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March, 2021

  • 20 March

    NGOs file Syria torture complaint against Russia’s Wagner Group

    The rights organizations allege that the shadowy paramilitary group is behind the 2017 torture and killing of a Syrian military defector. Three advocacy groups have filed a criminal complaint against Russian private military contractor Wagner Group over the torture and death of a detainee in Syria’s civil war. “This litigation …

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  • 20 March

    Kurdish forces blame Turkey for Euphrates River water drop in northeast Syria

    The Syrian Democratic Forces claim Turkey caused a drop in the Euphrates River water level that will harm residents and their economic activities in the areas they control in northern and eastern Syria. The water level of the Euphrates River in Syria’s northern province of Raqqa has decreased dramatically over …

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  • 20 March

    Iran’s Revolutionary Guards tout new missile base in support of navy

    Top IRGC commanders inaugurated on Monday what Iranian state television described as a new underground missile base. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) revealed what it said was a new underground missile base capable of conducting electronic warfare in support of the country’s navy, state-run television reported. The subterranean “missile …

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  • 20 March

    Flurry of Sunni Triangle ops sparks questions over Islamic State

    Several large military operations conducted in Sunni-majority areas of Iraq in recent weeks and mass killings have raised questions over whether a much-debated IS resurgence is actually in the making or whether the roots of the problem lie elsewhere. Mass killings, including ones in which attackers wore military attire, and …

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  • 20 March

    Iraq gives visa on arrival to citizens of 30 countries

    The list includes the United States, China and other large economies in a bid to attract investment to Iraq; most foreigners need to apply for a visa before traveling to Iraq. The Iraqi government implemented March 15 visa on arrival status to citizens of several countries. The move constitutes a …

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  • 20 March

    Russian Warplanes Launch Heavy Strikes on ISIS as Syrian Troops Intensify Offensive

    The Syrian Army continued their offensive in central Syria on Tuesday, targeting areas thought to contain members of the Islamic State (ISIS) in the governorates of Homs, Hama, and Raqqa. Backed by the Palestinian-led Jerusalem Brigade (Liwaa Al-Quds), the Syrian Army combed through several parts of the Badiya Al-Sham region, …

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  • 20 March

    Government Cancels Gasoline Subsidies, Raises Domestic Gas Price

    The Ministry of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection in the government of the Syrian regime announced an increase in the price of gasoline and domestic-use gas cylinders. According to the decision, issued on Monday evening, the price of 95 octane gasoline has reached 2,000 Syrian pounds for the liter. The …

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  • 20 March

    Migration Routes Of One Of Britain’s Largest Ducks Revealed For First Time

    New research, just published in the journal Ringing & Migration, has used state of the art tracking technology to investigate how one of Britain’s largest ducks, the Shelduck, interacts with offshore wind turbines during their migration across the North Sea. Their findings reveal – for the first time – the …

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  • 20 March

    India-Pakistan LoC Ceasefire Decision: A Thaw In Sight? – Analysis

    The decision by India and Pakistan to ‘cease firing along the Line of Control (LoC) and all other sectors’, with effect from the midnight of February 25, 2021, is being seen as an important thaw in the bilateral relationship that was at an all-time low.1 The decision came about after …

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  • 20 March

    Modern Monetary Theory Is Fake Economics – OpEd

    A country with monetary sovereignty cannot issue all the debt it needs without default risk In this era of monetary fiction, one tends to read all types of undocumented and misguided views on monetary policy. However, if there is one that really is infuriating is the MMT (modern monetary theory) …

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