Eurasia Press & News
Just as the commentariat was hailing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Westward pivot, he announced today that Finland and Sweden’s bid to join NATO was not such a great idea.
Read More »Idleb: 15 Syrian Regime Fighters Killed by Anti-armor Missile
On Tuesday, at least 15 regime members were killed and others were wounded in a rocket-propelled missile, which targeted the al-Malaga front in the southwestern countryside of Idleb. The official Amjad al-Diraa media organization announced to the Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) that the operations room of the al-Fath al-Mubeen targeted a …
Read More »Report on “Withdrawal of Russian Troops” from Syria; Israel Watching “with Concern”
Russian media reported on a “withdrawal of Russian troops” from Syria, a move linked to the repercussions of military operations in Ukraine. To date, Moscow has not officially confirmed the withdrawal. “Russia has begun the process of withdrawing some troops from Syria to help strengthen its forces in Ukraine,” the …
Read More »Washington Excludes SDF-controlled Areas from Caesar Act
The United States has announced that it will allow foreign investment in northeastern Syria under the control of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) without being subject to the Caesar Act sanctions, which are imposed on the Syrian regime. Acting Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said that President Joe Biden’s …
Read More »Will the Lebanese Elections Pave the Way for Increased Syrian Influence in Lebanon?
Sunday won’t be a normal day in Lebanon. Four years after the 2018 elections, nearly four million Lebanese citizens are invited to cast a vote in the country’s parliamentary elections. These elections, however, are very different from 2018’s. Not only because the country went through an uprising and major turmoil …
Read More »Sinjar Becomes Latest Flashpoint For Iran-Turkey Tensions In Iraq
Clashes between Iraqi security forces and a Yazidi militia known as the Shingal Resistance Units (YBS) may represent one of several new fronts in escalating tensions between Iran and Turkey in Iraq. Turkey has intensified air, drone and artillery attacks against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets beyond the remote, northern …
Read More »Khamenei’s Attempts To Have His Son Named As Successor
As a rule of thumb, all dictators are worried at the end of their rule about the future and who will grip power after them. Their attempts are geared towards somehow putting their children in their place in order to continue their rule. This is also true of Ali Khamenei, …
Read More »Global Coalition Warns No Rest for Fight Against Islamic State
Nearly three years after U.S.-backed forces in Syria seized the last remaining territory held by Islamic State’s self-declared caliphate, members of the global coalition charged with eradicating the terror group warn their task is not getting any easier. Despite IS’s loss of several key leaders and intelligence that suggests a …
Read More »Iran’s IRGC shells ‘terrorist positions’ in Iraq’s Erbil
The attack comes two months after the IRGC launched ballistic missiles at what it said was an Israeli base in Erbil. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has shelled an area in Erbil in neighbouring Iraq, targeting positions it said were held by “terrorist groups”. The IRGC ground forces launched …
Read More »Hamas appeals to Russia for support in confrontation with Israel
A Hamas delegation visited Moscow at a time when relations between Russia and Israel are taking a more tense turn due to Israel’s position in the Russia-Ukraine war. A Hamas delegation visited Moscow on May 4, where it held talks with Russian officials at the Russian Foreign Ministry’s guesthouse. The …
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