Iraqis went to the polls on Oct. 10 to elect the 329 members of a new parliament, in what is considered one of the most crucial elections since the US-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003. Iraq historically has been the focal point of Turkey’s regional politics due to its proximity and a failure to ensure security on Turkey’s doorstep.
The United Kingdom may consider the purchase of Turkish drones, Turkey’s minister of industry and technology revealed yesterday.
Speaking to CNN Turk, Mustafa Varank said that “the UK is very interested in Turkish armed drones. Now, they have to decide. We presented them with the options. Right now, they’re seriously considering these options.”
Iraq’s election on October 10 saw the lowest voter turnout of any of its six polls since the 2003 US-led invasion of the country.
All the same the results met one of the major demands of the young activists who had pressed for early elections, and then urged a voter boycott – a loosening of Iran’s stranglehold on the nation. The Iran-supported parliamentary bloc emerged surprisingly and significantly weaker.
A loose analogy considers the wait and see approach concerning cancer. In a number of instances, the old school method is to do surgery before or after chemoradiation. Why do surgery, if the chemoradiation (by all accounts) has eliminated the cancer? Cancer related surgery can often lead to some quality of life issues.
Muqtada al-Sadr, a Shia cleric whose Mahdi Army followers battled U.S. forces during the years of the occupation, made big gains in Iraq’s parliamentary election on October 10. His victory could pose problems for the United States and Iran. But despite the Sadrist List’s electoral success, it is not a given that al-Sadr’s list will form the government, or even be the only kingmaker. USIP’s Elie Abouaoun examines the outcome of the election, the electoral process and the implications for Iraq’s future.
According to the latest results, Muqtada al-Sadr’s Sadrist List has the largest number of seats in the new parliament.
Armata americană a anunţat vineri, 22 octombrie, uciderea unui important lider Al-Qaida, Abdul Hamid al-Matar, într-un atac cu dronă în Siria, la două zile după atacul împotriva unei baze din sudul ţării utilizate de coaliţia antijihadistă condusă de Statele Unite, informează agențiile France Presse şi Reuters, preluate de Agerpres.
Russia has warned that any move towards the accession of Ukraine to the NATO would have consequences as it test-fired a submarine-launched Bulava ballistic missile.
“We believe that this would be an extremely dangerous step that would force Russia to react accordingly,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko said on Thursday, answering a question about Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin’s recent comments.
Chef des hamallistes, Mohamed Ould Checkne, dit « Bouye », est une figure importante de la scène politico-religieuse malienne. Depuis quelques mois, cet imam demande que l’élection présidentielle de février 2022 soit repoussée.
Dans le cadre de la tournée qui l’a aussi mené en Angola et au Nigeria, le chef de l’État turc s’est rendu au Togo, le 19 octobre. JA vous livre les détails de cette étape.
Le 19 octobre, pour sa première visite au Togo, qualifiée « d’historique » par les autorités de ce pays, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, le président turc, était accompagné de son épouse, Emine, et de ses ministres Mevlüt Çavuşoglu (Affaires étrangères), Hulusi Akar (Défense), Fatih Dönmez (Énergie et Ressources naturelles) et Mehmet Mus (Commerce).
Alors que les troupes de Barkhane quittent le pays, le régime de transition a décidé de rouvrir la voie des négociations avec Iyad ag Ghaly et Amadou Koufa, franchissant une ligne rouge pour Paris.