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Mali: vers une transition de deux ans sous la conduite des militaires?

September 14, 2020 by M Barbu

La question est posée après l’avis donné par des experts nommés par les colonels. Leur proposition de deux ans figurerait dans la « charte de la transition » actuellement en discussion.

Qui va diriger la transition ? Cette question est au centre de la réflexion d’une centaine de responsables réunis à Bamako. La proposition qui leur a été faite ? Une transition de deux ans sous la conduite d’un président désigné par la junte, avant un retour des civils au pouvoir.

Le Mali est-il notre Afghanistan ?

September 14, 2020 by M Barbu

En 2013, Paris intervenait militairement dans ce pays ébranlé par un putsch, en partie occupé par des djihadistes et miné par la corruption. Sept ans plus tard, un coup d’Etat vient de renverser le président, les terroristes sont encore actifs, et la corruption règne toujours en maître.

La France peut-elle quitter le Mali?

September 14, 2020 by M Barbu

Quarante-cinq soldats ont été tués dans le cadre des opérations militaires françaises au Mali depuis 2013. Lourd bilan. Après le coup d’Etat du 18 août, l’armée française doit-elle rester ? Dans quelles conditions ?

Emergencies Make Awful Law: Why are Casinos Treated More Favorably than Churches During a Pandemic?

September 14, 2020 by M Barbu

[T]he government may not discriminate against religion in general or any particular religion in particular. It need not exempt religious institutions or practitioners from rules that are generally applicable to similarly situated institutions or citizens, but it may not impose especially onerous rules on religion that limit its free exercise.

AFRICOM: Russia has sent 12 fighter aircraft to Libya

September 14, 2020 by M Barbu

The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has said it believes that more than a dozen Russian aircraft, first reported to have been deployed to Libya in May, are being flown by Wagner Group paramilitary pilots.

Haftar received a warship from Russia to repel the Turks off the coast of Libya

September 14, 2020 by M Barbu

The Libyan National Army [LNA – ed.], led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, received a repaired Soviet Dolphin-class warship under Project 1159, with the help of which it should repel possible Turkish attacks off the coast of Libya.

Kenya: Two Suspects in Matiang’i’s Blacklist Linked to Funding Isis

September 14, 2020 by M Barbu

Two terror suspects linked to the financial network that supports the Islamic State (Isis) in Iraq and Syria are among nine individuals whose cash and property were frozen by the government Wednesday.

Three Islamic State Tunisia Militants Killed By National Guard After Vehicle Attack at Akouda Crossing in El Kantaoui, Sousse, Tunisia

September 14, 2020 by M Barbu

Photo of vehicle attack at Akouda Crossing; (below) Islamic State supporters circulated the Amaq Agency claim of responsibility

On the morning of 06 September, a vehicle charged two National Guards at Akouda-El Kantaoui crossing just north of Sousse, killing one guard and wounding the other.

Russia strengthens military base near US troops in northeast Syria

September 14, 2020 by M Barbu

The Russian military has reportedly strengthened its presence at the Al-Qamishli Airbase in northeastern Syria, a new report said this week.

According to Avia.Pro, the Russian Air Force moved a number of helicopters and a cargo plane to the Al-Qamishli Airbase recently, which comes only two weeks after a traffic incident with the U.S. military.

AFRICOM: Russian fighter jets flown by mercenaries are conducting combat activities in Libya

September 14, 2020 by M Barbu

Russian fighter jets mercenaries are flying in Libya are engaging in ground strikes and combat activities, U.S. Africa Command says.

According to Navy Rear Adm. Heidi Berg, AFRICOM’s director of intelligence, there are at least 14 Russian fighter aircraft that are based out of Al Jufra and Al Khadim airfields in Libya.