Eurasia Press & News
In an Aug. 13 tweet, U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated the Israeli-Emirati accord to normalize relations as a “HUGE breakthrough.” Israel’s integration into the region has been a goal of U.S. and Israeli foreign policy for decades, and the mid-August announcement was the first major official step in that direction …
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September, 2020
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23 September
Will COVID-19 hasten the rise of lethal autonomous weapons?
The latest figures from the Pentagon indicate that the total number of COVID-19 cases among members of the U.S. military has topped 60,000 since the onset of the pandemic. COVID-19 and other similar outbreaks could become an increasingly important consideration in the calculus of future military deployments.
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23 September
Trump, the CIA, and our disorienting Iranian policy ride
Understanding President Donald J. Trump’s position on Iran over the two remaining months until the November election is no feat for the fainthearted. The unfolding drama from American efforts to extend expiring United Nations sanctions against Iran by imposing the “snap back” feature of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action …
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23 September
Conflict Trends
Israel-UAE-Bahrain The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain signed bilateral normalisation agreements with Israel on the White House lawn. Small protests erupted across Bahrain in response to the announcement. Crisis Group expert Elham Fakhro says first the UAE and now Bahrain have shattered the pre-existing consensus that Israel’s formal relations …
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23 September
Turkey Refuses Russian Proposal To Withdraw From Observation Posts in Syria: Report
Turkish and Russian officials have met to discuss the Turkish presence in the province of Idleb and options to scale back their observation posts writes Al-Masdar.
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23 September
US Apache Choppers Circle Russian Military Convoy in Northeastern Syria
A US helicopter has followed a Russian convoy along a road in Hassakeh, following a recent incident that left a number of US soldiers injured reports Al-Masdar.
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23 September
Russian Jets Launch Biggest Attack in Months Over Northwestern Syria
Russia has launched a number of attacks against Idleb, their most comprehensive attack since March of this year reports Al-Masdar.
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23 September
Terror Attack Kills 9 in Afrin
An explosion has spread terror in Afrin and killed nine people and injured, at least, a further 43 people reports Zaman Al-Wasl.
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23 September
Second Russian Officer Reported Dead in Syria After ISIS Attack
A Russian officer has died in a Moscow military hospital, following an attack that struck a convoy travelling through Deir ez-Zor reports Al-Masdar.
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23 September
Assassinations of Settlement Deals Leaders, Regime Members in Daraa
Unknown gunmen carried out new assassinations in Daraa Governorate, targeting former military leaders in the Syrian opposition.
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