 14 arrived at the Emergency hospital
This morning, at the local 9 hours, a loud explosion announced an armed attack in the main hospital ...
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08/03/17  |  Venturi Times
ISIS fleeing from northern Syria. Turkey challenges the US and is preparing for a confrontation with the Kurds
For several weeks, Difesa Online has been monitoring developments on the north-eastern front of Syria. In December, since ...
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07/03/17  |  Foreign Shorts
Syria: US military, Russia and Turkey summits make the point to coordinate in the field
"Fighting Joe" Dunford has joined his counterparts, the Russian Valery ...
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05/03/17  |  Foreign Shorts
Syria: the Turks drop the cards. Now the Kurds are pointing to Manbij's forehead
As expected, the war in Ankara against ISIS actually covers the real Turkish goal: neutralizing the threat ...
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04/03/17  |  Venturi Times
Libya: something moves. Average Moscow between Tripoli and Tobruk
Al Sarraj flew to Moscow. With this simple act, the West takes note of the impasse of the Libyan crisis and ...
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03/03/17  |  Foreign Shorts
Palmira free: "Never again in the hands of the beasts of ISIS"
Between the 2 and 3 March, ahead of schedule, Palmira is back in the hands of the Forces ...
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02/03/17  |  Foreign Shorts
ISIS fleeing from Palmira. The Syrians enter the citadel
For several weeks, as reported repeatedly by Defense Online, the offensive of Syrian troops west of Palmira ...
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01/03/17  |  Foreign Shorts
Syria: Palmira in reconquest by loyalist
The Syrian Army is recapturing Palmyra. The 'citadel' on the outskirts of the city, a Unesco heritage site, ...
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01/03/17  |  Venturi Times
From the US Senate comes the alarm: Turkey is ready to annex the north of Syria?
The statements come from Richard "Dick" Black, a Republican senator from Virginia: "Erdogan considers himself a sultan ...
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01/03/17  |  Report
Ossetia: the small Caucasus land that moves the great powers
Vladikavkaz train station is pastel colored, between ocher and orange. The air weighs. The cold seems to be firm, ...
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Tribute (due) to the 80th "Roma" infantry who takes leave with honor

Well, yes, we are now used to witnessing the closure of the barracks and perhaps even a little to burying the long history of the departments, a phenomenon which however does not erase the memories. It also touched...

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"Il Signor Parolini" (ninth part)

The baked chicken, as expected, had lived up to its reputation, consolidating, where needed, the undisputed culinary mastery of Gastone, chief ...

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Backchannels and fireworks: US mediation behind Iranian retaliation on Israel?
As announced by the Iranian regime, the announced retaliation for the (unannounced) attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on 1 April 2024 which led to the death of...
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Letters to Defense Online: "Carabinieri and sinking of the Garibaldi"
Mine is not meant to be a sterile controversy but after more than thirty years of wearing the uniform I consider it a "fair" controversy. Decisions regarding the size and composition of forces...
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