April, 2021

• 12 April

  Intra-Kurdish Dialogue Back to Square One in Syria

  

  Dialogue between Kurdish parties in Syria has returned to square one after US-backed talks failed to achieve any form of political consensus among the rivals of the largest ethnic minority in the war-torn country. The UN Deputy Special Envoy for Syria Khawla Matar, for his part, has called on rival …

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• 12 April

  Syrians Tell of a New Enemy After ISIS: The Turkish-Backed Militia

  

  The residents of villages lying along a critical Syrian border were once forced to flee their homes due to terror wreaked by the Islamic State (ISIS), but for those that made the decision to return, they now face a new enemy: the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army. For years, Kurdish, Arab, …

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• 12 April

  Clashes Continued Between the Fourth Division and Iranian Militias in Damascus

  

  Media sources in Damascus reported that the security situation in the Sayedah Zainab area is still witnessing great tension between the Iranian militias on the one hand, and the Fourth Division of government forces on the other hand, after a conflict that broke out between them in late March. The …

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• 12 April

  Israeli Report Calls for the Overthrow of Assad and Intensification of Work in Syria

  

  Israel must risk intensifying military and civil intervention in Syria to prevent Iran from controlling it, an Israeli think tank has said. The Israeli National Security Research Center said in a report that “Israel should focus on three main areas: southern Syria, the Iraqi-Syrian border area, and the Syrian-Lebanese borders.” …

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• 12 April

  Aoun Calls Assad Over Demarcating Maritime Borders

  

  The Lebanese government has asked the Syrian government to start negotiations on demarcating the maritime borders between the two countries. This call comes after the signing of an agreement between Syria and Russia, on oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean, in the maritime border area between Syria and Lebanon. …

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• 12 April

  China Sanctions Intensify, Escalating Trade Risks – Analysis

  Western trade and investment interests in China are facing new threats as sanctions trigger retaliation, heightening tensions over human rights, national security and territorial control. Since the start of President Joseph R. Biden’s term in office on Jan. 20, there have been several exchanges of new sanctions announced by the …

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• 12 April

  Chinese Incursions In South China Sea Heightens Tension – Analysis

  China’s increasing incursions in the contested South China Sea in defiance of global norms has heightened tensions in the region. In view of its massive military muscle and economic power that China has accumulated in the recent decades emboldens it to ignore and violate the sensitivities of other small claimants …

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• 12 April

  Are Iran’s Gold Mines Under China’s Control? – OpEd

  Two weeks after the 25-year China-Iran agreement was signed, Iranian gold mine owners in the private-sector are skeptical about whether the agreement gives full control of the mines to China. According to a report published on April 5 by the state-run Tejarat News website, the Chinese have been working in …

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• 12 April

  Horn of Africa: A blamegame

  Once again we see US and Europe on the basis of false information and misleading campaigns have a destructive influence and lacks understanding of the peace process in The Horn of Africa. For 80 years, the UN and the international community disregarded Eritrea’s rights. The peace agreement in 2018 between …

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• 12 April

  Hunting in Yemen

  

  “It’s not normal for people to live like this,” says Iman Saleh, now on her twelfth day of a hunger strike demanding an end to war in Yemen. April 10, 2021: Since March 29th, in Washington, D.C., Iman Saleh, age 26, has been on a hunger strike to demand an …

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