Eurasia

Security Council slams terrorist attacks on UN mission in Mali

The United Nations (UN) Security Council on Tuesday “condemned in the strongest terms” the multiple terrorist attacks that occurred Monday against the UN mission in north Mali, which killed two peacekeepers from Chad. Others were injured during the terrorist attacks on the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) …

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French Surveillance Plane Heading for Libya Crashes in Malta

A plane crashed Monday morning in Malta killing all five French people on Tuesday morning at 7:20 a.m. shortly after take-off in Luqa airport. Maltese officials said French customs officials were among victims on the flight, which was heading for the city of Misrata in Libya.

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Sudan rebels suspend peace talks after chemical attack claims

A prominent Sudanese rebel group said on Friday it was suspending peace talks with Khartoum after a rights group accused government forces of using chemical weapons against civilians in war-torn Darfur. The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – North, which is fighting government troops in Blue Nile and South Kordofan, this …

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4 killed in violent Central African Republic anti-UN protests

Four civilians were killed on Monday when protests against United Nations peacekeepers turned violent in the Central African Republic, with gunfire and looting reported across the capital Bangui, the UN said. Five UN peacekeepers were among 14 people injured during the demonstrations called by a coalition of civil society groups …

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Shabaab suicide bomber strikes AU base in Somalia

A Shabaab suicide bomber rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into an African Union military base in central Somalia on Tuesday, a security official said. The explosion was followed by heavy gunfire at the Djiboutian base in the city of Beledweyne. Witness Ismail Mahad described seeing “clouds of smoke caused …

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TURKEY: A CHANGING INTERNAL AND GEOPOLITICAL SCENE

The 15 July 2016 failed coup attempt against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and, on the other hand, Ankara’s recent re-orientation of its foreign policy towards Russia, Israel and Iran, including its August military intervention in Syria are seen by most analysts as signs of a changing trend not only …

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US makes efforts for consensus among Libyan parties

The US President, Barak Obama underscored that the USA is making efforts to strengthen consensus among Libyan parties. He also stressed the need to control territorial waters and borders to undermine illegal immigration. At a joint press conference with the Italian prime Minister Tuesday in Washington, he said; We are …

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Portugal to deploy 160 special forces in CAR

A battalion of around 160 Army Commandos is ready and waiting to be deployed on a mission to the Central African Republic and is now waiting for a number of logistical matters to be solved, the chief of staff of the Portuguese Armed Forces said. “Everything is ready. At the …

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