Conflict over Muslim Brotherhood still separating Egypt, Turkey

Cairo is said to be waiting for what will emerge from the recent phone conversation between the Saudi monarch, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Turkish President RecepTayyip Erdogan.

Well-informed Egyptian sources revealed that the close relations between Egypt and Saudi Arabia did not prevent “each country from keeping a margin of independence to move as it sees fit at the level of the region.”

Caucasus: Clash of Imperial Dreams

To start with, the mini-victory he [Erdogan] has won against Armenia may have whetted Erdogan’s appetite for further conquests. Pro-Erdogan papers in Turkey are beating the drums about “victory in the Caucasus” as the first time, since the end of the Ottoman Empire, that Turks have managed to “liberate” a chunk of Islamdom from “infidel” rule.

Are the American Media Legitimizing Terror Attacks in France?

“In certain districts and on the internet, groups… are teaching hatred of the republic to our children, calling on them to disregard its laws. That is what I called ‘separatism’ …. If you do not believe me, read the social media postings of hatred… that resulted in Paty’s death. Visit the districts where small girls aged three or four are wearing a full veil, separated from boys, and, from a very young age, separated from the rest of society, raised in hatred of France’s values”. — French President Emmanuel Macron, Financial Times, November 1, 2020.

The Islamic State Remains Active throughout Sub-Saharan Africa

The Islamic State’s external province in Congo and Mozambique coordinates ISIS core on attack claims, but also the timing of attacks.

The ISIS spokesman’s October speech calling for prison break operations preceded a successful prison break by jihadists in Congo and an attempted prison break ISIS fighters in Mozambique.