Al-Shabab gunman kills 3 Kenyan peacekeepers in Somalia

A lone gunman entered a military base in Somalia and killed at least three Kenyan peacekeepers Monday, the latest attack by extremist fighters who oppose the presence of foreigners in the Horn of Africa nation, according to Kenya’s military.

UK troops may go to Ghana in shift of strategy against terror

British ministers are expected to fly to Ghana this week to hammer out a new security agreement

Britain may be invited to send special forces to Ghana after it was forced to withdraw all of its 300 peacekeepers from Mali in the face of bands of Russian mercenaries and jihadist groups, The Telegraph understands.

Tensions simmer as Azerbaijan-Turkey alliance unsettles Iran

Iran is increasingly worried over Azerbaijani and Turkish geopolitical gains in the region as calls for “Greater Azerbaijan” push a hot button in Tehran.

Tensions are rising between Iran and Azerbaijan over Baku’s plans for a land connection to its exclave of Nakhchivan via Armenian territory, threatening to undermine Turkish-Iranian ties as well.

Turkey’s Russian-built nuclear plant could amplify Moscow’s regional influence

Some experts are warning that Turkey’s first nuclear power plant, which is being built by Russia’s Rosatom, might become a tool to advance Russian interests in the region.

A potential security threat has emerged for NATO and Europe at large: the construction of Turkey’s first nuclear plant. Experts say the project by Russia and Turkey could allow Moscow to establish a commercial port in Turkey’s Mediterranean province of Mersin. 

Turkey strikes near US base in Syria after Pentagon calls for de-escalation

The US military says it opposes Ankara’s plans to send ground troops against Syria’s Kurds, but it has stood down in the face of similar attacks in the past.

A suspected Turkish drone strike hit a Kurdish-led militia base in northeast Syria on Tuesday, killing two members of a local US-backed Syrian counterterrorism unit and wounding three others, spokespeople for the group told Al-Monitor.

De această dată Turcia este foarte determinată

Ieri, forţele armate turce au lansat o amplă şi cuprinzătoare operaţiune în nordul Irakului şi în nordul Siriei. O operaţiune aeriană sub numele de Pençe-Kılıç (Gheară-Sabie-n.trad.) Ordinul de luptă l-a dat comandantul suprem Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Nu numai presa turcă, ci şi presa din întreaga lume a acordat spaţii largi acestei operaţiuni ample, comentându-se că reprezintă o “ripostă la atentatul PKK care a avut loc în Taksim”.

The Opposition’s Grand Mufti of Syria: Who is Sheikh Osama al-Rifai?

Who is Sheikh Osama al-Rifai, the new Grand Mufti of Syria appointed by the Opposition after the position was abolished by Assad.

The opposition Syrian Islamic Council announced the election of Sheikh Osama al-Rifai as the Grand Mufti of Syria Syrian and international circles welcomed this move as preserving the position of the fatwa that the Assad regime tried to abolish in the interest of its agendas.