The Mass Escape of ISIS Detainees Is a Warning Against U.S. Withdrawal From Syria

Serious concerns are emerging over the ability of the Syrian government to maintain security in the northeast of the country following its recent offensive against the Kurdish-led, U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).

A Syrian government spokesman admitted on February 17 that since the end of January, thousands of detainees had absconded from the al-Hol detention camp previously run by the SDF. “Families escaped while we were present because the camp is large and the smuggling routes are very varied,” said Fadi al-Qassem.

For a Better Druze Future, Jumblatt Needs New Ideas

Walid Jumblatt, Lebanon’s most seasoned and cunning political operator, has navigated every twist of the country’s turmoil since taking the reins of the Druze community in 1977. Convinced that his father Kamal’s assassination stemmed from political overreach, Jumblatt has pursued relentlessly cautious and conservative policies, always hedging his bets and aligning with the likely winner at home and abroad.

Turkish foreign minister warns of nuclear arms race if Iran gets the bomb

On February 9, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan suggested that Turkey would begin developing nuclear weapons should Iran obtain them. During a televised interview with CNN Turk, Fidan warned that Iranian nuclearization would upset the “balance of power” in the Middle East and likely initiate a regional nuclear arms race, which Turkey may be compelled to join. The foreign minister declined to comment when asked if he believed Turkey should possess nuclear weapons.

Edward Joris: anarchiste, terroriste et activiste flamand

Le 11 février marquera le 150ème anniversaire de la naissance d’Edward Joris. Edward qui? me demandez-vous déjà… Aujourd’hui, cet Anversois est une note de bas de page oubliée dans les livres d’histoire, mais il a été un jour connu et surtout redouté dans le monde entier en tant que « terroriste ».

La dictature des libéraux

Argent créé à partir de rien et exploitation: la dictature financière des seigneurs apatrides de la notation

Sur la base de la nouvelle alchimie bancaire, qui transforme le papier imprimé en or et, en outre, en chaînes inoxydables de l’endettement, la classe liquide-financière des seigneurs de la globocratie sans frontières a acquis le monopole de la creatio ex nihilo de la monnaie et de la notation (c’est-à-dire du montant que les entités publiques ou privées paient pour obtenir de l’argent). Le monde entier est endetté envers la classe dominante pour la simple raison que l’on progresse en accumulant des intérêts. La virtualisation luciférienne de la turbofinance a en effet conduit à la création, ex nihilo, d’immenses valeurs comptables, mais sans fondement réel, ainsi qu’à des bulles immobilières et boursières, à des effondrements et à des récessions. Ainsi, profitant des actifs toxiques et de la fraude financière évidente, le Seigneur mondial-élitiste renforce de plus en plus sa domination sur le Serviteur national-populaire appauvri : grâce à son propre pouvoir, il impose aux gouvernements ses propres choix, en finançant certaines politiques spécifiques et en en définissant d’autres.

Les trois Europe à une époque de danger maximal

Il appartient aux hommes et aux femmes de cette génération de revivre une fois de plus des temps dangereux. En réalité, l’exception est le contraire : la chance de connaître, au cours d’une seule vie, de longues années de paix relative, entrecoupées seulement de conflits locaux qui ne menacent pas l’existence même de la civilisation, voire de l’espèce.

Idlib, Release of a Group of “Hizb ut Tahrir” Detainees

The Syrian government released a number of detainees affiliated with the Islamist-oriented Hizb ut-Tahrir party who had been imprisoned in Idlib (northwestern Syria) on Monday, February 16.

Abdo al-Dali, a member of the media office of Hizb ut-Tahrir, Wilayah Syria, confirmed to Enab Baladi that several party members detained in Idlib had been freed, most notably Ahmad Abdel Wahab, head of the party’s media office in Syria.

The growing Saudi-UAE power struggle in the Horn of Africa

The rift between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has erupted beyond subtle divergences into a more overt and consequential rivalry.

While it started with an emerging proxy war over southern Yemen, it has now shifted to the Horn of Africa. But while efforts to smooth their differences have recently pointed to a quiet compromise, their underlying competition may take longer to dissipate.