September, 2017

• 1 September

  US helicopter brigade train aerial gunnery in Eastern Europe

  A U.S. helicopter brigade finished advanced aerial gunnery training in Eastern Europe on Friday. The 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, part of the Army’s 10th Mountain Division, started Falcon’s Talon on Aug. 7 as part of wider efforts to boost defensive readiness in Latvia, Lithuania and Romania. Operation Atlantic Resolve is …

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• 1 September

  Turkey welcomes Tal Afar’s liberation

  Turkey will continue to stand with the people of Tal Afar in the post-Daesh period just as it helped and harbored tens of thousands people that escaped there, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement Thursday, welcoming the liberation of the predominantly Turkmen town by Iraqi forces from …

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• 1 September

  Iraq announces Tal Afar victory

  Iraq declared on Thursday that its forces had retaken the northern city of Tal Afar and the surrounding region in another major victory over Daesh group extremists. Daesh, which seized nearly a third of Iraq in 2014 in a stunning defeat for the army, now controls just 10 per cent …

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• 1 September

  Canadian troops in Latvia prepare for Russia’s Zapad exercise

  Canadian troops in Latvia will have front-row seats to a massive Russian military exercise this month that has set NATO on edge and sparked calls for calm across eastern Europe. Scheduled to start Sept. 14 and run for a week, the so-called Zapad exercise is being billed as Russia’s largest …

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• 1 September

  Egypt condemns Kabul attack

  Egypt has condemned the attack on a mosque in Kabul, which resulted in the death of 28 people and injuries to 50 others. In a statement issued yesterday, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that the government and people of Egypt stand with the government and people of Afghanistan …

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• 1 September

  Sudan says border dispute will beset ties with Egypt

  Sudan’s foreign minister says the border dispute with Egypt will remain a “potential irritant” in relations until it is resolved. Speaking this week in an interview with the Sudanese TV channel Ashorooq, Ibrahim al-Ghandour also says the dispute is a “thorn in the side of relations” between the two Afro-Arab …

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• 1 September

  UK pledges $250m aid for Nigeria to rebuild Boko Haram destruction

  Britain’s foreign secretary and aid chief have pledged more than $250m in humanitarian support for northeastern Nigeria to help build stability after destruction by Boko Haram’s extremist insurgency.

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• 1 September

  EU, India agree to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation

  India and the European Union have agreed to strengthen cooperation between their security and intelligence agencies to combat the threat of terrorism and check terror financing. During the 10th India-European Union Counter Terrorism Dialogue in New Delhi on Wednesday, the two sides deliberated extensively on combating terror financing and challenges …

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August, 2017

• 30 August

  Iraq, Jordan reopen Trebil border crossing

  The Kingdom of Jordan and Iraq have reopened the Turaibil border crossing, as part of their efforts to forge closer bilateral ties. A joint statement by the Jordanian and Iraqi government said that the border crossing was reopened after the international highway was secured, adding that the measure will further …

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• 30 August

  Iraq PM congratulates military for 'overwhelming victory' in Tal Afar

  Iraqi prime minister Haider Al Abadi has congratulated the military for an “overwhelming victory” against ISIL in Tal Afar, as an officer likened continuing fighting in a nearby town to opening “the gates of hell”. Mr Al Abadi is expected to announce the full liberation of Tal Afar from ISIL …

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