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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 23, 2018

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CBS: Putin ally's private army behind attack on U.S.-backed forces?

MOSCOW -- We are learning more about who was likely behind an attack earlier this month on a rebel base in northern Syria, where American forces were embedded with the fighters. The Russian mercenaries who carried out the siege -- which was repelled by U.S. airstrikes -- were reportedly working for oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, a close ally of Vladimir Putin and the same man accused of running a troll factory that targeted American voters.

As CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports, the attack took place on Feb. 7, and the U.S. response resulted in a number of Russian mercenaries being killed. There were no U.S. casualties.

When the U.S. soldiers called in airstrikes to defend themselves, they had no idea they would end up killing dozens Russian civilians.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- February 23, 2018

Russian mercenary boss spoke with Kremlin before attacking US forces in Syria, intel claims -- The Telegraph

Russian oligarch indicted by Mueller reportedly told Putin before mercenaries in Syria attacked US forces -- Business Insider

Pentagon Says U.S. Was Told No Russians Involved In Syria Attack -- RFE

Has Russia Deployed Latest-Generation Stealth Warplanes in Syria? -- VOA

New Russian Su-57 Stealth Jets Deployed to Syria Despite Putin Promise of Drawdown -- Newsweek

Mission Possible: Here's What Those Russian Su-57 Jets May Be Doing in Syria -- Sputnik

Russia's Su-57 Deployment in Syria Is a Dangerous Farce -- Tom Cooper, National Interest

Turkey’s Syria Operation Showcases Domestic Weapons Industry -- VOA

Afghanistan Unveils Plans for Controversial Militia Force -- VOA

P-8 Poseidon: Countering Chinese Aggression in the Indo-Pacific -- RCD

The Toolset of an Elite North Korean Hacker Group On the Rise -- Wired

Panel: Japan Should Look to Conventional Deterrents to Curb North Korean Threat -- USNI News

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