Last fall, the International Committee of the Red Cross made a rare public statement about an ongoing conflict:
International humanitarian law is clear: civilians must be protected.
Critical infrastructure must be protected.
Even wars have limits.
How does the approaching, inevitable end of Europe affect Russia? This is not an easy and idle question, since Russian culture, religion and Russian civilization itself have European, Mediterranean roots. Russia is part of eternal Europe, and we cannot be indifferent to the fate of the Old World, since to a large extent it is also our fate.
Forty days after the April 1, 2024 Israeli airstrike in Damascus in which seven senior IRGC Qods Force officials were killed, Qods Force deputy operations commander Gen. Mohsen Chizari was interviewed by the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency. In the May 12, 2024 interview, he discussed the role and personality of Mohammad Hadi Hajj Rahimi, the Qods Force “military advisor” killed in the attack along with his commander Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi.
Israel has intensified covert strikes in Syria against weapons sites, supply routes and Iranian-linked commanders, seven regional officials and diplomats said, ahead of a threatened full-scale assault on Tehran’s key ally Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Fidan’s attendance at the BRICS+ summit comes at a time when Turkey’s dismay with the European Union is growing over pending resumption of the modernization of the Customs Union Treaty.
ANKARA — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Sergei Shoigu in Moscow on Monday as part of a two-day visit to Russia, which will also take him to the BRICS+ summit.
Iran’s hard-liners controlled all levers of powers in the Islamic republic during Ebrahim Raisi’s presidency.
Despite Raisi’s death in a helicopter crash last month, hard-liners are expected to maintain their dominance as Iranians head to the polls to elect the ultraconservative president’s successor.
In the latest issue of pamphlets released by al Qaeda’s central as-Sahab media entitled “This is Gaza: A War of Existence, Not a War of Borders,” Sayf al-Adl, believed to be al Qaeda’s current overall emir, calls on supporters around the world to migrate to Afghanistan.
Overview
Executive Summary:
Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) is a U.S.-designated terrorist group and al-Qaeda’s newest affiliate. Founded in September 2014, the group has claimed responsibility for numerous terrorist attacks in the region, including the September 6, 2014, attempted seizure of a Pakistan navy frigate in a naval dockyard in Karachi, Pakistan. The group has also claimed responsibility for the murders of secular activists, writers, professors, and doctors in Bangladesh. AQIS reportedly operates in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Myanmar, and Bangladesh.
ISIS is a violent jihadist group based in Iraq and Syria. The group has declared wilayas (provinces) in Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the North Caucasus. ISIS has also waged attacks in Turkey, Lebanon, France, Belgium, Iraq, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Tunisia, and Kuwait.
Pakistan-Afghan relations are complicated and multidimensional, due to historical grievances, geopolitical realities, and volatile security concerns. Adding to the complication is India’s growing participation in Afghanistan, which Pakistan sees as a geopolitical manoeuvre to weaken its regional power. This article examines the complexities of Pakistan-Afghan relations, focusing on India’s consistent engagement in Afghanistan with the repercussions for Pakistan.