October, 2021

• 27 October

  ISIL attack on Iraqi village kills 11 ‘defenceless civilians’

  

  Police said the ISIL attackers used several vehicles and semi-automatic guns in their attack. At least 11 people have been killed and others wounded in an ISIL (ISIS) attack on a village in Diyala province in eastern Iraq, according to the country’s security forces. The attack on Tuesday targeted “defenceless …

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• 27 October

  US military exit from Syria unlikely anytime soon, officials say

  

  Speculation has been rife American forces would withdrawal from Syria after the Afghanistan pullout in an effort to end ‘forever wars’. The United States will not be withdrawing its roughly 900 troops from northeast Syria any time soon, despite mounting speculation it would do so following its much-maligned August pull-out …

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• 27 October

  Poland Claws Back Sovereignty from European Union

  

  Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal has ruled that Polish law takes precedence over European Union law. The power struggle has angered European federalists, who are seeking to turn the 27-member EU into a European superstate — a United States of Europe — and who do not take kindly to those who challenge …

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• 27 October

  Apel do polityków: nie wierzę, że jesteście tak źli i zdesperowani jak Łukaszenka

  

  Nie przestraszycie dyktatora ze wschodu, twardo wypychając z Polski ludzi czy budując mur. W tym starciu wygra ten, kto będzie większym sk…em i nie będzie się liczył z życiem ludzi. A tu szans – mam nadzieję – nie macie. Panie prezesie, panie premierze, panowie ministrowie. Z rosnącą bezradnością, jak tysiące …

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• 27 October

  Iran Warns Europeans of US Influence

  Deploring the European parties’ failure to honor the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi cautioned against the approaches that could give the US the perception that Europe belongs in its sphere of influence. Although Iran has always honored its commitments, the European parties have failed to fulfill their …

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• 27 October

  Alleged US drone strike kills former ISIS commander: SDF

  

  An alleged US drone strike killed former ISIS commander Subhi Ibrahim Muslih and two of his guards in Serekaniye (Ras al-Ain) on Monday, said Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) official Farhad Shami. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) war monitor reported that the strike’s target was a member of …

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• 27 October

  Ex-Saudi official says MBS suggested killing former king with ‘poison ring’

  

  The Saudi government responded by describing Saad al-Jabri as “a discredited former government official with a long history of fabricating.” A former senior Saudi intelligence official has accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of once bragging that he could have the late King Abdullah killed to pave the way for …

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• 27 October

  Iran to push for inclusive Afghan government at Tehran conference

  

  The Iranian government is concerned for the Shiite Muslim and Persian-speaking communities in Afghanistan under the Taliban. Iran will host Afghanistan’s neighbors for a conference on Wednesday. The foreign ministers of Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan will attend the meeting in the capital Tehran. China’s foreign minister will attend virtually. …

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• 27 October

  Sudan’s ambassador to US vows to oppose coup in Khartoum

  

  The United States is coordinating with Gulf states on messaging in hopes of avoiding bloodshed in Sudan. Sudan’s ambassador to the United States said in a statement today that he and other Sudanese envoys abroad would “resist” a military coup that deposed his country’s civilian-led transitional government on Monday. Nureldin …

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• 27 October

  Turkey’s spy-bust bombshell unlikely to further worsen ties with Israel

  

  The Turkish media may be abuzz with reports about the foiling of a Mossad-run spy ring, but Israel appears unimpressed, and observers see no further deterioration in the already frosty bilateral relations. Amid an ongoing quest for normalization with Israel, Turkey last week dropped a bombshell about busting a Mossad …

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