September, 2023

• 1 September

  More PKK terrorists surrender to Türkiye in Iraq

  

  Four PKK terrorists have surrendered to Turkish security forces as the dissolution of the terrorist group continues as a result of Türkiye’s intense counterterrorism operations. The terrorists laid down their arms at the Turkish border post in Habur after fleeing the group’s shelters in northern Iraq, Türkiye’s National Defense Ministry …

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• 1 September

  Three suspected ISIS members arrested in Iraq

  

  Iraqi intelligence forces on Wednesday announced they had arrested three suspected Islamic State (ISIS) members in separate operations in Nineveh and Anbar provinces as operations against the terror group rise. Iraqi security forces set up ambush points in the districts of Fallujah and Rutba in Anbar province and Tal Afar …

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• 1 September

  3 ISIS terrorists killed in air strike in northern Iraq

  

  The Joint Operations Command in Iraq announced on Wednesday the killing of three terrorists belonging to the ISIS group in an air strike in Salah Al-Din governorate, north of Baghdad. The Iraqi Joint Operations Command mentioned in a statement that the Iraqi air force carried out a successful strike on …

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• 1 September

  Iran claims to dismantle Israeli-linked ‘Zionist’ cells across the country

  

  The announcement follows another attack on a Shiite shrine in the country, as well as renewed Iranian threats towards Iranian Kurdish groups in Iraq. Iranian authorities said on Wednesday that they dismantled cells of armed groups with ties to Israel and Europe as the proxy war between Israel and Iran …

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• 1 September

  Tense Trial in Kosovo Showed Justice for War Crimes is Possible

  

  A witness at the Hague Tribunal trial of Kosovo ex-President Hashim Thaci revived memories for EU rule-of-law mission judge Dean Pineles of a dramatic case in Kosovo 12 years earlier, when two Serb women courageously testified against guerrilla fighters. The Kosovo Special Chambers in The Hague heard testimony last week …

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• 1 September

  CAMPAIGNING IN ‘SHEEP’S CLOTHING’, POLAND’S FAR RIGHT APPEARS POISED FOR POWER

  

  Stressing laissez-faire economics at the expense of ultra-nationalism, the two young leaders of Confederation have made the far-right alliance popular enough to be the probable ‘kingmaker’ in October’s parliamentary election.Dressed in a perfectly pressed white shirt that almost glows under the neon lights, 36-year-old Slawomir Mentzen, the most popular of …

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• 1 September

  HUNGARY’S SCANDALS ON THE HIGH SEAS

  

  In what has become an almost annual summer affair, another of Hungary’s elite is caught vacationing on a luxury yacht. But while titillating, there seem few real consequences for getting caught.Lorinc Meszaros, Hungary’s richest man, is a real family guy. This summer, he took his wife, children and grandchildren on …

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• 1 September

  Afrique : Les dilemmes coloniaux de l’Occident

  

  Quelle que soit l’évolution de la situation autour du Niger dans un proche avenir, les évènements des dernières années montrent que la France, comme l’ensemble de l’Occident, n’a pas de solutions toutes faites pour maintenir son influence en Afrique. La position ambiguë dans laquelle se trouvent les principales puissances occidentales …

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• 1 September

  Le destin de l’Ukraine scellé bien avant l’échec de la contre-offensive

  

  Récemment, les forces armées ukrainiennes ont été critiquées par leurs partenaires militaires occidentaux pour avoir mené des opérations de soutien à la contre-offensive en cours d’une manière qui s’écarte de la théorie opérationnelle de la guerre combinée. La guerre combinée intègre les capacités inhérentes à des armes de combat distinctes …

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• 1 September

  Où en est la dette US ? Situation au 17 août 2023

  

  Il y a un an, j’écrivais à mes amis un billet pour leur expliquer l’état de la dette US. En une année, la situation de cette dette US s’est considérablement détériorée avec la guerre en Ukraine et le rythme de cette détérioration s’est même accéléré. Souvent surpris des propos très …

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