September 1, 2023 Eurasia, Middle Orient
Lately there have been growing indications that a war against Israel may break out in September or October 2023. The trigger may be spiraling violent clashes resulting in many casualties, or the use of new weapons leading to many fatalities on the Israeli side, in the face of which Israel …
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September 1, 2023 Eurasia, Middle Orient, Turkey
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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September 1, 2023 Eurasia, Middle Orient
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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September 1, 2023 Eurasia, Middle Orient
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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September 1, 2023 Eurasia, Iran, Middle Orient
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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September 1, 2023 Eurasia
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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September 1, 2023 Eurasia
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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September 1, 2023 Eurasia
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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September 1, 2023 Africa, Eurasia
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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September 1, 2023 Eurasia
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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