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The South Syria Deal: Two Years Later

October 28, 2020 by M Barbu

Two years have passed since Syria’s south and southwestern regions were seized by government forces. Dubbed the “South Syria Deal,” a U.S.-Russian understanding with Jordan’s and Israel’s blessings, government forces and “state Symbols” took control of the countrysides of Daraa and Qunaytirah. Daraa-based opposition forces had to surrender and make do with a limited presence in the form of local councils while “non-Syrian elements” (a euphemism for pro-Iran militias) were removed from the Jordan and Golan borders.

Tehran Times

October 28, 2020 by M Barbu

Turkey | Erdogan: To continue struggle against terrorism within and beyond our borders

October 28, 2020 by M Barbu

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated security forces late Monday for conducting a military operation in Hatay province.

Death toll update | Nearly 105 fighters killed and injured of “al-Sham Corps” close to Turkey in Russian airstrike on camp near Iskenderun region, north-west of Idlib

October 27, 2020 by M Barbu

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented further casualties in the Russian airstrikes on a camp belonging to the Ankara-backed al-Sham Corps in Jabal al-Dawila area in Harem, north-west of Idlib.

Turkey extends East Med exploration, sparks tensions with France

October 27, 2020 by M Barbu

France gives Turkey two months to change East Med policies, recalls ambassador over Erdogan’s remarks about Macron.

Turkey announced late Saturday that it is extending by one week a gas exploration mission in the eastern Mediterranean that has caused tensions with Greece.

Turkish-French dispute carries over to Libya

October 27, 2020 by M Barbu

There are growing indications that Erdogan may be pushing to undermine the ceasefire in Libya.

At the current stage of the French-Turkish political conflict, political and religious considerations are being purposely mixed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but the background of his clash with France confirms it has nothing to do with religion, which is being used to hide an intense conflict governed by geostrategic calculations.

Turkey begins training Libyan coastguards and thus competes with the EU and Italy

October 27, 2020 by M Barbu

Turkish armed forces have started training the Libyan coast guard, learned BulgarianMilitary.com citing reports of the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. The newspaper rates this as a “further blow” against Rome’s influence on the LibyanGovernment of National Accord [GNA] in Tripoli, as this activity has so far been carried out by the Italian military mission.

Iran, Turkey and Qatar condemn France over religious ‘desecration’

October 27, 2020 by M Barbu

Why would small groups in Gaza, such as Islamic Jihad, suddenly care about a cartoon in France when they have more pressing issues? This is a sort of regional competition over who “defends Muslims.”

Turkey, Iran, Qatar, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have all come out with statements over the weekend slamming France over alleged “insults to Islam,” in a campaign of media hype that appears designed to create a controversy over France’s reactions to the murder of a teacher.

Why is Iran suddenly interested in Palestinian Islamic Jihad again?

October 27, 2020 by M Barbu

For almost a year, Palestinian Islamic Jihad was largely absent from Iran’s media and political push. Now, Iran is back, talking about it in the media a day after Ankara’s press highlighted the group. PIJ claimed it was “mobilizing” in Gaza over the weekend, so the articles do not appear to be a coincidence.

PIJ calls-up forces as Palestinian’s hunger strike passes 90 days – report

October 27, 2020 by M Barbu

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist movement announced a general call-up of its forces on Saturday night, citing the deterioration in the condition of Maher al-Akhras, a PIJ operative hunger striking in Israel as the reason.