ISIS menghantar dozen pengebom berani mati ke puncak ASEAN Malaysia - memo BOCOR . . .

Pegawai polis memeriksa susunan keselamatan bagi Persatuan 27 Negara-Negara Asia Tenggara (ASEAN) sidang kemuncak di Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 20, 2015 (Police officers check security arrangements for the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 20, 2015) © Olivia Harris/Reuters

Srikandi - Laporan polis Malaysia yang bocor mendakwa mungkin terdapat sekurang-kurangnya 10 Negara Islam (IS) pengebom berani mati di Kuala Lumpur, di mana pemimpin dari 18 negara, termasuk Amerika Syarikat, Rusia, Jepun dan China, yang ditetapkan untuk mengumpul hujung minggu ini bagi Persatuan Negara-negara Asia Tenggara (ASEAN) puncak.

Ketua Polis Malaysia, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar, telah bertindak balas dalam satu kenyataan kepada pendedahan suatu pekeliling polis dalaman yang memberi amaran tentang kemungkinan kehadiran pengebom berani mati di Kuala Lumpur dan Borneo.

ISIS sends dozen suicide bombers to Malaysian ASEAN summit - leaked memo . . .

A leaked Malaysian police report alleges there could be at least ten Islamic State suicide bombers in Kuala Lumpur, where leaders from 18 countries, including the US, Russia, Japan and China, are set to gather this weekend for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit.

Malaysia's police chief, Khalid Abu Bakar, has responded in a statement to the disclosure of an internal police circular that warned of the possible presence of suicide bombers in Kuala Lumpur and Borneo.

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Menurut Malaysiakini berita dalam talian setiap hari, Khalid telah mengesahkan pekeliling bocor polis pada mesyuarat antara ahli-ahli Abu Sayyaf, kumpulan pengganas yang berpangkalan di Filipina, dan Negara Islam (IS, yang sebelum ini ISIS/ISIL). Pekeliling tersebut didakwa melaporkan bahawa IS telah dihantar pengebom berani mati ke Sabah (salah satu daripada 2 negeri di Malaysia di Pulau Borneo) dan Kuala Lumpur (ibu negara Malaysia dan bandar paling ramai penduduk).

"Terdapat laporan daripada ancaman pengganas berlaku di Malaysia," kata Ketua Polis itu dalam satu kenyataan akhbar. "Pada ketika ini, saya ingin menggariskan bahawa mereka masih belum disahkan," katanya.

Pekeliling, bertarikh 16 November, dilaporkan berasal dari kecerdasan dikumpulkan dari mesyuarat yang diadakan antara IS, Abu Sayyaf dan Barisan Pembebasan Kebangsaan Moro.

Mesyuarat hari Ahad di Sulu, Filipina, dilaporkan dihadiri oleh "14 pemimpin daripada 3 pakaian dan 50 anggota Abu Sayyaf bersenjatakan senapang M16, pistol dan bom," pekeliling yang menuntut. Ia juga dilaporkan menyatakan bahawa pemimpin-pemimpin kumpulan pengganas telah membuat keputusan untuk merekrut ahli-ahli yang lebih baru, dan menghantar beberapa pengikut mereka ke Sabah dan Kuala Lumpur.

Nota itu dilaporkan mendakwa Abu Sayyaf dan Negara Islam sudah mempunyai 8 pengebom berani mati di Sabah dan 10 di Kuala Lumpur, menurut Malaysiakini.

"Pengebom berani mati ini telah menjalani latihan ketenteraan di Syria, Afghanistan dan Iraq, serta bersedia menerima arahan daripada pemimpin mereka untuk melancarkan serangan/pengeboman," dalam talian setiap hari memetik pekeliling dilaporkan berkata.

Serangan terbaru oleh militan Negara Islam di Perancis, Mesir, Lubnan dan Filipina juga telah mendorong Malaysia untuk meningkatkan kawalan keselamatan. "Pemeriksaan keselamatan di semua pintu masuk dan keluar ke Malaysia telah dipertingkatkan," kata Khalid.

