Eurasia

What’s happening: Israel has withdrawn most of its troops from the southern Gaza Strip, leaving only one brigade behind

The Israeli army has withdrawn all its ground forces from the southern Gaza Strip except for one brigade, said an army spokesman. The army did not immediately provide further details. It is unclear whether the withdrawal will postpone the entry of the army into the city of Rafah in southern …

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Netanyahu: There is no force in the world that will stop us

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that Israel will continue with its goal of eliminating all Hamas brigades, including those in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza. Commenting on his statements, a Hamas spokesperson told Al Jazeera that this calls into question the purpose of the ongoing negotiations in …

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Iran Update, April 8, 2024

Senior Iranian military officials have continued to suggest that they will carefully calibrate Iran’s response to Israel’s killing of senior IRGC commanders in Syria. This careful approach aims to avoid a direct war with Israel. Iranian Armed Forces Chief of the General Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri said on April …

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Yugoslavia’s NATO Bombing Victims: Official Death Toll Unclear, 25 Years Later

Twenty-five years after the start of NATO’s air strikes on Yugoslavia, no exact casualty figures have ever been established and no official comprehensive list of all the civilian victims’ names exists – allowing the death toll to be manipulated by politicians. On March 24 last year, in his speech at …

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30 Years After Ceasefire Deal, Bosnia’s Mostar Can’t Escape Divisions

The 1994 Washington Agreement ended fighting between Bosniak and Croat forces, but in the historic city of Mostar, people’s everyday lives and the local political scene are still troubled by the legacy of the wartime past. Only a few passers-by are to be seen early in the morning on what’s …

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Spotlight on Terrorism: Hezbollah, Lebanon and Syria (April 1-8, 2024)

This past week Hezbollah continued its attacks on northern Israel, attacking military and civilian targets 43 times. In response, the IDF attacked Hezbollah facilities along the border and in Ba’albek. in one of the attacks a senior operative in Hezbollah’s Radwan Force was killed. Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah secretary general, delivered …

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Five years since al-Baghouz battle
The caliphate ended but the Islamic State is still present

In the Syrian village of al-Baghouz, in the eastern Deir Ezzor province, the last battles between the Islamic State organization and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), supported by the International Coalition Forces, took place on February 9 and ended on March 23, 2019, marking the end of the organization’s geographical …

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Vučić’s visit to Paris – “visit of visits” or “capital loss for Serbia”

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, is on a two-day visit to Paris, and the visit, as assessed, is primarily of economic and military importance. As Vučić said today, among other things, Serbia is not able to manage large systems, such as the metro in Belgrade, and this is where …

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Vučić: Signing of the contract on the purchase of “Rafala” in two months, with the presence of Macron

The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, said that at the meeting and dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron, he reached “some concrete agreements”, including those on the purchase of Rafale fighter jets, and that he expects the signing of the contract in the next two months, with the presence President …

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UN Human Rights Council Calls for Arms Embargo on Israel

Latest Developments The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on April 5 passed a resolution that calls upon all states “to cease the sale, transfer and diversion of arms, munitions and other military equipment to Israel.” It further calls for an existing UN Commission of Inquiry to report on these …

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