Turkish pariah Erdogan lost his mind and sends NATO troops into the Syrian province of Idlib to establish military checkpoints in front of the advancing Syrian Arab Army from the south to protect his defeated and collapsing al-Qaeda terrorists.
Le Centre de Déminage et de Dépollution ‘’S/C Sarang KOUYATE’’ du Génie Militaire a servi de cadre ce lundi 27 janvier 2020, la cérémonie d’ouverture d’une formation de quatre semaines au profit de trente(30) stagiaires, dont vingt-trois (23) policiers de la Brigade Spéciale d’Intervention (BSI) et sept (07) éléments du Génie sur le déminage des engins explosifs. L’objectif de cette formation est de renforcer les capacités opérationnelles des Forces de Défense et de Sécurité. C’était en présence du commandant BSI, le Commissaire Divisionnaire Boubacar SOW, Directeur dudit stage et ainsi que plusieurs formateurs du Génie Militaire.
Bannir toutes formes d’excès, prôner un discours rassembleur et unificateur, pratiquer la laïcité inclusive en tournant le dos au laïcisme borné parce qu’enraciné dans l’intolérance, voilà les thématiques phares qui ont marqué l’intervention du ministre Thierno Amadou Oumar Hass DIALLO, à la faveur du sommet de Nouakchott, en début de semaine, consacré à la lutte contre le terrorisme et l’extrémisme violent dans l’espace sahélien que nous avons en partage.
Recently, three Republican senators, Ted Cruz (TX), Tom Cotton (AK) and Mike Braun (IN) have called on the U.S. Department of Justice to open an investigation into the National Iranian American Council (NIAC).
“[T]here is no reason to give the all-clear. The threat situation in Germany remains tense; it has stabilized on a high level…Germany continues to be a target of jihadist organizations such as ISIL or al-Qaeda. Consequently, Germany as well as German interests in various regions in the world are facing a constantly serious threat, which may any time manifest itself in terrorist attacks motivated by jihadism.” — 2018 Annual Report on the Protection of the Constitution, Germany.
A man has been arrested after counter-terrorism officers raided three homes in Bradford.
A Frenchman has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for seeking to recruit dozens of youths to fight as jihadists in Syria and for leading a brigade of French-speaking Islamists in the war-torn country.
No amount of analytical nuance or ingenuity can challenge the conclusion that the newly formed government in Lebanon is Hezbollah’s creation. The only question left to answer is: why did Hezbollah do it?
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The passing of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al-Said on Jan. 10 truly marks the end of an era. In his nearly 50 years on the throne, Sultan Qaboos was the singular architect of Oman’s transition from a near-medieval society to today’s modern country and a powerful force in the transformation of the region to one exponentially richer and more powerful than ever before.
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Following the recent escalation in U.S.-Iran tensions, the threat of Iranian cyberattacks is likely to intensify in the near to medium term. There are three possible fronts where Iran might look to carry out cyber operations: targeting the energy infrastructure of America’s Gulf allies; deploying malware against U.S. private sector companies; and launching disinformation campaigns that would aim to influence public opinion in both the Middle East and the U.S.
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The U.S. assassination of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani came as a seismic shock to the Middle East, not least to the embattled political system in Damascus that has reaped the benefits of Iran’s military involvement across the region. While his death will be a severe blow, it will not necessarily translate into a decline in Iran’s influence or military presence in Syria. Soleimani’s army of militias and supporters will outlast him, possibly by decades.
Read MoreTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is accusing Libyan militia leader General Khalifa Haftar of violating a cease-fire agreement. Despite deploying Turkish forces to back the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), though, Erdogan seems to be increasingly looking to diplomacy rather than force.
France will further bolster its anti-jihadist force in the Sahel, on top of 220 reinforcement soldiers already sent recently to try to stem a spiral of violence in the region, the country’s top general said Wednesday.