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Opening of "Base. Soil. Foundation" exhibition in Kyiv

Chief of the Military Chaplaincy Service of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kostiantyn Kholodov attends the opening of the "Base. Soil. Foundation" exhibition by Ukrainian artist and public figure Diana Podolianchuk at the Metropolitans Residence Museum at the Saint Sophia of Kyiv National Conservation Area, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 14, 2025.

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Opening of "Base. Soil. Foundation" exhibition in Kyiv

Chief of the Military Chaplaincy Service of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kostiantyn Kholodov and Ukrainian artist and public figure Diana Podolianchuk attend the opening of the "Base. Soil. Foundation" exhibition at the Metropolitans Residence Museum at the Saint Sophia of Kyiv National Conservation Area, Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Inside A Syrian Reconciliation Centre - Damascus

At the Reconciliation Centre, former military, police and intelligence officers, as well as anyone who was part of pro-Assad militia groups, can register for a temporary civilian identity card and deposit their weapons. HTS has announced a general amnesty for those who worked for the former regime. A crowd of men waits inside a police station in Damascus, Syria, on December 31, 2024. The vetting process is part of the government's initiative to restore order and ensure accountability in the civil service system. Photo by David Melero/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inside A Syrian Reconciliation Centre - Damascus

At the Reconciliation Centre, former military, police and intelligence officers, as well as anyone who was part of pro-Assad militia groups, can register for a temporary civilian identity card and deposit their weapons. HTS has announced a general amnesty for those who worked for the former regime. A crowd of men waits inside a police station in Damascus, Syria, on December 31, 2024. The vetting process is part of the government's initiative to restore order and ensure accountability in the civil service system. Photo by David Melero/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inside A Syrian Reconciliation Centre - Damascus

At the Reconciliation Centre, former military, police and intelligence officers, as well as anyone who was part of pro-Assad militia groups, can register for a temporary civilian identity card and deposit their weapons. HTS has announced a general amnesty for those who worked for the former regime. A crowd of men waits outside a police station in Damascus, Syria, on December 31, 2024. The vetting process is part of the government's initiative to restore order and ensure accountability in the civil service system. Photo by David Melero/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Inside A Syrian Reconciliation Centre - Damascus

At the Reconciliation Centre, former military, police and intelligence officers, as well as anyone who was part of pro-Assad militia groups, can register for a temporary civilian identity card and deposit their weapons. HTS has announced a general amnesty for those who worked for the former regime. A man is photographed during a vetting process inside a police station in Damascus, Syria, on December 31, 2024. The procedure is part of post-conflict efforts to ensure individuals' eligibility for reintegration into civil service roles. Photo by David Melero/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish police detain 7 suspects for alleged espionage linked to Israel

STORY: Turkish police detain 7 suspects for alleged espionage linked to Israel SHOOTING DATE: March 5, 2024 DATELINE: March 6, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish intelligence and Istanbul police detaining seven suspects for allegedly selling information to Israel's Mossad intelligence service (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces on Tuesday detained seven suspects in Istanbul over alleged espionage activities connected to Israel's intelligence agency Mossad, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. The minister announced on social media platform X that the detentions came during simultaneous operations aimed at uncovering international espionage activities in Türkiye. According to Yerlikaya, the suspects have been accused of transferring information and documents regarding companies and individuals targeted by the Israeli intelligence service. During the raids, the police units also seized

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Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service public report 2024

13.02.2024, Tallinn. The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service has published a report covering the security situation in the Baltic Sea region. The report «International Security and Estonia 2024» discusses the latest developments in Russias military, foreign policy, internal politics and economy, special services and influence operations. We also turn our attention to China, Sino-Russian relationship and Chinese technology. The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service protects Estonia from external security threats. The service collects and analyses intelligence to support Estonias national defence and security policy. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service public report 2024

13.02.2024, Tallinn. The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service has published a report covering the security situation in the Baltic Sea region. The report «International Security and Estonia 2024» discusses the latest developments in Russias military, foreign policy, internal politics and economy, special services and influence operations. We also turn our attention to China, Sino-Russian relationship and Chinese technology. The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service protects Estonia from external security threats. The service collects and analyses intelligence to support Estonias national defence and security policy. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service public report 2024

13.02.2024, Tallinn. The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service has published a report covering the security situation in the Baltic Sea region. The report «International Security and Estonia 2024» discusses the latest developments in Russias military, foreign policy, internal politics and economy, special services and influence operations. We also turn our attention to China, Sino-Russian relationship and Chinese technology. The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service protects Estonia from external security threats. The service collects and analyses intelligence to support Estonias national defence and security policy. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service public report 2024

13.02.2024, Tallinn. The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service has published a report covering the security situation in the Baltic Sea region. The report «International Security and Estonia 2024» discusses the latest developments in Russias military, foreign policy, internal politics and economy, special services and influence operations. We also turn our attention to China, Sino-Russian relationship and Chinese technology. The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service protects Estonia from external security threats. The service collects and analyses intelligence to support Estonias national defence and security policy. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service public report 2024

13.02.2024, Tallinn. The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service has published a report covering the security situation in the Baltic Sea region. The report «International Security and Estonia 2024» discusses the latest developments in Russias military, foreign policy, internal politics and economy, special services and influence operations. We also turn our attention to China, Sino-Russian relationship and Chinese technology. The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service protects Estonia from external security threats. The service collects and analyses intelligence to support Estonias national defence and security policy. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service public report 2024

