August, 2021

• 1 August

  Ambassador Reveals Position of Turkey on the Syrian Conflict

  

  In his book, “Syria through the Eyes of the Ambassador,” Ömer Önhon recalls how the position of Turkey evolved throughout the Syrian conflict, according to Asharq al-Awsat. The Ambassador of Turkey to Syria Ömer Önhon, who served as a political aide at the Turkish embassy in Damascus in 1988, came …

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• 1 August

  Iran and Syria Discuss Bolstering Economic Relations and Trade

  

  The Prime minister of Syria and the Speaker of the Islamic Shura Council of Iran discussed means of bolstering economic relations and trade between the two countries, according to SANA. Hussein Arnous, the caretaker Prime Minister, met on Wednesday with the Speaker of the Islamic Shura Council of Iran, Mohammad …

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• 1 August

  Hand-to-hand Clashes Between Russian and U.S. Forces in Hassakeh

  

  Local sources circulated a video showing clashes between Russian and U.S. patrol agents in the countryside of Hassakeh, according to SY-24. Local sources circulated a video showing clashes of hands between Russian and U.S. patrol agents in the countryside of Hassakeh in eastern Syria. According to the sources, U.S. armored …

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• 1 August

  SNHR: SDF Violates Caesar Act by Supplying Regime with Oil and Gas

  

  In a report released on Thursday, the Syrian Network for Human Rights said that the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is violating the U.S. Caesar Sanctions Act by supplying the Assad regime with oil and gas. The supplied goods amount to nearly 6 million oil barrels each year, with a value …

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• 1 August

  Blinken: Talks About Return To Iran Nuclear Deal ‘Will Not Go On Indefinitely’

  U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday the negotiations on salvaging the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran “cannot and will not go on indefinitely,” signaling it’s up to Tehran to move forward soon on the issue. Blinken spoke Thursday in Kuwait during a news conference alongside his Kuwaiti counterpart, …

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• 1 August

  Reflection On Tigray’s Maneuver Action Plan That Routed Abiy’s Allied Forces – Analysis

  The constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, promulgated in 1995, was supposed to resolve ethnic conflict and enhance self- and shared-rule. But, contrary to expectations, Ethiopia became heavily embroiled in inter-ethnic skirmishes starting in 2018. Demand for self-rule and ethnic fighting has been brewing in a number of …

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• 1 August

  Переворот у Тунісі – удар по міфу Заходу, що “арабська весна” принесла більше блага, ніж хаосу

  У Тунісі відбувся конституційний переворот. Президент країни Каїс Саїд фактично захопив владу. Уночі він оголосив про припинення роботи парламенту, звільнення прем’єр-міністра, взяття на себе його повноважень і зняття недоторканності з депутатів. У столицю було введено війська. По суті, це ва-банк. Кульмінація політичної кризи, яка тягнеться вже понад рік через конфлікт …

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• 1 August

  The Dangerous Expansion of Ethiopia’s Tigray War

  A rapidly escalating conflict has pushed Africa’s second most populous country to the edge. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert William Davison explains why the main protagonists urgently need to strike a deal to avert a downward spiral toward state collapse. Who is involved in the expanding fighting in Ethiopia? …

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• 1 August

  Conflict Trends Update

  LEBANON Parliament Monday nominated Najib al-Miqati to head a new government. The country has had only a caretaker cabinet since August 2020, when Prime Minister Hassan Diab resigned with his ministers following the catastrophic explosion at Beirut’s port. Miqati is a billionaire businessman who has been premier twice before. He …

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• 1 August

  Hardened US And Iranian Positions Question Efficacy Of Parties’ Negotiating Tactics – Analysis

  The United States and Iran seem to be hardening their positions in advance of a resumption of negotiations to revive a 2015 international nuclear agreement once Iranian President-elect Ebrahim Raisi takes office in early August. Concern among supporters of the agreement to curb Iran’s nuclear program which former US President …

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