March 14, 2021 Middle Orient
The Syrian government seeks to strengthen its military presence in Ain Issa and the area overlooking the M4 international highway, which are under control of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces. The Syrian government, with the support of Russia, is trying to boost its military presence in the areas of northeastern …
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March 14, 2021 Eurasia, Middle Orient
The UAE’s EDGE and Israel Aerospace Industries agreed to develop a Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System for the Emirates. A United Arab Emirates state-owned arms maker announced an agreement to develop anti-drone technology with an Israeli state company on Thursday. EDGE signed a memorandum of understanding with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to …
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March 14, 2021 Africa, Eurasia
Egypt and Sudan are currently increasing coordination on the issue the controversial dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River. A few days after Egypt and Sudan signed a military cooperation agreement March 2, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited Khartoum March 6, in a move that carried political and security …
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March 14, 2021 Eurasia, Middle Orient, Turkey
Turkey’s efforts to secure a demarcation agreement with Egypt in the eastern Mediterranean seem fruitless as Cairo remains indifferent to Ankara’s signals. Turkey is trying to pull Egypt to Ankara’s side in the energy rivalry over the eastern Mediterranean by sending constructive signals to Cairo after Turkish “hard power” tactics …
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March 14, 2021 Eurasia, Middle Orient, Turkey
Top officials from Russia, Turkey and Qatar have agreed to apply the Astana peace process through humanitarian intervention, writes Etihad Press. Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov (of Russia), Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Rahman (of Qatar), and Mevlut Cavusoglu (of Turkey) announced the launch of a new joint consultative process regarding the Syrian …
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March 14, 2021 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
An Iranian container ship has been damaged in an attack in the Mediterranean, the state-run shipping company says, adding it would take legal action to identify the perpetrators of what it called terrorism and naval piracy. The ship, Shahre Kord, was slightly damaged by an explosive object which caused a …
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March 14, 2021 Middle Orient
The Media Center of the Internal Security Forces in northern and eastern Syria (Asayish) announced on Friday the killing of an ISIS official in Deir Ez-Zor. “The Asayish Special Forces (H.A.T) raided an ISIS stronghold inside a house in the village of Al-Sabha in Deir Ez-Zor where it arrested nine …
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March 14, 2021 Eurasia
An official security source in al-Anbar Operations Command in western Iraq reported that three ISIS terrorists had infiltrated the Al-Daraama in Al-Rutba district, raided the house of a citizen named Muhammad Jabbar and forced him to hand over his vehicle. The source told Shafaq News Agency, “The terrorists carried out …
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March 14, 2021 Middle Orient, Turkey
Violations against human rights have been escalating in areas under the control of Turkish forces and their proxy factions in Al-Hasakah and Al-Raqqah, known as “Peace Spring” areas since they were captured in October 2019. These forces’ aim is to accomplish specific economic and political objectives through exploiting the region’s …
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March 14, 2021 Africa, Iran, Middle Orient
In light of the Libyan-Libyan discussions to grant confidence to the new Government of National Unity, the mercenaries who are still maintained in Libya hinder stability in the country. It is worth noting that 6,750 Syrian fighters of Turkish-backed factions are still in Libya, and the operations which have taken …
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