Sekurang-kurangnya 2,000 anggota tentera sedang diletakkan di tempat-tempat strategik di Kuala Lumpur dan 2,500 lagi sedang bersiap sedia, Panglima Angkatan Tentera Malaysia Zulkifeli Mohd Zin berkata, menurut Reuters.

According to the Malaysiakini online news daily, Khalid has confirmed a leaked police circular on a meeting between members of Abu Sayyaf, a Philippines-based terrorist group, and Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). The circular allegedly reports that IS have dispatched suicide bombers to Sabah (one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia's capital and most populous city).

“There have been reports of imminent terrorist threats in Malaysia,” the police chief said in a press statement. “At this point, I would like to underline that they have yet to be confirmed,” he added.

The circular, dated November 16, reportedly originated from intelligence gathered from a meeting held between IS, Abu Sayyaf and the Moro National Liberation Front.

The Sunday meeting in Sulu, the Philippines, was reportedly attended by “14 leaders from the three outfits and 50 members of Abu Sayyaf armed with M16 rifles, pistols and bombs,” the circular claimed. It also reportedly stated that leaders of the terrorist groups have decided to recruit more new members, and to dispatch some of their followers to Sabah and Kuala Lumpur.

The note reportedly alleged that Abu Sayyaf and Islamic State already have eight suicide bombers in Sabah and 10 in Kuala Lumpur, according to Malaysiakini.

“These suicide bombers underwent military training in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as prepared to receive orders from their leaders to launch attacks/bombings,” the online daily quoted the circular as reportedly saying.

The latest attacks by Islamic State militants in France, Egypt, Lebanon and the Philippines have  also prompted Malasya to beef up security. "Security checks at all entry and exit points to Malaysia have been stepped up," Khalid said.

At least 2,000 army personnel were being positioned at strategic points in Kuala Lumpur and another 2,500 were on standby, Malaysian Armed Forces chief Zulkifeli Mohd Zin said, according to Reuters.

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00:17 - 14 ноября 2015

ISIS baru-baru ini mengaku bertanggungjawab untuk satu siri serangan terancang di Paris yang mengorbankan sekurang-kurangnya 130 orang pada 13 November dan telah dipanggil terburuk dalam sejarah Perancis.

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Awal bulan ini Negara Islam juga mendakwa berada di belakang menembak jatuh jet penumpang Airbus 321 Rusia dengan 224 orang penumpang dalam perjalanan dari Mesir Sharm el-Sheikh ke St Petersburg, pada 31 Oktober.

Rusia telah mengadakan berpuluh-puluh serangan terhadap Negara Islam dan sasaran pelampau lain di Syria setiap hari sejak 30 September, selepas permohonan rasmi telah dibuat oleh Presiden Bashar Assad.

ISIS has recently claimed responsibility for a series of coordinated attacks in Paris that killed at least 130 people on November 13 and have been called the worst in French history.

READ MORE: New video of Paris attacks shows moment Europe's 1st female suicide bomber blew herself up

Earlier this month Islamic State also claimed to be behind the downing of a Russian Airbus 321 passenger jet with 224 people on board, en route from Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg, on October 31.

Russia has been conducting dozens of sorties against Islamic State and other extremist targets in Syria on a daily basis since September 30, after an official request was made by President Bashar Assad.

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Sekatan tempat2 di BANK-bank dan NEGERI-negeri membiayai ISIS, kata Corbyn . . .

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party © Russell Cheyne/Reuters

Srikandi - Syarikat dan institusi kewangan yang disyaki menguruskan atau menyediakan dana untuk Negara Islam (IS, yang sebelum ini ISIS/ISIL) harus mempunyai sekatan diletakkan ke atas mereka, pemimpin Parti Buruh Jeremy Corbyn kepada Ahli Parlimen.

Bercakap kepada Dewan Rakyat, pemimpin Buruh menggesa Parlimen untuk mengambil tindakan yang lebih banyak untuk mengetatkan kawalan ke atas institusi yang menyediakan "infrastruktur penting" kepada kumpulan pengganas di Syria dan Iraq.

