Russian Wagner Group mercenaries and the Sudanese Janjaweed forc es are still flooding into the city of Sirte to bolster the forces of Haftar, the Burkan Al-Ghadab (Volcano of Rage) operation said Wednesday.
The key city of Sirte, which lies some 450 kilometers (280 miles) east of the capital, is currently under the control of Haftar’s forces.
Libyan armed forces are important to protect the country and fight against extremist and criminal groups in the south, announced Libyan National Army (LNA) commander Khalifa Haftar.
Speaking during his meeting with a delegation of the Hasawna tribe, Haftar valued the efforts of the tribes and their support to the army in its war against terrorism and invaders.
No longer the supreme jihadist group, al-Qaeda has seen other outfits grow and has sometimes clashed with them on the ground.
The reported deaths of al-Qaeda’s top two leaders in recent months have raised questions about the future strategy and strength of the terror network, already a shadow of the global force it was two decades ago.
The Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, a Washington think tank recently published, in partnership with NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division, the study entitled “NATO 20/2020: twenty bold ideas to re-imagine the Alliance after the US elections of 2020 “. According to the drafters, the document would aim to revitalize public support for the Atlantic Alliance in view of the far more difficult task of discussing NATO’s new and awaited Strategic Concept.
Un présumé djihadiste faisant partie du groupe de 200 prisonniers libérés en octobre dernier par le Mali a été arrêté lundi dans le sud de l’Algérie, a-t-on appris de l’AFP.
Elle précise que la capture a eu lieu à Timiaouine, près de Tamanrasset.
« Le criminel, âgé de 32 ans, a été arrêté après un minutieux suivi de ses mouvements douteux, dès son entrée en territoire national », ajoute la mêrme source.
Abdoulaye Sawadogo ne sait plus vers qui se tourner pour récupérer sa parcelle: quand ce cultivateur a accueilli quelques déplacés qui cherchaient un endroit où déposer leur baluchon après avoir fui les violences dans le nord du Burkina Faso, il pensait que cela serait l’affaire de quelques semaines.
Après avoir construit un mur de sable, le royaume mène des travaux de remblai sur la route menant à la Mauritanie, dans un contexte de tensions avec le Front Polisario.
Opposés depuis deux semaines dans un conflit militaire, le gouvernement éthiopien et les autorités de la région dissidente du Tigré ont chacun revendiqué, mercredi, d’importantes victoires militaires.
According to the Syrian state news agency SANA, the Israeli air force has carried out large-scale air strikes on positions of the Syrian army and Iranian special forces Al-Quds in the area of the Syrian capital Damascus
The strikes took place early this morning [November 18 – ed.] and were confirmed by the Russian side, as a number of media officially quoted a press release from the Russian Ministry of Defense, including the Russian media RIA Novosti. According to the Syrian news agency SANA, earlier this morning the Syrian air defense managed to repel another Israeli attack.
There has long been speculation about how Boko Haram and other terrorist organizations are funded. Some funding clearly comes [PDF] from criminal activity, with kidnapping particularly lucrative, and from bank robberies. Presumably, protection rackets also play a role. At some times and in some places, Boko Haram has been able to impose “taxes” on the local population. Boko Haram has also been involved in trading, especially in the Lake Chad Basin. Weapons—a major expense—appear often to come from government armories, sometimes because “the back gate was left unlocked.” In southern, predominantly Christian Nigeria, it is often assumed that northern “big men” provide funding for Boko Haram. Most of this is speculation. It also appears likely that Boko Haram’s brand of terrorism is cheap; the organization does not require the levels of funding characteristic of terrorist organizations operating in the Middle East or Europe.