Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Deadly Attack In Ingushetia
The Islamic State (IS) extremist group has claimed responsibility for an attack in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Ingushetia, in which a police officer was killed.
Author: M Barbu
2019 review: How terrorists unleashed hell in the Sahel
Active armed conflicts continues to ravage parts of Africa be it as a result of the state versus terrorist groups or infighting between political factions, a typical case of the latter being South Sudan.
Soleimani Killing Cripples U.S. Position in Iraq
A key Iranian response to the U.S. strike that killed Qods Force Commander Qasem Soleimani will be to try to permanently oust the 6,000 U.S. troops currently stationed in Iraq.
External Powers Set Their Sights on Libya
Turkish President Erdogan recently suggested that Ankara might intervene militarily in Libya if requested by the government in Tripoli.
Libya’s Political Instability Makes Room for ISIS to Regroup
Turkey, which signed a military and economic accord with the Libyan government in November, could deprive Greece and the Greek Cypriots of large swaths of their oil and gas exploration areas and force Egypt and Israel to negotiate with Turkey over the construction of natural gas pipelines to Europe.
Turkey’s Gunboat Gambit in the Mediterranean
Erdoğan seems to think that his best defense in the Mediterranean power game is an offense.
One emerging power in Libya, however, is not a Western state actor…. Russia has the potential to step into the Libyan theater with a bigger proxy and direct force, to establish its second permanent Mediterranean military presence.
Turkey to implement deals with Libya in 2020: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara will materialize its two agreements with the Libyan government on defense and maritime rights next year, a few days ahead of a parliament vote on deploying troops to the North African country.
SUDAN – Another Arab Spring around the Corner
The ongoing civil protests in Sudan have brought up the authoritarian regime of Khartoum into irreversible inevitable decline. However, the escalation keeps on despite the brutality force being used by regime security forces which is unlikely able to stop things from where they departed—things are completely out of control.
SYRIA – What for the Kurds now?
Kurds are to be awarded to the Turkish Security Services for their Brilliant Operations undertaken since early November 2018.
ISRAEL – Go back to Africa…
One of the surprises so far in 2019 in a diplomatic sense has to be the reestablishment of ties between the State of Israel and Chad. From State Visits to formal ties to even the meeting that took place between the Ambassadors at the United Nations within the last 24 hours it is clear that some of these States in the Sahel are seeking new partners. Why is that?