Corbyn berkata salah satu cara utama untuk menghentikan IS dari fungsi adalah untuk memotong sumbernya, menunjukkan EU juga perlu memainkan peranan dalam menyesakkan organisasi.

"Sesungguhnya cara penting untuk membantu kekalahan ISIL adalah untuk memotong pembiayaan, bekalan senjata, dan perdagangan," kata Corbyn semasa soalan Perdana Menteri (PMQs).

"Bolehkah saya menekan Perdana Menteri untuk memastikan bahawa sekutu kami di rantau ini, memang semua negara-negara di rantau ini, melakukan semua yang mereka boleh untuk mengetatkan kawalan ke atas individu dan institusi di negara mereka yang menyediakan ISIL dengan infrastruktur penting?

Place sanctions on banks and states 

funding ISIS, says Corbyn . . .

States and financial institutions suspected of managing or providing funds to Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) should have sanctions placed on them, Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn told MPs.

Speaking to the House of Commons, the Labour leader urged Parliament to take more action to clamp down on institutions which provide “vital infrastructure” to the terror group in Syria and Iraq.

Corbyn said one of the main ways to stop IS from functioning is to cut off its resources, suggesting the EU would also need to play a part in suffocating the organization.

“Surely a crucial way to help defeat ISIL is to cut off its funding, its supply of arms, and its trade,” Corbyn said during prime minister’s questions (PMQs).

“Can I press the prime minister to ensure that our allies in the region, indeed all countries in the region, are doing all they can to clamp down on individuals and institutions in their countries who are providing ISIL with vital infrastructure?

"Adakah beliau, melalui Kesatuan Eropah dan forum lain jika perlu, pertimbangkan sekatan terhadap bank-bank dan syarikat-syarikat dan jika negara-negara perlu yang menutup mata kepada mereka yang melakukan urusan dengan ISIL yang membantu mereka dalam kerja mereka?" Tanya beliau.

Perdana Menteri, David Cameron balas berkata UK telah memainkan "peranan utama" dalam kelaparan IS dana, tetapi memberi amaran ia tidak boleh menjadi satu-satunya respons British kepada kumpulan pelampau.

"Kita tidak boleh mengelak selamanya persoalan bagaimana untuk merendahkan dan memusnahkan ISIL kedua-dua di Iraq dan di Syria, . . . ya, pergi selepas wang, pergi selepas bank-bank, memotong bekalan mereka, tetapi tidak membuat bahawa pengganti untuk tindakan yang yang diperlukan untuk mengalahkan orang-orang ini di mana mereka berada, "katanya.

Corbyn sebelum ini telah mengkritik Arab Saudi kerana gagal untuk menghentikan sumber dan wang dihantar ke IS.

"Arab Saudi, mungkin bukan di peringkat kerajaan, tetapi sudah tentu di bantuan peringkat, telah memberikan sokongan kepada ISIL," katanya.

Cameron kini bersedia Dewan Rakyat untuk undi untuk melanjutkan serangan udara British dari Iraq ke Syria.

Perdana Menteri berkata, beliau tidak akan mengadakan undi sehingga dia dijamin mendapat sokongan yang cukup untuk lulus, tetapi ia menyangka serangan keganasan di Paris minggu lalu akan telah meningkatkan sokongan untuk lebih serangan udara.

“Will he, through the European Union and other forums if necessary, consider sanctions against those banks and companies and if necessary countries which turn a blind eye to those who do dealings with ISIL who assist them in their work?” he asked.

Prime Minister David Cameron responded saying the UK is already playing “a leading role” in starving IS of funds, but warned it could not be the only British response to the extremist group.

“We cannot dodge forever the question of how to degrade and destroy ISIL both in Iraq and in Syria, … yes, go after the money, go after the banks, cut off their supplies, but don’t make that a substitute for the action that’s required to beat these people where they are,” he said.

