Author: M Barbu

Israel carried out air strikes on the Syrian army and Iranian special forces

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.

Financing Boko Haram

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.

The Hidden Contributors To Jihadi Terror In France

One can only imagine the shock and bitterness from France’s political leadership in October 2020 when after three terrorist attacks, France was the recipient of anger and hatred not only from some Middle East regimes, Islamist demagogues, and jihadi propagandists, but from liberal and left-wing Western, especially English-speaking, media.[1] These media outlets particularly blamed an abrasive Gallic brand of tough secularism for possibly alienating French Muslims.

Terrorisme: pour eux, c’est (toujours) la faute de la France!

Une tribune publiée par le site de l’Obs invoque l’interventionnisme occidental pour expliquer le terrorisme. Les Français seraient dans le déni, selon le texte. Non seulement cette antienne de gauche n’a rien de très original, mais à la vue du parcours militant de certains des signataires, cela n’a rien d’étonnant. Explications