November 20, 2021 Africa, Eurasia, Kavkaz, Magreb
ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN The deadliest fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia since the Autumn 2020 six-week war erupted in mountainous areas of their state border on Tuesday. The clashes lasted for over three hours and killed at least nine soldiers from both sides. Russia brokered a ceasefire and proposed to discuss preventive mechanisms. …
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November 19, 2021 Middle Orient
After suffering grievously under ISIS, and during the battles to defeat it, Raqqa is being rebuilt. The calm is tenuous, however. The U.S. and partners should work toward long-term stability in Syria’s north east, through investment and talks about sustainable governance and security arrangements. Principal Findings What’s new? Two years after …
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November 19, 2021 Eurasia
Last month, Austrian police made a remarkable discovery. In a raid on a house in the town of Baden, they found an arsenal of weapons and 1,200 kilograms of ammunition — as well as Nazi paraphernalia and a large amount of gunpowder. Altogether some 50 weapons, including submachine guns and …
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November 19, 2021 Iran, Middle Orient
Tasnim news agency reported the blast “caused small tremors” but no casualties. State media outlets reported that an oil pipeline in southern Iran exploded on Wednesday, marking the latest in a series of explosions and fires reported across the Islamic Republic this year. The Iranian semi-official news outlet Tasnim reported …
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November 19, 2021 Middle Orient
The recent summit of Turkic-speaking states has fueled Ankara’s ambitions to lead a Turkic regional economic and security complex, but major geopolitical, economic and institutional hurdles remain. The eighth summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States, known as the Turkic Council, held in Istanbul last week was a …
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November 19, 2021 Middle Orient
The Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq said its constituents were lured into emigrating by criminal smugglers. Hundreds of people returned to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq from Belarus today after attempting to cross into the European Union. More than 400 migrants arrived at Erbil International Airport from the Belarusian capital …
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November 19, 2021 Middle Orient
SOHR activists have reported new 50 airstrikes by Russian fighter jets have targeted positions in Ghanem al-Ali region, Deir Ezzur Desert, al-Beshri Mountains and Atheria district in the Syrian Desert. On the other hand, three Russian helicopters participated in scouting operation and the areal shelling of the region. Meanwhile, regime …
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November 19, 2021 Middle Orient, Turkey
Idlib province: SOHR sources have reported that Turkish forces have erected soil barriers on the outskirts of Saraqeb city to the east of Idlib city, as Turkish forces are preparing for establishing a new military post in that position which is near regime positions in Saraqeb. SOHR sources have confirmed …
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November 19, 2021 Eurasia
Hungarian prosecutors have charged a 22-year-old man with plotting an Islamist terror attack with an accomplice in the country last year, prosecutors said in a statement on Wednesday. It said the man, who prosecutors said had converted to Islam in a Budapest mosque in June 2020, pledged loyalty to Islamic …
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November 18, 2021 Middle Orient
In 2019, disillusioned with their political system, thousands of Iraqis protested and called for an end to rampant corruption siphoning their country’s oil wealth, for better public services and change in the government. The protest triggered a new election in October 2021, the result of which has given a new …
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