Author: M Barbu
Erdogan says Turkey expects more counter-terrorism support from allies

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he expected concrete steps from allies in support of Turkey’s counter-terrorism fight after a weekend bomb attack in Ankara, for which a Kurdish militant group claimed responsibility.
Erdogan was speaking after Turkish police staged raids across the country on Tuesday, detaining dozens of suspects over alleged links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
Plus de 40 millions de personnes déplacées par les conflits en Afrique
Poursuivant une tendance de dix ans, le nombre d’Africains déplacés de force a augmenté l’année dernière et s’élève aujourd’hui à plus de 40 millions.

Au cours de l’année écoulée, 3,2 millions de personnes supplémentaires ont été déplacés en raison de conflits en Afrique. Cela représente une augmentation de 13 % et poursuit une tendance à la hausse incontrôlée observée depuis 2011.
La crise au Burkina Faso continue son engrenage
À la suite de deux coups d’État militaires en 2022, les groupes islamistes militants ont encerclé Ouagadougou, laissant dans leur sillage une violence sans précédent.

PKK claims bomb attack in Turkey’s capital that injured 2 police officers

The attack happened just as the parliament returned from recess and was expected to take on Sweden’s NATO bid.
A suicide attacker blew himself up Sunday outside Turkey’s police headquarters, wounding two police officers in Ankara, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said.
US Central Command captures Islamic State official in Syria raid – statement
U.S. Central Command forces conducted a helicopter raid in northern Syria on Sept. 28 capturing Mamduh Ibrahim al-Haji Shaykh, an Islamic State facilitator, Central Command said on Saturday.
Last week, the Central Command forces said it had captured Abu Halil al-Fad’ani, an ISIS Syria Operational and Facilitation official, who was assessed to have relationships throughout the ISIS network in the region, during a raid on Sept. 25.
No civilians were injured or killed during the both operations, both Central Command statements said.
Mali, Niger in meltdown, as both states wage multiple battles against Al-Qaeda

The Niger government has declared three days of national mourning after at least 29 soldiers were killed by suspected terrorists near the country’s border with Mali, whose army is also waging battles against Islamist militants on multiple fronts after the UN peacekeeping mission withdraws.
France Is Planning Aggression Against Niger, Claims Nigerien Government

France is planning to intervene in Niger, as it continues to deploy troops to several countries in the region, the West African state’s military government has claimed. Relations between Niger and former colonial power France have deteriorated since a coup in July.
Three Former French Sahel Colonies Form Military Alliance

The military governments of three African states, which all deposed their Western-backed leaders in recent years, have agreed to assist each other, individually or collectively, in case of any external aggression or internal threat to their sovereignty.
It’s Premature To Conclude That Poland Replaced Germany’s Role In Guiding EU Foreign Policy

Poland is unprecedentedly important nowadays, but Germany still remains in control of the EU’s foreign policy. What changed over the past year, however, is that Berlin has finally decided to jump on Warsaw’s Russophobic bandwagon in an attempt to lead this trend. Its policymakers decided to do so in order to most effectively advance their country’s national interests as they now understand them to be in this new environment. The Kremlin must urgently acknowledge this reality and formulate policy accordingly.