Corbyn has previously criticized Saudi Arabia for failing to stop resources and money being sent to IS.

“Saudi Arabia, maybe not at government level, but certainly at aid-level, has been providing support to ISIL,” he said.

Cameron is currently preparing the House of Commons for a vote to extend British airstrikes from Iraq into Syria.

The prime minister has said he will not hold the vote until he is guaranteed enough backing to pass it, but it is thought the terror attacks in Paris last week will have bolstered support for more airstrikes.

Pada sidang kemuncak G20 di Turki pada hari Isnin, Cameron menyatakan minatnya untuk bekerja lebih rapat dengan Rusia, yang telah melancarkan serangan udara di Syria terhadap sasaran IS.

Bercakap di Dewan Rakyat pada Selasa, Cameron berkata serangan di Paris pada hari Jumaat mewajarkan "pendekatan spektrum penuh," termasuk kuasa tentera, tindakan memerangi keganasan dan menentang naratif ekstremisme.

"Ia adalah di Syria, di Raqqa, yang ISIL beribu pejabat dan ia adalah dari Raqqa bahawa beberapa ancaman utama terhadap negara ini dirancang dan diatur. Raqqa, jika anda suka, adalah ketua ular.

"Sejak Syria kami menyokong sekutu kami Amerika Syarikat, Perancis, Jordan dan negara-negara Teluk dengan kecerdasan, dengan pengawasan dan dengan mengisi minyak. Tetapi saya percaya, seperti yang saya katakan banyak kali sebelum ini, kita perlu melakukan lebih. Kami menghadapi ancaman langsung dan berkembang ke negara kita dan kita perlu menanganinya, bukan sahaja di Iraq, tetapi di Syria juga."

At the G20 summit in Turkey on Monday, Cameron expressed his interest in working more closely with Russia, which is already launching airstrikes in Syria against IS targets.

Speaking in the House of Commons on Tuesday, Cameron said the attacks in Paris on Friday justify a “full spectrum approach,” including military power, counter-terrorism action and countering the narrative of extremism.

“It is in Syria, in Raqqa, that ISIL has its headquarters and it is from Raqqa that some of the main threat against this country are planned and orchestrated. Raqqa, if you like, is the head of the snake.

“Over Syria we are supporting our allies the US, France, Jordan and the Gulf countries with intelligence, with surveillance and with refueling. But I believe, as I have said many times before, we should be doing more. We face a direct and growing threat to our country and we need to deal with it, not just in Iraq, but in Syria too.”

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ISIS berkata Rusia disasarkan ke atas kempen SYRIA, pertunjukan didakwa 'bom' Jet SINAI . . .

The debris from a Russian airliner is seen at its crash site at the Hassana area in Arish city, north Egypt, November 1, 2015 (Serpihan dari sebuah pesawat Rusia dilihat di lokasi kemalangan itu di kawasan Hassana di bandar Arish, utara Mesir, November 1, 2015) © Mohamed Abd El Ghany/RIA Novosti

Srikandi - Imej bahagian dakwaan "bom" yang digunakan untuk mengambil pesawat penumpang Rusia ke atas Sinai Mesir, membunuh semua 224 orang di atas kapal, didorong oleh majalah Negeri Islam.

ISIS says Russia targeted over Syria campaign, shows alleged Sinai jet 'bomb' . . .

An image of alleged parts of a “bomb” used to take down a Russian passenger plane over Egypt's Sinai, killing all 224 people onboard, was posted by Islamic State’s magazine.

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11:38 PM - 18 Nov 2015

Minuman ringan boleh dan apa yang kelihatan seperti detonator dan beralih didakwa terdiri bahagian spontan bom buatan sendiri, foto yang diterbitkan dalam talian pada hari Rabu oleh majalah Dabiq mencadangkan.

A soft drink can and what appeared to be a detonator and switch allegedly made up the parts of an improvised homemade bomb, a photo published online on Wednesday by Dabiq magazine suggests.

