Eurasia Press & News
Political consultants associated with Evgeny Prigozhin — the catering magnate with alleged ties to mercenaries, troll factories, and Vladimir Putin — are campaigning for the “Rodina” political party’s nominees ahead of regional parliamentary elections in Russia’s Komi Republic. Prigozhin apparently has a vested interest in seeing Rodina’s candidates succeed: first …
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September, 2020
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10 September
The Real Palestinian Tragedy
Unlike their leaders, however, the Palestinians living in Syria and Iraq do not appear to be worried about the Israel-UAE accord. These Palestinians have more existential concerns — such as providing shelter for their children and safe drinking water for their families. They are disturbed about the homes they have …
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10 September
Monthly conflict tracker highlights
Côte d’Ivoire Deadly protests erupted across country after President Ouattara announced his candidacy in presidential election scheduled for Oct, raising risk of all-out violence in coming weeks. In reversal of previous commitment to leave power, Ouattara 6 Aug said he will run for third term in presidential election scheduled for …
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10 September
Islamic State claiming more attacks in all but three of their regions of operation during August 2020
Islamic State Khurasan (ISK) Assault Team on Jalalabad Prison, Nangarhar, Afghanistan Islamic State built upon on the increased operational tempo initiated late last month during Eid al-Adha, claiming more attacks in all but three of their regions of operation during August 2020. Despite concerted counter-terror operations undertaken by the differing …
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10 September
Lebanon Is Paralyzed by Fear of Another Civil War
Sectarian tensions are nearing the boiling point—and what happens next is up to Hezbollah.
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10 September
Time for EU to get real on Hezbollah
The UN Security Council’s renewal of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) mandate on August 28 has presented an urgent opportunity to re-examine Europe’s legacy in the region and, more importantly, the steps that are needed today to bring real stability to Lebanon.
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10 September
Turkey detains top Islamic State commander in raid
Turkish police have arrested the top Islamic State (IS) commander in the country, the government says.
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10 September
Austrian court convicts Iran-trained Hezbollah commander for terrorism
Unnamed Hezbollah commander murdered people in Syrian civil war and led 60-member unit.
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10 September
Trial to begin for suspects in Charlie Hebdo terror attack
A trial related to the January 2015 deadly attacks on Charlie Hebdo employees and other targets is set to begin Wednesday in Paris. The gunmen fatally shot illustrators and journalists at Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine, as well as a police officer and shoppers at a Jewish supermarket during …
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9 September
Belarus Dissident Says Russian Intervention Will Just Perpetuate Unrest By Other Means
Oleg Manaev, a Belarusian opposition figure now living in exile, says Russian intervention would lead to targeted repression aimed at preventing the emergence of a coordinated opposition, but also a further weakening of Lukashenko’s legitimacy and deepening splits in society.
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