Opinion leaders from The Toubou, Tuareg, Berber tribes discuss bilateral relations at Turkish news agency’s offices
ANKARA
Opinion leaders from Libya’s leading tribes visited Anadolu Agency headquarters Wednesday in Ankara to discuss cooperation between the two countries and the latest developments in the war-torn country.
The member of the Military Joint Commission of 10 for the Government of National Accord (GNA) Al-Fituri Ghribil said all forces will be withdrawing from Sirte and Jufra gradually as the two areas are considered lines of contacts according to the latest agreement made by the two parties in Ghadames and before that in Geneva.
Washington is intensifying its diplomatic efforts to ensure that European and Arab countries and United Nations agencies boycott Damascus’ upcoming Syrian refugee conference, set for November 11 and 12.
The United States is seeking to underscore the “Russian delusions” over the conference and make sure that it foils Moscow’s plan to end Damascus’ isolation, restore legitimacy to the Syrian government and “transform military achievements into political acceptance.” Moreover, Washington is working on preventing Russia from separating the refugee file and political process from the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2254.
The young age of Aissaoui, who was born in 1999, is sparking concern in Tunisia about whether a new generation of jihadists is emerging.
A few days after the brutal killing of three individuals at a church in the French Mediterranean city of Nice, the terrorism act is looming large in Tunisian-French relations.
French fighters, supported by an unmanned aerial vehicle, tracked down and eliminated a group of Islamists in Mali preparing to launch an attack. In addition to the loss of manpower of the opponent, weapons and equipment were obtained from a broken terrorist group.
Kujtim Fejzulai shot dead four people Monday night in the Austrian capital before being killed by police.
The gunman who killed four people in Austria on Monday night was convicted last year on charges of trying to join the Islamic State (IS) in Syria.
The Migrant Crisis of 2015 has abated, but European nativist and populist parties continue to attempt to stoke the popular backlash against immigrants to fuel their rise.
Italy’s Matteo Salvini, the golden boy of Europe’s anti-immigrant populists, even rode the issue into government last year, before marginalizing himself with a bid to force early elections and, more recently, misplaying the politics of the COVID-19 crisis.
L’ Ambassadeur HANKINS et le Vice-président ont parlé de la coopération entre le Mali et les Etats-Unis, notamment les questions de défense et de sécurité.
« Le Mali est l’un de nos partenaires dans la lutte contre le terrorisme dans cette région, a rappelé M. HANKINS qui a salué l’assistance du Gouvernement malien lors des opérations qui ont permis la libération d’un otage américain la semaine dernière au Nigéria.
Pour l’Ambassadeur HANKINS, les Etats-Unis resteront toujours un partenaire du gouvernement Malien sur les questions de sécurité.
Au cours d’une opération de contrôle de zone élargi dans le Gourma malien, le 26 août 2020, une compagnie malienne de la force conjointe du G5 Sahel (FC-G5S) a découvert un important plot logistique des groupes armés terroristes (GAT). Bilan de cette opération : une vingtaine de motos, des moyens de communication et une importante quantité de carburant saisis.
Négocier avec les jihadistes. C’est une des recommandations issues du Dialogue National Inclusif, des concertations nationales sur la gestion de la transition. Si bon nombre de Maliens sont favorables à une négociation, certains partenaires du Mali sont contre cette option.
Toutefois, certains politologues estiment que la négociation avec les jihadistes est une nécessité pour le Mali. Ils reconnaissent toutefois qu’elle pourrait avoir des conséquences sur les relations diplomatiques du Mali et ses partenaires.