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Gambar lain menunjukkan pasport dikatakan milik penumpang Rusia terbunuh dalam pengeboman, dengan dokumen-dokumen yang didakwa diperolehi oleh pejuang Islam.

Keaslian imej tidak disahkan.

Pada hari Selasa, Rusia Perkhidmatan Keselamatan Persekutuan (FSB) mengumumkan bahawa serangan pengganas menyebabkan pesawat A321 dalam perjalanan ke St Petersburg crash di Sinai. Kesan bahan letupan telah ditemui dalam bangkai, termasuk barang-barang dan bahagian-bahagian kapal terbang penumpang.

"Semasa penerbangan, alat buatan sendiri dengan kuasa 1.5 kilogram TNT diletupkan," kata Ketua FSB Aleksandr Bortnikov, sambil menambah bahawa "kesan bahan letupan buatan asing" telah ditemui.

Penerbitan ini berkata kumpulan militan telah menemui satu cara untuk menjejaskan keselamatan lapangan terbang di Sharm el-Sheikh dan diseludup bom ke jet Rusia. Ia pertama kali merancang untuk mensasarkan pesawat milik salah satu daripada negara-negara dari diketuai Amerika Syarikat gabungan Barat memerangi negara Islam di rantau ini, majalah itu mendakwa, sambil menambah bahawa ia kemudiannya memutuskan untuk menyerang Rusia ke atas kempen ketenteraan di Syria.

Terdapat laporan bahawa beberapa pekerja Sharm el-Sheikh Lapangan Terbang telah diadakan dan ditahan kerana disyaki membantu mereka yang menanam bahan letupan di atas kapal terbang Rusia. Pihak berkuasa Mesir dan pegawai-pegawai lapangan terbang dengan segera menafikan laporan pada Selasa.

Another photograph showed passports said to belong to Russian passengers killed in the bombing, with the documents allegedly obtained by Islamic fighters.

The authenticity of the images has not been verified.

On Tuesday, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that a terrorist attack caused the A321 plane en route to St. Petersburg to crash in Sinai. Traces of explosives have been found in the wreckage, which included passengers' belongings and parts of the plane.

"During the flight, a homemade device with the power of 1.5 kilograms of TNT was detonated," FSB chief Aleksandr Bortnikov said, adding that "traces of a foreign-made explosive substance" have been found.

The publication said that militants had found a way to compromise airport security at Sharm el-Sheikh and smuggled a bomb onto the Russian jet. It was first planned to target an aircraft belonging to one of the nations from the US-led Western coalition fighting Islamic State in the region, the magazine claimed, adding that it was later decided to attack Russia over its military campaign in Syria.

There have been reports that a number of Sharm el-Sheikh Airport employees were held and detained on suspicion of assisting those who planted the explosive device on the Russian plane. Egyptian authorities and airport officials promptly denied the reports on Tuesday.

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4:23 PM - 17 Nov 2015

Penumpang antarabangsa dilarang daripada membawa sejumlah besar cecair di atas kapal pesawat komersial selepas rancangan pengganas untuk menggunakan bahan letupan cecair menyamar sebagai minuman ringan dalam penerbangan transatlantik terbongkar di Britain pada tahun 2006.

Pada hari-hari berikut tragedi lebih Sinai, media Britain melaporkan maklumat yang belum disahkan menunjukkan bahawa jihad British mungkin telah terlibat dalam pengeboman pesawat Rusia. Perisikan UK telah didakwa mendengar "perbualan" dari pelampau di kawasan itu, yang dilaporkan dipaparkan jihad yang terlibat dalam serangan itu bercakap dengan London dan Birmingham aksen. Laporan yang belum disahkan mencadangkan bahawa mereka rakyat Britain telah dilatih dengan "latar belakang elektronik" yang mungkin telah membantu untuk membina bom.

International passengers were banned from bringing large amounts of liquids on board commercial airplanes after terrorist plans to use liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks on transatlantic flights were uncovered in Britain in 2006.

