Sudan prepares to withdraw mercenaries from Libya
Large-scale counts of foreign fighters in Libya have begun, most of them Sudanese, in preparation for their withdrawal from the north African country.
Tunisian Islamist leader arrested in crackdown on opposition
Tunisian authorities arrested the leader of the Ennahda opposition Islamist movement in a crackdown on rival politicians and critics of the North African country’s increasingly authoritarian president Kais Saied, lawyers said Tuesday.
Controversial Russian frigate sails into Cape Town harbour ahead of contentious war games
The Admiral Gorshkov is en route to a joint maritime exercise with South Africa and China off the KZN coast.
The controversial Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov sailed into Cape Town on Monday, and refuelled after a long voyage from Russia. The ship is en route to Durban and Richards Bay to participate in the joint maritime Exercise Mosi II with the South African and Chinese navies.
Islamic State Terror Threat Still High, Increasing In Conflict Zones
Despite leadership losses and diminished cash reserves, the extremist group ISIL, or Da’esh, continues to pose a threat to international peace and security, the UN counter-terrorism chief warned last week in New York.
Burkina Faso, Guinea And Mali Republics Propose Joint Development Partnership – OpEd
Russia has consistently been assisting Republics of Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali in West African region to root out French domination. Burkina Faso and Mali are part of the Sahel-5. Russia has embarked on fighting “neo-colonialism” which it considers a barrier on its way to regain part of Soviet-era influence in and consolidate its relations with Africa.
United Arab Emirates Continues Its Policy Of Modernizing Intelligence Services – Analysis
The geopolitical evolutions in the Middle East marked by the so-called “Arab Spring”, the conflict in Yemen, the threat represented by the Iranian nuclear program and other global geopolitical developments determined United Arab Emirates (UAE) to take some important steps for modernizing and improving its intelligence services starting with the middle of the last decade[2].
NATO Defence Ministers To Address Ukraine, Stockpiles And Critical Infrastructure
NATO Defence Ministers are meeting in Brussels this week (14-15 February 2023) to strengthen the Alliance’s deterrence and defence, and step up and sustain for Ukraine.
Islamic State Terror Threat Still High, Increasing In Conflict Zones
Despite leadership losses and diminished cash reserves, the extremist group ISIL, or Da’esh, continues to pose a threat to international peace and security, the UN counter-terrorism chief warned last week in New York.
US backs UN assessment that new al-Qaida leader is in Iran
The United States said Wednesday its assessment aligns with a United Nations report that the new head of the al-Qaeda terror group, Saif al-Adel, is based in Iran.
“When it comes to his presence there, offering safe haven to al-Qaeda is just another example of Iran’s wide-ranging support for terrorism, its destabilizing activities in the Middle East and beyond,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters.
Oficir OVK: Mustafa bio komandant jedinice BIA, ali nije imao mandat da drži zatvorenike
Bivši oficir OVK Fatmir Humoli (Humolli) potvrdio danas, pred sudom za zločine boraca OVK, da je optuženi Saljih Mustafa (Salih) s proleća 1999. bio komandant „gerilske jedinice BIA“ u selu Zlaš nedaleko od Prištine.
Humolija je kao svedoka pozvalo tužilaštvo, ali se danas u sudnici čulo da će on biti i svedok Mustafine odbrane.