August, 2020

• 11 August

  Turkey still a major hub for ISIS militants, IG report says

  Turkey continues to be a regional transit hub for the Islamic State group, even though the NATO ally has recently stepped up efforts to counter attempts to smuggle ISIS fighters and weaponry into war-torn Syria, a new Inspector General’s report says.

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• 11 August

  Qatar’s alleged finance of Hezbollah terrorist movement puts US troops at risk, dossier claims

  Qatar’s monarchy allegedly financed weapons deliveries to the global terrorist group Hezbollah, endangering the nearly 10,000 U.S. troops stations in the emirate, according to a damning new dossier viewed by Fox News.

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• 11 August

  NSU: What you need to know about Germany's neo-Nazi terror group

  The trial of the NSU right-wing terror cell took over four years. DW answers five key questions from one of Germany’s most high-profile neo-Nazi cases.

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• 11 August

  Pro-Iran militias continue hitting military bases in Iraq

  Hitting military bases in Baghdad and other areas, armed groups linked to Iran continues to call for revenge for the January killing of their former leaders Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

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• 11 August

  Hezbollah stockpiled chemical behind Beirut blast in London and Germany

  The Beirut explosion took place at a warehouse that held 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been confiscated from a ship.

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• 11 August

  Moscow and Ankara will continue uneasy cooperation

  As Russia partially reopens international travel amidst the ongoing pandemic, Turkey is in the top three countries for resumed Russian flights. Moscow also touts possible space cooperation with Turkey amidst tensions with the US on this issue. Despite disagreements between Moscow and Ankara over Syria, Libya, and the broader Black …

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• 11 August

  The Layers and Limits of Diplomacy With Iran

  While the relationship between Iran and Saudi Arabia is important for de-escalating some tensions in the region, is not the decisive conflict involving Iran in the region.

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• 10 August

  What Would a Post-Putin Russia Look Like?

  On July 1st, the Russian public voted overwhelmingly in a disputed referendum to amend its constitution and extend Russian President Vladimir Putin’s tenure until 2036.

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• 10 August

  Can an ISIS Terrorist be Rehabilitated and Reintegrated into Society?

  Debates across the world are raging, discussing the issues pertaining to the repatriation of foreign terrorist fighters [FTFs] who left their home countries to fight with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria [ISIS] or live under their so-called Caliphate. Some died in Syria and some have made their way …

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• 10 August

  Israel's Netanyahu warns Hezbollah after Syria attack

  Israeli army says air raids in southern Syria were a response to an attempt to lay explosives in occupied Golan Heights.

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