Eurasia Press & News
In less than 48 hours, Kyrgyzstan has gone through major political events — from holding parliamentary elections on October 4 to a full-blown revolution as angry protests erupted over the disputed election results.
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October, 2020
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9 October
Fighting Intensifies in Nagorno-Karabakh; Turkey Testing Both Russia, US
Armenia and Azerbaijan are accusing each other of targeting civilian populations in a dangerous flare-up over the disputed separatist enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh.
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9 October
Iran says it's among top countries in military radar – a message to Israel
Iranian media has claimed that the country is one of the world leaders in radar technology and Brig.-Gen. Ali Hajizadeh of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that new systems installed in Yazd province illustrate the country’s capabilities.
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9 October
Iran, Syria worried about 'regional conflict' of Azerbaijan-Armenia war
Iran is growing increasingly concerned about the fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia and Armenia and has continued to issue statements and escalate rhetoric.
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9 October
Daraa security vacuum | Volunteer in regime’s “military security service” shot dead in western Daraa
Daraa Province – Syrian Observatory for Human Rights: Reliable sources have informed SOHR that unknown gunmen assassinated a volunteer in “the 215th Raids Branch” of the regime’s “military security service” in Nawa city in the western countryside of Daraa.
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9 October
Assassinations | Ex-ISIS member kills three “Self-Defence” members in eastern Al-Raqqah
Reliable SOHR sources have confirmed that an ex-ISIS member, who later joined the “Self-Defence Forces”, killed three members of the “Self-Defence Forces” yesterday in the SDF-controlled city of Al-Karamah town in the eastern countryside of Al-Raqqah province. The “military intelligence service” has arrested the murderer with four other members, where …
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9 October
90 Dead as Syria Govt Forces Clash With IS: Monitor
The government side lost 41 dead, the jihadists 49, a Britain-based war monitor said. Clashes in the Syrian Desert between pro-government forces and holdouts of the Islamic State group have killed at least 90 combatants this month, a war monitor said on Wednesday.
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9 October
Russia unhappy with Turkey sending Syrian mercenaries to Azerbaijan
The head of Russia’s foreign intelligence, Sergei Naryshkin, said: “We have to be concerned about the South Caucasus becoming a new launch pad for international terrorist organisations.”
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9 October
Egypt extends surprising help to US over Libya crisis
Washington’s active role is tied by analysts to the influx of foreign mercenaries in Libya and wariness about Russia’s growing role. Egypt’s involvement in efforts led by the US State Department, represented by its embassy in Tripoli and the acting UN envoy to Libya, US diplomat Stephanie Williams, has surprised …
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9 October
Italy Is Using the Pandemic to Keep More Migrants From Its Shores
The Mediterranean Sea is still the principal corridor for migrants trying to enter the European Union, and Italy is in effect its front door. Hundreds of thousands of people have attempted this risky maritime route, often paying a deadly toll, including well before the migrant and refugee crisis of 2015.
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