Author: M Barbu

The Future of the Illicit Captagon Drug Trade

Abstract: The fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria in December 2024 may have disrupted large-scale production of the illicit drug captagon, but the trade has, by no means, disappeared from the black market. Instead, a new, post-Assad Syria marks a shift in this illicit trade, from state monopoly over production and trafficking to non-state entrepreneurialism in the captagon trade. The remnants of the captagon trade now lie in the hands of warlords, tribes, prominent families, armed militias, and terrorist organizations seeking to engage in captagon production and trafficking as a lucrative alternative revenue stream. With the Assad regime no longer holding a monopoly over the supply of captagon, new non-state actors are seeking to fill a vacuum both inside and outside of Syria, moving production and trafficking sites to new contested areas. The result is not an eradicated captagon trade, but a more complicated, challenging landscape for regional governments.

What trials and punishments await Hamas’s Nukhba terrorists in Israeli prisons? – analysis

The question of what should happen to the terrorists who committed the October 7 massacre remains at large. Now, after the release of the final living hostages, it will finally begin to be answered.

The last living hostages are home. Many have already left the hospital. The images of their reunions with loved ones are still fresh in the nation’s mind. A sense of relief is still palpable.

Lake Chad Basin’s military bases in ISWAP’s crosshairs

Lake Chad Basin’s military bases in ISWAP’s crosshairs

Remote and poorly resourced outposts are soft targets for attacks, and a weak point in regional counter-terrorism efforts.

At least 15 confirmed Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) attacks have targeted military outposts across the Lake Chad region this year. Common to this campaign, which the group calls Camp Holocaust, is that the targets were isolated, under-resourced, and often in border zones where state presence is lacking.

Gaza : la résistance élimine un à un les gangs qui ont collaboré avec les occupants

La vaste campagne de sécurité menée par le Hamas pour éliminer les gangs armés qui ont collaboré avec l’armée israélienne pendant la guerre s’intensifie. «Nos opérations les élimineront tous, sans exception», a déclaré une source sécuritaire du Hamas à Mondoweiss.

À présent, la vidéo est devenue virale. Des hommes armés masqués affiliés au Hamas dans le camp de réfugiés de Nuseirat, au centre de Gaza, alignent un groupe d’hommes aux mains liées tandis que des spectateurs se rassemblent autour d’eux.

Qui commande (réellement) en Europe?

Qui commande en Europe ? En Allemagne, BlackRock détient des participations, directement ou par l’intermédiaire de fonds qu’il possède, comprises entre 3% et 10% dans Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, Continental, Adidas, Bayer, Lufthansa, Sofran, Daimler, AG, Basf, Allianz, Siemens, Thyssen Krupp, Münchener Re, Rheinmetall, Hensholdt. À cet ensemble de participations s’ajoute une longue liste d’actions détenues, en dessous du seuil de 3%, dans de très nombreuses autres sociétés allemandes, notamment dans le secteur du crédit et des assurances.

Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband Seminary Of India Accords Hero’s Welcome To Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi As India Courts The Taliban And Upgrades Embassy

On October 11, 2025, Afghan Taliban’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi was given a grand reception by the students and teachers of Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband in the town of Deoband, about 180 kilometers from New Delhi. Dar-ul-Uloom Deoband is the largest Islamic seminary in the world after Cairo’s Al-Azhar University and is considered the spiritual fountainhead of the extreme religious teachings espoused by the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan.[1] Muttaqi arrived in New Delhi for a six-day visit on October 9-15, which is seen as reviving India’s presence in Afghanistan.

Why Iran Won’t Follow FATF Counter-Terrorism Rules

As usual, Tehran will make surface-level concessions and play for time. But it will never commit to genuine counter-terrorism regulation.

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The Islamic Republic of Iran is touting its decision to conditionally ratify the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) as a diplomatic breakthrough and a signal that Tehran is finally ready to cooperate with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). In doing so, it may regain access to the global financial system. The move is nothing of the sort, and no one should buy it.

The Syrian situation between centralization and decentralization options

The issue of centralization and decentralization in Syria is a structural issue that goes beyond intellectual debate to touch the essence of state reconstruction, defining the features of national identity and the form of governance. Centralization, although considered by some to be a guarantee of the unity of the country, experience has shown that it has deepened marginalization and weakened political participation. On the other hand, many political components view decentralization as a gateway to comprehensive institutional reform, but accelerating its adoption may threaten stability and sovereignty, especially in light of the complexities of the Syrian reality.