In October, Turkey launched an abortive invasion of northern Syria, attacking positions held by US-backed Syrian Kurdish forces that Ankara has claimed are linked to Turkish Kurdish militants waging a decades-long insurgency in south-eastern Turkey.
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India, Israel to Build 2000 kilo class Drones for Maritime, Land Based Military Operations
India’s military is seeking to extend its use of drones for intelligence gathering, surveillance and reconnaissance.
Read More »White House Official: China Should Join Nuclear Arms Talks With Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said Wednesday that China should join the United States in trilateral arms talks with Russia.
Read More »US Prosecutors Eye Uptick In Chinese Economic Espionage Cases
The FBI is conducting roughly 1,000 investigations into suspected Chinese theft of U.S. intellectual property, with many expected to result in criminal charges against individuals and companies later in the year, U.S. law enforcement officials said Thursday.
Read More »FBI Chief Says Russia's 'Information Warfare' Against U.S. Has Not Eased
The chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says Russia is conducting an “information warfare” operation against the United States ahead of the 2020 presidential election, although he says he has not seen signs that Russian actors have attempted to breach election infrastructure.
Read More »Virus 'whistleblower' doctor in Wuhan dies from coronavirus
Chinese doctor Li Wenliang, one of the eight “whistleblowers” who tried to warn other medics of the coronavirus outbreak but were reprimanded by local police, died from coronavirus early on Friday, the hospital where he received treatment announced.
Read More »Palestinian militant groups react to Middle East peace plan
On Tuesday, President Trump made public his Middle East peace plan, “Peace to Prosperity,” which is the foundation for his proposed peace deal between the Israelis and Palestinians. The majority of militant factions in Gaza and the West Bank have publicly stated their full-throated opposition to the deal, some even …
Read More »Next World Hijrah From Syria to Libya and Possible Threat To Europe – 22 January 2020
Reporting from London, TRAC Analyst Sophia Badawy maps an interesting movement of at least 12 different groups of Syrian militants from northern Syria to the Libyan capital of Tripoli.
Read More »Saudi accused of ‘Judaising’ the Quran
A translation of the Holy Quran into Hebrew, approved by the Saudi authorities, has been found to contain more than 300 errors, a number of which appearing to support Israel’s narrative over its claim to Palestine and Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Read More »Saudi Arabia to stop funding mosques in foreign countries
Former Saudi minister of justice, Mohammed Bin Abdul-Karim Issa, has announced that his country will stop funding mosques in foreign countries, Arabi21.com reported on Friday.
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