Middle Orient

La promotion de l’État «islamique» par l’Occident

La lutte contre la menace «islamiste» a été le prétexte à la guerre contre le terrorisme initiée par George W. Bush après le 11 septembre 2001. C’est dans le cadre de cette guerre que les États-Unis et leurs alliés ont attaqué et occupé l’Afghanistan puis l’Irak. On n’a pas besoin …

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Yémen : Les pilotes US offusqués par des attaques intenses d’Ansarullah

Les pilotes de chasse de la marine américaine ont décrit comme «traumatisantes» leurs rencontres avec les forces armées yéménites. En effet celles-ci lancent des frappes audacieuses sur des navires appartenant à Israël et ceux à destination d’Israël dans les eaux de la mer Rouge, en représailles au génocide perpétré pendant …

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Israel confirms killing Hamas commander of Khan Younis Brigade in Gaza strike yesterday

The IDF and Shin Bet in a joint statement officially confirm that Rafa’a Salameh, the commander of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade, was killed in yesterday’s strike in the southern Gaza Strip. The IDF says Salameh was “one of the closest associates” of Muhammad Deif, the chief of the terror group’s …

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Israel targets Hamas’ military leader in Gaza. Who is he and what does it mean for the war?

Israel on Saturday said it tried to assassinate Mohammed Deif, the shadowy leader of the Hamas group ‘s military wing who has long topped the country’s most-wanted list. The strike took place in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone in southern Gaza, killing at least 90 Palestinians and wounding nearly 300 more, …

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Erdogan: Turkey Opposes NATO Cooperation With Israel

Latest Developments Turkey vowed on July 12 to oppose NATO’s cooperation with Israel. During a press conference at the 75th NATO Summit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, “Until comprehensive, sustainable peace is established in Palestine, attempts at cooperation with Israel within NATO will not be approved by Turkey.” Foreign …

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Israel’s use of ‘Hannibal Directive’ on 7 October confirmed by new evidence

In a startling revelation, documents obtained by Haaretz have confirmed that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) implemented the controversial Hannibal Directive during the Hamas cross-border incursion on 7 October, and killed its own citizens. This confirmation comes after months of denial and attempts to discredit alternative news sources that had …

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Gaza: There Is No Alternative To UNRWA, Guterres Says

UN Secretary-General António Guterres, standing alongside top officials in New York on Friday, underscored the essential need to bolster the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) across the Middle East amid continued attacks on its mandate, staff, premises and operations. Speaking at a pledging conference for the agency, the UN …

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Iran Update, July 13, 2024

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted an airstrike in the al Mawasi humanitarian zone targeting Hamas’ top military commander, Mohammad Deif, on July 13.[i] The strike also targeted Hamas Khan Younis Brigade Commander Rafe Salamah. Israel is still assessing whether the strike killed Deif or Salamah. Israeli officials confirmed that …

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Iran’s Mirage: The ‘Reformist’ Trap

[A]ny Iranian politician must be prepared to impose the government’s Islamist laws rigorously and crush any form of opposition to the Islamic Republic. The political landscape in Iran does not tolerate dissent or deviation from these core principles, ensuring that only those who conform entirely to the regime’s ideology can …

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Turkey Open to Hosting Syrian Leader for Normalization Talks

Latest Developments Turkey is open to repairing ties with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad more than a decade after severing diplomatic relations with Damascus at the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011. On July 4, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he is prepared to invite Assad and …

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