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Perpetrator of terror attack in Vienna was under state surveillance

Reactions to Monday’s brutal terrorist attack in Vienna, which claimed four lives and injured 22, have followed a well-known pattern. Politicians around the world express their horror, pay their condolences and then, in the same breath, demand further powers for the police and secret services along with tougher action against immigrants.

Islam radical: et si la solution passait par l’apostasie des musulmans?

Emmanuel Macron parle de “crise de l’islam”. C’est la moindre des choses!

La décapitation de Samuel Paty, par un terroriste islamiste, pour avoir enseigné la liberté d’expression à ses élèves lors d’un cours d’histoire avait horrifié la France. Les assassinats qui se succèdent depuis, en France ou en Europe, menacent au contraire de banaliser la terreur. L’objectif de ces crimes est limpide : perpétuer le projet impérial d’une religion qui veut liquider nos principes civilisationnels.

Erdoğan’s Jihad on “Infidel Europe”

Middle Eastern politics is always a trap for radical ideologues. In Erdoğan’s mindset the “infidel West” is militarily helping Armenia (the evil) and Turkey is militarily helping Azerbaijan (the righteous).

Although Ankara and Baku categorically deny accusations, press reports and independent human rights observers have confirmed the arrival of hundreds of jihadists in Azerbaijan to fight Armenia.

Islam is Under Attack: Erdogan’s New-Old Lie

Turkey’ sPresident, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, always strives to transfer his internal crises by distracting Turkish public opinion with fabricated issues abroad.Erdogan has become an expert in this field, especially, when the matter is religious and linked to Islam and Muslims. The reason is that religious matters are easy to be utilised and employed in serving Erdogan’s agendas inside and outside Turkey.

France Condemns Turkey’s ‘Declarations Of Violence’

France has condemned what it called “declarations of violence” by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and raised the possibility of new sanctions against Ankara.

Erdogan has been involved in a bitter feud with French President Emmanuel Macron over a number of geopolitical issues and, more recently, France’s fight against radical Islam.

Meeting of Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar, 5 November 2020

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu had a meeting in Antalya with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar on 5 November 2020.

At the meeting, preparations for the 6th session of the Turkey-Qatar High Strategic Committee were discussed.

Between the Coalition, ISIS, and Assad: Courting the Tribes of Deir ez-Zor

Introduction

Regaining the tribal loyalty lost in the first years of the Syrian Revolution was an inevitable step in the regime’s eastern offensives. During the first half of the war, managing the weakened and fractured tribes, particularly in Deir ez-Zor, seemed to be a low priority. However, the rise of ISIS in central Syria in 2014 proved an opportunity for Damascus, eliminating “third way” options and forcing tribesmen to choose between Bashar al-Assad and ISIS. This led to the first large movement of opposition tribal factions back to Assad’s camp. By the time Damascus launched its 2017 central Syria campaign, the regime’s intelligence agencies had successfully re-integrated significant portions of tribes from Homs, Raqqa, and Deir ez-Zor, forming loyalist militias under the command of long-loyal tribal leaders.