From drug revenue to extortion to charitable donations, the Taliban has plenty of avenues to fill their coffers.
The Taliban militants of Afghanistan have grown richer and more powerful since their fundamentalist Islamic regime was toppled by U.S. forces in 2001.
A UN analysis of photos of four anti-tank guided missiles in Libya found that one “had characteristics consistent with the Iranian-produced Dehlavieh” missile, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres reported to the Security Council.
The Turkish embassy in Libya’s capital Tripoli has dismissed the claims of Saudi channel “Al-Arabiya”, which is based in the UAE, about the meeting between the Turkish ambassador and Head of Libya’s High Council of State Khalid Al-Mishri, denying to have sent any message to the Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha about his visits to Egypt and France.
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has died of natural causes in Afghanistan, according Afghanistan and Pakistan media on Friday.
The recent military movement by the Israeli forces in the northern front along the Lebanese borders and also in regions bordering Gaza Strip is seen by some observers as Tel Aviv’s ground-making to take offensive moves in the near future.
A report by the Conflict Armament Research group said that overall more than 50 companies, in over 20 countries, produced or distributed goods that ISIS forces subsequently used to make IEDs, drones and improvised weapon systems.
NÉGOCIATIONS. Arrêté fin octobre en Algérie, un ancien élément des groupes armés du nord du Mali révèle les détails de la libération des terroristes contre celle des otages.
L’Éthiopie et le conflit dans la province du Tigré est toujours à l’agenda de plusieurs organisations internationales, mais sans grand résultat pour l’instant. Et les autorités fédérales n’entendent pas transiger.
Le Secrétaire général de l’ONU, António Guterres, s’est dit lundi très préoccupé par la situation actuelle dans la province du Tigré en Éthiopie et a estimé « essentiel de restaurer rapidement l’Etat de droit, dans le plein respect des droits de l’homme».
As a jihadi insurgency spreads across the Sahel, EU countries are responding to France’s call for increased troop deployments in the region. A Franco-Estonian elite unit, styled Task Force Takuba, has arrived in northern Mali and is based near the city of Gao. Czech and Swedish forces are due to arrive soon. From media reports, the deployments go beyond the training and support of indigenous military.