In the days following the tragedy over Sinai, British media reported unconfirmed information suggesting that British jihadists might have been involved in the bombing of the Russian plane. UK intelligence has allegedly heard "chatter" from extremists in the area, which reportedly featured the jihadists involved in the attack speaking with London and Birmingham accents. The unconfirmed reports suggested that those Britons had been trained with an "electronics background" which might have helped to construct the bomb.

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KAPAL Amerika Syarikat untuk latihan dengan tentera laut China di tengah-tengah KETEGANGAN . . .

USS Stethem (DDG 63) destroyer vessel arrives at a military port for an official visit, in Shanghai, China, November 16, 2015 (USS Stethem (DDG 63) kapal pemusnah tiba di pelabuhan tentera untuk lawatan rasmi, di Shanghai, China, November 16, 2015) © Stringer/Reuters

Srikandi - Ketegangan lebih aktiviti tentera laut Amerika Syarikat di Laut China Selatan telah tidak menghalang pemusnah Tentera Laut Amerika Syarikat dari dok di Shanghai untuk latihan dijadualkan dengan tentera laut China. Kapal China dan Amerika Syarikat juga telah menjalankan latihan bersama di Florida awal bulan ini.

USS Stethem, Arleigh Burke kelas berpandu peluru berpandu pemusnah, adalah untuk mengambil bahagian dalam latihan komunikasi dan simulasi menyelamat permukaan dengan kapal dari tentera laut Tentera Pembebasan Rakyat (PLAN). Lawatan selama seminggu kapal adalah bertujuan untuk membina kepercayaan antara kedua-dua tentera laut, Komander Harry Marsh, kepala USS Stethem, kepada pemberita.

Kelasi Amerika Syarikat akan belajar tentang amalan rakan-rakan Cina mereka "supaya apabila kami beroperasi di laut kita boleh melakukannya dengan selamat, dan kita faham apa yang mereka lakukan dan apa yang kita lakukan," Marsh kepada pemberita, menurut AFP. "Negara-negara mungkin mempunyai beberapa perbezaan pendapat, namun tentera laut kami dapat beroperasi dengan selamat di laut."

Latihan dijadual bulan lebih awal, lama sebelum satu lagi kapal Tentera Laut Amerika Syarikat belayar terlalu hampir ke sebuah pulau di Laut China Selatan yang Beijing mendakwa sebagai wilayah kedaulatan. Dikenali di Barat sebagai Kepulauan Spratly, kepulauan terumbu juga dituntut oleh Filipina, Vietnam, Malaysia, dan Brunei.

Pada 27 Oktober, USS Lassen, satu lagi kelas pemusnah Arleigh Burke, belayar dalam radius 12 batu dari sebuah pulau di mana China telah membina landasan kapal terbang dan lain-lain kemudahan di atas darat tebus guna. Yang "kebebasan pelayaran" Operasi mendorong bantahan daripada Beijing.

"Tindakan kapal perang Amerika Syarikat adalah ancaman kepada kedaulatan dan keselamatan China, dan keselamatan penduduk yang tinggal di pulau-pulau; mereka merosakkan keamanan dan kestabilan di rantau ini. Dalam hal ini, pihak Cina meluahkan rasa tidak puas hati yang melampau dan kuat membantah, "Kementerian Luar China berkata dalam satu kenyataan.

US ship to drill with Chinese navy amid tensions

Tensions over US naval activity in the South China Sea have not prevented a US Navy destroyer from docking in Shanghai for scheduled drills with the Chinese navy. Chinese and US ships also conducted joint exercises in Florida earlier this month.

The USS Stethem, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, is to take part in communications exercises and a surface rescue simulation with vessels from the navy of the People’s Liberation Army (PLAN). The ship’s weeklong visit is intended to build trust between the two navies, Commander Harry Marsh, the captain of the USS Stethem, told reporters.

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US sailors will learn about the practices of their Chinese colleagues “so that when we operate at sea we can do it safely, and we understand what they are doing and what we do,” Marsh told reporters, according to AFP. “Countries may have some disagreements, yet our navies are able to operate safely at sea.”

