Eurasia Press & News
Twenty-five years ago, Turkish Islamists’ march to power began in the country’s capital, Ankara, and its largest city, Istanbul, when the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) predecessor, the Welfare Party (RP), captured the two municipalities. The loss of these cities in Sunday’s local elections could well mark the beginning …
Read More »US-backed Kurdish fighters clash with ISIS days after declaring victory
BEIRUT — U.S.-backed Syrian fighters are battling the Islamic State group in eastern Syria 10 days after declaring victory over the extremists, an official with the Kurdish-led force said Tuesday. Mustafa Bali, a spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces, said they are rooting out groups of militants who were hiding …
Read More »Bashar Assad moves to regain full control of war-torn Syria with ISIS all but defeated
With the ISIS caliphate all but defeated and routed out of Syria, strongman Bashar Assad is using all means necessary to re-consolidate control over his war-ravaged country, targeting civilian infrastructure within rebel-held territory. Throughout March, the Assad regime has targeted a school, a bakery, a hospital, and other medical facilities …
Read More »Western Reports Warn of Possible Terrorists' Infiltration From Syria to Lebanon
Lebanon has received alarming reports from Western intelligence agencies and some European embassies in Beirut, warning of the danger of infiltration of terrorists from Syria into Lebanese territory in the coming weeks and months. “Western apparatuses and embassies have built their conclusions on unstable military and security conditions in Syria …
Read More »Somalia: Somali, AU Troops Clash With Al-Shabaab in Southern Somalia
More details are coming out of a heavy gunfight between Somali government forces backed by AU peacekeepers and Al-Shabaab militants erupted in the outskirts of Qoryoley town. The battle broke out following an ambush attack on a military checkpoint near the district by heavily armed Al-Shabaab fighters, according to local …
Read More »Somalia: Somali, AU Troops Clash With Al-Shabaab in Southern Somalia
More details are coming out of a heavy gunfight between Somali government forces backed by AU peacekeepers and Al-Shabaab militants erupted in the outskirts of Qoryoley town. The battle broke out following an ambush attack on a military checkpoint near the district by heavily armed Al-Shabaab fighters, according to local …
Read More »Why ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is likely hiding in Anbar, Iraq
Where is Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi? It’s a question I asked a year ago, and unfortunately we still don’t know the answer for sure. But based on ISIS tradecraft and significant U.S., Syrian rebel, and Iraqi efforts to capture Baghdadi, he is almost certainly playing a very limited …
Read More »HEZBOLLAH ESTABLISHED NEW MISSILE FACTORY IN BEIRUT- REPORT
Israeli intelligence allegedly shared the new information with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who warned Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri of the secret facility on his state visit in March. Hezbollah has built a new missile factory in Beirut with the help of Iran, a Channel 13 report revealed …
Read More »Eastern Libyan forces ordered to move west to fight militants
A video released by the LNA showed a convoy of armored vehicles and pickup trucks mounted with heavy guns on the road BENGHAZI: Forces loyal to eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar have been ordered to move to western Libya to fight militants, their media office said on Wednesday. The deployment …
Read More »World faces ‘urgent’ war on terror, Saudi envoy tells UN
l-Mouallimi highlighted the Kingdom’s “resolution to combat all terrorist crimes and violence based on religion or belief.” NEW YORK: Combating the extremist ideologies that fuel terror and militant violence is one of the world’s most urgent challenges, Saudi Arabia told the UN. In a speech to the General Assembly, Saudi …
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