French foreign minister warns of terror threat ‘arc’ from Mali to the Middle East
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has warned of an emerging “arc of terrorist groups” running from West Africa to the Middle East.
Author: M Barbu
Finland Aims to Repatriate Islamic State Children From Syria ‘as Soon as Possible’
Finland will try to repatriate children of Finnish mothers who traveled to Syria to join Islamic State “as soon as possible”, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Monday.
ISIS Is Still Alive and Well in Sinai, and Israel Fears a Major Attack on Its Egypt Border
ISIS may have been crushed in Syria and Iraq, but the group’s branch in the Sinai Peninsula is continuing to function without any noticeable problems.
Although the American-led coalition has successfully put down the Islamic State and forced most of its operatives out of the last areas they controlled in northern Iraq and eastern Syria, the group’s branch in the Sinai Peninsula is continuing to function without any noticeable problems.
Erdogan, Putin Hold More Discussions on Libya
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin about Libya as Ankara prepares for the possible deployment of soldiers to the war-torn country.
Turkey plans to set up military base in Libya: Local media
Turkey is planning to establish a military base in Libya aimed at providing greater support for the Tripoli-based unity Government of National Accord (GNA) in the wake of a military deal signed between the two sides last month.
Bosnia Failing to Ready Local Staff for Syria Returnees
A preoccupation with the security aspect of bringing back men, women and children from former Islamic State territory means Bosnia has neglected to fully involve social workers, teachers and health professionals in areas where returnees will be settled, according to an analysis by BIRN.
Mali: Rapport PNUD sur les migrations: ‘’Au-delà des barrières, voix des migrants africains irréguliers en Europe’’
Ségou, le 18 Décembre 2019 – Le Représentant résident du PNUD au Mali, Jo Scheuer a officiellement remis le rapport sur les migrations intitulé ‘’au-delà des barrières’’ du Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement- PNUD au Premier ministre, Boubou Cissé.
Mali: Une trentaine de blindés offerts par l’UE en route pour le Mali et les autres pays du G5 Sahel
Trente-quatre (34) véhicules blindés ont embarqué à destination des pays du G5 Sahel (Mali, Burkina-Faso, Niger, Tchad, Mauritanie) pour les soutenir dans la lutte contre le terrorisme.
Ces véhicules font partie du lot des quarante-six (46) blindés qui sont financés par l’Union européenne au profit de la Force Conjointe du G5 Sahel.
Au total, l’UE contribue déjà à hauteur de 100 millions d’euros en soutien à l’opérationnalisation de la Force Conjointe du G5 Sahel qui vise à améliorer la sécurité et à lutter contre les groupes terroristes.
America’s Unreliable Friends: Today’s Allies Are Tomorrow’s Enemies
One might postulate that the United States is regularly supporting so-called allies whose very nature will eventually generate blowback that will do terrible damage to actual American interests. The recent example of the mass shooting at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in Florida by Saudi Second Lieutenant Mohammed Alshamrani is illustrative. Alshamrani killed three American sailors while three other Saudi students filmed what was taking place, presumably for posting on social media.
Turkish legislators to sign off on Libya military support deal
Tripoli could request vehicles, equipment and weapons for use in army, navy and air operations as well as intelligence.
Turkey has moved closer to providing military support for Libya’s internationally recognised government after a bilateral deal was sent to the Libyan parliament. The agreement includes provisions for launching a “quick reaction force” – if requested by Tripoli.