Eurasia Press & News
When the U.S. military targeted Islamic State commander Maher al-Agal with a drone strike in northern Syria in July, there was little chance it would miss. The reason? Revenge. With Islamic State’s last battle-hardened forces holed up in remote areas, the United States is turning to the aid of tribesmen …
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September, 2022
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14 September
IS militants kill 6 US-backed fighters in eastern Syria
The Islamic State group killed six U.S.-backed Syrian fighters in eastern Syria saying on Monday that the killing was in retaliation for an ongoing operation inside a sprawling camp housing tens of thousands of family members of the extremist group. The IS-linked Aamaq news agency released a video showing the …
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14 September
Blast Kills 6 Separatists On Anti Al-Qaeda Sweep In Yemen
An explosion caused by an improvised device killed six Yemeni separatist fighters on Monday during an anti-jihadist sweep in the south of the war-ravaged country, security sources said. “Four Yemeni soldiers were killed and six others wounded in an IED explosion targeting a military vehicle” during a campaign targeting Al-Qaeda …
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13 September
Bulgaria offers Azerbaijan electricity for gas deal
Bulgaria has offered to export electricity to Azerbaijan in exchange for expanding gas supplies, acting Economy Minister Nikola Stoyanov announced during his visit to Baku on Sunday (11 September). “With such a scheme – bartering gas for electricity, Bulgaria could receive quantities in the next four to five months, when …
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13 September
Poland to open unfinished waterway in bid to sideline Russia
A new channel connecting the Vistula Lagoon with the Gulf of Gdańsk is to be launched on Saturday (17 September), even though it is currently unfinished. The Vistula Spit canal is to be opened on the anniversary of the Soviet attack on Poland in 1939, which the government will be …
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13 September
Czechs favour negotiating energy imports with Russia over cutting ties
Czech citizens are more in favour of negotiating energy imports with Russia than completely cutting ties despite the resulting high costs and necessary savings, a Kantar survey published by Czech Television on Sunday has found. According to the survey, 49% favour negotiating with Russia, while 43% favour cutting ties with …
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13 September
Macron asks Putin to withdraw weaponry from Ukrainian nuclear plant
Heavy and light weapons must be removed from the Zaporizhzhia power plant, French President Emmanuel Macron urged President Vladimir Putin in a conversation on Sunday about the plant, which is under siege from Russian forces. According to a statement from the Elysee Palace, Putin pointed to “regular Ukrainian attacks on …
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13 September
Germans resolve to support Ukraine despite gas prices as FM visits Kyiv
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock paid a surprise visit to Kyiv during the weekend to express continued solidarity – backed by new polls showing most Germans want to keep supporting Ukraine despite high gas prices. With her third visit to Kyiv this year – the second since the start of Russia’s …
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13 September
US-Iran clash in Albania as hopes of nuclear deal fade
Albanian authorities thwarted a second cyberattack over the weekend after Tirana, backed by the United States with pledges of support and fresh sanctions on Iran, severed all diplomatic ties with Tehran who it blames for the “sabotage”. Meanwhile, hopes of reviving the 2015 nuclear deal continue to fade as leading …
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13 September
National Security Threat: China’s Eyes in America
The Chinese company DJI controls nearly 90% of the world market for consumer and commercial grade drones. The excellent reporting on DJI by Kitchen tracks efforts by the company to lobby against passage of a bill called the American Security Drone Act (ASDA), now before Congress, to outlaw federal government …
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