Somali, Kenyan troops exchange gunfire at shared border
What you need to know:
The incident took place at the frontier between the Somali town Bula Hawo and Kenya’s Mandera.
Month: September 2020
Russia, China block release of UN report criticizing Russia
Russia and China blocked the official release of a report by U.N. experts on Libya that accused its warring parties and their international backers — including Russia — of violating a U.N. arms embargo on the conflict-wracked country, U.N. diplomats said Friday.
Death toll in Nigeria jihadist attack rises to 30
The death toll from a jihadist attack on the convoy of the regional governor in northeast Nigeria has risen to 30, security sources said Saturday.
The Legacy of Military Governance in Mali
After leading a coup against a democratically elected government, junta leader Colonel Assimi Goïta has attempted to rehabilitate the image of military government in Mali.
Azerbaijan hired jihadist terrorists, militants from Syria to attack Artsakh – names released
The Human Rights Organization of Afrin has released a list of rebel divisions active in Syria that have been transported to Azerbaijan and hired as mercenaries to fight against the Artsakh military in the ongoing Azeri offensive.
According to the organization, 80 fighters from the seven different divisions were killed in action.
How Yugoslavia was destroyed?
After the death of Josip Broz Tito on May 4, 1980, the Yugoslav Empire lost the main link uniting the empire. In the further history of Yugoslavia, there were no longer any high statesmen who would pursue the line of so-called Tithonism.
War inside NATO: Clashes over Cyprus gas cannot be avoided
In recent months, the conflict between Turkey and Greece has sharply escalated over the disputed gas fields on the Cyprus shelf, which are being developed by Ankara. Moreover, the conflict caused a split in the unity of the European Union, since Cyprus demanded tough measures against Turkey, threatening to block the introduction of sanctions against Belarus.
War inside NATO: Clashes over Cyprus gas cannot be avoided
In recent months, the conflict between Turkey and Greece has sharply escalated over the disputed gas fields on the Cyprus shelf, which are being developed by Ankara. Moreover, the conflict caused a split in the unity of the European Union, since Cyprus demanded tough measures against Turkey, threatening to block the introduction of sanctions against Belarus.
The Islamic State’s Revitalization in Libya and its Post-2016 War of Attrition
Over the course of the last two years, the Islamic State in Libya has gradually re-emerged as a formidable insurgent force. Following its territorial loss of Sirte in late 2016 to a U.S.-backed, anti-Islamic State coalition, the group has adopted new approaches to recruitment and financing. These reveal that the group has become more reliant on sub-Saharan African personnel in its post-territorial phase and has simultaneously deepened its connections with Libya’s desert smuggling networks, which connect North Africa to the Sahel. Moreover, as will be outlined in this article, its organizational structure appears to have shifted from ‘state-like’ to ‘guerrilla insurgency-like.’
Eye On ISIS In Libya: The Anti ISIS Coalition
On the evening of 16 September, Government of National Accord (GNA)/ and Presidential Council (PC) head Fayez al-Serraj announced on live television that he would ‘hand over’ his duties ‘to the next executive authority no later than the end of October.’ Serraj reportedly arrived in Tripoli from Turkey the day of his announcement and urged negotiators to quickly name ‘a new administration’ to ‘secure a peaceful and smooth transition’