13.02.2024, Tallinn. The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service has published a report covering the security situation in the Baltic Sea region. The report «International Security and Estonia 2024» discusses the latest developments in Russias military, foreign policy, internal politics and economy, special services and influence operations. We also turn our attention to China, Sino-Russian relationship and Chinese technology. The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service protects Estonia from external security threats. The service collects and analyses intelligence to support Estonias national defence and security policy. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service public report 2024

13.02.2024, Tallinn. The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service has published a report covering the security situation in the Baltic Sea region. The report «International Security and Estonia 2024» discusses the latest developments in Russias military, foreign policy, internal politics and economy, special services and influence operations. We also turn our attention to China, Sino-Russian relationship and Chinese technology. The Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service protects Estonia from external security threats. The service collects and analyses intelligence to support Estonias national defence and security policy. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

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Iran launches missile attacks against "terrorist bases" in Syria, Iraqi Kurdistan

STORY: Iran launches missile attacks against "terrorist bases" in Syria, Iraqi Kurdistan SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 17, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. wide of missile attacks STORYLINE: Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said it has launched barrages of ballistic missiles against the bases of "terrorists" and Israel's intelligence service Mossad in Syria and Iraq's Kurdistan Region respectively in response to recent anti-Iran "terror" attacks. The IRGC announced the attacks in three statements published on Sepah News early Tuesday, describing the operations, which it said were carried out at midnight, as responses to recent "terrorist attacks" in the southeastern Iranian provinces of Kerman and Sistan and Baluchestan as well as Israel's assassinations of Iranian and resistance commanders. Four people were killed as a result of the missile strike conducted by IRGC on Iraqi Kurdistan's capital of Erbil, according to an Iraqi security so

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Turkish intelligence service kills senior PKK member in N. Iraq

STORY: Turkish intelligence service kills senior PKK member in N. Iraq DATELINE: Aug. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish security forces anti-terror operation against PKK (courtesy of Turkish Defense Ministry) 2. photos of the anti-terror operation of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT) (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) 3. photos of senior figure of the terrorist group PKK Yilmaz Bayram (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) 4. various of the militants of PKK 5. various of some old anti-terror operation of Turkish security forces against PKK 6. various of the militants of PKK STORYLINE: The Turkish intelligence service on Friday killed a senior PKK member in the northern Iraqi province of Sinjar, the semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. The PKK member was identified as Yilmaz Bayram, also known by his codename Agit Gever, the report quoted security sources as saying. Bayram is the group's top logistics man providing weapons a

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GLOBALink | Ukraine crisis one year on: observations by Xinhua correspondents

It's been a year since Russia launched a special military operation against Ukraine, but the conflict is far from over. The Ukraine crisis began on Feb. 24, 2022, following incitement from the United States and its allies due to NATO's eastward expansion. Today, Ukrainians and Russians still grieve their beloved ones killed on the frontlines. When the conflict is piling misery on people worldwide suffering from acute food and energy crises, the West continues to fan the flames by sending more military hardware and intelligence to Ukraine. Produced by Xinhua Global Service

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Japanese-American MIS veteran talks experience in WWII

HONOLULU, United States - Herbert Yanamura talks about his work at the Military Intelligence Service of the U.S. Army during World War II at his home in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2014.

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Japanese-American MIS veteran talks experience in WWII

HONOLULU, United States - Takejiro Higa talks about his work at the Military Intelligence Service of the U.S. Army during World War II in an interview in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2014. As part of his assignment, he was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, in his father's hometown, where he spent his childhood from two to 16 years old.

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Russia says U.S. recruiting terrorists to fight in Ukraine

STORY: Russia says U.S. recruiting terrorists to fight in Ukraine DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russia-Ukraine conflict-related footage 2. SOUNDBITE (English): CHEN QIANG, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): CHEN QIANG, Xinhua correspondent in Moscow "The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has said the United States is actively recruiting members of international terrorist organizations, including the Islamic State, as mercenaries to fight in Ukraine. The SVR said in a recent statement, in April this year, about 60 ISIS militants aged 20-25 were released from prisons controlled by the Syrian Kurds with the participation of American intelligence services. According to the statement, they were 'transferred to the U.S. military base Al-Tanf, located in Syria near the border with Jordan and Iraq, for combat training with a view to subsequent delivery to Ukraine.' The Russian parliament passed a bill on We

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Kim Jong Un's key aide possibly sent to farm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (far L) and his key aide Choe Ryong Hae (far R) make an appearance at a military parade at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Oct. 10, 2015. South Korea's National Intelligence Service indicated on Nov. 24 that Choe may have been sent to a rural farm to take the blame for an accident at a hydroelectric plant under construction in Ryanggang Province or other things. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese-American MIS veteran talks experience in WWII

HONOLULU, United States - Herbert Yanamura talks about his work at the Military Intelligence Service of the U.S. Army during World War II at his home in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Japanese-American MIS veteran talks experience in WWII

HONOLULU, United States - Takejiro Higa talks about his work at the Military Intelligence Service of the U.S. Army during World War II in an interview in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Aug. 10, 2014. As part of his assignment, he was stationed in Okinawa, Japan, in his father's hometown, where he spent his childhood from two to 16 years old. (Kyodo)