Yearly Archives: 2019

Assad’s forces battle jihadists for key terrain in Latakia

For more than a week, forces loyal to Bashar al-Assad have attempted to capture Kabani, a key location in the coastal Latakia province. Assad’s men have met stiff resistance from jihadists in the area, including groups linked to al Qaeda.

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Hizballah operative convicted of terror charges after surveilling targets in New York City

On May 16, a jury in Manhattan found Ali Kourani guilty of committing various crimes on behalf of Hizballah’s Islamic Jihad Organization (IJO), which plans terrorist operations around the world. The Department of Justice announced the jury’s verdict the following day.

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Smaller Pro-EU Parties Surge in European Elections; Centrists Lose Seats

Smaller European parties saw a surge of support in continent-wide elections for the European Parliament in what politicians and analysts agree will likely be seen as the most consequential since 1979, when European Union voters first began casting ballots for the bloc’s legislature.

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Emergency Notification of Arms Sales to Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia

Today, I made a determination pursuant to section 36 of the Arms Export Control Act and directed the Department to complete immediately the formal notification of 22 pending arms transfers to Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia totaling approximately $8.1 billion to deter Iranian aggression and build partner …

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Finland: Will the Social Democrats Retain a Pro-Iran Anti-Semitic MP in Its Ranks?

A few days after the Finnish elections, Hussein Al-Taee, the son of the governor of Najaf in Iraq and a pro-Iranian regime advocate, was exposed for having spent eight years posting anti-Semitic, anti-American and homophobic comments on Facebook… For four of these years, Al-Taee served as an adviser on Middle …

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Mali: Gestion de la crise malienne : Le Peuple malien peut-il assurer sa révolte contre la France ? Seydou Diarra Gestion de la crise malienne : Le Peuple malien peut-il assurer sa révolte contre la France ?

Le Mali est un pays souverain et indépendant grâce aux pères fondateurs de la République à savoir l’ancien président Modibo Keïta le père de l’indépendance, les détenteurs des médailles d’or de l’indépendance, le député Mamadou Konaté père de la nation malienne et tous ces anciens militaires qui ont créé l’armée …

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