Libya’s Proxy War Heats Up as Turkish Support Helps Turn the Tide
Bottom Line Up Front:
After months of a military stalemate in Libya, Turkish-backed forces are beginning to push back militias commanded by warlord Khalifa Haftar.
Russian Influence Grows in the Middle East and North Africa
Bottom Line Up Front:
In both Syria and Libya, Russia has relied on a combination of mercenaries, weapons sales to proxies and clients, and an aggressive disinformation campaign to grow its influence.
Daesh terrorist charged for attacking Turkish shops, mosque in Germany
German federal prosecutors said Wednesday they were investigating an alleged member of the Daesh terrorist group suspected of a series of acid and arson attacks on Turkish-owned shops and a mosque and of planning killings with a gun and explosives.
Norway mosque attack trial wraps up, verdict next week
A Norwegian man charged with murder and terrorism in the killing of his stepsister and the storming of an Oslo mosque should get the maximum 21 years in prison, a prosecutor said Wednesday on the final day of the trial.
Why Israel Fears the Nakba: How memory became Palestine’s greatest weapon
On May 15, thousands of Palestinians in Occupied Palestine and throughout the ‘shatat’, or diaspora, participated in the commemoration of Nakba Day, the one event that unites all Palestinians, regardless of their political differences or backgrounds.
Syria refugees in Turkey resort to selling organs to survive
Syrian refugees residing in Turkey have been discovered to be so desperate for money that they are selling their organs on the black market in order to pay for necessities such as rent, the US-based media channel CBS has revealed.
Bringing Back the Bodies: The Balkan Emigrants Repatriated in Death
Emigration has long afflicted the countries of the Balkans. But many of those who leave know they will return in death.
Once a month, Atdhe Gashi makes the short trip east from his home in the Kosovo capital, Pristina/Prishtine, to the hilltop village of Mramor where he was born 53 years ago.
Democrat Suggests Saudi Arms Sales Behind Firing of State Department Watchdog
A key U.S. Democratic lawmaker suggested Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump may have abruptly fired the internal State Department watchdog last week at Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s behest because he was nearing completion of a probe into Pompeo’s controversial fast-tracking of arms sales last year to Saudi Arabia.
Forces allied with Libya’s GNA take control of key base near Tripoli
Forces allied with Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) have wrested control of a key military base on the outskirts of the capital Tripoli from renegade General Khalifa Haftar.
The National Security Implications of Conspiracy Theories
Bottom Line Up Front:
Conspiracy theories may be having a unifying effect as white supremacists, QAnon adherents, and antigovernment groups each see COVID-19 as a once in a lifetime opportunity to forcefully oppose societal norms.