The drill was scheduled months in advance, long before another US Navy ship sailed dangerously close to an island in the South China Sea that Beijing claims as its sovereign territory. Known in the West as the Spratly Islands, the reef archipelago is also claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei.

On October 27, the USS Lassen, another Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, sailed within the 12-mile radius of an island where China has built an airstrip and other facilities on reclaimed land.  The “freedom of navigation” operation prompted protests from Beijing.

“These actions of the US warship are a threat to the sovereignty and security of China, and safety of people living on the islands; they damage peace and stability in the region. In this regard, the Chinese side expresses extreme dissatisfaction and strongly protests,” China’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

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8:38 PM - 10 Nov 2015

Beberapa hari kemudian, bagaimanapun, beberapa kapal China tiba di Florida untuk latihan bersama dengan Tentera Laut Amerika Syarikat. Yiyang, kapal peluru berpandu frigat; pemusnah peluru berpandu, Jinan; dan Qiandao Hu, sebuah kapal tangki minyak armada melawat Pelabuhan Tentera Laut Mayport Amerika Syarikat di Jacksonville, Florida pada November 3, UPI dilaporkan.

Kapal-kapal Cina telah disertai oleh USS Mason, pemusnah peluru berpandu; USS Monterey, cruiser peluru berpandu; dan kapal-kapal Tentera Laut Amerika Syarikat yang lain pada 7 November Mereka menjalankan latihan selama 6 jam di Atlantik yang melibatkan "penyelarasan komunikasi maritim, operasi armada dan misi menyelamat," UPI melaporkan, memetik sumber-sumber Cina.

Just days later, however, several Chinese ships arrived in Florida for joint exercises with the US Navy. The Yiyang, a guided missile frigate; the Jinan, a guided missile destroyer; and the Qiandao Hu, a fleet oil tanker visited the Mayport US Naval Station in Jacksonville, Florida on November 3, UPI reported.

The Chinese vessels were joined by the USS Mason, a missile destroyer; the USS Monterey, a guided missile cruiser; and other US Navy ships on November 7. They conducted a six-hour exercise in the Atlantic involving the “coordination of maritime communications, fleet operations and rescue missions,” UPI reported, citing Chinese sources.

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Russian, Chinese warships to hold joint historic drills in Black Sea, Mediterranean (Rusia, kapal perang China untuk mengadakan latihan bersejarah bersama di Laut Hitam, Mediterranean) http://on.rt.com/72r4wz 

1:29 PM - 8 May 2015

Secara rasmi cawangan maritim Tentera Pembebasan Rakyat, tentera laut China telah berkembang daripada sebuah pasukan pertahanan pantai untuk armada yang mampu mengunjurkan tenaga di luar negara. Pada bulan Ogos, PELAN dan tentera laut Rusia menjalankan gerakan bersama di Laut Jepun, manakala pada Mei 2 kapal frigat Cina melakukan lawatan bersejarah ke Laut Hitam armada Rusia untuk menandakan ulang tahun ke-70 kemenangan dalam Perang DUNIA II. Kedua-dua kapal itu, Linyi dan Weifang, kemudian menyertai armada Rusia untuk latihan maritim di Mediterranean.

Kapal Rusia dijadual menyertai tentera laut China untuk latihan bersama di Laut China Selatan pada Mei 2016, Kementerian Pertahanan Rusia telah mengesahkannya.

Officially a maritime branch of the People’s Liberation Army, the Chinese navy has evolved from a coastal defense force to a fleet capable of projecting force abroad. In August, the PLAN and the Russian navy conducted joint maneuvers in the Sea of Japan, while in May two Chinese frigates made a historic visit to Russia’s Black Sea fleet to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory in World War II. The two ships, the Linyi and the Weifang, then joined the Russian fleet for maritime drills in the Mediterranean.

Russian ships are scheduled to join the Chinese navy for joint exercises in the South China Sea in May 2016, the Russian Defense Ministry has confirmed.

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