Opposés depuis deux semaines dans un conflit militaire, le gouvernement éthiopien et les autorités de la région dissidente du Tigré ont chacun revendiqué, mercredi, d’importantes victoires militaires.
According to the Syrian state news agency SANA, the Israeli air force has carried out large-scale air strikes on positions of the Syrian army and Iranian special forces Al-Quds in the area of the Syrian capital Damascus
The strikes took place early this morning [November 18 – ed.] and were confirmed by the Russian side, as a number of media officially quoted a press release from the Russian Ministry of Defense, including the Russian media RIA Novosti. According to the Syrian news agency SANA, earlier this morning the Syrian air defense managed to repel another Israeli attack.
There has long been speculation about how Boko Haram and other terrorist organizations are funded. Some funding clearly comes [PDF] from criminal activity, with kidnapping particularly lucrative, and from bank robberies. Presumably, protection rackets also play a role. At some times and in some places, Boko Haram has been able to impose “taxes” on the local population. Boko Haram has also been involved in trading, especially in the Lake Chad Basin. Weapons—a major expense—appear often to come from government armories, sometimes because “the back gate was left unlocked.” In southern, predominantly Christian Nigeria, it is often assumed that northern “big men” provide funding for Boko Haram. Most of this is speculation. It also appears likely that Boko Haram’s brand of terrorism is cheap; the organization does not require the levels of funding characteristic of terrorist organizations operating in the Middle East or Europe.
One can only imagine the shock and bitterness from France’s political leadership in October 2020 when after three terrorist attacks, France was the recipient of anger and hatred not only from some Middle East regimes, Islamist demagogues, and jihadi propagandists, but from liberal and left-wing Western, especially English-speaking, media.[1] These media outlets particularly blamed an abrasive Gallic brand of tough secularism for possibly alienating French Muslims.
Le Conseil national de transition, lourdement retardé pour des raisons confuses, espiègles et d’ordre stratégique, est le dernier organe transitoire qui balisera le terrain dans la suite de la mise en œuvre de la feuille de route. Hélas, le Colonel Assimi Goïta tient le bout pour que cela arrive.
La Chine est prête à continuer à travailler avec la communauté internationale pour la paix, la stabilité et la prospérité à long terme dans la région du Sahel, a déclaré lundi un envoyé chinois à l’ONU.
Une tribune publiée par le site de l’Obs invoque l’interventionnisme occidental pour expliquer le terrorisme. Les Français seraient dans le déni, selon le texte. Non seulement cette antienne de gauche n’a rien de très original, mais à la vue du parcours militant de certains des signataires, cela n’a rien d’étonnant. Explications
Not content with losing an election, President Donald J. Trump is also attempting to lose a war before returning to private life and launching his 2024 campaign. In one of his final acts as president, Trump will accelerate the Obama administration’s surrender in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Russia’s Foreign Minister has lambasted countries that did not attend the recent refugee conference in Damascus, or pressured other countries not to attend writes SANA.
The naval vessels and units participating in the drill departed from Alexandria Naval Base in formation on their way to the Black Sea
A number of Egyptian naval vessels participating in the Egyptian-Russian maritime drill dubbed Friendship Bridge 3 have crossed the Dardanelles and Bosporus straits on their way to the Black Sea, the Egyptian Armed Forces said on Monday.