Le parti d’inspiration islamiste Ennahdha, vainqueur des élections législatives en Tunisie, a annoncé dimanche au terme d’une réunion de son conseil consultatif qu’il choisirait une personnalité issue de ses rangs pour présider le futur gouvernement.
Belgium and other European states are preparing to evacuate citizens accused of having links to Islamic State from detention camps in north-eastern Syria through a newly declared safe zone being carved out by Turkish forces along the border.
The refusal of the French government to take back Islamic State fighters from Syria could fuel a new jihadist recruitment drive in France, threatening public safety, a leading anti-terrorism investigator has said.
A state of alert has taken over in Germany’s capital, Berlin, amidst fears of the return of German ISIS militants held by the Kurds in Syria.
Russia has been busy on the African continent in recent years. Russian officials acknowledged Russians were on board an Antonov An-72 transport which crashed last week in a remote Congolese forest.
The United States is keeping some troops near oil fields in northeastern Syria to protect them from being captured by Islamic State, defense chief Mark Esper said Monday.
Ouverture réussie pour le premier sommet Russie-Afrique organisé par Vladimir Poutine et co-présidé par le président en exercice de l’Union africaine (UA), Abdel Fattah al-Sissi. Les dirigeants africains ont répondu à l’appel de Sotchi et, en ce premier jour surtout consacré à la coopération économique, promesses, serments d’amitié et contrats se sont multipliés.
Russia has been busy on the African continent in recent years. Russian officials acknowledged Russians were on board an Antonov An-72 transport which crashed last week in a remote Congolese forest.
There have also been reports of Russians killed in civlil war battles in Libya recently. And Russia has been making deals and spending money and making commitments all over Africa.
The United States is keeping some troops near oil fields in northeastern Syria to protect them from being captured by Islamic State, defense chief Mark Esper said Monday.
A senior leader within al Qaeda’s Uqba bin Nafi Battalion (KUBN) was reportedly killed in a military operation earlier today, according to Tunisia’s Ministry of Interior.